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English Premiership squads are full of exciting young talent just waiting to be given the opportunity to prove themselves in the first-team, but who do you think is your team’s most valuable asset? Teams like Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool …

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This article is an analysis of a referee’s performance during a game (based on my personal opinion). I watched the Holland vs Serbia European U-21 Championship final closely and took notes on how many good and bad calls the referee …

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If we split the Premiership into four areas, north west, north east, midlands and south, which area could put out the best premiership 11? I personally think it would be the north west closely followed by the south- inc. London …

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The USSF just doesn’t get it. I understand that winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup gives us the opportunity to play in the Confederations Cup in 2009. So I get why we sent our strongest team to the tournament. Now that …

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Here’s to hoping that David Beckham is enjoying his first championship with La Liga’s Real Madrid. After 4 years with the Spanish league giants, Beckham leaves on a high note after a tumultuous fourth season with the club. Back in …

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Last time I delved into the growing discrepancy in talent between the top teams in the world and everyone else. I offered nothing in terms of solutions in that article and I hope to remedy that in this one.

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I am fully aware that Mallorca are actually called “Real Mallorca”. For simplicity’s sake, and in order to avoid repeating “Madrid”, I have used “Real” to refer to “Real Madrid”, as is often the practice in the English media. With …

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By eleven o’clock this evening we will know who is this season’s La Liga champions.

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Everyday I open up Google News, and I run my usual searches: Bayern Munich (just so I can get my cousin’s nagging of my back) and of course, Man Utd & Manchester United. I have to run both spellings just …

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I’m tempted to copy-paste the full Premiership 07/08 fixture list here, but what will all the chopping and changing it will go through, I’m not sure there’s any point in doing so. However, I’m sure there’s a lot to discuss …

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This is around 2 weeks late, but try as I might, I can’t resist poking holes in it. On May 29th, The Times (the online version) proudly announced the Fink Tank Premiership Player ratings. Fans from all Premiership clubs (with …

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This article is for people who are curious about how football is perceived in South Africa, how the 2010 World Cup will change things in South Africa, why crime won’t be an issue and whether Benni MCarthy will ever play …

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