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Team Focus: Will Leicester Struggle After Surprise Sacking of Pearson?

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Team Focus: Will Leicester Struggle After Surprise Sacking of Pearson? Given how strongly Leicester City ended the season, it was something of a shock when news of Nigel Pearson’s sacking began to circulate on social media. The fiery manager guided the Foxes to safety when, at the end of March, it seemed impossible. However, 22 points from their final 9 games of ...

Player Focus: The Reasons Behind Arda's Proposed Move Away From Madrid

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Player Focus: The Reasons Behind Arda's Proposed Move Away From Madrid As the transfer rumour mill continues to churn out numerous stories linking this player with that club, one man who seems certain to move this summer is Atletico Madrid star Arda Turan. My agent is in touch with 3-4 clubs. I will update you all if a deal is made (sic), the Turkey international said ...

Team Focus: Portugal Golden Generation Hoping to Better Class of '94

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Team Focus: Portugal Golden Generation Hoping to Better Class of '94 It was a performance of the highest quality that saw this Portugal U21 side progress to the European U21 Championship final at the expense of pre-tournament favourites Germany. The ease with which they dumped Horst Hrubesch’s side out of the competition in Saturday’s 5-0 mauling means Ru...

Player Focus: Should Enrique Persist with Bravo as Barcelona's Number 1 Next Season?

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Player Focus: Should Enrique Persist with Bravo as Barcelona's Number 1 Next Season? One of the main criticisms of Gareth Southgate’s England U21 squad was that he did not maximise the national pool. The likes of Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling and Jack Wilshere, among others, were all eligible to turn out for the Three Lions at the European U21 Championship, yet played no part ...

Tournament Focus: U21 Euros Group Stage Roundup

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Tournament Focus: U21 Euros Group Stage Roundup As it was, England’s U21 European Championship came to an end, not with a bang, but a whimper. Gareth Southgate’s team finished bottom of Group B, mirroring the senior side from 12 months ago at the 2014 World Cup. It was a disappointing end to a competition that promised so much given t...

Player Focus: June 25th - Premier League Transfer Rumour Roundup

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Player Focus: June 25th - Premier League Transfer Rumour Roundup Yevhen KonoplyankaAfter being linked with a host of Europe’s big hitters in recent years, a move for Yevhen Konoplyanka never materialised, with the winger remaining at Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. A transfer to Liverpool 18 months ago failed to go through after club president Ihor Kolomoyski refuse...

Team Focus: Atletico Sufficiently Replacing Outgoing Attackers

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Team Focus: Atletico Sufficiently Replacing Outgoing Attackers Atletico Madrid’s attack looks all but set to undergo another revamp, 12 months after Diego Simeone tinkered with his frontline. Diego Costa’s big money move to Chelsea saw them secure the services of Mario Mandzukic and Antoine Griezmann from Bayern Munich and Real Sociedad respectively...

Player Focus: Why Arsenal Are Pursuing Their Interest in Petr Cech

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Player Focus: Why Arsenal Are Pursuing Their Interest in Petr Cech It is reportedly going to cost Arsenal around £11m to secure the services of Petr Cech. In today’s overinflated market, where Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are valued at the £50m mark, the Gunners’ capture of the vastly experienced keeper represents something of a coup. Desp...

Tournament Focus: Copa America 2015 Group Stage Roundup

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Tournament Focus: Copa America 2015 Group Stage Roundup The culmination of the group stages of the 2015 Copa America eventually saw few surprises, despite both Mexico and Venezuela falling at the first hurdle, and ultimately those expected to progress did so. Heavyweights Uruguay and Colombia navigated their way through Group B and C respectively by the ...

Team Focus: Ayew & Tabanou Captures Signal Swans Intent

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Team Focus: Ayew & Tabanou Captures Signal Swans Intent It’s already been something of a hectic summer for Swansea. Garry Monk’s side secured the services of the highly rated André Ayew from Marseille on a free transfer earlier this month and have since bolstered their ranks further through sought after target Franck Tabanou. After the...