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Pasquale Marino: Riding high with Udinese (gettyimages.com)

Udinese and Napoli putting Juventus and Roma in their place in Serie A

The 2008-09 season is about a quarter of the way through and it's getting close to the point when we....

Football  |  November 01, 2008  |  79 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Michel Platini: Wrong tack on racism (gettyimages.com)

Liverpool in the hands of Arabs, Brazilians and African players? What's wrong with that?

UEFA president Michel Platini has once again launched an all-too-familiar diatribe on the increasing....

Football  |  October 21, 2008  |  1424 Views  |  (7) Comments
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Juventus, Milan and Co. pull back from brink of Italian Premier League breakaway

Italian football's troubled Serie B has avoided a damaging split between themselves and Serie A by a....

Football  |  October 09, 2008  |  183 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Silvio Berlusconi: Backing the Serie A breakaway (gettyimages.com)

Serie A breakaway: Will it make Italian clubs a force in Europe again?

The rhetoric sounds inevitable; Serie A is set to create its own governing body, using the English P....

Football  |  October 08, 2008  |  185 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Arsene Wenger: In no position to whinge (gettyimages.com)

Moaning about Adebayor's Arsenal switch makes Wenger a hypocrite

Arsenal have lost Gilberto Silva, Mathieu Flamini and Alexander Hleb so far this summer, severely we....

Football  |  July 24, 2008  |  1512 Views  |  (31) Comments
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David Villa: Spain's hat-trick hero (gettyimages.com)

Euro 2008: It's party time as Holland and Spain lead the race for glory

All nations have now played their first match of Euro 2008. From the eight games so far there has on....

Football  |  June 12, 2008  |  274 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Roman Abramovich: Sound investment with Chelsea (gettyimages.com)

Will Manchester United and Chelsea become victims of the Premier League's boom-and-bust years?

The Deloitte report into the financial state of football in England shows alarming trends of massive....

Football  |  June 01, 2008  |  1910 Views  |  (4) Comments
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A black mark for Zenit's UEFA Cup winners as Rangers pay price of negativity

Zenit St Petersburg won their first, and Russia's second UEFA Cup on Wednesday night. They where my ....

Football  |  May 16, 2008  |  686 Views  |  (10) Comments
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Manchester United's title - Chelsea's European glory

It was supposed to be last year’s final for every Premier League-loving, tabloid-obsessed fan. Chels....

Football  |  May 03, 2008  |  966 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Arrivederci AC Milan – Fiorentina to win the fight for the last Champions League place in Italy

Four games to go in Serie A and three teams have already booked their Champions League spots for nex....

Football  |  April 23, 2008  |  970 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Surely the Premier League aren't serious about this freak sideshow!

If you haven't heard, the idea is to play an extra round of Premier League matches, and for these ex....

Football  |  February 14, 2008  |  197 Views  |  (3) Comments
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LA Galaxy superstar Beckham is the wizard of Oz

LA Galaxy brought their star recruit to Sydney for a much anticipated friendly. The Australian press....

Football  |  November 27, 2007  |  278 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Should Manchester United have spent those Nani and Anderson millions locally?

When the Premier League began in 1992, 76% of the players were English. Fifteen years on that figure....

Football  |  November 14, 2007  |  1292 Views  |  (10) Comments
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Arsenal and Liverpool are right to reject foreign quotas, so why do Manchester United disagree?

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is hoping the European Union supports his attempt to reduce the number o....

Football  |  November 12, 2007  |  2356 Views  |  (26) Comments
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Why Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea are right to concentrate on the Premier League

Last season, several managers, including Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho, said th....

Football  |  November 02, 2007  |  494 Views  |  (23) Comments
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Trejo, Martinez, Tula and Lloris - the new superstars on Europe's football horizon

Football continues to produce amazing players. Every season new players make a name for themselves e....

Football  |  November 02, 2007  |  511 Views  |  (1) Comments
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AC Milan victory breathes a bit of life into the San Siro

Despite their win, AC Milan are some way from putting their horrid start behind them. Their 5-4-3 re....

Football  |  October 26, 2007  |  188 Views  |  (0) Comments
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European champions AC Milan to reclaim Serie A crown

AC Milan – Last season, after some troubling times before Christmas, Milan claimed 4th spot in Serie....

Football  |  August 28, 2007  |  626 Views  |  (5) Comments
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Can Juventus spring a surprise with a top-four finish in Serie A?

Genoa - Finished third in Serie B last season. They were especially strong at home, collecting 52 of....

Football  |  August 23, 2007  |  355 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Pazzini, Vieri and Mutu can keep Fiorentina flying high

A new season beckons and hope and optimism fills the thoughts of every Italian club's tifosi (fans).....

Football  |  August 22, 2007  |  782 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Are AC Milan, Ronaldo, Inzaghi and Kaka losing their pulling power?

Silvio Berlusconi and Adriano Galliani promised Rossoneri faithful a major signing after their Champ....

Football  |  July 27, 2007  |  2351 Views  |  (33) Comments
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Softly-softly Lord Stevens still skirting around the Premiership bungs scandal

The Stevens Inquiry has released its report on the bungs scandal. And 17 transfers remain "uncleared....

Football  |  June 17, 2007  |  116 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Shevchenko? Surely Milan could spend £70m more wisely

If European champions AC Milan fork out for all the players who they are supposed to be signing, the....

Football  |  June 17, 2007  |  1350 Views  |  (12) Comments
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Real Madrid's final challenge: Beat Mallorca and it's your crown

There is one round remaining in La Liga and Real Madrid and Barcelona are level on 73 points, two ah....

Football  |  June 10, 2007  |  677 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Have AC Milan backed themselves into a corner over Kaka and Samuel Eto'o transfers?

Last summer Real Madrid's new president, Ramon Calderon was adamant he would sign Milan superstar an....

Football  |  June 07, 2007  |  1593 Views  |  (13) Comments
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