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Lille Fail to Make Possession Pay at Nancy

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Lille Fail to Make Possession Pay at Nancy Rudi Garcia’s Lille opened the defence of their Ligue 1 title with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Nancy last night. After losing key figures such as Gervinho and Yohan Cabaye in the summer, the champions were keen to follow up an away record that saw them lose just three times on the road last se...

Götze Steals the Show for Stylish Dortmund

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Götze Steals the Show for Stylish Dortmund Dortmund kicked off the defence of their Bundesliga title last night with a comprehensive 3-1 home win over Hamburger SV. All eyes were on the champions as they took to the field without Nuri Sahin; with the Turkish playmaker having been spirited away by Real Madrid for €10m in the summer, much...

Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- La Liga

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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- La Liga Next up in our look at the top scoring centre-halves of 2010/11 is La Liga. The top two teams are represented here, with Gerard Pique and Ricardo Carvalho proving their importance at either side of the pitch for Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. There were impressive performers near the foot o...

Could Key Battles Sway Community Shield in City's Favour?

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Could Key Battles Sway Community Shield in City's Favour? The annual curtain raiser for English football's domestic season is upon us, and a fierce derby between Manchester's United and City should wet the appetite nicely ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.Any worries that this season's Community Shield could lack passion and competitiveness went ...

Ones to Watch this Weekend: European League Picks

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Dortmund vs Hamburger SVFriday 5th August - 19:30Reigning Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund begin the new German campaign in style with a mouth-watering home tie with Hamburg, who finished last season in 8th.This fixture has seen the home side, be it Dortmund or Hamburg, win 4 of their last 6, ...

Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Serie A

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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Serie A The second article in our series focusing on goal scoring centre halves sees Serie A come under the microscope. Three of our top five proved crucial to their clubs in the bottom half of Italy’s top division, while just one player- Udinese’s Mehdi Benatia- starred for any of the top seven...

Hey Big Spenders: Serie A - AS Roma

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Hey Big Spenders: Serie A - AS Roma Italian Serie A side AS Roma have seen a major overhaul this summer, investing in young talent both at managerial and squad level.After a turbulent season which saw the removal of Claudio Ranieri, the Sensi family agreed to officially end their 18-year ownership of the club by selling up to American...

Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League

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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League A new series of articles this week turns our attentions to the top five goal scoring centre-halves in each of Europe’s main five leagues. Beginning with the Premier League, we highlight those all-action, inspirational figures whose aerial presence and eye for goal in the opponent’s penal...

N’Zogbia’s Outstanding Dribbling Fact or Fiction?

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N’Zogbia’s Outstanding Dribbling Fact or Fiction? After Aston Villa completed the signing of Charles N'Zogbia for the reasonably modest fee of £9.5m they undoubtedly secured the services of one of the Premier League's most threatening wingers. The Frenchman is renowned for his dribbling ability and it isn't hard to see why.The 25-year-old att...

Alessandro Matri: Better Than You Think

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From the moment David Trezeguet departed, fans and journalists alike bemoaned the lack of a true goalscorer in the Juventus attack. Common wisdom would have it that Alessandro Del Piero is too old, Vincenzo Iaquinta too prone to injury, Luca Toni four years too late and Amauri? He has the look of a ...