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Aguero Takes Centre Stage in Sparkling City Debut

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Aug 16 2011 10:18
Aguero Takes Centre Stage in Sparkling City Debut He couldn’t have dreamed of a better debut. Coming off the bench on the hour mark at the Etihad Stadium, Sergio Aguero took just eight minutes to find the net for Man City and proceeded to tear Swansea apart with a mesmerising performance to send his side joint-top of the Premier League. An in...

WhoScored All Star Team of the Week - Week 1

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Aug 15 2011 16:16
WhoScored All Star Team of the Week - Week 1 In our regular Monday afternoon article of the new season, we take a look at the top-rated XI from Europe’s top five leagues over the previous weekend. Some team performances really stood out and contribute to our line-up; Montpellier’s shock 1-0 win at Ligue 1 champions Lille sees two o...
Categories: Player Focus

De Gea’s Blushes Saved by Late Baggies Own Goal

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Aug 15 2011 09:12
De Gea’s Blushes Saved by Late Baggies Own Goal An 81st minute own goal by Steven Reid ensured Man United opened their title defence with a win at West Brom. The 2-1 victory perhaps took the spotlight off keeper David de Gea after the young Spaniard make a basic mistake for the second game running, allowing a tame Shane Long shot to squirm under ...

Gervinho Sees Red In Dour Arsenal Opener

by Paul McKinnon at Sunday, Aug 14 2011 10:03
Gervinho Sees Red In Dour Arsenal Opener Both sides had a pre-season mainly affected by off-field matters. Barcelona’s chase of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri’s desire for a Man City move has been Arsene Wenger‘s main concern, while Jose Enrique and Joey Barton’s use of social media to criticise Newcastle cast a long...

Team Focus: The Challenges Ahead for Man United

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Aug 12 2011 13:06
Team Focus: The Challenges Ahead for Man United Last season was a somewhat bittersweet one for Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United. While the club celebrated clinching a record nineteenth title to reclaim the Premier League from Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea, their final fixture of the season proved a chastening experience. The Champions League Fi...
Categories: Team Focus

2011/12 Player Focus: Nani

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Aug 11 2011 10:51
2011/12 Player Focus: Nani 2011/12 Player Focus: Nani Last season saw Nani finally realise the potential that persuaded Sir Alex Ferguson to shell out €25.5m for his services back in June 2007. In his fourth season at Old Trafford, the former Sporting CP winger developed a consistency previously missing in his game, and ...
Categories: Player Focus | Team Focus

WhoScored.com’s Spanish National Dream Team XI

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Aug 10 2011 11:16
WhoScored.com’s Spanish National Dream Team XI World Cup holders Spain travel to Bari tonight for an intriguing showdown with Italy. The friendly has been somewhat overshadowed by the upcoming Spanish Super Copa between Barcelona and Real Madrid; Sergio Ramos and Xavi have already withdrawn from Vicente del Bosque’s squad ahead of the firs...
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WhoScored.com’s German National Dream Team XI

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Aug 9 2011 12:59
WhoScored.com’s German National Dream Team XI Germany take on Brazil this Wednesday in a glamour tie of the midweek friendlies. Joachim Löw will be looking for a continuation of the form that has seen his side top UEFA EURO 2012 Group A with seven wins out of seven so far, while Brazil arrive in Stuttgart on the back of a disappointing Cop...
Categories: League Focus | Team Focus

Nightmare Debut for Neuer as MGladbach Win At Bayern

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Aug 8 2011 12:06
Nightmare Debut for Neuer as MGladbach Win At Bayern Bayern Munich began their 2011/12 campaign in disastrous fashion, going down 1-0 at home to Borussia MGladbach. With the visitors managing just 1 win in 43 previous league trips to Bayern, Jupp Heynckes’ side were odds-on favourites to comfortably clinch victory at the Allianz Arena, but, desp...

Lille Fail to Make Possession Pay at Nancy

by Paul McKinnon at Sunday, Aug 7 2011 10:08
Lille Fail to Make Possession Pay at Nancy Rudi Garcia’s Lille opened the defence of their Ligue 1 title with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Nancy last night. After losing key figures such as Gervinho and Yohan Cabaye in the summer, the champions were keen to follow up an away record that saw them lose just three times on the road last se...