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Fantasy Football – Week 5

The first rounds of the Champions League and Europa League group stages are behind us and we now look forward to this weekend’s Premier League action. At TKTG we have studied the squads and match-ups to bring you our Fantasy Football picks for the week. Remember to join our league at the official game using […]

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Instant Impact

The 2012-13 Premier League season has picked up from the exciting and frenetic finish of last season and we at TKTG are not alone in thinking that the new signings of the transfer window seem to be at the heart of this blistering start. There is no doubt that fresh entrants, such as Eden Hazard, […]

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Can Chelsea be the first to retain European title?

    Chelsea begin the defence of their Champions League title against Juventus knowing that no club have successfully retained Europe’s top prize for more than 22 years. The last of the elite band of eight teams to do so were AC Milan, with their victories in 1989 and 1990 when the competition was in […]

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Zenit steals spotlight from PSG while City cuts corners

  Zenit Petersburg recently splashed around 80 million euros on Hulk and Axel Witsel, two of Europe’s most coveted footballers, and in doing so have momentarily stolen the spotlight from the recent big spenders, PSG and Manchester City. The Guardian analyzes the impact of the double capture and what it means for the club’s chances in […]

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Talented Teenagers in the EPL & The NextGen Series

Now that the World Cup qualifiers are finally behind us, we can look forward to a welcome return to club football over the upcoming weekend. If that isn’t exciting enough, we at TKTG thought it would be a good time to get the mouths watering over the talented youngsters that are putting pressure on their […]

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What Rooney’s apology really means (HUMOUR-PG)

    Manchester United’s star striker has publicly expressed regret over the transfer request he submitted two years ago, at which time he had questioned the club’s ambition and ability to attract top players and indicated that he wanted a change of scenery. Although it may just be a coincidence that this revelation coincides with […]

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Arsene’s Arsenal: Old dog, new tricks

What will happen with Arsenal? How will the Gunners survive the losses of RVP & Song? Has Wenger done enough to strengthen the team by bringing in Podolski, Giroud and Cazorla? Will Arsenal’s defence continue to leak more goals than its rivals? Are regular defeats at the hands of Man United, Man City and Chelsea […]

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City’s transfer business based on panic or plan?

It was on one transfer deadline day that Manchester City announced their arrival into the ranks and on another when, once again, they were the biggest spenders. Apart from that, similarities between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2012 are few and far between. Admittedly, there was astonishment at the signings of Robinho four years […]

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Transfer Window: Deadline Day!

The final and decisive day of the summer transfer window is finally upon us and you can be sure that there will be a lot of action in the form of wild rumours, hectic negotiations and eleventh-hour deals. As your one-stop-source to all things football, TKTG has brought you the best links so that you […]

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The Bosman Legacy

Until 1995, players were completely at the mercy of their clubs and shuddered at the thought that their employer might no longer see any use for them when their contracts were up but would refuse to sell them to a competitor, as happened to Bosman. Clubs could jerk even their best players around as they […]

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