Profiles

Jean Marie Dongou Date of Birth: 22 April, 1995 (Age 17) Club: FC Barcelona Country of Birth: Cameroon Position: Forward La Masia may have the fortunate knack of regularly producing and nurturing supremely talented footballers, but you’d think that even …

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Media reports in Holland say that Alexander Buttner has traveled to Manchester to undergo a medical ahead of a potential £3.5m-£4m move to Manchester United. Buttner is a 23 year-old left sided player who can play higher on the wing …

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The news has been a long time coming, to be honest, but it still brings a lump to the throat. At 31 years of age Ledley King and Tottenham had little choice but to call it a day, continuing to …

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Kwadwo Asamoah has been excellent for his club Udinese and for Ghana – establishing himself as a first-choice player at a relatively young age. This summer he’s being tracked by several big European clubs, including Manchester United and Juventus.

It appeared that Juventus had won the race to acquire the Ghanaian, especially after completing a medical for the club in early June. But, according to reports on June 23rd, the transfer has stalled as Udinese is holding out for £15 million. It still appears likely that Juventus will acquire the skills of the hard-working central midfielder, but it’s not a done deal yet.

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John Terry on his day is one of the best central defenders in the Premier League, and certainly an important player for Chelsea and England. However, the 31-year-old is in danger of missing out on Euro 2012, after being stripped …

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Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is without doubt one of the most interesting, but controversial players in the current game. Flashes of brilliance for the Etihad Stadium outfit, Inter and Italy testify to the 21-year-old’s ability, but scandal and strange …

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Just how ‘good’ is Cristiano Ronaldo? Earlier we shared news on the ‘Cristiano Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit‘ documentary which subjects CR to a series of innovate tests to measure his performances. But that’s still lab testing, off the pitch, …

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With his contract up in the summer of 2012, Villa’s ‘star man’ and England international Ashley Young is hotly tipped to leave the club after a disappointing season for the club under Gerard Houllier. The question is, is he really …

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The word ‘superstar’ is thrown around far too often in football these days, but one player who really can be that good is Neymar. Neymar has been on the radar of all the top clubs for a while now even …

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Danny Blind………wasn’t he that Dutch bloke with the dodgy perm who brought down Paul Ince for the penalty at Euro 96? It seems the current AFC Ajax Director of football is remembered more for his resemblance of a Harry Enfield …

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When every World Cup comes around, everyone places an outside bet on Holland. Based on their qualifying campaign, it seems a very safe bet. Their football is certainly entertaining and at times, dazzling for the spectator. But when it comes …

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Brasil has a fine history of attacking full backs. They reached the idea of a flat back four first, and have after that always displayed a tendency to lead the way on defensive progression. The wing back looks to have …

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