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/ 5231 days agoWhich Premier League Club Could Field the Best All UK/Irish Starting 11?
Over the past few Premier League seasons there has been much debate about the growing number of foreign players in starting line-ups. Much of this has surrounded FIFA’s proposed “6 + 5 rule” in which a team would have to field a starting line-up of at least 6 domestic players and no more than 5 […]
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/ 5267 days agoPromotion & Relegation: Good Business For MLS, Terrible Business For EPL
The much beloved promotion/relegation system is apparently being threatened in England. Recent news reports suggest that foreign Premiership owners (several Americans in the list) have asked for the elimination of the promotion/relegation system and an adoption of a franchise system more reminiscent of American sports leagues. The decided reason behind this proposal is that club […]
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/ 6517 days agoGiant’s illness has a proper name
Valencia is an estrange team. They never have calm. We can compare its recent history with a rollercoaster. They have been twice La Liga winners (01/02 and 03/04) just some years ago and this season they have been on the verge to be relegated. They are always having internal problems with its direction staff, something […]
Leagues: La Liga
/ 6520 days agoZaragoza Cries Seven Years Later
There are teams you can actually imaging playing in 2º Division. Zaragoza is not one of them. With the highest budget of its history, a team made for Champions League is now in hell, deciding who they are going to sell in order to face an extremely difficult season. Just take a look to some […]
Leagues: La Liga
/ 6527 days agoNeptuno smiles again
Neptuno square, where Atletico de Madrid fans celebrate all their titles, has been visited again, after eleven years living alone. Winning 1 – 0 there are again playing Champions League. In Spain this is real news because, as you know, Atletico is Spain third team after Real Madrid and Barcelona (in number of supporters). Now […]
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/ 6531 days agoThe consequences of the humiliation
Hello there!! First of all I would like to thanks The Gaffer for giving me the opportunity to collaborate with EPL talks. I’m Spanish and I’ll try to give you not just good information, but also the atmosphere of this country about football, something that is simply incredible. Also I would like to ask pardon […]