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WhoScored Premier League Team of the Week - Matchday 1

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WhoScored Premier League Team of the Week - Matchday 1 With the opening weekend of the Premier League campaign now over, with only Manchester City and Swansea still to play on Monday night, WhoScored.com analyses the best possible starting XI in a 4-4-2 formation, with Bolton unsurprisingly well-represented having humbled QPR on their first day back in ...

De Gea’s Blushes Saved by Late Baggies Own Goal

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De Gea’s Blushes Saved by Late Baggies Own Goal An 81st minute own goal by Steven Reid ensured Man United opened their title defence with a win at West Brom. The 2-1 victory perhaps took the spotlight off keeper David de Gea after the young Spaniard make a basic mistake for the second game running, allowing a tame Shane Long shot to squirm under ...

Gervinho Sees Red In Dour Arsenal Opener

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Gervinho Sees Red In Dour Arsenal Opener Both sides had a pre-season mainly affected by off-field matters. Barcelona’s chase of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri’s desire for a Man City move has been Arsene Wenger‘s main concern, while Jose Enrique and Joey Barton’s use of social media to criticise Newcastle cast a long...

Team Focus: The Challenges Ahead for Man United

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Team Focus: The Challenges Ahead for Man United Last season was a somewhat bittersweet one for Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United. While the club celebrated clinching a record nineteenth title to reclaim the Premier League from Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea, their final fixture of the season proved a chastening experience. The Champions League Fi...

2011/12 Player Focus: Nani

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2011/12 Player Focus: Nani 2011/12 Player Focus: Nani Last season saw Nani finally realise the potential that persuaded Sir Alex Ferguson to shell out €25.5m for his services back in June 2007. In his fourth season at Old Trafford, the former Sporting CP winger developed a consistency previously missing in his game, and ...

WhoScored.com's England National Dream Team XI

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WhoScored.com's England National Dream Team XI England were set to host Holland in an eye-catching friendly today before the game was postponed due to the rioting in the capital. Fabio Capello will have been hoping to reunite his squad following a break from internationals but saw stars such as Jack Wilshere, Darren Bent and Frank Lampard withdr...

Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League

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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League A new series of articles this week turns our attentions to the top five goal scoring centre-halves in each of Europe’s main five leagues. Beginning with the Premier League, we highlight those all-action, inspirational figures whose aerial presence and eye for goal in the opponent’s penal...

The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe

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The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe As a round-up of WhoScored.com's feature on Europe's best attacking wingers from each of the top 5 divisions, we have collated the leading 5 players per category based on crossing and dribbling levels from each of the leagues, with some interesting conclusions to be drawn.As a reminder, all players ...

Aguero - Another Quality Forward for the Premier League

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Aguero - Another Quality Forward for the Premier League The transfer of Sergio Aguero from Athletic Madrid to Man City is a truly significant coup for the Premier League side. Having been linked with Juventus and Real Madrid, Aguero has instead opted for the ambitious Abu-Dhabi owned club and the move brings a true world-class talent to England’s t...

The Premier League’s Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11

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The Premier League’s Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11 It was none other than Jonathan Wilson, the guru of football tactics, who hailed the importance of the modern day full-back in an article previewing last year‘s World Cup. According to Wilson:“The full-backs are the only players on the field who regularly have space in front of them, and...