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Match Report: Benfica Punish Out of Sorts Spurs

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Mar 14 2014 09:30
Match Report: Benfica Punish Out of Sorts Spurs Tottenham welcomed Liga Sagres leaders Benfica to White Hart Lane as they looked to claim a place in the next round of the Europa League. However, all hope of progressing to the last-8 of the competition were dashed as Spurs succumbed to just their second defeat in their last 11 matches in Europe's ...
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Team Focus: Valencia's Transformation Under Pizzi

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Mar 12 2014 11:00
Team Focus: Valencia's Transformation Under Pizzi Following an indifferent start to the season, Valencia relieved Miroslav Dukic of his duties in December. Though the Serb had been forced to deal with the departures of Roberto Soldado, Fernando Gago and Aly Cissokho, coupled with the retirement of veteran David Albelda, 20 points from a possible 51...
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Match Report: Errors Costly as Chelsea Put Spurs to the Sword

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Mar 10 2014 10:30
Match Report: Errors Costly as Chelsea Put Spurs to the Sword Chelsea moved 7 points clear at the summit of England's top tier as goals from Samuel Eto'o, Eden Hazard and Demba Ba secured a 4-0 win over Tottenham in Saturday's late kick-off. The visitors will feel aggrieved to have come away with nothing having been more than a match for their London rivals pr...
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Player Focus: Experienced Aduriz Key in Athletic's Champions League Push

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Mar 6 2014 12:30
Player Focus: Experienced Aduriz Key in Athletic's Champions League Push When Fernando Llorente announced he would be departing for Juventus in the summer of 2013, Athletic Bilbao knew they had to bring in a replacement. In hindsight then, the decision to re-sign Aritz Aduriz in 2012 proved to be a masterstroke by the Basque outfit as the experienced frontman ended his f...
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Player Focus: Adebayor Proving His Worth Under Sherwood

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Mar 4 2014 15:45
Player Focus: Adebayor Proving His Worth Under Sherwood Perhaps André Villas-Boas’ biggest mistake as Tottenham head coach was to not utilise Emmanuel Adebayor. The Togolese has previouslybeen recognised as a disruptive dressing room influence, yet, under the stewardship of Tim Sherwood, has shown why he deserves a starting spot at White Har...
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Player Focus: Should Lewandowski Instantly Displace Mandzukic?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Feb 26 2014 14:15
Player Focus: Should Lewandowski Instantly Displace Mandzukic? At the beginning of the year, the worst kept secret in football was announced as Bayern Munich confirmed that striker Robert Lewandowski would join them at the end of the season. The news will have come as a blow to Borussia Dortmund, who 6 months earlier had lost Mario Götze to their rivals fo...

Player Focus: Ivan Rakitic - The Driving Force in Sevilla's Midfield

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Feb 24 2014 16:45
Player Focus: Ivan Rakitic - The Driving Force in Sevilla's Midfield Three players have dominated the Primera División title race this season - Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Costa. The former may have missed a substantial chunk of the campaign through injury, but has returned to action with aplomb, landing the WhoScored man of the match award in 8 ...
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Match Report: Spirited Chelsea Secure Vital 3 Points

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Feb 24 2014 10:00
Match Report: Spirited Chelsea Secure Vital 3 Points Chelsea ensured they ended the weekend at the summit of the Premier League following John Terry's last gasp goal in a 1-0 win over Everton. The visitors held out until deep into stoppage time, but came unstuck late on as they defence failed to deal with Frank Lampard's free-kick, allowing Terry to b...
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Team Focus: Slomka Must Restore Defensive Stability to Save Hamburg

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Feb 20 2014 10:45
Team Focus: Slomka Must Restore Defensive Stability to Save Hamburg A little over a year ago, Hamburg secured a 1-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. Following on from a 4-1 away win at Borussia Dortmund the previous week, the victory helped the club go on to secure a 7th-place finish last season, with many tipping them to land a European spot this term.Howeve...
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Player Focus: Comparing Southampton's Right-Backs

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 18 2014 09:30
Player Focus: Comparing Southampton's Right-Backs Southampton, it can be argued, boast the best young left-back in the Premier League in Luke Shaw. The teenager has emerged as one of the finest in his position following Saints’ return to England's top tier, making the starting spot in the XI his own after the south coast side failed to secure...
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