The likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not likely to be seen in the Premier League in the near future but the rest of Europe is certainly open to trading for the big guns in the English game and whether it be in January or the summer, there …
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“Some people think football is a matter of life or death… I can assure them, it is much more serious than that.”
For many, Bill Shankly’s sentiments have permeated almost every facet of their lives, from John Westwood, who legally inserted ‘Portsmouth Football Club’ between his first and surname in addition …
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Stamford Bridge in March last year offered its regular exhibition of Champions’ League knockout football as Chelsea welcomed back Jose Mourinho, who slipped away at the end of an expertly masterminded Inter victory without celebrating, as promised, in view of the fans who once worshipped him and would undoubtedly love …
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Monday night’s Panorama investigation into the workings of FIFA pulled no punches. It accused the organisation of doing little to combat deep-rooted corruption within it. Attacked the way FIFA imposes unique and unfair tax breaks for FIFA and their sponsors onto host countries that are subsequently threatened with the effective …
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World Cup goalkeeper Eduardo has snubbed the chance to join Arsenal in favour of Genoa as the north London club dragged their feet over the deal, must Arsene Wenger act now to stop any more keepers slipping through the Gunners’ clutches?
Most Arsenal fans agree that replacing their under-fire goalkeeper Manuel …
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For some performing at the World Cup proved to be too big of an ask. Here are the top five players who failed to impress in South Africa:
5. Claudio Marchisio
Italy manager Marcello Lippi said before the tournament that the Juventus midfielder would be Italy’s playmaker. A lot was expected of …
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The ‘curse’ of the Nike advert has been sufficiently plugged in some publications as the likes of Ronaldo, Rooney and Ribery failed to live up to the unthinkable expectations placed upon their shoulders (actually, scratch Ribery from that list – I’ve never been an admirer). To compound the argument, which …
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Here are the 5 things we learnt whilst watching Monday’s World Cup fixtures:
1. Highest scoring game
Portugal absolutely slaughtered North Korea yesterday, by bagging 7 goals in 90 minutes, making it the highest scoring game of the World Cup so far. Portugal were poor against the Ivory Coast in their opening …
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With the opening group games all complete we’ve come to a perfect, if still premature, juncture to assess the credentials of the so called ‘favourites’. The only place to start is with the biggest favourite providing us with the biggest question; just how did Spain lose to Switzerland?
With only one …
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1. Brazilian luck will always be called Brazilian design
Maicon’s goal was met by commentators as a moment of ‘Brazilian magic’. No doubt a smashing finish but more Brazilian luck than intentional magic and reminiscent of Roberto Carlos’ ridiculously acute angled stunner against Tenerife (also unintentional).
2. Robinho is still a baller
We seem to …
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