asia cup

Iraq and Palestine play a football match in Australia amid civil unrest back home

 January 23, 2015   John Welsh

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With many European footballs needing use their full squad of players as some their international performers have been selected for duty in the ongoing African and Asian Nations Cup tournaments, spare a thought for those countries and FIFA-recognised footballing authorities struggling to assemble a team for the competitions. During the past two days in the […]

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Premier League fixture

Contrasting weekend fortunes for Chelsea and Manchester City ahead of crucial Premier League fixture

 January 19, 2015   John Welsh

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will glance at the Premier League table today and then consider the prospect of facing the nearest challengers to his team when Manchester City visit Stamford Bridge in two weeks for a crucial fixture between the top two teams in the league. City are currently five points adrift of leaders Chelsea […]

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Deontay Wilder

Wilder demonstrates that he is ready to face Klitschko

 January 19, 2015   John Welsh

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Although Deontay Wilder became the first American boxer since 2006 to claim a version of the World Heavyweight championship by beating Canadian opponent Bermane Stiverne via a unanimous points decision, many experts will have been disappointed by his inability to finish the contest inside the scheduled 12 rounds. He has stopped all his previous challengers […]

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Hatem Ben Arfa

Strange FIFA rules prevent Hatem Ben Arfa playing for OGC Nice

 January 16, 2015   John Welsh

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In the sometimes crazy world of professional football, French international forward Hatem Ben Arfa is currently embroiled in a protracted registration deal with OGC Nice in Ligue as he seeks a new challenge away from the English Premier League. However, his participation for Nice has been cast into doubt as FIFA rules state that a […]

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Ligue 1

Exciting French Ligue 1 title race gathers momentum as footballers pay tribute to ‘Je Suis Charlie’ victims

 January 13, 2015   John Welsh

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After several days in which terrorist attacks dominated the news headlines in France and many other parts of the World, the weekend French sporting events were characterised by tributes to those people who lost their lives, with the ‘Je Suis Charlie’ slogan symbolising the reaction of many people to the horrifying events. There were moments […]

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Scott Brown

Scott Brown becoming a legend at Aberdeen after many seasons at Cheltenham Town

 January 12, 2015   John Welsh

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Scott BrownDuring a football career in which he has played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Welshpool Town, Bristol City and nearly 10 years at Cheltenham Town, goalkeeper Scott Brown is suddenly acquiring a decent reputation at Scottish Premiership outfit Aberdeen as the team currently leads that particular league. Since assuming the number one ‘keeper role when replacing […]

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Sir Bradley Wiggins

Wiggins declares his new ambitions as he says goodbye to the Grand Tours of Cycling

 January 8, 2015   John Welsh

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In announcing that he is launching a new cycling team from April 2015, Sir Bradley Wiggins has perhaps declared that he will no longer be contesting the Grand Tours of the European calendar and that his Tour de France victory of 2012 will be his sole success in that prestigious event. Wiggins will ride for […]

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Marseille suffer Coupe de France

Marseille suffer Coupe de France giant-killing defeat by progressive Grenoble

 January 5, 2015   John Welsh

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The first weekend of 2015 witnessed cup action in both England and France as the FA Cup and Coupe de France both entered the last 64 team stage with several lower tier teams keen to create giant-killing acts against their more illustrious rivals. Most of the Premier League teams escaped serious embarrassment but Ligue 1 […]

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La Liga

A rare weekend in La Liga as both Real Madrid and Barcelona are beaten

 January 5, 2015   John Welsh

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There have not been many weekends in recent Spanish La Liga history when both Real Madrid and Barcelona have suffered defeat but on the first weekend of 2015 after the Christmas break, that is exactly what happened as Atletico Madrid closed within one point of leaders Real following their 3-1 home win against Levante. Defeats […]

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Ayoze Perez

Kane and Perez tipped to be future stars of Premier League

 January 3, 2015   John Welsh

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The announcement that Steven Gerrard is to leave Liverpool at the end of the current campaign will not only be a significant loss for the Red’s midfield engine room but the Premier League will also miss a talent which has graced English football for most of this century. He has been an influential player at […]

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