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City send title warning to rivals

It was as if Roberto Mancini had borrowed a line straight out of the Sir Alex Ferguson book of gamesmanship. “United start as favourites this year,” the City manager said last week. “We are maybe in second, third or fourth position. When you win something it is important to improve.” No-one bought it at the […]

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Title a three-way battle: Ray Wilkins

Ray Wilkins believes Sunday’s first glimpse of the new Chelsea may not tell the whole truth of their title claims – and says City and United will be the Blues’ chief rivals in the race to be champions. While Roberto Mancini can field the team that lifted the title for Manchester City in the Community […]

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Who will get the golden boot?

Will RVP get the golden boot again? Well, depends on who he is playing for right? What about Aguero or Rooney? Surely both the Manchester clubs will be fighting for the title so we can expect their top strikers to be in the running… Goal.com lets us have their top ten contenders for next seasons […]

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The Belgian Brigade

” Over the past two decades we have seen top notch players from Brazil dominating and taking control of the game in all professional football matches. Now the time has come for Belgians to prove themselves that they are worthy of playing at the big stage. The Premier League is now filled with Belgian players […]

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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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Who Could Improve The Top Eight?

 All targets are based on a specific area of each team that needs improvement, and are players that could make a significant difference to each side. They are also realistic targets, otherwise we’d just stick Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in every team. Continue reading how Nick Miller feels the top 8 clubs can be […]

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Talent equals Success. Or does it?

If you were wondering where that godawful music is coming from, it’s the soundtrack to the latest Lucas Moura highlights reel on YouTube that has Manchester United fans glued to the screen. But unlike the immediately acquired knowledge that Basshunter was sent to this earth to poison our ears and, in severe cases, induce comas, […]

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Premiership clubs ranked by summer transfers

In the first of a regular summer feature, Miguel Delaney ranks the 20 top English clubs on the basis of their transfer activity Note: ranking is based on how much teams have improved/declined relative to last season, not on overall quality Continue reading here.

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How United, City and Chelsea compare ahead of 2012/13 season

With Manchester United and Chelsea already splashing the cash and Manchester City certain to add to their Premier League title-winning squad, it looks like being a three-horse race to be crowned champions this season. Sir Alex Ferguson and Roberto Mancini are locked in a battle for Arsenal’s Robin van Persie, while United are also closing […]

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Abramovich continues to strengthen his fantasy team

Chelsea FC has added yet another star player to its squad with the signing of Brazil’s young playmaker, Oscar Dos Santos, from Internacional. And it appears that their transfer business still has a way to go. Oscar Platt over at Goal.com takes a look at the how the London club’s team is shaping up. – […]

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