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Why Chelsea and Real Madrid are Willing to Splash Cash on Pastore

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Jul 8 2011 13:57
Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore has attracted huge interest from the world's best teams, which could see his current club Palermo cash in on the 22-year-old.Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini is resigned to losing his prized asset, but has slapped an astronomical 50million euro price tag on his...
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Newly Appointed Managers Handed Favourable Premier League Starts

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Jul 8 2011 11:04
Newly Appointed Managers Handed Favourable Premier League Starts The Premier League fixture list for next season appears to have been kind to the managers who have joined new clubs this summer, with Alex McLeish at Aston Villa, Martin Jol at Fulham and Andre Villas-Boas all receiving favourable opening matches to the 2011-12 campaign.New Aston Villa manager Alex ...
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Charlie Adam’s 2010/11 Season Under Review

by Paul McKinnon at Ijumaa, Jul 8 2011 10:04
Charlie Adam’s 2010/11 Season Under Review Charlie Adam’s debut season in England’s top-flight was one to remember. With 12 goals and 8 assists for Blackpool, the playmaker found himself short listed for the PFA Player of the Year with a series of stand-out performances for Ian Holloway’s side, as their attacking approach p...

How Will Clichy and Savic Signings Impact Upon Manchester City Defence?

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Jul 7 2011 16:53
After it was announced yesterday that Manchester City had signed a second defensive recruit in the past week, which of the sides current ranks could be set for the chopping block at Eastlands next season?The Premier League’s big spenders completed the signing of Arsenal target Stefan Savic fro...
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Could Asamoah Gyan Solve Tottenham’s Strike Problems?

by Paul McKinnon at Alhamisi, Jul 7 2011 10:17
Could Asamoah Gyan Solve Tottenham’s Strike Problems? Having already picked up Seb Larsson and Craig Gardner from his old club Birmingham in addition to Connor Wickham from Ipswich, Steve Bruce has wasted little time in adding to the Sunderland ranks this close season. With Man United trio Wes Brown, John O’Shea and Darron Gibson next up on the r...
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Could Jose Enrique Replace Gael Clichy at Arsenal?

by Paul McKinnon at Jumatano, Jul 6 2011 17:25
Could Jose Enrique Replace Gael Clichy at Arsenal? Yesterday saw Manchester City make their first transfer of the close season as the Eastlands picked up Gael Clichy from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee. Already, reports are surfacing of a possible bid for Jose Enrique as a replacement for the Frenchman and with Newcastle in a transitional period dur...
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Ligue 1 Top 10 Key Passers

by Paul McKinnon at Jumatano, Jul 6 2011 10:06
Ligue 1 Top 10 Key Passers We round off the series of top ten key passers articles by taking a look at Ligue 1. Six of the top seven clubs were represented here, with Rennes the only club to miss out. Some great performances lower down the division have already resulted in some of our featured ten being snapped up by teams fu...
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Lucho Gonzalez- A Tale of Two Seasons

by Andrew Gibney at Jumatano, Jul 6 2011 09:56
This summer Marseille have been quick to strengthen their squad looking to mount a serious challenge to both the league and Champions League in 2012. Playmaker Morgan Amalfitano and Left Back Jeremy Morel joined from Lorient. Nicolas N’Koulou joined from Monaco to bolster the defence and Alou ...
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Stephan Lichtsteiner - £9m Spent to Improve Juventus’s Defensive Vulnerabilities

by Chris Davie at Jumanne, Jul 5 2011 11:53
After a disappointing seventh-placed finish in Serie A last term under Luigi Del Neri, Antonio Conte has a major rebuilding job on his hands at Juventus this summer.The Turin side have been busy in the transfer window so far as Michele Pazienza, Andrea Pirlo, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Reto Ziegler ha...
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Bundesliga Top 10 Key Passers

by Paul McKinnon at Jumanne, Jul 5 2011 09:48
Bundesliga Top 10 Key Passers Today we take a look at the Bundesliga top ten Key Passers for last season and the stats again demonstrate how much more open the matches in Germany’s top division tend to be- whereas only three of Serie A’s top ten key passers made more than 1 Successful Dribble per match, as many as ei...
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