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It ended with just another football match and a team selection that glanced to a future in which Manchester United must do without Sir Alex Ferguson. The club existed before him, of course, but Ferguson has made it what it is today and must live u...

Stoke City played out a final-day 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday and in doing so ended the season on 42 points and in 13th place, maintaining their record of never winning on the last day in the Premier League. With manager Tony Pulis' future a...

The 0-3 result against Fulham may have been disappointing, but it seemed clear from the off that Michael Laudrup had given his side considerable licence to go out and have fun against Fulham on Sunday afternoon. The Swans attacked Fulham relentles...

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Our long descent into darkness comes to an end at the Liberty Stadium. A season that seemed to endure forever is one that will not live long in the memory, with Fulham hoping to avoid a sixth straight defeat at the hands of Swansea. So flat have perf...

By Sunday evening, Swansea will know whether they've finished eighth or ninth place in the Premier League, but either way, Michael Laudrup's side will have eclipsed last season's 11th place finish to cap off the Swans' most successful ever season. ...

With a looping back-post header well into stoppage time, Branislav Ivanovic turned Benfica goalkeeper Artur into a statued spectator and gave Chelsea FC a 2-1 win in the Europa League final. The easy explanation for Americans not well versed in the v...

It was far from inevitable that Chelsea would triumph in the Europa League final against Benfica on Wednesday night -- but it felt inevitable that if they triumphed, it would be in a dramatic manner. From a Chelsea perspective, Branislav Ivanovic'...

Although Swansea certainly didn't help Wigan's case for staying up by beating them 3-2 a week or so ago, it wasn't until Arsenal also beat the strugglers 4-1 that Wigan were officially relegated. With the three relegated sides now confirmed, the rema...

The Europa League has plenty of critics, but a decent way of defending Europe's secondary competition is to take a glance at the list of recent winners. After all, the entire point of the tournament is to provide a cup competition for sides that d...

There was really only one result allowed at Old Trafford today, a Manchester United win to give Sir Alex Ferguson, arguably the greatest club football manager of all time, an appropriate send-off. And win United did, 2-1, but not without a scare from...

Through a quirk of the fixture list and the timing of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement announcement, Swansea City have the privilege of being the last team to face Ferguson's Manchester United at Old Trafford. The game already has the makings of an ...

Andre Villas-Boas was always likely to have a dig at his former employers before Wednesday night's 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham, his first return to Stamford Bridge since his sacking last year. Before the game, he was half-heartedly boo...

As expected, Wigan's defensive weakness was their undoing as a strong second half from the Swans produced a 3-2 victory and an end to the team's seven game winless streak. - Match report: Wigan 2-3 Swansea Heading into the game, a couple of Mic...

This evening, Tottenham Hotspur are holding a testimonial dinner for centre-back Ledley King. It's a high-class event, with Park Lane's Hilton the venue and tickets ranging between 200 and 500 pounds. Modern day Premier League footballers hardly n...

Stoke City threw away a winning position against a Sunderland side reduced to ten men for over an hour to come away with a solitary point as they drew 1-1 at the Stadium of Light. The former heroes of Sunderland's Cup winning side were clapped ont...