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Player Focus: The Key Players in Saturday's Domestic Cup Finals Across Europe

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 29 2015 12:45
Player Focus: The Key Players in Saturday's Domestic Cup Finals Across Europe Saturday 30th May 2015 will be a day where players’ names are etched into history. Four cup finals from Europe’s top five leagues will be played out this weekend, where heroes are set to be made. With that in mind, WhoScored.com have picked out four players from each cup final that can p...
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Player Focus: Six Relegated Players Capable of an Instant Premier League Return

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 27 2015 15:40
Player Focus: Six Relegated Players Capable of an Instant Premier League Return Now that the Premier League has come to a head for another season, the gossip pages will be adorned with players linked with moves across the continent until the summer transfer window slams shut at the end of August. However, while the likes of Paul Pogba, David de Gea and Nicolás Otamendi a...
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League Focus: The Six Key Figures of the 2014/15 Premier League Season

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 26 2015 16:15
League Focus: The Six Key Figures of the 2014/15 Premier League Season The Finisher: Sergio Agüero26 goals was enough for Sergio Agüero to end the Premier League campaign as top goalscorer, and it was something of a travesty that the brilliant Argentine was not nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award. His WhoScored rating (7.67) ranked third behind Ede...
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Match Report: Hazard Impresses as Title Winners Chelsea Reaffirm Champions Tag against Sunderland

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, May 24 2015 17:56
Match Report: Hazard Impresses as Title Winners Chelsea Reaffirm Champions Tag against Sunderland Chelsea received their third guard of honour of the campaign at Stamford Bridge on the final day of the season as Sunderland were welcomed to the home of the 2014/15 Premier League champions. The Black Cats avoided the furore of 'Survival Sunday' after drawing 0-0 with Arsenal on Wednesday night, a ...

Player Focus: Fortunes Favouring Neymar While Unrest Amounts Towards Bale

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 22 2015 14:30
Player Focus: Fortunes Favouring Neymar While Unrest Amounts Towards Bale Two seasons ago, La Liga welcomed two giants of the game into their league. Barcelona secured the signature of Neymar, while Real Madrid spent big, even for their standards, to bring Gareth Bale to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The duo arrived with huge expectations having established themselves as...
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You vs WhoScored: Premier League Form Rankings Ahead of Gameweek 38

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 20 2015 16:00
You vs WhoScored: Premier League Form Rankings Ahead of Gameweek 38 Coming into the final day of the season, we reveal our updated form rankings ahead of the last round of fixtures this Premier League campaign.These rankings should help you decide which players to opt for in this week's MondoGoal fantasy football offerings, and also give you a free pass, as it were,...
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Player Focus: How the Premier League's January Signings Have Fared

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 19 2015 17:30
Player Focus: How the Premier League's January Signings Have Fared Signing for a new team in January is always tough. Managers largely have their best team in place and, if a side has gained a head of steam following the hectic festive period, a starting XI is unlikely to change. However, the lack of activity in the January transfer window meant that the few new ad...
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Player Focus: United Would be Wise to Cut Van Persie Ties This Summer

by Ben McAleer at Monday, May 18 2015 17:30
Player Focus: United Would be Wise to Cut Van Persie Ties This Summer Much was made of Manchester United’s strike force when Falcao joined last summer. After a hugely underwhelming 2013/14 campaign by United’s usual high standards, the acquisition of the Colombian, coupled with the signings of Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw and Ángel Di María, had ...
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Match Report: Defeat at Spurs Leaves Toothless Hull on the Brink of Relegation

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, May 16 2015 17:38
Match Report: Defeat at Spurs Leaves Toothless Hull on the Brink of Relegation Back-to-back wins over Crystal Palace and Liverpool had given Hull hope of avoiding relegation, but defeats to Arsenal and Burnley prior to Saturday left them in the mire as they made the trip to the capital. Steve Bruce's side had overcome just one of the current top-10 sides this season coming int...
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Player Focus: Pint-sized Pritchard Central to Brentford's Promotion Push

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 15 2015 10:29
Player Focus: Pint-sized Pritchard Central to Brentford's Promotion Push Back in December 2013, Mark Warburton was handed the opportunity to succeed Uwe Rösler as Brentford boss after the German took over at Wigan Athletic. Despite being offered the chance to follow Rösler to the DW Stadium, Warburton opted to remain at Griffin Park, with the decision, in hinds...
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