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/ 4476 days agoEverton Need to Add Depth In Transfer Window Despite Current Good Form
Roberto Martinez knows he must develop more options for Everton to continue its success. The manager understands that while critics feel his early stewardship of his club has been based entirely around slick soccer and passing principles, Martinez realizes he must increase the squad depth and account for the potential loss of loan players this […]
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/ 4476 days agoAhead of Man United's Match Against Chelsea, Adnan Januzaj Is One Bright Spot For Moyes This Season
David Moyes has been blamed for just about everything going wrong at Manchester United whether it has anything to do with him or not. But one thing going clearly well for the Red Devils is the emergence of Adnan Januzaj. Sir Alex Ferguson used a policy of loaning players out to develop the best talent […]
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/ 4477 days agoStriker Lacina Traoré Given Green Light to Join West Ham United On Loan
Lacina Traoré has been granted a work permit, which should clear through a loan deal to send him to West Ham United for the rest of the season. Traoré’s loan move to West Ham could be the type of unheralded move that saves the Hammers in the ultra-competitive race against relegation. The young Ivorian striker […]
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/ 4477 days agoNicola Cortese Has Left Southampton; Now It's Time For Saints Fans to Worry
The running of Southampton Football Club has been turned into turmoil after the club has confirmed that club chairman Nicola Cortese has resigned. The club have announced that Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr has taken on the role of chairman, while the club has begun a search for a CEO who will take over Cortese's duties. […]
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/ 4477 days agoMark Hughes Will Be Able to Get The Best Out Of Stephen Ireland
Stephen Ireland was once the best player on an expensively assembled Mark Hughes managed side. The year was 2009 and Manchester City had just been subject to a takeover from the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi. At the time, Stephen Ireland was the best player on the Blues team that included Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta, […]
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/ 4478 days agoVoting Process For FIFA Ballon d'Or Award Needs to Change to Remove Bias
Enough ink has already been spent on whether Cristiano Ronaldo deserved to win this year’s Ballon d'Or award. Instead, I want to put a focus on the voting procedure and some issues with it. National team managers and captains are given the opportunity to vote for the award. On the surface, this may seem fair […]
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/ 4478 days agoChelsea Sign Benfica Midfielder Nemanja Matić In £22million Deal, Says Report
Benfica midfielder Nemanja Matic is en-route to London today to join Chelsea Football Club in a deal reported to be worth £22million, according to a report in Portugal. When asked whether his game for Benfica against Porto on Sunday was his last for the club, Matic replied: "Yes, it was my last game. I want […]
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/ 4478 days agoSamir Nasri's Lengthy Absence Could Unhinge Manchester City's Title Chances
Samir Nasri’s injury in the second half of a 2-0 win against Newcastle will undoubtedly make Manchester City’s title chances less likely considering the Frenchman will be out of action for eight weeks. The creative midfielder has been in scintillating form recently, and without him in the side, the club will have to either change […]
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/ 4479 days agoLeeds United News: January Transfer Window Couldn't Have Come at a Better Time
Recent results have Leeds United supporters talking of another crisis. Saturday’s heavy 6-0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday reignited fears that the Whites are nowhere near returning to the Premier League. In manager Brian McDermott, Leeds United has the right manager to push the club towards promotion despite some recent difficult results. At Reading, McDermott proved […]
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/ 4479 days agoIs West Brom Manager Pepe Mel The Next Mauricio Pochettino or Tony Mowbray?
West Bromwich Albion should have learned from the 2008-09 season when manager Tony Mowbray had the team playing attractive football yet saw the side finish at the foot of the Premier League table. Yet now they have a manager in Pepe Mel, a Spaniard determined to deliver style over results and maintain Premier League sustainability. […]
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/ 4479 days agoArsenal Fans Will Get The Last Laugh At Robin Van Persie's 2012 Transfer to Manchester United
Robin van Persie’s transfer from Arsenal to Manchester United in August 2012 was thought by many to reinforce a pecking order in English football, where Manchester United would always be at or near the top of the table while the Gunners would not compete for honors anytime soon. On an episode of World Soccer Radio […]
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/ 4479 days agoLocal-Boy Adam Johnson Can Help Sunderland Avoid The Drop
Sunderland has underachieved much of this season and are one of the teams, based on predictions made in the summer, performing well below their expected level. Winger Adam Johnson might be the most prominent of the underachievers. Johnson has gone from frequent England selection and Premier League Champion to the outhouse in a short period […]
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/ 4480 days agoAleksandar Kolarov is the Difference Yet Again For Manchester City
After three seasons of frustration under Robert Mancini, and frequent comments from supporters that he needed to leave the club to find his “level,” Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov is now contributing mightily to the Manchester City cause under Manuel Pellegrini. Despite purchasing Kolarov for an inflated price from Lazio of £19 million in the […]
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/ 4480 days agoCould Xavi Be The Next Star to Join MLS After Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe Signings?
Xavi is considering a move to Major League Soccer after the end of this season, according to several press reports in Europe. The Barcelona midfield star hasn't addressed the possibility of moving to MLS, but he has said that "Being tied to Barcelona is a privilege, but I don’t know what will happen in the […]
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/ 4480 days agoTottenham's Nabil Bentaleb Is The First Of Many Potential Revelations Of The Tim Sherwood Era
Part of the mission of former Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas was to identify the top young talent in the Spurs system and to blend them into the side. Villas-Boas did well in identifying Tom Carroll, a young midfielder with a great passing range, Andros Townsend, who was handed a full England debut last fall, […]