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Milan will always be huge

” Since 2000, in many ways, AC Milan has been the trendsetter at the top of Italian club soccer. In the past decade, the San Siro club’s transfer policy has influenced the way other clubs in the country operates. When Milan decides to import Brazilians to lead the team, other Italian clubs scour all of […]

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The forgotten man Aquilani

Recruited by Rafa Benitez in the summer of 2009, as a 20 million pound replacement for Xabi Alonso, Soccernet.com’s Adam Digby discusses where things went wrong for Alberto Aquilani.

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Why this is finally Torres’ time to shine

“Signed for a record fee of 50million in 2011 you wouldn’t be wrong if you said that Torres hasn’t totally lived up to his luxurious price tag. A string of unflattering performances has led to the Spaniard amassing a range of critics, as the pressure now mounts on him to fill the void left by […]

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Pippo Inzaghi made his own luck.

Pippo Inzaghi made a career out of being in the right spot at the right time. In short, he knew how to play the game.

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Fixture Lists

Soccernet has a calendar view of the Premiership fixtures. While the Daily Mail has a fixture list for each and every club. On the BBC and the Socccernet website you can find a number of leagues including La Liga, Champions League etc. etc. And in case you are interested in pre-season games being played by […]

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Eden Hazard is Roman Abramovich’s first step in rebuilding of Chelsea

David Hytner at The Guardian writes about the immediate aftermath at Chelsea after winning the Champions League, specifically Roman Abramovich’s desire to shake things up in order to make the most of his team’s standing as Europe’s top club. Continue reading here.

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