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Topic: Blackpool

Everton winger Seamus Coleman in the right place at the right time

Seamus Coleman has established himself at Everton despite a forgettable debut in 2009/10. Ian Walton / Getty Images

Feb 06, 2013

Switch from Gaelic football to the beautiful game and a move from the League of Ireland to the English Premier League have proved fruitful, writes Richard Jolly. Read Article Everton winger Seamus Coleman in the right place at the right time

West Ham promoted to the Premier League

Ricardo Vaz Te, second left, fires in the 87th-minute winner that clinched West Ham's place back in the Premier League. Andrew Boyers / Action Images

May 19, 2012

Ricardo Vaz Te's 87th-minute winner clinched promotion for the Hammers as Blackpool manager Ian Holloway rued his side's missed chances. Read Article West Ham promoted to the Premier League

Former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler not ready to hang up boots

Fowler has played in Australia and Thailand and also tried his hand at coaching since leaving the Premier League in 2009. Pete Norton / Getty Images

Mar 12, 2012

The Premier League's fourth highest goalscorer of all time is looking for his next challenge. He talks to Richard Jolly about Liverpool, visits to Dubai and being offered £90 a week by Blackpool. Read Article Former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler not ready to hang up boots

Blackpool hope that lightning strikes twice with Premier League return

Blackpool's English midfielder Matt Phillips (L) slips past Sheffield Wednesday's English defender Rob Jones during the English FA Cup fourth round replay football match between Sheffield Wednesday and Blackpool at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England on February 7 2012. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ìliveî services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, ga

Feb 18, 2012

It was assumed Blackpool would be one-season wonders after relegation from the Premier League last season, but they are well placed for a return. An FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton gives them the chance to showcase their potential. Read Article Blackpool hope that lightning strikes twice with Premier League return

 

Man United to Blackpool to free agent, Bojan Djordic speaks his mind

Bojan Djordic of Manchester United dribbles during the World Series between Manchester United and Bayern Munich 25 July, 2004 at Soldier Fields in Chicago, Illinois. (Phil Cole/Getty Images/AFP) FOR NEWSPAPERS AND TV USE ONLY

Jan 11, 2012

The winger signed for Manchester United at 19, won titles in Serbia and Sweden and has just been released by Blackpool. He tells his story to Andy Mitten. Read Article Man United to Blackpool to free agent, Bojan Djordic speaks his mind

 

Charlie Adam set to complete Liverpool move

Jul 07, 2011

The Blackpool midfielder is set to complete his long-awaited move to Liverpool later today Read Article Charlie Adam set to complete Liverpool move

 

The heroes and villains of 2010/11 Premier League season

Cheik Tiote celebrates his goal against Arsenal in February which completed Newcastle's fightback from four goals down to draw 4-4. Graham Stuart / AFP

May 25, 2011

Paul Radley looks at the individuals and teams whose stock rose over the last 10 months, and those whose reputation took a nosedive. Read Article The heroes and villains of 2010/11 Premier League season

 

The players that stood out in the Premier League this season

Manchester United face a big task replacing the retiring Edwin van der Sar between the posts. Alex Livesey / Getty Images

May 24, 2011

Paul Radley picks his team of the season and it includes three Englishman, two Serbs and a Mexican. Read Article The players that stood out in the Premier League this season

 

Blackpool and Birmingham relegated from the Premier League

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May 23, 2011

In a dramatic finish to the Premier League season, Blackpool lose 4-2 at Manchester United, while Birmingham City concede a late goal at Tottenham to go down. Read Article Blackpool and Birmingham relegated from the Premier League

 

Blackpool's bubble bursts

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May 23, 2011

The tangerine dream is no more as Ian Holloway's team lose 4-2 at Manchester United and are relegated from the Premier League. Read Article Blackpool's bubble bursts

 

Down and out: Birmingham City and Blackpool count the cost of relegation

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May 23, 2011

Blackpool and Birmingham City face life in the Championship after they succumbed at the last on a wildly fluctuating Survival Sunday. Read Article Down and out: Birmingham City and Blackpool count the cost of relegation

 

Fear of relegation fuels Blackpool's DJ Campbell

Blackpool's DJ Campbell, front, has been relegated twice in his career and warned his teammates of the painful consequences. Tim Hales / AP Photo

May 22, 2011

The striker has suffered the dreaded drop twice previously and does not want to go through the trauma of making it a hat-trick. Read Article Fear of relegation fuels Blackpool's DJ Campbell

 

The five-way fight to stay in Premier League

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May 22, 2011

Heartache awaits as two Premier League clubs from Blackburn, Birmingham, Blackpool, Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers will drop to the Championship today. Read Article The five-way fight to stay in Premier League

 

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An executive yells at his staff - the guide could classify him as suffering from a personality disorder. Tim Pannell / Corbis

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Famous for its dramatic bridges, the eastern Algerian city of Constantine has been selected as the 'Arab Capital of Culture' for 2015. Photo: Lindsay Mackenzie for the National.

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Hollioake not short on confidence ahead of Fighting Chance

Surrey and England cricketer Adam Hollioake lifts a set of dumbbells at The Oval cricket ground in London on September 3, 2003 to promote his forthcoming 2,000 mile trip from Edinburgh to Tangiers. [The trip is due to begin on October 3, 2003 where he will walk, sail and cycle to raise five million pounds ($7,842,000 ) for the Ben Hollioke Memorial Fund which is aiming to build a centre for the CHASE Children's Hospice Service. Adam's brother Ben, a young England and Surrey cricketer who at the age of 19 wa

Former England cricket captain Adam Hollioake has morphed into a cage fighter and wants to show off his new boxing skills against Carlos Spencer at Fighting Chance Dubai.  Hollioake not short on confidence ahead of Fighting Chance

Tamil refugees sheltering in UAE granted asylum in the USA and Europe

Eleven of the Tamil refugees at Dubai International Airport before flying to the US last month. They were among a group of 46 Sri Lankan refugees, who were resettled in the US with the help of UNHCR. (Photo-Courtesy Red Crescent Authority.) FOR PREETI KANNAN STORY

Two of the four refugees will begin new lives in the USA, with the others moving to Sweden and Finland.  Tamil refugees sheltering in UAE granted asylum in the USA and Europe

Can’t you beam me up, Scotty?

Anton Yelchin stars as the USS Enterprise communications officer, Pavel Chekov, in the latest film, Star Trek Into Darkness. Photo courtesy of Paramount

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Action from Malmo and last night's Eurovision Song Contest.

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Turkey tightens Blue Mosque dress code

A foreign tourist dons a head covering as she visits the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Trueky.Kerem Uzel for The National

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