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League Focus: New Signings Shine in the Premier League

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Aug 23 2012 11:43
League Focus: New Signings Shine in the Premier League Whether a summer signing will fail or succeed we, of course, cannot tell from just one match. However, much will be made of the impressive performances and impact of the players to grace the Premier League for the first time this weekend. The two players to achieve the highest WhoScored rating in th...
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Player Focus: Most Common Assist-Goal Combinations

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Aug 1 2012 13:45
Player Focus: Most Common Assist-Goal Combinations When a player signs for a new club, it can more often that not take them a while to settle in. Sometimes players never find their feet with new teammates, with partnerships failing to form. Sometimes, though, players simply click, and form lethal duos in their new surroundings. More likely, however,...
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Player Focus: Why Liverpool Want Joe Allen

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Jul 26 2012 16:32
Player Focus: Why Liverpool Want Joe Allen While the player himself is settled in London with Team GB for the Olympics, Joe Allen’s name has been flying about in the media, with a potential transfer to Liverpool being mooted as more than a mere possibility. Brendan Rodgers is apparently keen to take the midfielder with him to Anfield a...
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Player Focus: Europe's Set Piece Specialists

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Jul 12 2012 16:25
Player Focus: Europe's Set Piece Specialists The art of the free kick has become one so practised in the modern game that the poses of the likes of David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo as they line up a shot are now instantly recognisable. Ronaldo’s routine puff of his chest and is more iconic than Jonny Wilkinson’s stance before a ...
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League Focus: Premier League Free-Transfer XI

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Jul 11 2012 16:18
League Focus: Premier League Free-Transfer XI At the end of every season Premier League clubs have a clearout of players deemed surplus to requirements, as well as those they simply cannot afford any longer. Relegated teams are often forced to rid themselves of their more expensive players, due to the loss in cash that comes with demotion to th...
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WhoScored Youth Scout: Trybull, Akpa Akpro, Niang

by Alistair Tweedale at Monday, Jul 9 2012 15:00
WhoScored Youth Scout: Trybull, Akpa Akpro, Niang As with every summer in the world of football, players from all over are now being linked with moves to pastures new, while rumours have fans in fits and giggles over their team’s alleged discovery of football’s next big thing. The hype surrounding young prospects is often heightened (an...
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Team Focus: Can Arsenal's Strikeforce Click?

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Jul 5 2012 16:30
Team Focus: Can Arsenal's Strikeforce Click? With Robin van Persie releasing a statement on his website regarding his future late on Tuesday, many of Arsenal’s fans’ worst nightmares about their star man were realised. It was confirmed that he would not renew his contract and would stay no more than one more season at the club. Bef...
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Euro 2012 Focus: Sharp Shooters

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, Jul 3 2012 17:21
Euro 2012 Focus: Sharp Shooters Euro 2012 saw 76 goals scored in the 31 games and six players share the mantle of top scorer, on a rather unimpressive tally of 3 goals. While Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Balotelli took much of the plaudits for their performances in front of goal, the sheer volume of shots they each had means the th...
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Euro 2012 Focus: Semi-Finals Best XI

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Jun 29 2012 12:53
Euro 2012 Focus: Semi-Finals Best XI The two Euro 2012 semi-finals produced plenty of drama and many a talking point; with Spain edging past Portugal on penalties and Italy upsetting the odds with a deserved win over Germany. Spain and Germany were largely expected to control their respective matches, but WhoScored.com’s team of ...
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Euro 2012 Focus: Portugal vs Spain

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, Jun 26 2012 14:37
Euro 2012 Focus: Portugal vs Spain The first semi-final at Euro 2012 pits the reigning European and World champions, Spain, against archrivals Portugal (Match Preview). Cristiano Ronaldo has lit up the competition recently, with the rest of his team largely relying on his talents, while Spain have made it this far without being consi...
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