AUTHOR PROFILE: Mark Greenwood

Despite being born in Enfield, North London, I have spent the majority of my life living in southern Spain. Within that time I spent seven years as a season ticket holder at local club Malaga, who consequently became my team of choice. During this period I became a big follower of Spanish football which has remained with me since returning to England and I pride myself on my knowledge of the European leagues Follow me on Twitter @http://twitter.com/markofclass

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Blogs by Mark Greenwood

Why La Liga needs a Sheikh Mansour

[caption id="attachment_46587" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sheikh Mansour's Turning Manchester City's Fortunes Around"][/caption] This Premiership season has been one of the most competitive and unpredictable seasons of recent years. At the top of the table, there are three points separating United, Arsenal and Chelsea whilst the battle for Champions League qualification looks set to go to…

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Sir Alex must rue the day he let Spaniard slip the net

At 23 years old Gerard Pique is already one of the best centre backs in world football; he's a regular for arguably the best team in the world, a regular for his country - who are quite possibly the best national team in the world - and he's already got plenty of winners medals.…

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Ever Banega: Valencia’s unexpected inspiration

Outside of the Galacticos of Real Madrid and the new "Dream Team" at Barcelona La Liga is full of teams who've flattered to deceive. The fact that a mediocre Mallorca team are challenging for a European spot is indicative of this; they're well-disciplined but not actually good enough for…

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‘Football’s Unsung Heroes’ – Arsenal’s Neil Banfield

Date: 11th February 2010 at 8:15 pm | Filed under: Arsenal,Football Blogs,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , , , ,
Neil Banfield is a name who most football fans will be pretty unfamiliar with. Despite this, Banfield has been a key part of Arsene Wenger’s backroom staff at Arsenal for over a decade and has played a crucial part in the footballing eduation of Arsenal’s young guns. Banfield, who…

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Scouting Report – Arsenal target Gai Assulin

With a clear resemblance to Lionel Messi, can Gai Assulin emulate his achievements? Spanish daily Sport are reporting that Arsenal want to follow up the previous signings of Cesc Fabregas and Fran Merida from Barcelona with a third signing in the form of highly rated Israeli international Gai Assulin. Assulin’s contract expires at…

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What does this £300m sale mean for Liverpool FC?

Date: 25th January 2010 at 8:12 pm | Filed under: Football Blogs,Liverpool,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , , ,
Tom Hicks in LiverpoolThe news filtered through this weekend that Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has sold his baseball team, the Texas Rangers for a price of over £300 million following lengthy negotiations. Hicks was pleased with the deal, stating “Together we have worked exhaustively since last month to attain this agreement, it’s a…

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20 minute cameo gives Harry a welcome headache?

roman-pavlyuchenkoRoman Pavlyuchenko was never a bad player; in terms of actual ability the Russian forward’s a pretty good player and his tally of 14 goals last season is better than what Robbie Keane managed (12) and just short of what Peter Crouch got (16) yet the man has been vilified by Harry…

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How Tottenham’s transfer policies are countering each other

john-bostock When it comes to signing players in football there are numerous ways to go about it; you can focus on youth to build for the future like their North London rivals, you can splash out big money fees for established players like Chelsea and…

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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Sergio Canales

Sergio CanalesSergio Canales – the Racing Santander youngster – was practically unheard of a few months ago but now he’s one of Europe’s top properties. Premier League trio Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are two of the teams most interested in the talented teenager who possesses powerful attacking skills despite his small…

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Is Gerrard losing heart in the regime at Liverpool?

Date: 22nd January 2010 at 2:43 pm | Filed under: Football Blogs | Author: | Tags: , , ,
Steven_GerrardIt doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that Steven Gerrard has been far from in form this season. We all know that, when fit, Gerrard is pretty much untouchable at Anfield and a guaranteed starter. The talismanic captain has been the driving force when Liverpool have needed goals for…

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