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Player Focus: Exit of One Remy Paves Way for Another at Newcastle

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Player Focus: Exit of One Remy Paves Way for Another at Newcastle It's safe to say Newcastle weren't particularly excited by the return of Joe Kinnear in the role of Director of Football last summer. After an infamous radio interview the man that left the club in 2009 after just a four-month stint as manager was appointed to lead the club's transfer dealings.Kinne...

Player Focus: Thomas Müller - The Man for the World Cup Occasion

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Player Focus: Thomas Müller - The Man for the World Cup Occasion Brazil 1-7 Germany! Now that's out of the way, let's focus on a couple of matters that have been lost in the melee of David Luiz's Tasmanian Devil style of defending. The Selecao's ultimate humiliation has overshadowed just what Germany and, in particular, Miroslav Klose achieved on Tuesday.The vete...

Player Focus: Tadić Transfer a Strong Start as Saints Look to Rebuild

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Player Focus: Tadić Transfer a Strong Start as Saints Look to Rebuild Transition is a word too often banded about by teams that are effectively performing below par. One side that perhaps will be in for such a period more than most is Southampton, though to suggest Saints have done anything but exceed expectations would be wide of the mark.It's the rapid acceleration ...

Player Focus: Value Available on Underrated World Cup Stars

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Player Focus: Value Available on Underrated World Cup Stars If we think of Brazil in line with the Oscars, there are a number of leading nominees for the top gong at this World Cup. After, ironically, Oscar stole the show on opening night, there have been some outstanding performances at the tournament thus far.There are, however, now four clear front runner...

Player Focus: Group Impact May Earn Origi a Start & a Summer Switch

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Player Focus: Group Impact May Earn Origi a Start & a Summer Switch So much was made of Belgium's young squad before the World Cup that their dark horse status became somewhat defunct. However, despite being one of only 4 sides that didn't drop a point in the group stages, it's fair to say that the Red Devils haven't quite lived up to the hype as of yet.Their succes...

Team Focus: Agüero Injury Could Prove a Positive for Argentina

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Team Focus: Agüero Injury Could Prove a Positive for Argentina Argentina were pre-tournament favourites with many ahead of the World Cup in neighbouring Brazil reason for one reason. Their firepower.While the doubts over Lionel Messi's ability to step up on the biggest stage possible at international level have certainly been allayed, it's been somewhat of a on...

2014 World Cup Odds: Round of 16 Tipster

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2014 World Cup Odds: Round of 16 Tipster This summer's Brazilian bonanza has certainly lived up to the hype. With 136 goals scored over 48 group stage games the punters have been piling on the goal markets and will hope for more of the same as we look at the 2014 World Cup odds ahead of the round of 16 match-ups.Colombia vs UruguayFirst up...

Team Focus: England Improve but Lack Defensive Dynamism

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Team Focus: England Improve but Lack Defensive Dynamism The inquest as to why England suffered their first group stage exit from a World Cup since 1958 is already in full swing. Many thought that the team may well struggle after a tough draw but there is still understandable disappointment at falling at the first hurdle.There were some obvious downfalls ...

World Cup Focus: Conditions Making Brazil 2014 the Substitutes' World Cup

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World Cup Focus: Conditions Making Brazil 2014 the Substitutes' World Cup James Rodríguez has been one of the players of the World Cup so far, of that there is no doubt. His rating of 8.68 from WhoScored.com indicates as much, ranking fourth at the time of writing, and it was fitting that a player in such exceptional form should net a record-breaking goal.The Colom...

Team Focus: Costa Rica’s Surprise Package Status Down to Flawless Tactics

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Team Focus: Costa Rica’s Surprise Package Status Down to Flawless Tactics If holders Spain were the shock fallers at the first hurdle, the surprise package to emerge and progress from the group stages of the 2014 Wolrd Cup are undoubtedly Costa Rica. Jorge Luis Pinto's side know that, having beaten both Uruguay and Italy, they could yet top Group D without needing a point...