Ahmed Bilal

From the renovated training center to the infusion of quality young players at Manchester United, it seems Alex Ferguson has been preparing to leave.

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Manchester City and Chelsea are due to play an end-of-season friendly at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, May 25. If that date sticks out, that’s because it’s also the day the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will …

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Manchester United are in a comfortable position financially and on the pitch to not resort to the ‘no value in the market’ line any more.

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They said it couldn’t be done. No team had thrown away an 8-point advantage with 6 games to go in the league. But United did, and lost the 2011/2012 league title on goal difference to City. It hurt more than …

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United are in constant evolution. Ferguson’s enduring successes are simultaneously based on consistency and the need to adapt, every year, to the changes around them. One of the key reasons why United apparently do so well in the second half …

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England are placed 6th in the pre-Euro 2012 FIFA rankings, and despite the criticisms of the system it is a openly accessible, results-based formula. It doesn’t meant that England are the 6th best side in the world – it just …

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The Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has left Anfield after talks with the club’s American owners. Dalglish had traveled to the US to meet with the Liverpool owners, where he presented his end-of-season review, outlined his plans for next season and …

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Manchester United’s best performance in the 2011/2012 season was on Sunday, 28th August 2011, when they walloped an injury-ridden and pre-panic-buy Arsenal 8-2. This standout performance wasn’t a blip. In their first five competitive games of the season, United won …

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The two most popular football simulation games – Football Manager and FIFA, offer very contrasting experiences to football fans. And yet you will find that there is plenty to learn from one game that can be applied to the other, …

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The 2012 European Championships will kick off this summer in Poland and Ukraine. The Euro 2012 betting hugely favours Spain and Germany, but beyond the favourites and indeed beyond the 16 teams competing at Euro 2012, there are plenty of …

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Regardless of whether Chelsea beat Napoli tonight, and regardless of whether Chelsea qualify for the Champions League or not this season, the signs are crystal clear. The next Chelsea manager must either be extremely special (even Mourinho would be hard-pressed …

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“What other areas are there to improve on – apart from points?” From any other manager, these would their famous last words. From Kenny Dalglish, however, it’s merely an affirmation that Liverpool as a club has improved from last season. …

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