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Return of Former Championship Stars a Theme Ahead of 2016/17

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Return of Former Championship Stars a Theme Ahead of 2016/17 The Championship makes its return on Friday night and its once again shaping up to be an intriguing season, fittingly kicked off by the team that is widely expected to dominate proceedings. Indeed, Newcastle are the outstanding favourites with the bookies to make an immediate return to the top-fligh...

Making sense of Liverpool's move for Wijnaldum

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Making sense of Liverpool's move for Wijnaldum When Jurgen Klopp was announced as the new Liverpool manager, taking the reins from Brendan Rodgers back in October, Reds fans were confident of a bright future ahead. After a satisfactory first season at the club, reaching both the League Cup and Europa League final, this summer was tipped as a hug...

Will faith in youth pay off as Bournemouth build for the future?

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Will faith in youth pay off as Bournemouth build for the future? Somewhat lost in the understandable hysteria of Leicester’s title win, also in part due to a disappointing end to the campaign, Bournemouth’s achievements last season were somewhat undervalued.Eddie Howe was deemed by many as naive in thinking that his side could simply continue to play ...

Premier League transfer round-up quiz

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Premier League transfer round-up quiz We are now less than a month away from the start of the domestic campaigns across Europe and clubs have already been hard at work strengthening their squads. Some large fees have already been paid out by Premier League clubs in particular and more big money deals are expected to be completed before ...

Can Conte tailor his tactics to accommodate both Kante and Matic?

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Can Conte tailor his tactics to accommodate both Kante and Matic? “When I was in Italy, I like to say that the manager is like a tailor, you must build the best dress for the team.” That was the assessment of Antonio Conte when discussing how he would set up his new Chelsea side at his opening press conference.Much has been made of the Italian’s ...

Euro 2016 Re-cap Quiz

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Euro 2016 Re-cap Quiz Three days have now passed since an ultimately forgettable Euro 2016 final, edging us three days closer to the start of the new domestic campaigns across Europe. As we begin to look ahead to the upcoming season, however, we thought we'd give you a little test of your short term memory and indeed kno...

Euro 2016 success stories worthy of another chance to impress

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Euro 2016 success stories worthy of another chance to impress A major international tournament always serves as an opportunity for players to thrust themselves into the limelight from the shadows. Whether a player emerges from apparent obscurity or reignites a profile that has looked in danger if flickering out altogether, there’s no chance to secure a b...

The key battles as France aim to avoid upset against Portugal

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The key battles as France aim to avoid upset against Portugal With the showpiece event now decided as France take on Portugal, most are leaning towards the hosts to secure glory on home turf for the third time in their history. The Portuguese, meanwhile, are aiming for their first major international trophy anywhere having narrowly missed out as hosts themselv...

Can the man for the big occasion against France

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Can the man for the big occasion against France France’s first half demolition job of Iceland has set up what many predicted would be one of the semi-finals this summer in what has been the most unpredictable of tournaments. The hosts must defeat Germany in what will be their toughest test of these Euros by a distance having enjoyed a favou...

Cagey affairs expected in this weekend's Euro 2016 quarter finals

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Cagey affairs expected in this weekend's Euro 2016 quarter finals With a clash of the titans on Saturday and a David vs Goliath story to round off the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, we’re previewing this weekend’s action with the return of our Bookmaker Ratings battle.Looking ahead to Germany’s meeting with Italy up against ESPN journalist Gabriele Ma...