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Barcelona or Manchester City: Which Team Suits Alexis Sanchez More?

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Jun 23 2011 10:05
Barcelona or Manchester City: Which Team Suits Alexis Sanchez More? With the Copa America set to start on July 1st, it’s clear why the bids are coming thick and fast for Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez right now; a stand-out tournament for the Chilean would undoubtedly inflate his already considerable transfer value further and with Barcelona looking likely to ...
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What Will Christopher Samba’s Game Give Arsenal?

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Jun 21 2011 09:50
What Will Christopher Samba’s Game Give Arsenal? It’s been the same old story season after season for Arsenal of late; a promising campaign ultimately falls flat and fails to deliver, scuppered by a perceived lack of battle and defensive nous at the back. For years now, Arsene Wenger has chosen to ignore the many calls for Arsenal to buy a &...
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How Luka Modric's Contribution Makes him Tottenham's Irreplaceable Asset

by Chris Davie at Monday, Jun 20 2011 12:13
How Luka Modric's Contribution Makes him Tottenham's Irreplaceable Asset A whirlwind weekend for Tottenham has seen the talismanic Luka Modric admit he wants a move away from White Hart Lane, which has subsequently been met with blunt rejection from both manager Harry Redknapp and chairman Daniel Levy.The Croatian was the subject of a £22 million bid from Chelsea &...
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Should Everton Sell Marouane Fellaini?

by Chris Davie at Monday, Jun 20 2011 10:02
Should Everton Sell Marouane Fellaini? After a stuttering start to the season which saw David Moyes’s side fail to win in their opening six games, Everton rescued their form to comfortably finish seventh behind local rivals Liverpool.The lack of investment in the squad at Goodison Park last season, just £500,000 spent on one ...
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What Will Kevin Gameiro’s Game Offer PSG?

by Paul McKinnon at Sunday, Jun 19 2011 10:27
What Will Kevin Gameiro’s Game Offer PSG? Leonardo’s decision to quit Inter this week sees the Nerazzurri seeking their third manager since Jose Mourinho left after leading the club to Champions League glory in 2009/10. The Brazilian’s move to oversee sporting operations at Paris Saint Germain highlights the ambitions of their n...
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What Will Demba Ba’s Game Offer Newcastle?

by Paul McKinnon at Saturday, Jun 18 2011 12:35
The recent departure of Kevin Nolan from St James’ Park leaves Alan Pardew with plenty work ahead this summer if Newcastle are to be a potent force up front in next season’s Premier League. Nolan and Andy Carroll -despite the big hit man leaving in January- were the Magpies two top score...
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Alexis Sanchez – A comparison with Manchester City’s talisman David Silva

by Chris Davie at Friday, Jun 17 2011 10:49
As the race for Alexis Sanchez enters another furlong, it has emerged Manchester City are set to pip Barcelona to the forward’s signature.The Chile international is one of Europe’s hottest properties thanks, largely, to a successful season at Udinese, although having secured the prospect...
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Europe’s 20 Most Clinical Finishers, Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Jun 16 2011 09:31
Europe’s 20 Most Clinical Finishers, Season 2010/11 With 40 goals for Real Madrid last season, Cristiano Ronaldo finished the campaign as Europe’s top scorer and runaway winner of the Golden Boot, leaving the likes of Lionel Messi trailing in his wake. A closer look at his stats, however, show Ronaldo averaged an incredible 5.6 Shots per game o...
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How to Spot a Show-Pony: Further Analysis on Successful Dribblers

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Jun 15 2011 10:24
How to Spot a Show-Pony: Further Analysis on Successful Dribblers To football fans around the globe, there’s nothing more infuriating than the so-called “show pony”; a player full of tricks and the ability to beat an opponent but with little end product to show for his skills. Yesterday’s article on Dribblers highlighted, quite surprisingly...
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Dribbling Masters of Europe

by Cristiano Acconci at Tuesday, Jun 14 2011 11:08
Dribbling Masters of Europe One of the most attractive aspects of football in the modern game is witnessing great players dribble past opponents while leaving them embarrassed. It brings joy to us fans, and ultimately makes that team or player popular; considering they don't lose the ball half the time. If this is the case, it...
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