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League Focus: How the Super Lig's Big Summer Signings are Settling In

by Emre Sarigul at Friday, Nov 27 2015 17:00
League Focus: How the Super Lig's Big Summer Signings are Settling In The relaxation of the foreign player ruling over the summer resulted in an influx of non-Turkish players to the Super Lig this summer. The most high profile names came in the form of forwards with the likes of former Manchester United duo Luis Nani and Robin van Persie joining Fenerbahçe. Luk...
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Team Focus: Results Hard to Come By as Mancini Attempts to Restore Inter of Old

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, Jan 28 2015 16:33
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 ...
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Team Focus: Lack of Investment Not Disastrous for Arsenal

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Aug 2 2013 11:40
Team Focus: Lack of Investment Not Disastrous for Arsenal A summer without a transfer saga involving a player leaving Arsenal isn't really a summer as we have come to know it. The outflux of first-teamers to Manchester City began the trend before Cesc Fábregas's drawn out transfer to Barcelona and Robin van Persie's move north last summer. And yet t...
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Team Focus: Arsenal's Striking Dilemma in Giroud's Absence

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Apr 24 2013 15:23
Team Focus: Arsenal's Striking Dilemma in Giroud's Absence Olivier Giroud was arguably unfortunate to see red for his clumsy challenge on Fulham's Stanislav Manolev in the Gunners' win at Craven Cottage last weekend. You could even say he is yet more unlucky to have seen his 3 match ban upheld in spite of his appeal to the Football Association. The fact of ...
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Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 20

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Dec 28 2012 14:53
Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 20 Just past the halfway mark in the Premier League, it's fair to say your fantasy football leagues should be shaping up ahead of the New Year. Not top yet? Friends and colleagues writing you off early? Never fear. We're back with our fantasy football tipster ahead of gameweek 20 to try and ensure that...
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Team Focus: Can Arsenal's Strikeforce Click?

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Jul 5 2012 16:30
Team Focus: Can Arsenal's Strikeforce Click? With Robin van Persie releasing a statement on his website regarding his future late on Tuesday, many of Arsenal’s fans’ worst nightmares about their star man were realised. It was confirmed that he would not renew his contract and would stay no more than one more season at the club. Bef...
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Euro 2012 Focus: Golden Boot Contenders

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 8 2012 16:30
Euro 2012 Focus: Golden Boot Contenders It's finally upon us. Euro 2012 kicks off this evening and we, at WhoScored, cannot wait. For all you betting types out there, we thought we'd share a few of our pointers for the tournament's Golden Boot, using stats from the previous season to back up our recommendations.We have selected 5 players ...
Categories: Player Focus

Player Focus: Premier League Summer Imports

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, May 1 2012 16:39
Player Focus: Premier League Summer Imports With the football seasons drawing to a close across Europe and Euro 2012 fast approaching, a few clubs have already begun preparation for next season by confirming fresh faces to arrive in the summer. The two biggest imports already agreed to enter the Premier League will see Lukas Podolski and Mark...
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Podolski Epitomising the 'One-Man Team' Phrase?

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Dec 6 2011 16:59
Podolski Epitomising the 'One-Man Team' Phrase? When it comes to so-called 'one-man teams', and indeed one-team men, Lukas Podolski ranks as one of the very best. A product of FC Cologne's youth academy, Podolski did attempt to make the step up in the biggest possible way in domestic German football, joining Bayern Munich in 2006. Having endured ...
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Clinical Finishers Key to Europe's Shot Shy Sides

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Nov 14 2011 10:10
Clinical Finishers Key to Europe's Shot Shy Sides Last week’s article on the lowest-scoring team in each of Europe’s top five divisions had us thinking. Rather than do the obvious and analyse the top scorers in each of the leagues, WhoScored picked out those clubs who are racking up the goals almost in spite of themselves.Here, we focus...
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