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O-Posts: Napoli: Mazzarri’s exit ushers in era of change at the Partenopei
After the curtain fell on the 2012/2013 Serie A season, it also fell signified the final act of Walter Mazzari at Napoli, revealing in the aftermath of a 2-1 defeat to AS Roma that suspicions he would end his four year spell at the San Paolo were true. T...
Dateline: 2013-05-21 1:38pm -07:00T (844 words)
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O-Posts: La Liga: 2012-2013 Team of the Season
Goalkeeper- Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid)
The 21 year old Belgian still belongs to Chelsea, but he has provided the solid backbone to Atletico’s qualification to Champions League qualification. Superb shot-stopping and solid command of his def...
Dateline: 2013-05-20 6:08pm -07:00T (1158 words)
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O-Posts: Infographic: The Top Paid Football Players Throughout History
The argument over how much footballers are paid in the modern era has been going on for years now and shows no sign of stopping. Some of the world’s biggest names are now playing with wage packets that let them take home more in a week than many of ...
Dateline: 2013-05-18 3:23pm -07:00T (170 words)
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O-Posts: Should “Blizzard Soccer†Be Part of the Sport?
The World Cup playoff game between the United States and Costa Rica on March 22, 2013 was especially memorable. Played in the middle of a storm in Colorado, the game was the closest thing to blizzard soccer fans had seen in awhile.
For 90Â minutes, playe...
Dateline: 2013-05-18 3:23pm -07:00T (347 words)
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O-Posts: David Beckham: The brand charges on but Becks bows out unfulfilled
“Old Time, the greatest and longest established spinner of all!.. his factory is a secret place, his work is noiseless, and his hands are mutes” said Charles Dickens, referring to the commodity of age as an almost haunting process.
There is d...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 3:53pm -07:00T (965 words)
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O-Posts: Adam’s Premier League Column: Wigan Athletic Confirm Relegation
It’s been coming; we were just too afraid to admit it. After Wigan’s cup heroics at the weekend, there was a possibility that they could perform the ‘Great Escape’ that they have managed on countless occasions, and in fashionable style, too.
It l...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 3:53pm -07:00T (797 words)
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O-Posts: Manchester City: Mancini sacked, but are City right to go for Pellegrini?
Perhaps the most startling aspect of Roberto Mancini’s sacking as Manchester City manager on Monday evening was the speed of it, coming just over 48 hours after the Qatari owners watch their side produce a sluggish display in defeat to Wigan in the...
Dateline: 2013-05-16 4:08pm -07:00T (1224 words)
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O-Posts: Paul Scholes: A Tribute to the Ginger Maestro
It is no coincidence that my 50th article of 2013 is on the Ginger Maestro. It is fitting that we revere and sendoff the great Paul Scholes in the grandest of styles. He may have retired before, but his comeback was even more phenomenal. After seven mont...
Dateline: 2013-05-16 12:23pm -07:00T (1168 words)
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O-Posts: Bacary Sagna: Will the Frenchman depart the Emirates this summer?
In recent years, Arsenal have been lucky enough to have a line of very good right backs in their ranks. From the English bite of Lee Dixon to the undying passion of Lauren to the total commitment of Bacary Sagna, the right side of defence has not been a ...
Dateline: 2013-05-15 6:08pm -07:00T (614 words)
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O-Posts: Roberto Mancini: Why City handed him his marching orders
The sacking of Roberto Mancini has raised many an eyebrow these past 24 hours as to why exactly he was sacked. Are we the new Chelsea or Real Madrid? Do our owners know nothing about football? Of course not.
The reasoning behind the Mancini departure exp...
Dateline: 2013-05-15 11:53am -07:00T (1026 words)
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O-Posts: Russian Football: Corruption still a gloomy hindrance on the sport’s rapid progress
It may be the biggest country on Earth, but one of the most, if not the most, controversial. Russia has a long and dark association with corruption, and issue that is not showing any signs of going away.
From Vladimir Putin’s blatant rigging of public ...
Dateline: 2013-05-13 3:08pm -07:00T (1012 words)
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O-Posts: Claudio Yacob: The Baggies’ Bargain Buy
Asked to think of an English football club signing an Argentine and names like Sergio Aguero & Carlos Tevez will, in all likelihood, come to you fairly quickly. Ask a West Bromwich Albion supporter that same question and chances are, he’ll instantl...
Dateline: 2013-05-13 1:53pm -07:00T (2148 words)
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O-Posts: Liverpool: A Very Personal Great Sporting Moment
Everyone has their own list of great sporting moments which is unique to them. For those who attend live sport regularly this list will probably largely consist of events at which they were present as somehow these are always more meaningful.
There will ...
Dateline: 2013-05-11 12:23pm -07:00T (587 words)
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O-Posts: Man United: Making a case for Moyes; the right man for the Red Devils
Since Sir Alex Ferguson shocked the world of football by announcing his retirement on Wednesday morning, there has been little ambiguity as to whom Manchester United wanted to succeed their most successful manager. A day later, with people still coming t...
Dateline: 2013-05-09 1:23pm -07:00T (865 words)
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O-Posts: Man United: Ferguson finds the right time to drop the retirement bombshell
It’s been nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson was left to rue talk of his retirement disrupting the side enough to finish third, his equal-worst finish as a Premier League boss during a managerial spell that has now reached 26 years. After winning a...
Dateline: 2013-05-08 12:53pm -07:00T (850 words)
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