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10 Great Footballing Chokes

10 Great Footballing Chokes

Everyone remembers the winners. Most know that Brazil have won a record five World Cups, that Real Madrid have won the European Cup/Champions League a record nine times, and that Manchester United have captured a record 19 English First Division/Premier League titles. But how many people can name every runner-up in those competitions directly from…

Most efficient Premier League clubs in the last three seasons (2009 to 2012)

Most efficient Premier League clubs in the last three seasons (2009 to 2012)

Building on our previous post about the most efficient football clubs across Europe’s top four leagues this season, here we do an historical analysis of the Premier league and the best performing clubs in the last three years (2009/2010 to 2011/2012). The chart below shows some fascinating visual data about Premier League teams in the…

Form Crucial to Championship Playoff Success

Ian Holloway led the fairytale Seasiders to promotion last year.  Who will it be this year?

It seems that the Championship Playoff finals are often won by the team who is playing best at the end of the season. Last year, Ian Holloway masterminded a Blackpool offensive (cough) juggernaut to promotion behind Charlie Adam and against a Cardiff side who’ve developed the nasty reputation of being playoff chokers. This year, the popular picks from pundits have gone to anyone but the Bluebirds. But is there really a trend to which clubs are most successful come playoff time?

What If Footballers Were Poor?

What If Footballers Were Poor?

In FIFA 10, EA Sports’ widely popular football game, the weekly salary of Wayne Rooney is set at £110,000 in Manager Mode. That is how rich a virtual edition of Wayne Rooney is. Clubs like Burnley, Blackpool, Hoffenheim, Hercules have recently entered their respective country’s premier championship and impressed all neutrals. It is widely known now that…

Premier League: Signings of the Summer

Premier League: Signings of the Summer

The transfer deadline has now passed after a mad dash for players on Tuesday night. Here we will discuss the top big money deals, bargains and coups of the summer in the Premier League in a top 10 countdown. The countdown will conclude with some notable exclusions that may surprise you and 10 of the…

Transfer Rumors: Inter target Mascherano wants to leave Liverpool

England Mascherano Wants Milan Move Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson stated at a press conference today that midfielder Javier Mascherano has indicated to him that he wants to leave the club, but he also stated that just because the Argentina captain wants to leave doesn’t mean that he’ll be allowed to. Sky Sports Analysis: Can’t fault…

Transfer Rumors: Manchester rivals set to face off for Ibrahimovic?

Transfer Rumors: Manchester rivals set to face off for Ibrahimovic?

2009/2010 Premier League Review

English Premier League

Congratulations then to Chelsea, who have emerged as rightful Champions, with 27 wins, 86 points, and 103 goals in the bank. For a long time this looked like the competition no-one wanted to win, but once Jose Mourinho had robbed his former side of a shot at Champions League glory, the west-Londoners revved their domestic…

Burnley 1-6 Manchester City – Video Highlights – 3 April 2010

Burnley 1-6 Manchester City English Premier League 3 April 2010 Manchester City dominated from the start and crushed Burnley 6-1 on Saturday. City would start off strong with three goals in the first seven minutes. It started off with an Adebayor goal in the 4th minute, Bellamy goal in the 5th minute, and a Tevez…

Arsenal 3-1 Burnley – Video Highlights – 6 March 2010

Arsenal had lots of missed chances on Saturday but still got a 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium.