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Financial Fair Play (FFP)

  How exactly will Financial Fair Play affect clubs? What exactly is Financial Fair Play? (FPP). TKTG has two articles which explains how FPP will work and how it affects your club. The Swiss Ramble is an excellent source for all things financial in the football world. He looks in detail at FPP and clubs […]

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Transfer Window – Are you happy?

The Guardian takes a look at the transfer signings of each Premiership club. Are the supporters happy? The managers?Did your club get who they wanted? ” Arsenal got their retaliation in first. Fearful that they would lose Robin van Persie, they signed Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, which ensured there would be no repeat of […]

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Chelsea and City – still spending….

Chelsea wanted to break even but they are breaking the bank first. Manchester City approached transfer deadline day as if trembling about Uefa’s accountants. Then they splashed out. Notable information from the article: “Chelsea have always said they want to break even and comply with Uefa’s rule that clubs can lose only €45m (£35.6m) in […]

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Fantasy Football – Week 3

As we approach the final round of premier league action, before the international break, our resident Fantasy Football expert gives his verdict on how the weekend will turn out. Before we dive into that though, it is important to take a quick look at the major talking points from last week. 1, Rooney’s injury – […]

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Blame Messi for Chelsea’s Bliss (Humour)

It’s all Leo Messi’s fault.  The magical one, as prolific a scorer as has ever worn blue cleats, could have ended the problems before they began. But when faced with his God-given duty to save the world from the horror that is Chelsea dominance, he crashed his penalty kick off the bar in the 2012 […]

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Chelsea – Analyzed

With two premiership matches and one community shield match; fans all over the world are already analyzing the new look Chelsea side. Let us ignore the fact that there are easily more than 40 matches still left and that it takes time for new players and a system to gel and see what the experts […]

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Tactics – Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham

Michael Cox, editor of Zonal Marking provides a tactical analysis on Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham on the first day of the English Premier League. ” It’s difficult to work out Roberto Di Matteo’s preferred football style. When he was manager of West Bromwich Albion his side played an attack-minded 4-2-3-1 system, but he was sacked […]

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The Redknapp Report

After a summer of sport where England earned credit at the Euros before another penalty shoot-out defeat, this time to Italy, and the UK was gripped by the Olympics, which featured a Team GB football side, the Premier League returns this weekend. Champions Manchester City took the title from arch rivals Manchester United in the […]

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It’s a big season for…

Ahead of the 2012-2013 Premier League season, ESPNsoccernet puts together a selection of ten players who need to deliver.

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Less is More?

” When Fernando Torres played well and scored a goal for Chelsea in its 3-2 FA Community Shield loss to Manchester City on Sunday, it seemed that the $78 million Russian oligarch owner Roman Abramovich had laid out for him 18 months ago was money relatively well spent. When Carlos Tevez did the same for […]

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