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It took 17 minutes from the start of the second half for Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace to change a cagey 0-0 game against Sunderland into a rout. The 4-1 win, featuring a hat-trick from highly impressive winger Yannick Bolasie, is emblematic of the English manager’s tenure at Palace. A difficult first half of the season […]

Tottenham’s trip to Manchester United Sunday could be among the most important matches of the season for both teams. Spurs’ 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers this past weekend earned them their game-in-hand victory, taking them three points off United’s hold of the crucial Champions League earning position of fourth place. With a mere 10 […]

Mousa Dembélé’s removal at halftime from the thrilling 2-2 draw between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United on Sunday was not surprising. His first half performance bordered on dismal. He failed to contribute meaningfully to attack and regularly conceded possession, most notably in the build up to Cheikhou Kouyaté's opening goal. To be fair, he […]

When Stoke City’s Bojan Krkic fell unchallenged and was subbed off in the FA Cup game at League One’s Rochdale on Monday night, one could easily imagine the groans from the away support in the stands. His fourth minute stunner of a goal – a volley from outside the 18-yard box that curved just beyond […]

45,000 people sat in the Estadio Vicente Calderon on the 4th of January awaiting the unveiling of Atlético Madrid’s latest acquisition. The day before, in that same stadium, some of those fans witnessed Atlético begin the new year in style, beating Levante 3-1 and ending the day tied for second in La Liga, just one […]

If you had to pin the blame for the current state of the soccer economy on one man, you likely wouldn’t get much farther than Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez. He won his first tenure as president of the club on the back of a lopsided season that saw Madrid win the UEFA Champions League […]

Tottenham Hotspur heads into 2015 falling just short of expectations once again. There have been moments of quality, even brilliance, and all it would take is a sustained good run to change things, but overall one cannot escape the feeling that Spurs are not living up to their potential. Wins have been tight, several coming […]