Gary Neville at Valencia

Gary Neville hoping to succeed at Valencia after the David Moyes failure at Real Sociedad

 December 2, 2015   John Welsh

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Former Manchester United and England footballing brothers Gary and Phil Neville have always been eager to exploit new adventures in the sport once they retired from playing the game. They recently became co-owners of English Northern Premier League team Salford City alongside former United players Ryan Giggs, Nick Butt and Paul Scholes but their latest […]

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Manchester United

Wolfsburg aiming to end Manchester United’s Champions League ambitions

 November 30, 2015   John Welsh

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As the group stage of the 2015-16 Champions League competition draws to a conclusion in the next two weeks with just the final games to be completed, it is possible that four Spanish teams could qualify for the knockout phase with Valencia potentially joining the two Madrid teams and Barcelona in the next round of […]

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Wladimir-Klitschko-vs-Tyson-Fury match review

The Klitschko domination of the heavyweight division ends with Tyson Fury outpointing Wladimir

 November 29, 2015   John Welsh

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Since the early millennium years, the World Heavyweight boxing scene has been dominated by the Ukrainian Klitschko bothers with Vitali claiming the WBC version of the title in 2004, and then relinquishing the belt on retiring from the sport after beating Manuel Charr in 2012. Wladimir has stayed active in the ring, and prior to […]

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La Liga

Malaga dream of La Liga success appears to be fading

 November 25, 2015   John Welsh

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The Spanish La Liga has been dominated in recent seasons by both Madrid teams and Barcelona but just a few seasons previously, Malaga also threatened to become of the leading teams in that league. In June 2010 Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani from the ruling Qatari family became the new owner with optimism that new investment […]

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Leicester defying the odds as Jamie Vardy eyes new Premier League goalscoring record

 November 23, 2015   John Welsh

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While Liverpool were serving notice of their attacking intentions under Jurgen Klopp by beating Manchester City 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium, and Manchester United claimed all three points at Watford via a last minute Troy Deeney own goal in a 2-1victory, the main headlines in a weekend of Premier League action were provided by Leicester […]

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Ibrahimovic returns to Paris after his goals seal Euro 2016 qualification for Sweden

 November 19, 2015   John Welsh

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It has not been the best of situations in which to play football in Europe during the past days following the fatal terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday evening. Bombs were heard exploding outside the Stade de France during the France versus Germany friendly international and security issues prevented any play in scheduled games between […]

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Cheltenham victory

Sprinter Sacre rekindles memories of former glories with impressive Cheltenham victory

 November 16, 2015   John Welsh

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As the 2015-16 National Hunt horse racing season gathers momentum in the United Kingdom and Ireland, several of the star performers from the previous campaign have reappeared in recent weeks as they regain fitness ahead of several competitive months. 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Coneygree confirmed his well-being with an impressive seasonal debut at Sandown […]

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Inter Milan

Mancini seeking to regain league title at Inter Milan in a competitive Serie A

 November 12, 2015   John Welsh

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With the international break allowing for a pause in action among the top flight European football leagues, a glance at several of the current league tables suggests that there is some real competition among teams aiming to secure their respective domestic titles. Italian Serie A provides a prime example of this situation with the top […]

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Ligue 1 title

Lyon win Rhone Derby but Ligue 1 title hopes remain remote

 November 9, 2015   John Welsh

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The Rhone Derby is one of the more fiercely competitive games in French football aside from Le Classique between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille. These games are normally fiercely contested between Lyon and Saint-Etienne from two cities approximately 30 miles apart, but they are clubs with strong traditions in Ligue 1. Saint Etienne, nicknamed Les Verts, […]

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Bayern Munich overwhelm Arsenal

Arsene Wenger remains defiant after Bayern Munich overwhelm Arsenal

 November 6, 2015   John Welsh

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Ahead of their Champions League tie at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich, Arsenal could be forgiven for thinking that they could upset the odds by beating the Bundesliga champions. The Gunners had secured a memorable 2-0 victory against Pep Guardiola’s team just two weeks previously by adopting an effective counter-attacking game plan and they […]

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