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Player Focus: Ones to Watch at the Confederations Cup

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Player Focus: Ones to Watch at the Confederations Cup With the World Cup warm up tournament - the Confederations Cup - set to kick off on Saturday, hosts and defending champions Brazil will at long last participate in a competitive fixture; their first since the Copa America penalty shoot out defeat to Paraguay back in 2011.It’ll give head coach ...

Player Focus: Is El Shaarawy The Player To Improve City's Attack?

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Player Focus: Is El Shaarawy The Player To Improve City's Attack? A summer of change is in effect at Manchester City. The removal of Roberto Mancini and subsequent arrival of Jesús Navas to add some much needed width to an overly narrow Citizens side hints towards a change in system with the imminent arrival of Manuel Pellegrini to navigate the team into th...

League Focus: Europe's Most Improved Players of the Season

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League Focus: Europe's Most Improved Players of the Season A year is a long time in football. A player can go from hero to zero and vice versa over a 12 month period, with the displays of many often not going unnoticed. Using WhoScored.com’s unique rating system, we can see which players have improved the most from 2011/12 to the 2012/13 season across...

League Focus: Europe's Flops of the Season

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League Focus: Europe's Flops of the Season Over the course of 12 months, a player can see his form rise significantly, making himself one of Europe’s most courted footballers, or drop markedly, seeing potential interest from big name teams cool as a result. Be it fewer goals scored, an increase in goals conceded or fewer passes complet...

Player Focus: Why Higuaín Is Europe's In Demand Striker

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Player Focus: Why Higuaín Is Europe's In Demand Striker With the season now officially over, players are beginning to head away for their end of year break following a long and arduous domestic campaign. With it, the inevitable spinning of the transfer carousel has begun to grind into motion as a number of performers are touted for moves to the biggest a...

League Focus: The Ligue 1 Team of the Season

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League Focus: The Ligue 1 Team of the Season With the domestic calendar now brought to an end following the culmination of the La Liga season last weekend, it’s the preparation for the new campaign that teams across Europe will focus on for the summer. Be it strengthening the core of the team or adding that one player to move from a Euro...

Team Focus: Europe's Top Relegated Transfer Targets

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Team Focus: Europe's Top Relegated Transfer Targets Relegation for any team is a heartbreaking experience to endure. After a long and arduous campaign, the idea of dropping back down a division is too much for fans and often players to take, with a number of performers regularly departing a team as they look to ply their trade as close to the top of ...

Player Focus: The Most Accurate Passers In Europe

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Player Focus: The Most Accurate Passers In Europe As the game has developed, the onus on ball retention and the recycling of possession has increased significantly. Teams are no longer looking towards the utilisation of a powerful target man as a battering room through the opposition defence as managers will often require their players to hold onto...

Player Focus: Is Stekelenburg A Viable Option For Fulham?

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Player Focus: Is Stekelenburg A Viable Option For Fulham? When it comes to goalkeepers, it’s widely regarded that their form rarely peaks until the autumn years of their profession. The experience garnered over a long and potentially successful playingcareer stands the performer in much better stead as each shotstopper aims to prolong their time at t...

Match Focus: Combined England and Brazil Starting XI

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Match Focus: Combined England and Brazil Starting XI The England national team - four words to strike fear into the hearts of the modern day football fan. Be it live on TV or at Wembley, supporters will bemoan the dreary approach the Three Lions will adopt as a means of boring their opponent into submission and, as proven on Wednesday night, the 1-1 d...