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The ideal transfer Plan B for Sir Alex Ferguson?
After finally giving up in the quest to capture Wesley Sneijder, Manchester United have turned their attentions to Keisuke Honda in a bid to strengthen their flagging midfield.
Rumours are circulating of a player-plus-cash deal for the CSKA Moscow playmaker with Dimitar Berbatov heading to Russia.
The 25-year-old shot to fame with …
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Women’s game must push on from successful summer
FFC this week investigates the state of women’s football and whether significant strides have been made this summer to increase its popularity.
There have been a number of fantastic sporting events for fans across the world to get excited by this summer. The Rugby World has kicked off in New Zealand, …
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After Inamoto disaster, should Wenger gamble on Keisuke Honda?
After the disaster of Junichi Inamoto, can Arsene Wenger really afford to take another gamble on Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda?
Last week, Wenger expressed his admiration for Honda and gave the Samurai Blue attacking midfielder the ultimate compliment by hailing the 24-year-old as ‘a genius’ and also pinpointed the player as …
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‘Premier League’s Most Wanted’- Keisuke Honda
Aside from the plethora of terrible back-page puns, Keisuke Honda would bring a lot to the Premiership should he make a move there this summer.
Honda has been in eye-catching form for Japan at the World Cup and was easily their star player at the tournament. The 24-year-old midfielder was already …
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Park Ji Sung is living proof that the PL is missing a trick
“I’m not frustrated. Over the years many skilful players have left the club. It was a rare opportunity for any player to play for United, so I am very proud.”
As you can guess these aren’t the words of Manchester United’s Park Ji Sung. They are the philosophical sentiments of Dong …
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10 things we learnt from the World Cup this weekend
The second week of the World Cup seems have to greatly picked up after a slow and disappointing start to the tournament, but what was noticeable about this weekend’s action? Here are the Top 10 things we learnt:
10. The Slovenian goalkeeper is a coward
When Landon Donovan’s rocket early in the …
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5 Things I learnt from Monday’s World Cup matches
1. Goal keepers are getting crazier
Rob Green had his moment; the following day Algeria keeper Faouzi Chaouchi had his. And then on Monday, Paraguay goalie Justo Villar, miscued to cost his team a couple of points against defending World Champs, Italy. Once is a fluke, twice is a …
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Who you backing for World Cup glory? The runners and riders in South Africa
This is the first World Cup to be held on the African continent and for the first time in a long time there in no clear out and out favourite. Sure some will fancy the likes of Argentina, Brazil, and Spain but none are overwhelming favourites. As with every fan, …
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The story of the Asian section of World Cup 2010 qualifying
In the Asian section of the FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying, the nations were playing for four automatic spots and one play-off spot. For the 4 qualifying berths given to the Asian Football Confederation, 43 nations were battling it out, with the fourth round comprising of 2 groups of 5 …
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