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What lessons can we learn from their youth development?
England’s youth development has long been seen as lagging behind the rest of the top European countries. It seems as if every nation goes through a rut with their youth set-ups at some point, so what exactly can we learn from those successful nations, who have managed to turn their …
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Time for Andre Villas-Boas to say enough is enough?
I was watching Sunday Supplement, waiting for some more moments of comic genius, when something really strange happened. Henry Winter was in a heated debate with Shaun Custis about the merits or otherwise of persevering with Fernando Torres in the Chelsea team, and I found myself taking Custis’s side.
Winter was …
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The problem facing the national side
When we look overseas to see examples of our compatriots flourishing in other leagues we tend to be disappointed. With the exception of a handful of players such as Gary Lineker, Paul Gascoigne or David Beckham our players have left little impact on the minds of our continental brothers and …
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Goals, scandals and Gary Neville – a Review of 2011
Another year has passed, and as always football gave us a bit of everything. Sexism, racism, brilliant games, terrible games, and of course The Big Sam on Twitter. It really did have it all.
It was the year of the World Cup fiasco and as always it was the year of …
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The TEN players in Europe that have Premier League clubs sniffing in January
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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Does size still matter in the Premier League?
There is a long-established myth that to succeed and be influential in the Premier League you need to be physically big and strong. However, the arrival and success of smaller players like Luka Modric, Jack Wilshere and David Silva is quickly dispelling this notion.
We often hear about young English players …
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Internazionale Enquiry Made – Blues Fans Praying A Deal Can Be Done
According to talkSPORT, AC Milan, Juventus and Internazionale are all tracking £50m flop Fernando Torres . Since arriving at Stamford Bridge, World Cup winner Fernando Torres has been terrible
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SIX reasons why Spain’s future is a bright one
It has become quite clear that over the last three years, the Spanish football philosophy is way above those of the rest of the world right now and the current European Championship and World Cup holders show no signs of slowing down as a nation as proven when Spain’s Under-21 …
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Are we winning the battle to kick racism out of football?
During the 1970′s and 80′s racism plagued the terraces of English football. Since then we have seen a decline in incidents in the English game, with a number of high profile campaigns such as the ‘Kick it out’ one. However, recent incidents around the globe suggest that we aren’t really …
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The rise, rise, rise of José Enrique
It seems quite amazing to think that only two years ago Spanish international defender José Enrique was about to begin a new season in the second tier of English football with Newcastle United. This week it seems likely that the 25-year-old is set to leave St James’ Park with …
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