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Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2014

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 28 2014 17:45
Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2014 At this time of year, the focus turns to the Ballon d’Or and with the 23-man list released earlier today, discussion is rife on social media as to who should and should not be up for nomination for the individual awards event of the year. The nominees will always spark debate, which is why we ...
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Player Focus: Lukasz Fabianski Proving His Doubters Wrong for Swansea

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 28 2014 11:10
Player Focus: Lukasz Fabianski Proving His Doubters Wrong for Swansea The 2014/15 Premier League season has been one of surprise packages. Stewart Downing has been like a clichéd new signing for West Ham after Sam Allardyce's decision to deploy a 4-3-1-2 formation. Elsewhere, Victor Moses is proving his worth for Stoke City, while Craig Gardner has gone about h...
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Match Report: Newcastle Inflict European Hangover as Spurs Stutter

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Oct 27 2014 09:15
Match Report: Newcastle Inflict European Hangover as Spurs Stutter Tottenham's struggles to balance both European and domestic duties were once again evident as they stuttered to a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle United on Sunday. The hosts were the dominant side in the first half and deserved to go into the break ahead after Ryan Mason picked out Emmanuel Adebayor...
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Match Report: Newcastle Inflict European Hangover as Spurs Stutter

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Oct 26 2014 15:50
Tottenham's struggles to balance both European and domestic duties were once again evident as Spurs succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle United in Sunday's early kick off. The hosts were the dominant side in the first half and deserved to go into the break ahead after Ryan Mason picked out...
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Match Focus: The Key Issues Ahead of El Clásico

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Oct 24 2014 14:30
Match Focus: The Key Issues Ahead of El Clásico El Clásico - an encounter that attracts interest from every fan, no matter who they support. The meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona is widely considered the biggest in football and this weekend’s installment promises to prove why.Naturally, we at WhoScored.com are excited about S...
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Player Focus: Confident Berahino Firing West Brom Up The Table

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Oct 23 2014 15:15
Player Focus: Confident Berahino Firing West Brom Up The Table Not even Rafael’s Sunday league approach to defending could deter Saido Berahino from netting in West Brom’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Monday night. The Brazilian appeared to shout as a means of unsettling the England hopeful as he bore down on David De Gea’s goal in the 6...
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Player Focus: Diamé's Bright Start to Life at Hull

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 21 2014 17:10
Player Focus: Diamé's Bright Start to Life at Hull To say Mohamed Diamé’s goal against Arsenal on Saturday was contentious would be something of an understatement. Gunners midfielder Mathieu Flamini did well to get between the Hull midfielder and the ball as Diamé bore down on goal, only for the Senegalese to haul the Frenchman b...
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Match Report: Bruce The Happier of The Two Managers as Hull Secure Point at Arsenal

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Oct 19 2014 10:00
Match Report: Bruce The Happier of The Two Managers as Hull Secure Point at Arsenal In a repeat of last season's FA Cup final, Arsenal welcomed Hull City to the Emirates Stadium, though it was the visitors who headed home the happier of the two teams after another entertaining encounter in the capital.The Gunners took the initiative this time round courtesy of summer arrival Alexis...
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Player Focus: Why Carroll Will Struggle For Regular First Team Action Upon Return

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Oct 17 2014 14:50
Player Focus: Why Carroll Will Struggle For Regular First Team Action Upon Return Andy Carroll’s first home start since signing for West Ham permanently last season was certainly memorable. The striker, a club-record £15m acquisition from Liverpool, began the campaign injured and fans would have to wait until Swansea’s trip to the capital in February before seei...
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Team Focus: How Dortmund Have Regressed Since Their 2012 Title Win

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Oct 15 2014 15:00
Team Focus: How Dortmund Have Regressed Since Their 2012 Title Win The game of football is all about cycles. A team can be deemed one of the best in the world, only to see their stock drop years later. It’s an inevitable, and ultimately disappointing, turn of events that football clubs often endure, but such is life. Borussia Dortmund, it can be said, are cur...
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