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Player Focus: Why Higuaín Is Europe's In Demand Striker

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jun 7 2013 15:35
Player Focus: Why Higuaín Is Europe's In Demand Striker With the season now officially over, players are beginning to head away for their end of year break following a long and arduous domestic campaign. With it, the inevitable spinning of the transfer carousel has begun to grind into motion as a number of performers are touted for moves to the biggest a...
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League Focus: The Ligue 1 Team of the Season

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jun 6 2013 14:50
League Focus: The Ligue 1 Team of the Season With the domestic calendar now brought to an end following the culmination of the La Liga season last weekend, it’s the preparation for the new campaign that teams across Europe will focus on for the summer. Be it strengthening the core of the team or adding that one player to move from a Euro...
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Team Focus: Europe's Top Relegated Transfer Targets

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jun 6 2013 11:45
Team Focus: Europe's Top Relegated Transfer Targets Relegation for any team is a heartbreaking experience to endure. After a long and arduous campaign, the idea of dropping back down a division is too much for fans and often players to take, with a number of performers regularly departing a team as they look to ply their trade as close to the top of ...
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Player Focus: The Most Accurate Passers In Europe

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jun 4 2013 15:00
Player Focus: The Most Accurate Passers In Europe As the game has developed, the onus on ball retention and the recycling of possession has increased significantly. Teams are no longer looking towards the utilisation of a powerful target man as a battering room through the opposition defence as managers will often require their players to hold onto...
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Player Focus: Is Stekelenburg A Viable Option For Fulham?

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jun 3 2013 15:27
Player Focus: Is Stekelenburg A Viable Option For Fulham? When it comes to goalkeepers, it’s widely regarded that their form rarely peaks until the autumn years of their profession. The experience garnered over a long and potentially successful playingcareer stands the performer in much better stead as each shotstopper aims to prolong their time at t...
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Match Focus: Combined England and Brazil Starting XI

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 31 2013 12:00
Match Focus: Combined England and Brazil Starting XI The England national team - four words to strike fear into the hearts of the modern day football fan. Be it live on TV or at Wembley, supporters will bemoan the dreary approach the Three Lions will adopt as a means of boring their opponent into submission and, as proven on Wednesday night, the 1-1 d...
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Player Focus: David Villa and Barcelona's Wealth of Strikers

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, May 30 2013 11:23
Player Focus: David Villa and Barcelona's Wealth of Strikers With the recent purchase of Neymar, it’s fair to say that Barcelona’s already potent attacking line has become that bit stronger. The long running transfer saga was brought to an abrupt end over the weekend as the Brazilian opted to sign his future away to the Blaugrana havingwept during...
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League Focus: The Bundesliga Team of the Season

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 29 2013 11:20
League Focus: The Bundesliga Team of the Season In the past, a major cup final - be it domestic or European - has seen the participants resist the temptation to play an expansive, free flowing attacking game of football in the fear of being caught out by their opposite number should the encounter become that much more open.However, had there been...
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Team Focus: Cracks in the Manchester United Defence

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 28 2013 16:00
Team Focus: Cracks in the Manchester United Defence If you are a Manchester United fan, the big news emanating from Old Trafford last week would have been Rio Ferdinand’s contract extension. The veteran defender made the most starts at centre back for the Premier League champions this season (26) and his late goal in the 2-1 win over Swansea Ci...
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Dortmund vs Bayern: Will Götze Or Kroos Be The Bigger Loss?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 24 2013 16:30
Dortmund vs Bayern: Will Götze Or Kroos Be The Bigger Loss? “It was like a heart attack,” Borussia Dortmund head coach Jürgen Klopp told The Guardian when speaking of the moment he heard that Mario Götze had agreed to move to Bayern Munich over the summer. The young Germany international has become a pivotal member of Die Schwarzgelben&...
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