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Player Focus: Lack of Interest in Ben Yedder is Baffling

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Player Focus: Lack of Interest in Ben Yedder is Baffling Franck Tabanou may have left, with talismanic captain Etienne Capoue expected to follow, but if Toulouse can keep hold of young forward Wissam Ben Yedder, who was a revelation in his breakthrough campaign with le Tefece, then they will still hold out hope for a productive season.The renewal of full-...

Player Focus: Powerful Papadopoulos Worth the Risk for Liverpool

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Player Focus: Powerful Papadopoulos Worth the Risk for Liverpool With the Suarez transfer saga still ongoing, and getting more tedious by the day for all parties involved (and those who aren't), it seems Brendan Rodgers is still keen to strengthen his squad regardless of the future of Liverpool's prized asset.One area that the Ulsterman feels that he can add too ...

Team Focus: Bent Has the Better of Newcastle's French Fancies

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Team Focus: Bent Has the Better of Newcastle's French Fancies Newcastle's plummet towards the oblivion of potential relegation was a stark reminder that few teams are too good to go down. The same phrase was often used when the Magpies were unable to avoid the drop in the 2008/09 season, and last season's failings brought a side that had finished 5th the follo...

Player Focus: Five Underrated Bundesliga Signings

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Player Focus: Five Underrated Bundesliga Signings It's fair to say that Pep Guardiola's take over at Bayern Munich and the way that he is shaping his side is stealing most of the limelight in the Bundesliga, from afar at least. Meanwhile Dortmund are doing their best to keep up with a number of high-profile transfers of their own, but little attent...

Player Focus: Suitors Must Act Fast in the Race for Capoue

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Player Focus: Suitors Must Act Fast in the Race for Capoue Although a whole host of teams across Europe have been credited with an interest in Toulouse midfielder Étienne Capoue over the last few years, it finally seems as though the Frenchman's future will lie away from the Stadium Municipal next season.While there is no doubt that long-term manager...

Team Focus: New Look Roma Seem Set for Success

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Team Focus: New Look Roma Seem Set for Success It's been another summer of change thus far for Roma, with former Lille boss Rudi Garcia taking the reigns to become the club's fifth manager (including caretakers) since Claudio Ranieri left the club in 2011.The Frenchman has been busy in the transfer market already, and may not be done yet with Ro...

Player Focus: Luis Muriel - The Forgotten Forward in This Summer's Transfer Window

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Player Focus: Luis Muriel - The Forgotten Forward in This Summer's Transfer Window The development of Serie A has been intriguing over the past few years, with Juventus jumping to the summit under Antonio Conte and a number of different teams challenging for European places. Napoli, AC Milan, Roma, Fiorentina and Inter have all been in and out of form during the last 3 seasons, bu...

Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata

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Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata Wayne Rooney recently claimed to be confused and angry regarding comments made suggesting that he was seen as a back-up to Robin van Persie. Those emotions now seem to have filtered through fans of both United and Chelsea, who are seemingly at the front of the queue for the England international's s...

Player Focus: Is Álvaro Negredo the Right Calibre for City?

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Player Focus: Is Álvaro Negredo the Right Calibre for City? With Manchester City in danger of losing more ground on the title chase, with many now suggesting that Chelsea look set to be United's main challengers next season, the club are moving fast to secure two more attacking moves in the market.The likely arrival of Stevan Jovetic has been a cause of opti...

Player Focus: Why Giaccherini Would Be A Real Coup for Sunderland

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Player Focus: Why Giaccherini Would Be A Real Coup for Sunderland Paolo Di Canio is frantically looking to strengthen a Sunderland squad that was stumbling into oblivion, and his hard work and effectiveness in the transfer market thus far is not dissimilar to the playing style of one of his latest targets.It's fair to say that Italians are few and far between in E...