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Team Focus: Shaqiri Pursuit Signifies Stoke's Continued Evolution

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Team Focus: Shaqiri Pursuit Signifies Stoke's Continued Evolution At some point we need to invest significantly in the team, Stoke City boss Mark Hughes said back in April. The Welshman has worked wonders in the transfer market since taking charge of the Potters back in 2013, with his most expensive purchase prior to this summer coming in the form of Erik Pieters ...

Team Focus: Results Hard to Come By as Mancini Attempts to Restore Inter of Old

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Team Focus: Results Hard to Come By as Mancini Attempts to Restore Inter of Old “Football can be cruel,” rasped a hoarse Roberto Mancini on Sunday afternoon. Torino defender Emiliano Moretti, a player he had given a Serie A debut to at Fiorentina, had claimed his club’s first victory over Inter at San Siro since Valentine’s Day 1988. It was the last act ...

League Focus: Five Serie A Transfers to Watch Out For

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League Focus: Five Serie A Transfers to Watch Out For Wesley SneijderAs a member of Inter’s treble-winning team in 2010 and a fan favourite at San Siro, it sure would be strange to see Wesley Sneijder in a Juventus shirt. One of the principal reasons the Dutchman has entered the hearts of the Nerazzurri is the number of occasions he has inflicted...

Team Focus: Players to Pose a Threat to England in Switzerland

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Team Focus: Players to Pose a Threat to England in Switzerland Most should be well aware of the threat that Switzerland carry to England on Monday and indeed the seemingly diminishing threat that the Three Lions seem to carry themselves. So here's a quick look at a handful of players that could hurt Hodgson's side.Xherdan ShaqiriUndoubtedly the poster boy of an...

Player Focus: New Free Role Allowing Shaqiri to Shine

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Player Focus: New Free Role Allowing Shaqiri to Shine Swiss tabloid Blick gave Xherdan Shaqiri a 6 in their report of Switzerland’s 3-0 win against Honduras in Manaus on Wednesday night. If that appears harsh on a player who scored the 50th hat-trick in World Cup history, thereby clinching a place for his country in the last 16 for the first time...

Player Focus: The Top Rated Substitutes in Europe's Top 5 Leagues

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Player Focus: The Top Rated Substitutes in Europe's Top 5 Leagues The phrase super-sub has been around for some time now, with a number of players picking up the somewhat unwanted tag having become renowned for making an impact from the bench.In this piece we look at those with the best WhoScored rating purely in the games in which they were used as a substitute, ...