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Football Team of the Decade: 1960s
The 1960s just might be football’s golden decade. George Best, Garrincha, Pele in his prime and much much more.
The Global Game: Watching The Premier League In Pakistan
Earlier this week I came across the ‘Global Game‘ initiative launched by Nick Harris (Mail on Sunday, Sporting Intelligence). It’s a great idea, hopefully it catches on and more and more people from different parts of the world who follow football (and especially the English Premier League) can contribute to it. In the meantime, here’s…
The Global Game: The A-Z Of How The World Watches English Premier League
The English Premier League is easily the most watched football league in the world. Although overshadowed by some of their Spanish counterparts on the pitch they still have a much bigger share of international viewership. Millions and millions of fans around the globe from over 200 countries tune in every weekend to see 90 minutes…
Are promoted clubs more prepared for the Premier League?
This season has seen the birth of a newly adapted style for the three promoted clubs that have graced the Premier League this season – Swansea City, Queens Park Rangers and Norwich City. All three clubs have enjoyed spells in the top half and have kept their cool when faced with a barrage of quality…
English Football Wages: 1984 to 2010
Football wages are a ridiculously easy target – whether it’s the high wages paid by Chelsea and then Manchester City, the astronomical wage bills of Barcelona and Real Madrid fueled by unequal TV deals or the retirement homes that front as football clubs in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, football wages have steadily increased…
Manchester United v Manchester City: A Statistical Preview
We look a statistical preview ahead of Manchester United v Manchester City, the key football statistics leading into the game, comparing the forward lines of both clubs and Manchester United’s defensive weaknesses this season.
Could Spain’s second XI beat England?
While watching David Silva and Spain dismantle a dogged and compact Scotland on Wednesday, it struck me: this was hardly Spain’s best outfit and they were dominating. Silva cemented his bona fides as one of the top half-dozen players in world football and Spain, with a team featuring second-choice players like Thiago Alcantara, Jordi Alba…
Review: Why Football Manager 2012 Will Rock Your World
The first impression you get while playing Football Manager 2012 is how it’s improved as an imitation of the real thing – a genuine simulation of what it means to be a football manager, inasmuch as you can simulate the experience digitally. Granted, there are no fans screaming pedophile chants at you, the BBC isn’t…
Rooney v Suarez stats going into the Liverpool v United game
We compare two main striking threats for Manchester United and Liverpool, Wayne Rooney and Luis Suarez, and look at their stats for the start of the Premier League season.
Sunderland Q&A: Transfers, Fans and Footballing Identity
Earlier this month Roker Report (Sunderland blog) editor Simon Walsh asked us if we’d like to do a Q&A on Sunderland – and here it is. We talk about Sunderland’s transfer policy, footballing identity (or lack thereof) as well as whether Sunderland will be in a relegation battle this season. Q: Stoke are known for…
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