It is a very rare occurrence in any story telling medium that the villain of the piece walks away victorious at the end but unlike art the beauty of sport is its unpredictability; there is no script that the story has to follow and so occasionally in sport, the bad guys do walk away the
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Modern day football is one of the most loved sports in the world, however for some football fans the modern game has seen their club completely destroyed. However the football fan is one of the most unique specimen in human kind, and if willing, will not let their beloved football club disappear. One of the
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AFC Wimbledon travel to MK Dons in what will be the biggest FA Cup second round tie ever. There will be just as much publicity as that of the Final on the 11th May 2013. To call it a derby game is ignoring the views of AFC Wimbledon fans who barely recognise MK Dons as
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It is a sign of the times when at half-time of Plymouth Argyle’s home game against AFC Wimbledon two fans of different opinions got into such a heated debate they seem destined to settle it with the use of fists. After a dismal first-half performance, Argyle were booed by sections of the crowd as the
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Football: it’s our game. Nobody else’s. It does not belong to the overweight, ill-fitting suit wearing cats at FIFA or UEFA, nor does it belong to the overweight, ill-fitting suit wearing mercenary owners of many a club in the Premier League era. Though it may sound a touch contrived, football is the possession of the
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Last week, the Football Association handed over more power to the Premier League after the government ordered a re-shape of the organisation. This was another significant battle won by the Premier League after the Elite Players Performance Programme (EPPP) was passed by the football leagues, with the Premier League on such a power drive, it’s
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At the weekend Brighton & Hove Albion ended a stressful and nomadic 14-year period without a home to call their own since leaving the Goldstone Ground in 1997. They officially opened their stadium at the Amex Stadium at Falmer by playing Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly in front of a packed house, who were treated
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League Two looks set to be very tight again this year with over half the league realistically believing they have a chance of achieving promotion and these teams will be at aiming for playoffs at least, mostly due to the usual pre-season optimism rather than genuine promotion potential. However here are the teams who I
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