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Late in life, I have become a convert to the beautiful game
I’ve spent much of this week following a leadership crisis, aiming to read every news item and key tweet, calling the odd well-informed source, gripped by the drama of the story. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed some fresh challenge at the top of the Liberal Democrats or Tories – that treat is in the diary for […]
Roberto Mancini – An Insightful Interview
The Manchester City manager reveals his future plans – working as a football director and managing England – and talks about transfer targets and his long bike rides around Cheshire. Roberto Mancini is thinking back to his childhood and trying to remember if there was ever a time when he was not quite so obsessed […]
The FantasyYIRMA Knockout CUP: Free to play! Great Prizes!
Our friends over at Fantasy Yirma have launched the FantasyYIRMA KO Cup! It has a huge £200 prize pot to give away in the form of free bets from the generous folk over at StanJames . The cup will run for 8 gameweeks starting from GW31. Be warned – places are limited to 256 players only so follow the link on their website […]
Fantasy Football – Gameweek 27
Looking for some valuable FPL insight? Our friends over at Fantasy Yirma provide their picks for Gameweek 27. Gameweek 27 preview: Giroud to lift the Gunners’ gloom? Liverpool eventually delivered for Fantasy bosses on their Double Gameweek, but the absences of Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge this time around will have those managers looking […]
Outflanked – How Barca’s Pep Revolution Was Based On Width
Part of the fun of watching FC Barcelona over the last four and a half years has been watching them tinkering with the norms of football tactics and formations. For their fans, and for neutrals who simply enjoy watching individual or group displays of extreme technique applied at high speed, there has been plenty to […]
David Gill to Step Down as United Chief
Manchester United chief executive David Gill will step down from his position with the Premier League leaders at the end of June. Gill, who will remain on the United board, has been chief executive for a decade and has given United 16 years of service since his arrival as finance director in 1997. The 55-year-old, […]
Jupp Heynckes tightens the screw on his Bayern Munich machine
Jupp Heynckes was not happy. The Bayern Munich manager had seen something he found unacceptable. Weisse Socken. White socks. Unbelievable. Had he not told the entire squad to wear black socks for this particular training session in Qatar? And yet there were Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos in white socks. “We have a joint goal we are working […]
Milan lab man brings unorthodox science to Premier League
The patient is lying half naked on the treatment table in a clinic not far from Harley Street watching his feet being pressed together, rotated, tested. His pelvis is checked and he is asked to open his mouth. Finally Jean-Pierre Meersseman, founder of the world-renowned Milan Lab and special advisor to Milan, speaks. “Your pelvis is tilted, […]
Juan Sebastian Veron
Almost everyone has an ex with whom they wish things had gone better. Sometimes, we will feel that we were to blame for the break-up. And, in such cases, we will always be a little anxious to see that he or she ends up happy. Football clubs and their star signings are no different. There […]
How good is Gareth Bale?
Andre Villas-Boas feels that Gareth Bale is one of the best player in the world. TKTG takes a look at the expert opinions and analysis on just how good Bale really is? Gareth Bale is comparable to Cristiano Ronaldo, says André Villas-Boas André Villas-Boas hailed Gareth Bale as “incredible” after a stunning performance for Tottenham against Lyon in which two […]
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