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Ben Brenton

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The five biggest happenings in in English football in 2016

2016 was a massive year in English football and here are five of the biggest talking points from it.

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Five post-Bradley options for Swansea

Swansea are currently without a manager after sacking Bob Bradley, and here are five options to fill the void left by the American coach.

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Four reasons Ibrahimovic has been a massive Man United success

Some were surprised when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was signed by Manchester United over the summer, but here are four reasons we should not be shocked that he's been a success.

Football Soccer Britain - Arsenal v Stoke City - Premier League - Emirates Stadium - 10/12/16 Arsenal's Mesut Ozil celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Action Images via Reuters / Tony O'Brien Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Please contact your accoun
Same as ever at Arsenal, but this time it may well end differently

Arsenal are once again near the top of the table during the winter, but this time they may turn that form into a title win.

The most important things to have ever happened to English football

Looking at five of the most unpredictable things to have ever happened in English football...

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The Premier League is more competitive than ever and here's why

The Premier League is now more competitive than ever, and the performances of Swansea and Bournemouth over the past few weeks have illustrated just that

Britain Football Soccer - Hull City v Newcastle United - EFL Cup Quarter Final - The Kingston Communications Stadium - 29/11/16 Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez with Jonjo Shelvey at the end of the match  Reuters / Andrew Yates Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or
Benitez must fix things fast or risk the unthinkable at Newcastle

Rafa Benitez must ensure Newcastle improve on their current for, otherwise falling out of the promotion race could happen as a result.

The five types of Football Manager 2017 players

Do you prefer LLM or having all the money in the world/

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Five reasons Reading's 2016/17 has been a success so far

Reading have enjoyed a fine start to the 2016/17 season and are considered to be promotion candidates. Here are five reasons for their impressive form.

How Sheffield Wednesday are making us all take notice again

New owners, new manager, more investment: Wednesday are their way back to the promised land...

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Four reasons Derby County are struggling

Derby County have endured a tough start to 2016/17 and here are four potential reasons for this.