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O-Posts: Fellaini and Higuain: Worthy targets for the Gunners?
With the 3 main title-contenders all changing their manager, many would see this summer as an opportunity that Arsenal must not miss to flex their financial muscle and spend big. With Arsene Wenger a very shrewd negotiator in the transfer market, many ar...
Dateline: 2013-06-16 12:08pm -07:00T (445 words)
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O-Posts: Serie A: 2012/13 Team of the Season Blighted by controversy, coloured by innovative formations and blessed with emerging talent, it couldn’t be anything else but a season in Serie A. We count down the campaign’s best XI with the help of, what else but a back 3?
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Dateline: 2013-06-14 6:23pm -07:00T (1004 words)
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O-Posts: West Ham: Big Sam rekindles big Premiership spirit
West Hams last campaign in the Premiership was nothing short of disastrous under Avram Grant. A squad with a strong spine, which included four England internationals, plummeted out the league with a whimper.
It was announced Sam Allardyce would oversee t...
Dateline: 2013-06-14 10:53am -07:00T (683 words)
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O-Posts: England’s U-21 Squad: Why don’t they take the Euros seriously?
Juan Mata, Mesut Ozil, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Iker Casillas, Andrea Pirlo, Petr Cech – what do these great players have in common apart from being world class? All have stared in the UEFA Under 21 Championship in recent years and gone on to be key perfor...
Dateline: 2013-06-10 2:23pm -07:00T (883 words)
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O-Posts: Zenit St. Petersburg: One hell of a season
It has been one hell of a season for Zenit Saint Petersburg. From the major coups of world-class stars Hulk and Axel Witsel, to the Igor Denisov fiasco, the 3 time Russian champions have experienced just about every emotion that there is possible this se...
Dateline: 2013-06-10 2:23pm -07:00T (1048 words)
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O-Posts: Chelsea: The Blues’ complex battle with the CPO
Two years ago, Chelsea lost their bid to buy back the Stamford Bridge freehold after a dramatic EGM with Chelsea Pitch Owners shareholders.
The consensus amongst the fans was, and still is, that, despite the obvious historical sentiment it holds and the ...
Dateline: 2013-06-09 1:38pm -07:00T (1438 words)
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O-Posts: Barcelona: A Roller-coaster of a Season
Despite winning the Copa Del Rey, 11/12 was not a season to remember for Barcelona and the Blaugranes and following Pep Guardiola’s departure the club was open to criticism from the Spanish press.
Some newspapers disapproved of Tito Vilanova’s appoin...
Dateline: 2013-06-07 5:08pm -07:00T (645 words)
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O-Posts: Bayern Munich: The Bavarian’s Greatest Ever Squad
“I am the best, I AM THE BEST†– Paul Breitner on the winning mentality of FC Bayern München.
On 19th May 2012, “Our City, Our Stadium, Our Cup†was the message sent out by the Bayern fans, but, it ended up being “Your city, your stadium, ou...
Dateline: 2013-06-05 6:38pm -07:00T (1844 words)
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O-Posts: Manchester City: Navas will provide the Citizens with much needed width
Manchester City completed the signing of Jesus Navas from Sevilla earlier this week for £17 million plus add-ons. Having surrendered their Premier League title to Manchester United and parting company with Roberto Mancini this is the first statement of ...
Dateline: 2013-06-05 7:38am -07:00T (472 words)
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O-Posts: Inter Milan: Why Mazzarri could have been a wise man moving to the Nerazzurri
On the 25th March last year, Claudio Ranieri was leading Inter Milan to a run of 2 wins in 13 matches and a 2-0 defeat to Juventus proved the final straw for club president Massimo Moratti. The day before Ranieri’s dismissal, Andrea Stramaccioni wa...
Dateline: 2013-06-01 3:38pm -07:00T (753 words)
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O-Posts: Tottenham: So close, but yet so far
Spurs began the season in a transition of sorts. Andre Villas Boas was brought in to replace Harry Redknapp, while star players Luka Modric and Rafael Van Der Vaart both left the club for pastures new.
It is fair to say that many Spurs fan had their doub...
Dateline: 2013-05-30 11:08am -07:00T (860 words)
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O-Posts: AS Monaco: The Red and White having to fight the contempt in order to play beautiful
AS Monaco mean business. Having just secured their return to Ligue 1 after a two-year absence, they have immediately launched their bid to drown out the competition by means of big spending with the help of their oligarch owner, Russian Dmitry Rybovlev.
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Dateline: 2013-05-29 1:53pm -07:00T (904 words)
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O-Posts: Champions League: End of Season Awards
Surprise package: Galatasaray
Many looked at Galatasaray’s team at the start of the Champions League season thinking they were a team with a few decent players, but nothing that would create any real waves in Europe’s elite club competition...
Dateline: 2013-05-27 6:38pm -07:00T (660 words)
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O-Posts: Real Madrid: A Season Filled With Optimism, Ends In Derision
Even before the season began, Real Madrid were being hyped as potential treble contenders and by looking at their squad and the special man sat on the bench, it would be foolish not to believe that they had a genuine chance at ending the Barca era.
The i...
Dateline: 2013-05-27 10:08am -07:00T (532 words)
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O-Posts: Arsenal: A Season of Highs and Lows
All good things inevitably come to an end. The world was treated to an electrifying season finale of the Premier League. Arsenal had a fairly glorious season. With the trophy drought still the elephant in the room, they however concluded the season in a ...
Dateline: 2013-05-26 3:53pm -07:00T (562 words)
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