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England Up and Running as Big Sam Gets the Job Done

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England Up and Running as Big Sam Gets the Job Done It’s rare in international football for two teams to meet twice in the space of just over two months (unless they’re Ireland and Oman, in which case they seem to be playing each other every week or so), but England’s game in Slovakia offered an immediate chance to compare the brave...

Allardyce has immediate chance to one-up Hodgson vs Slovakia

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Allardyce has immediate chance to one-up Hodgson vs Slovakia England kick-off a new qualifying campaign and indeed a new era this Sunday, as Sam Allardyce takes charge of the Three Lions for the first time following the resignation of Roy Hodgson after a bitterly disappointing Euro 2016 exit. While the defeat at the hands of relative international minnows Ice...

Real Madrid Must be Wary of New Look Sevilla

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Real Madrid Must be Wary of New Look Sevilla Cast your minds back to the 2014 World Cup. The first thought that comes to light is perhaps Germany’s 7-1 trouncing of Brazil en-route to lifting the trophy. The Selecao were one of the favourites to lift the trophy two years ago, yet were well and truly outclassed by their European counterpa...

Four Key Battles in Sunday's Community Shield Encounter

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Four Key Battles in Sunday's Community Shield Encounter The Community Shield signals the return of the Premier League. Last season’s champions face off against the FA Cup holders in the curtain raiser for the coming campaign. Sunday will therefore pit Leicester against Manchester United at Wembley as they meet for the first time since the 1-1 draw ...

The key battles as France aim to avoid upset against Portugal

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The key battles as France aim to avoid upset against Portugal With the showpiece event now decided as France take on Portugal, most are leaning towards the hosts to secure glory on home turf for the third time in their history. The Portuguese, meanwhile, are aiming for their first major international trophy anywhere having narrowly missed out as hosts themselv...

NYCFC Out For Revenge in Sunday's Hudson River Derby

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NYCFC Out For Revenge in Sunday's Hudson River Derby Over a month has passed since New York City FC were handed the most humiliating defeat of their still short history, but the club is still hurting. Patrick Vieira’s side have played four games, winning two of them, and sit in second place in the Eastern Conference, yet the 7-0 thumping at the ...

Atletico Surprisingly Flat in Champions League Final Defeat

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Atletico Surprisingly Flat in Champions League Final Defeat As Diego Simeone sat down to his post-Champions League final press conference, he looked properly defeated - and not just in terms of the result.This was the Atletico Madrid manager as we’ve never seen him. There was none of the defiance we’ve come to associate with the Argentine. There ...

Real Madrid Must be Ready for Battle with Atleti in Champions League Final

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Real Madrid Must be Ready for Battle with Atleti in Champions League Final The 2014 Champions League final ultimately came down to one juncture moment and, much as everyone at Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid has tried to deny it, the 2016 showdown could well be decided by the same spectacular passage of play.Everything depends on how Diego Simeone’s respond to Sergio...

Weakened Juve Defence Still Likely to be Too Strong for Milan

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Weakened Juve Defence Still Likely to be Too Strong for Milan “Stats. Stats. Stats,” mumbled Zvonimir Boban. From the tone of his voice, the quiet under-the-breath interruption, it did not seem like approval. Instead it could be mistaken for the unbridled dissent for which the former Milan midfielder is now famous in his role as a pundit on Sky Ita...

Possession vs Pace - Who Will Win the FA Cup Final?

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Possession vs Pace - Who Will Win the FA Cup Final? Around the Manchester United training ground, the talk has been growing for the past few weeks, even before they won the semi-final. There’s been that unmistakable vibe around their FA Cup run, one that’s different to other years, and has made their performances feel part of a separate c...