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Europe All Star Team Review, May 16-22

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Europe All Star Team Review, May 16-22 Last weekend saw most of Europe’s main leagues finish up for the season, with Ligue 1 the only major division with fixtures now remaining. As usual, there were plenty of eye-catching performances over the continent for us to analyse as we take our weekly Tuesday round-up of the best performers...

United Send Blackpool Back to the Championship

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United Send Blackpool Back to the Championship  In their last day bid for Premier League survival, Blackpool put up a real fight at Old Trafford but in the end, United overwhelmed Ian Holloway’s spirited side to send them down to the Championship yesterday afternoon.United took the lead through Ji-Sung Park on 21 minutes but a Charlie Adam ...

Survival Sunday Lowdown Continued

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Survival Sunday Lowdown Continued With the time creeping closer to 4pm, we continue our look at those relegation-threatened clubs near the foot of the Premier League. Yesterday saw us run the rule over Wolves and Blackburn, leaving Wigan, Blackpool and Birmingham to come under the microscope, in what has proved to be the most tensio...

Wolves and Blackburn Do Battle to Beat the Drop

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Wolves and Blackburn Do Battle to Beat the Drop With five teams still in the position to be relegated from the Premier League this Sunday, nowhere will the tension be felt more than at Molineux, where Wolves and Blackburn face the prospect of Championship football next season. Both sides are masters of their own destiny, however, and although a d...

Europe All Star Team, May 09-15, 2011

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Europe All Star Team, May 09-15, 2011 This week’s All Star XI sees some of the very best players across the top five divisions joined by some from teams fighting relegation, with the threat of the dreaded drop bringing out the very best in players such as Charles N’Zogbia and Djamel Mesbah. The pair take their place alongsid...

Lille on the Verge of the Double

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Lille on the Verge of the Double Lille stand on the brink of their first domestic double since the 1945-46 season after a 1-0 home victory over Sochaux last night moved them six points clear of second-place Marseille with just two games remaining in Ligue 1. With a superior goal difference of 8 over their nearest rivals, the title ...

Gladbach Show Steel to Make the Relegation Play-Offs

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Gladbach Show Steel to Make the Relegation Play-Offs Last weekend saw the final round of 2010/11 Bundesliga matches take place, with Borussia Munchengladbach finishing third-bottom to grab a play-off place against VfL Bochum, third in the German second division. The two clubs will play each other home and away later this month to determine the one rem...

Lille: The Three Key Players

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Lille: The Three Key Players Lille took a big step towards a domestic double on Saturday evening with a 1-0 win over Paris Saint Germain in the French Cup Final, courtesy of a last minute Ludovic Obraniak free-kick. Rudi Garcia’s team resume league matters this upcoming Wednesday and, four points ahead of the pack with ju...

One Point Enough To See United Crowned Champions

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One Point Enough To See United Crowned Champions Man United followed in the footsteps of AC Milan and Barcelona yesterday, clinching their domestic title with an away draw that also proved suitable for the home side, as Blackburn hit the 40 point mark and edged closer to Premier League safety.Steve Kean’s side came into this game with just t...

Madrid’s 2010/11 Summer Signings Under Review

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Madrid’s 2010/11 Summer Signings Under Review The planning has already begun for Real Madrid’s 2011/21 campaign with last week’s signing of Borussia Dortmund playmaker Nuri Sahin a clear statement of intent. Jose Mourinho’s first season ended with a Copa del Rey as the club’s only silverware and Sahin will be expected to...