English Championship table

Excitement continues at top of English Championship table

 March 9, 2015   John Welsh

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It is a commonly shared belief that the vast sums of money available for competing in the English Premier League compares very unfavourably with the amounts earned by those teams participating in the lower tiers of the league hierarchy. The opportunity to earn such revenues is the prize awaiting those football clubs occupying the second […]

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Ligue 1

A New Year heralds a change in Ligue 1 fortunes for Caen

 March 4, 2015   John Welsh

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With the destiny of the 2014-15 French Ligue title set to involve a three way tussle between Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon and Marseille, another team in that league is currently displaying much better form than any of the leading protagonists and were considered near certainties for relegation prior to the Winter break. Caen have won six […]

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Premier League

A poor week for the Premier League in European competition

 February 27, 2015   John Welsh

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The English Premier League is arguably regarded as the best football in Europe, if not the World, and a recently signed TV package worth over £5 billion for the live screening of matches may justify that assertion. However, such revenues do not guarantee success on the pitch as the performances of English teams in European […]

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UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League Round-of-16: Team Prospects after First-Leg Matches

 February 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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During February 17-25, 2015, 8 round-of-16 first-leg matches were played in different European venues. Playing at home at Lviv on February 17, FC Shakhtar held visitors Bayern Munich to a goalless draw and made the second-leg match crucial for both teams. On the same day, PSG staged a second-half revival to draw against Chelsea FC […]

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Bas Dost Bundesliga

Bas Dost now proving his ability in Bundesliga after two modest seasons

 February 23, 2015   John Welsh

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Since the resumption of the Bundesliga season following the winter break, Bayern Munich have emphasised their current domination of German football by recovering from a 4-1 opening defeat by Wolfsburg and a 1-1 home draw with Schalke to register three successive league victories without conceding a goal. 8-0 and 6-0 wins against Hamburg and Paderborn […]

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Bradford

Progressive Bradford aiming for Wembley after another epic cup performance

 February 17, 2015   John Welsh

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When Bradford City beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup Fourth Round, it was described as one of the greatest shocks in the history of the tournament and after being drawn against Sunderland for the next stage, few people were expecting another upset. However, the Bradford management team and players did not […]

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Premier League goal for Liverpool

Muted celebrations by Balotelli in scoring a first Premier League goal for Liverpool

 February 13, 2015   John Welsh

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eWhen a footballer scores a potentially winning goal just seven minutes from the end of normal time during a 3-2 thriller in a high-profile game, it is normally the signal for a rather joyous celebration by both player and team. It would appear that Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli defies the norm and his muted reaction […]

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Lyon preserve Ligue 1

Lyon preserve Ligue 1 lead despite intense PSG pressure

 February 10, 2015   John Welsh

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While Atletico Madrid produced a quality display of football in beating city neighbours Real 4-0 at the weekend and the Africa Cup of Nations provided a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory for the Ivory Coast, the clash between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was arguably one of the more compelling football matches this weekend. The game […]

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Ivory Coast and Ghana to contest Africa Cup of Nations Final

Ivory Coast and Ghana to contest Africa Cup of Nations Final amid disturbing semi-final scenes

 February 7, 2015   John Welsh

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It would be a shame if the crowd disturbances which marred the Africa Cup Of Nations second semi-final match were to overshadow the fact that two neighbouring football-crazy nations have reached in the final of a tournament which has improved significantly in terms of entertainment since the knockout phase began. Each of the games since […]

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Glasgow Rangers

Five Newcastle players move to Glasgow Rangers on a bizarre transfer deadline day

 February 5, 2015   John Welsh

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In addition to Manchester City signing Wilfried Bony for £28, the transactions involving Juan Cuadrado moving to Chelsea and Andre Schurrle joining Wolfsburg may have been the other most expensive acquisitions during the FIFA January transfer window, but it would appear that loan deals were by far the most popular choice for clubs. For teams […]

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