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World Cup Focus: Free-scoring France Dominate Team of the Round

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World Cup Focus: Free-scoring France Dominate Team of the Round The second round of group fixtures came to a close on Sunday, with six teams assuring their progression to the round of 16 and five seeing their World Cup hopes come to a premature end. Among them, most notably, were holders Spain, while Roy Hodgson's England side were also dumped out after back-to-...

Team Focus: Chile's Bid to Become the World & People's Champion

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Team Focus: Chile's Bid to Become the World & People's Champion Chile have no right to be as good as they are. That may be a sweeping statement but look at the individual components of their team and most are hardly world-beaters, despite recently becoming world champion beaters after a convincing 2-0 win over Spain.The likes of Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez w...

Match Focus: England Must Exploit the Flanks Against Faltering Uruguay

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Match Focus: England Must Exploit the Flanks Against Faltering Uruguay The post-match reaction to England's opening match defeat to Italy was one of unfamiliar optimism and realism. The Three Lions are generally slammed after any loss but the nature of the performance from Roy Hodgson's side was met more with praise than criticism - perhaps aside from Wayne Rooney's ro...

Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain

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Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain It's perhaps the glamour tie of the first round of fixtures - arguably the group stages as a whole - and on just the second day of the World Cup no less. Spain face Netherlands in a repeat of the 2010 final, with the Dutch looking to thwart the reigning champions in 90 minutes once more.In what will...

Match Focus: Analysing the Midfield Battle Central to World Cup Opener

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Match Focus: Analysing the Midfield Battle Central to World Cup Opener It's now a matter of days away. The World Cup returns this Thursday with an exciting opening game to look forward to as host nation and tournament favourites Brazil face Croatia. It's arguably the most star-studded curtain raiser for the competition in recent memory.Fans of the Seleção...

League Focus: WhoScored's Premier League Ineffective vs Effective XI

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League Focus: WhoScored's Premier League Ineffective vs Effective XI For every high there is always a low where football is concerned, and for every standout performer there are those that have enjoyed far less success. In this piece we've compiled an ineffective Premier League XI as well as an effective one, based on a number of statistical feats over the course of ...

Player Focus: Goretzka Easing Schalke's Concerns of Life Without Draxler

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Player Focus: Goretzka Easing Schalke's Concerns of Life Without Draxler Last summer Lewis Holtby's departure from Schalke was softened by the fact that the club had a number of emerging youngsters to take his place. Julian Draxler was at the front of the queue, though he had broken into the first team some time before, but now the club may well be gearing up for life wi...

Team Focus: Fading Villa's Survival May Hinge on Shock Results

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Team Focus: Fading Villa's Survival May Hinge on Shock Results We want our Villa back is a chant that has cropped up on numerous occasions since Martin O'Neill left the club in what the board clearly felt was a financially untenable state. It was aired once again as the Midlands outfit slumped to another damning defeat this weekend, with the fans anger targeted...

Player Focus: In Form Italy Strikers Giving Prandelli Selection Dilemma

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Player Focus: In Form Italy Strikers Giving Prandelli Selection Dilemma When England travel to Brazil the fear and trepidation from the fans when it comes to opposition forwards will likely focus around Uruguay's deadly duo. The prospect of facing Messrs Suarez and Cavani would be enough to put the frighteners up even the hardiest of defences, and the pessimistic of the...

Player Focus: March Purple Patches - Forwards in Form

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Player Focus: March Purple Patches - Forwards in Form March proved to be a profitable month for a number of the strikers across Europe's top 5 leagues, with WhoScored.com looking at those that have recently hit a purple patch at club level. There were as many as 12 players that scored in at least 4 league matches over the 31 days - an achievement that ...