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Liverpool decline embodied by crumbling Anfield fortress

Brendan Rodgers’ team is struggling at their famed stadium and although fans’ expectations have lowered over the past couple of seasons, Liverpool have still not been able to put together a good run at home. During the seasons of 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11, the Merseyside giants enjoyed a success rate of over 63% at home […]

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Goal celebrations

Everyone loves a unique celebration! Soccernet has compiled the best 10 celebrations from the Premiership. Here at TKTG we select the best from these. Denis Law (Manchester United 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY, First Division, 1973-74) Throughout his prolific Old Trafford career, Law became famous for his celebration – one arm raised, finger pointed to the sky […]

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Why Suarez must trust his teammates

There is no doubt that Luis Suarez should be the focus of Liverpool’s attack as he continues to be highly effective as the team’s striker. Although the Uruguayan’s goal return is still quite prolific, he leads the other top scorers of the league as far as shots are concerned, as featured in the Top Scorers […]

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Fantasy Football – Gameweek 8

After being subjected to yet another international break, club football returns this weekend to put a smile on our faces. And there’s further good news this week, TKTG’s fantasy football coverage will now be strengthened through a collaboration with the good folks at Fantasy Yirma. As a result, we will be featuring their articles every […]

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Building a new City

Since that epic finale to last season’s English Premier League, and having clinched their much famed £1billion title, Manchester City have begun work on a £100 million training complex. It is said to be modeled around the La Masia football academy in Barcelona, which is known to have produced world class talent like Iniesta, Xavi […]

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If Santi was British…

We’ve only had 7 games in the English Premier League so far, but Arsenal’s summer signing, Santi Cazorla is already turning out to be one hell of a transfer bargain. He’s seriously two-footed, has a great strike and controls the midfield like only a few players in Europe can. That brings us to an interesting […]

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The Story So Far – An EPL Review

With 7 weeks gone is it too early to make a judgment on players and teams? Well, it may be too soon but that’s not stopping us at TKTG from using this international break to take stock of what we’ve seen in the EPL thus far. The next few months are going to be quite […]

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Topping the charts

Manchester United and Real Madrid sit atop of the global shirt sale charts with 1.4 million shirts sold per season on average over the past five years. United and Madrid are two of the three teams that have managed to surpass the one million mark between 2007-08 and 2011-12, with Spanish titans Barcelona completing the […]

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Is Rio past it?

As Gareth Bale brushed aside Rio Ferdinand to score Tottenham’s second goal during their famous win at Old Trafford, most football fans were beginning to understand why Roy Hodgson continues to ignore Rio for national team selection. The England boss is due to announce his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, and might have […]

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Poachers – the best finishers in the EPL

Goal scoring is a skill. Players who can create something from nothing, providing a timely tally for their side, are frequently the difference between one and three points. Players like Robin van Persie — 92 chances created in 2011-12 season — can provide a spark with the ball at their feet and a lethal final […]

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