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Here’s the easy deal: 1) Predict this weekend’s Premier League results. 2) Order the new Italy shirt (and pray that they qualify for Euro 2008, otherwise I’ll need to find a 3rd team to support next summer). And you’ll be …

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Why have the FA backed Steve McClaren when the former assistant manager has almost failed his objective of qualifying for Euro 2008 (and must rely on Israel to beat Russia on 17 November)?

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Some time ago, Italy was the place to go if you were a professional footballer. In Italy, fame, honor and prestige was aplenty. And so was the money. In the past, every top footballer wanted to be in Italy. Tragically, …

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England played a ‘must not lose’ game in Russia. On an artificial pitch McLaren’s squad went out amid 77000 Russian fans and scored the first goal after less than 30 minutes. After a wrongly accorded penalty, Pavlyuchenko turned the score …

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This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. The great rotation debate has reared its head again in recent days as Liverpool fans come down on their manager, blaming his …

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This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. How much does true class and talent cost? In the football world, a lot. Or nothing. It depends. You could be paying …

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This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Paul Hilton. The title of this article would suggest that, like most, I subscribe to the notion that Premier League …

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This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Gordon Kelly. It has long been argued in the beautiful game that there is no ‘I’ in team, no individual …

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Gareth Barry was a precocious young 19 year-old with a great left foot, when he made his England debut as a substitute against the Ukraine in May, 2000. At that time it looked like Gareth was going to be an …

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In soccer, there are two kind of supporters: the first type watches the sport because of love for the beautiful game, and thus doesn’t care who wins or loses for as long as the matches are entertaining. And then there’s …

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England has won an important Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia, with 3-0. We covered the game live. Find the complete live coverage after the jump.

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Alright. Today, you won’t be graced with the enlightening presence of Ahmed who, it seems, was allegedly found partying at a night club till the wee hours and is hence hungover and unable to carry out his duties for the …

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