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League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season

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League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season Manchester City secured their second Premier League title in three years this weekend as the season drew to a close. Liverpool ran the Citizens’ close, but at 5pm on Sunday, Manuel Pellegrini became the first non-European coach to secure England’s top prize.WhoScored.com has formulated t...

League Focus: WhoScored's Team of the Season vs the PFA's

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League Focus: WhoScored's Team of the Season vs the PFA's Has any footballing matter ever gone without debate? For that matter, has any such topic ever evoked more widespread fervour than the announcement of the PFA's yearly team of the season? The latest instalment is no different, and there is plenty to discuss and argue over regarding the XI players sel...

WhoScored Tipster: Highest Rated Player Best Bets

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WhoScored Tipster: Highest Rated Player Best Bets There is hardly better value out there than in WhoScored's highest rated player markets, and where better to be given the inside scoop on the best bets for the upcoming weekend than on the website itself. Our match forecasts predict events using statistically calculated strengths and weaknesses of e...

Player Focus: Is Wayne Rooney Worth All That Money?

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Player Focus: Is Wayne Rooney Worth All That Money? Working out precisely what happened between Wayne Rooney and Sir Alex Ferguson towards in the end of last season is a baffling task. Although Ferguson subsequently claimed Rooney had demanded a transfer, there were rumours about a year ago that Ferguson felt he was past his best and had begun to inv...

Team Focus: Manchester United's Creative Problems Remain Despite Opening Win

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Team Focus: Manchester United's Creative Problems Remain Despite Opening Win Manchester United's lack of success in the transfer market this summer has been repeatedly and consistently attributed to the absence of Sir Alex Ferguson to draw in the big names, new manager David Moyes presumed to be less of an enticement to potential newcomers. Prior to the opening games of the ...

Team Focus: Chelsea's Striker Search Starts But Doesn't End With Rooney

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Team Focus: Chelsea's Striker Search Starts But Doesn't End With Rooney Jose Mourinho, typically, wasn’t backwards about his forwards. When the returned Chelsea manager was asked on Tuesday whether he had a “plan B” if he fails in his public pursuit of Wayne Rooney, his reply was instantaneous.“And C.”Of course, the reason is also that Mour...

Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata

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Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata Wayne Rooney recently claimed to be confused and angry regarding comments made suggesting that he was seen as a back-up to Robin van Persie. Those emotions now seem to have filtered through fans of both United and Chelsea, who are seemingly at the front of the queue for the England international's s...

Team Focus: Has Sir Alex Ferguson Left His Successor A Special Squad?

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Team Focus: Has Sir Alex Ferguson Left His Successor A Special Squad? It's the end of an era. Sir Alex Ferguson has left the beautiful game. Football as we know it will no longer be the same without arguably the greatest manager to ever grace the game. Whilst fans the world over reminisce about Eric Cantona, the 1999 treble and the great many trophies Ferguson's teams...

Player Focus: Wayne Rooney isn't United's Midfield Answer

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Player Focus: Wayne Rooney isn't United's Midfield Answer It was somewhat apt that Manchester United landed their 20th top-flight title in their illustrious history courtesy of a Robin van Persie hat trick, with the Dutchman assigned the number 20 following his arrival from Arsenal over the summer. His 33 minute first half triple salvo gave United the thre...

Premier League Focus: March Round-up & Team of the Month

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Premier League Focus: March Round-up & Team of the Month The Premier League entered its penultimate month of action over Easter and in this piece we'll take a look back at the top performers in March.We start with the team of the month based on our unique statistical ratings, with only those to have started over half of their respective side's league game...