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Fantasy Football: Top Premier League Tips in Gameweek 17

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WhoScored.com are pairing up withFootball Fanageronce more to offer you another chance to test yourself against our pundits. We're picking a brand new XI ahead of the weekend's fixtures and continue to offer you the chance to win some great prizes if you can come out on top in our free-to-play leagu...

WhoScored Tipster: Would You Bet on Rooney? A Statistical Breakdown of a Potential Great

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WhoScored Tipster: Would You Bet on Rooney? A Statistical Breakdown of a Potential Great Betting on Wayne Rooney to score in an England international, especially in the recent friendly against Scotland, is about as safe a bet as you could have made this season. In fact, a £10 punt on Rooney to find the back of the net in that game would have netted you £25 in profit if you'd...

WhoScored Tipster: This Week's Fantasy Football Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: This Week's Fantasy Football Tips WhoScored.com have teamed upFootball Fanagerto offer you the chance to pit your wits against our pundits. The exciting new fantasy football platform allows you to pick a brand new XI every week and offers the chance to win some great prizes, even when competing in a free-to-join league like ours...

Player Focus: Rooney's Waning Performances a Worry for England and United

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Player Focus: Rooney's Waning Performances a Worry for England and United The debate over the benefits of Wayne Rooney's ongoing presence in the first choice starting lineup both for his club and country continues to rage on. Despite scoring the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win in Tallinn on Sunday evening, Rooney was widely criticised for another wasteful display again...

Player Focus: Van Persie Still Has Striking Statistics But Has Lost His Swagger

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Player Focus: Van Persie Still Has Striking Statistics But Has Lost His Swagger As Robin van Persie diverted the ball towards goal in the 22nd minute of Manchester United’s 2-1 win over West Ham United on Saturday, it was difficult not to notice that his gaze lingered on the path of the ball a little longer than usual. Watch it again if it’s escaped your attention.I...

Team Focus: Van Gaal Must Shoulder Blame for System Stubborness

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Team Focus: Van Gaal Must Shoulder Blame for System Stubborness Football is an unpredictable game and the Premier League is certainly no different. As much was evident in the very first game of the 2014/15 campaign, where a United side rejuvenated by the appointment of Louis van Gaal were expected to brush aside a Swansea outfit that have endured a summer of uph...

Player Focus: Fantasy Football Tipster

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Player Focus: Fantasy Football Tipster With the Premier League season now upon us, fans up and down the country have gone to great lengths to pick what they feel is the best Fantasy Football team. Users can spend hours at a time tinkering with their squad in the hope of securing maximum points.With that in mind, we here at WhoScored.com ...

Team Focus: England Improve but Lack Defensive Dynamism

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Team Focus: England Improve but Lack Defensive Dynamism The inquest as to why England suffered their first group stage exit from a World Cup since 1958 is already in full swing. Many thought that the team may well struggle after a tough draw but there is still understandable disappointment at falling at the first hurdle.There were some obvious downfalls ...

Match Focus: England Must Exploit the Flanks Against Faltering Uruguay

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Match Focus: England Must Exploit the Flanks Against Faltering Uruguay The post-match reaction to England's opening match defeat to Italy was one of unfamiliar optimism and realism. The Three Lions are generally slammed after any loss but the nature of the performance from Roy Hodgson's side was met more with praise than criticism - perhaps aside from Wayne Rooney's ro...

Player Focus: Where Should Rooney Start for England at the World Cup?

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Player Focus: Where Should Rooney Start for England at the World Cup? England have in the not-so-distant past struggled to find a player worthy of holding down a regular starting spot on the left flank. Paul Scholes was played on the wing to accommodate Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in midfield at Euro 2004. Since then,Joe Cole, Stewart Downing and Adam Johnson, am...