Leicester City Leonardo Ulloa

Ulloa proving his top flight ability as determined Leicester overcome Manchester United

 September 22, 2014   John Welsh

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Leonardo Ulloa is not the typical striker for whom Manchester United would pay an extravagant fee to attract his services and at 28 years of age, he is also unlikely to command the attention of Real Madrid or Barcelona as potential investment but he is already proving to be one of more significant purchases of […]

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UEFA

UEFA Champions’ League Group-Stage Preview

 September 16, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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The race for the grandest prize in European football, the UEFA Champions’ League gets underway this week. Here we take a quick look at all the 32 teams in the 8 groups as we try to figure out what to expect in the coming months of the tournament.   Group A: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Olympiakos […]

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Premier League

Two 4-0 results herald contrasting fortunes for two Uniteds in the Premier League

 September 15, 2014   John Welsh

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The ultimate fate of any football manager is normally dependent on results achieved over an indefinite period of time, but for two such Premier League incumbents, 4-0 scorelines during the weekend have resulted in totally contrasting headlines and a wide gulf in job security. Since Manchester United beat QPR by a four goal margin on […]

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Czech Republic Euro 2016

World Cup teams experience mixed results in early Euro 2016 qualifiers

 September 10, 2014   John Welsh

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When Germany won the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil during mid-July, there was a sense that international football needed a break and several established footballers announced their retirement from playing for their respective countries. Yet within the first week of September and with some of the European leagues barely completing their first […]

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Falcao

Falcao loan deal demonstrates a means of manipulating Financial Fair Play Rules

 September 3, 2014   John Welsh

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As the European football leagues pause for the international break, it allows some time to reflect on another transfer window in which the rich clubs have once again spent extravagant sums of money on players. As the closure of the window approached on September 1st, the impending transfer of one player in particular seemed to […]

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Liverpool

Premier League Contenders Part V : Liverpool

 September 3, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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Until Manchester United overtook them in 2010, Liverpool FC held the record for the most league titles in England. In addition to their 18 league titles Liverpool has also won the European Cup five times in their history, the most by any British club. However the Reds have not been crowned champions of England since […]

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Real Sociedad

A spell of contrasting fortunes for Real Sociedad culminate in 4-2 defeat of Real Madrid.

 September 1, 2014   John Welsh

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The 4-2 defeat of Real Madrid by Real Sociedad on Sunday will be the result that captures the headlines within the Spanish football media especially as Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale had fired the La Liga title favourites into a two goal lead inside 12 minutes. Although Cristiano Ronaldo was absent with injury, both Toni […]

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Chelsea

Chelsea setting the Premier League pace as attacking formation is revamped

 August 31, 2014   John Welsh

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After selling Demba Ba to Besiktas, allowing Fernando Torres to move on a two season loan deal to AC Milan and then releasing Samuel Eto’o and Frank Lampard, it was indicative of the confidence of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho that he reckoned that their departure would not weaken the attacking threat of his team. A […]

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Manchester City

Premier League Contenders Part IV: Manchester City

 August 31, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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In 2008 The Abu Dhabi United Group, a conglomerate owned chiefly by the royal family of the United Arab Emirates, swooped in to buy Manchester City with the club on the verge of bankruptcy. Since the takeover, the owners of Manchester City have invested heavily to attract some of the most talented footballers on the […]

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Manchester United

Premier League Contenders Part III : Manchester United

 August 30, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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With a fan-base that spreads all across the globe, Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in Europe, at par with giants such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona. It is also the most successful club in English league football with 20 top-division titles. Since winning the inaugural season of the English Premier […]

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