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Fantasy Football – Gameweek 32
Our Fantasy Football Gameweek 32 guest post by Fantasy Yirma. Time to switch the Hazard lights back on? As Fantasy Premier League introductions go, it will be hard for anyone to ever beat the one made by Eden Hazard (£9.5m). A staggering six assists and one goal in his first three games saw the Belgian explode onto the English football […]
Why Benítez could yet end up as manager of the year
In the wake of guiding Chelsea past Manchester United and into the FA Cup semi-finals, Rafael Benítez was asked whether he’d like a little recognition for his efforts. “I don’t need credit,” came the deadpan reply. “The players and staff were happy and the fans were pleased. I’m quite happy with that.” Benítez has his […]
From Paris To Barcelona – The Transfer That Sparked A Revolution
It can be all too easy to forget Ronaldinho’s role in the creation of today’s Barcelona. Shepherded swiftly towards the exit door by incoming coach Pep Guardiola in the summer of 2008, the brilliant Brazilian would play no part in a team which would go on to become the world’s finest footballing side and be […]
Battle for the Top 4 – Arsenal, Chelsea or Spurs?
The race for the Champions League places is definitely heating up. Yesterday, Arsenal comfortably dispatched Reading 4-1 at home, while Gareth Bale inspired Spurs to an impressive away win at Swansea. With Chelsea slipping up against the Saints, only 4 points separates the three London clubs for the crucial Champions League spots. Our friends […]
Fantasy Football – Gameweek 31
Our Fantasy Football guest post by Fantasy Yirma. Gameweek 31 preview: Has Robin van Persie rediscovered Dutch courage? How long was that international break? About three years? It certainly seemed that way anyway, but as Fantasy Premier League finally returns those internationals might well have helped one of its star men to rediscover his form. A run […]
World Cup: Qatar 2022 – Summer or Winter?
Fifa faces winter of discontent over World Cup 2022 as chance of summer tournament in Qatar recedes This time last year the Premier League chairman travelled to the International Centre for Sports Security conference in Doha. All five feet seven inches the statesman, he used his keynote address to warn his Qatari hosts they should not […]
Heat turning up on La Roja
Heat turning up on La Roja by Graham Hunter Make no mistake about it, Spain’s six-year status as the uncontested world No. 1 international side is about to be attacked with all weapons and — hopefully for the contenders — battered into submission over the next 15 months, starting this week. I say six years because […]
EU prepare to stop public funding of Spanish debt-ridden clubs.
It is the powerhouse of global football, home to its greatest players and a World Cup-winning national team, but Spain’s soccer bubble looks set to explode as European authorities prepare to halt public funding of debt-ridden clubs. In a move that threatens to provoke the partial collapse of a football system built on unsustainable piles of […]
Leeds United: Owners GFH Capital ready to sell stake in club
Leeds United owners Bahrain-based GFH Capital are ready to sell an unspecified share in the club. According to their parent company’s recent financial statement, GFH is negotiating to sell the club for £7m more than the £22m they paid. But a statement on the club website said: “GFH Capital is looking for investment in part of its […]
Why do you fire the manager?
Sacking a manager is, on average, more harmful to a team’s performance in the short term than doing nothing. This season 31 managers have been sacked, or agreed ‘by mutual consent’ – that bizarre footballing spontaneous combustion – to disappear in a puff of smoke with a huge payoff. The latest, Reading’s Brian McDermott, left […]
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