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International Match-day roundup: Goals Galore and a Few Shocks

As the major leagues of the world come to a screeching halt for a “much-loved” international break, TKTG takes a look at some of the results as well as the hot topics from a weekend of WC 2014 qualifiers and international friendlies. The Friendlies With most major teams involved in battles to qualify for WC […]

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Passing Grade – Stats of the Premier League

Tiki-Taka. The recent success of the Spanish national team and that of Barcelona has brought the term into mainstream usage, where it refers to a style of play based around short passes and possession. The idea behind the style is to stretch the opposition and force them to change their shape, thus creating space, through […]

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Xavi is upset (humour)

  “Normally, I would introduce myself as Xavi — white knight for the overly upset — and I would hum you a song that my mother sang to me when I was slightly smaller, but as a silver medalist at the 2000 Olympics I am sure you already know who I am and today there […]

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