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Ballon d'Oh! Six of the Best to Miss Out on Elite Shortlist

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Nov 1 2011 16:56
Ballon d'Oh! Six of the Best to Miss Out on Elite Shortlist Today saw the unveiling of this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or nominees with the usual suspects in the fray and expected to dominate the voting. The list includes 23 players that will eventually be narrowed down to just 3, and while Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are widely expected to be among them, t...
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Troubles on Travels End Streaks for Levante, Dortmund & Lille

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Nov 1 2011 12:48
Troubles on Travels End Streaks for Levante, Dortmund & Lille Normality was resumed in La Liga this weekend and with it, the early-season romance was somewhat gone. Levante’s unbeaten start to the season finally came crashing down at Osasuna and on hand to prosper were Real and Barca - victories against Sociedad and Mallorca leave the giants first and se...
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Team Focus: Swansea City - Just Like Watching Barca?!

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Oct 31 2011 16:28
Team Focus: Swansea City - Just Like Watching Barca?! So often it is that a promoted side is branded as a breath of fresh air into the Premier League that the phrase starts to lose its meaning, but if one side epitomises the term in this season or indeed recent years, perhaps it is Swansea City.At times it appears that the first Welsh side to have reac...
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Goodison Goals Among Likely Occurrences in the Premier League

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Oct 28 2011 15:34
Goodison Goals Among Likely Occurrences in the Premier League WhoScored.com looks ahead to this weekend's Premier League games, predicting a number of likely occurrences based on games gone by. While match-ups such as Chelsea-Arsenal standout for more obvious reasons, we analyse some eye-catching trends to give insight into how the points might be spread acros...

Form Analysis: Torres' Return Untimely for Gunners

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Oct 28 2011 11:43
Form Analysis: Torres' Return Untimely for Gunners After serving a three game suspension for an over the top lunge back on the 24th of September, Fernando Torres returns to domestic action for Chelsea this weekend as Arsenal make their way to Stamford Bridge. Having struggled under Carlo Ancelotti in his debut season with just a single goal for the ...
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Derby d'Italia: Inter Not As Bad As Advertised

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Oct 27 2011 14:51
Derby d'Italia: Inter Not As Bad As Advertised It is the one fixture many Juventus fans look for before any other, particularly with Torino struggling in Serie B, the so called Derby of Italy between Inter and Juventus. The term, like most in Italian football, was coined by the great Gianni Brera to note the two teams never relegated from Serie ...
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Bayern's Backline Aim to Prevent Dortmund's Title Defence

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Oct 27 2011 12:17
Bayern's Backline Aim to Prevent Dortmund's Title Defence Hannover 96’s defeat of Bayern Munich last weekend brought an end to a run of eight matches without a single goal conceded by Jupp Heynckes’ side. A 23rd minute penalty by Mohammed Abdellaoue meant Manuel Neuer was finally beaten for the first time in 769 league minutes, since the openin...
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Player Focus: Guillermo Ochoa

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Oct 26 2011 11:57
Player Focus: Guillermo Ochoa Even the most loyal of AC Ajaccio fans would have known this season would be tough. Despite their excellent home record in Ligue 2 it took a double from Jean-Francois Riviere against Nimes for the Corsican side to secure promotion back to France’s top flight. The battle had only begun.Manager ...
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Player Focus: David Luiz

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Oct 25 2011 16:37
Player Focus: David Luiz Spectators saw the best and worst of David Luiz on occasion in the hot-blooded West London derby between QPR and Chelsea last time out, which eventually saw the underdogs prevail thanks to two first half dismissals for Villas-Boas' side. For most teams, and indeed players, going down to 9-men would ...
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Barca Relying Too Much on Messi Whilst Madrid Share Attacking Load

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Oct 25 2011 15:03
Barca Relying Too Much on Messi Whilst Madrid Share Attacking Load While Levante’s extraordinary fairy tale season continued on Sunday evening with a 3-0 win at Villarreal leaving them top of La Liga, Real Madrid sneaked past Barcelona to sit just one point off the summit. A last minute penalty miss from Lionel Messi leaves the champions just two points behin...
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