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A great book does not necessarily make a great movie. Catch 22 is probably the seminal piece of literature of the twentieth century (if we choose to overlook Derek McGovern on Sports Betting); yet the film was a major disappointment. …

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When Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson recently described his side’s chances of victory against Chelsea as a ‘David versus Goliath’ scenario in terms of resources, it summed up everything that has gone wrong with the English Premiership. On this occasion Goliath …

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With Shakhtar’s 2-1 home defeat against Benfica securing Celtic’s place in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, that means that nine slots in the knockout round have been filled. Five of the remaining open spots are in Groups …

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On Saturday night in the match against Racing Santander, Raúl did a strange thing. No, it was not the 4th minute as-easy-as-you-like strike past Tono, it was not even the marvelous Captain Fantastic performance that he gifted the 80,000 odd …

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The interest for ex-Real Madrid manager Fabio Capello is progressively growing across the Channel. After the many rumours picking him as one of the favorites for the England job, the Italian tactician now features prominently on the managerial shortlist of …

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I took the above picture at RFK Stadium just before the game began. In the center were Stefano Tacconi, Gaetano Scirea, and Antonio Cabrini. Walking on the left were Sergio Brio and Paolo Rossi. I had not thought about this …

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The recent arrests of Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp and others have brought the whole investigations scandal of corruption in football back into the frame. The police probe began back on January 11th 2006 after Luton manager Mike Newell highlighted the …

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While many of the Champions League participants have another week to wait until they hit the pitch for Matchday 6, Group D will conclude tonight with AC Milan hosting Celtic and Shakhtar hosting Benfica. With that in mind, it’s time …

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This article is a submission for the Soccerlens ‘Share Your Football Experiences’ Contest; to participate, please read the details here. Australia 3 Japan 1, Reads the scoreboard on a hot Summer’s day in Kaiserslautern, Germany on the 12th of June; …

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When will Arsenal’s bubble burst? They have been asking this for quite some time and the answer still remains buried in the mist. And it will at least till the next round of matches in the English Premier League rush …

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FA Cup 3rd Round Draw – 2007/2008 It seems that they are destined for each other, rather to play against each other. The draw for the English FA Cup was made on Sunday and an almost inevitable pairing was announced. …

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The Euro 2008 Final Draw took place on Sunday December 2 at 12:00pm local time, in Lucerne, Switzerland. Soccerlens has covered the event LIVE, and now gives you the list of the 4 groups of Euro 2008.

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