Archive | 2013

Rafael lauds “boring” Giggs

Manchester United defender Rafael has described team-mate Ryan Giggs’ enduring performances for the Red Devils as “boring”. Giggs, playing in his 999th competitive game, provided the match winner in United’s 2-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers last Saturday.  And the 22-year-old Rafael, who opened the scoring at Loftus Road with a contender for goal of […]

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Match Report: QPR 0 – 2 Man United

TKTG brings together the best articles from around the web on Man United’s 2-0 away victory over QPR.  This latest victory puts United 15 points clear of Man City ahead of their home clash against Chelsea this afternoon. ESPNFC Rafael’s exquisite strike helped Manchester United stay on course for the Premier League title as embattled […]

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EPL Myths | Arsenal can’t defend? Suarez not big game player? United scoring more?

  In the 21st century the media is more prevalent than ever. There’s the traditional broadsheets of course, but now there are blogs, fanzines, television shows from every country, and pundits. Everybody’s a pundit. Of course in the 21st century information is also more readily accessible than ever before, which means that theoretically, all this conjecture should […]

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Arsene Wenger’s Q&A

We bring the best of Arsene Wenger’s question and answers from his latest press conference after the Bayern Munich loss. Q: You have received the full backing of the board, you’ve got money to spend, but in the past why do you always seem so reluctant to spend? AW: “I’m not reluctant to do so. […]

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Barcelona’s black night (vs Milan)

Sure, there is talk of a comeback, but the future is conditioned by the past and the past does not invite optimism in Barcelona. Jordi Roura’s words were bullish but the way that he delivered them was not. “We have total conviction that in Barcelona we’ll go through,” said Barcelona’s assistant coach. “This is a bad result […]

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Late in life, I have become a convert to the beautiful game

I’ve spent much of this week following a leadership crisis, aiming to read every news item and key tweet, calling the odd well-informed source, gripped by the drama of the story. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed some fresh challenge at the top of the Liberal Democrats or Tories – that treat is in the diary for […]

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Roberto Mancini – An Insightful Interview

The Manchester City manager reveals his future plans – working as a football director and managing England – and talks about transfer targets and his long bike rides around Cheshire. Roberto Mancini is thinking back to his childhood and trying to remember if there was ever a time when he was not quite so obsessed […]

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The FantasyYIRMA Knockout CUP: Free to play! Great Prizes!

Our friends over at Fantasy Yirma have launched the FantasyYIRMA KO Cup! It has a huge £200 prize pot to give away in the form of free bets from the generous folk over at StanJames . The cup will run for 8 gameweeks starting from GW31. Be warned – places are limited to 256 players only so follow the link on their website […]

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Fantasy Football – Gameweek 27

Looking for some valuable FPL insight? Our friends over at Fantasy Yirma provide their picks for Gameweek 27. Gameweek 27 preview: Giroud to lift the Gunners’ gloom? Liverpool eventually delivered for Fantasy bosses on their Double Gameweek, but the absences of Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge this time around will have those managers looking […]

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Outflanked – How Barca’s Pep Revolution Was Based On Width

Part of the fun of watching FC Barcelona over the last four and a half years has been watching them tinkering with the norms of football tactics and formations.  For their fans, and for neutrals who simply enjoy watching individual or group displays of extreme technique applied at high speed, there has been plenty to […]

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