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Player Focus: Athletic & Betis Wrap Up Crucial Beñat & Verdú Deals Early

by David Cartlidge at giovedì, giu 27 2013 16:30
Player Focus: Athletic & Betis Wrap Up Crucial Beñat & Verdú Deals Early This week has been interesting in Spain as two of the most talented midfielders in La Liga have moved on to new clubs. Importantly for the quality and reputation of the league both remained in Spain. A common trend recently has seen many talented players from outside the top two move on to England, ...
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Player Focus: Will Moyes Weigh up a Return for Ronaldo?

by Martin Laurence at giovedì, giu 27 2013 13:44
Player Focus: Will Moyes Weigh up a Return for Ronaldo? Many are tipping Chelsea to be Manchester United’s main title contenders next season, and while the Blues have already secured the return of a Special One this summer, Red Devils’ fans are still dreaming of a reunion of their own.Quality out wide is not something that United have often l...
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Player Focus: The Best of the Confederations Cup Group Stages

by Ben McAleer at martedì, giu 25 2013 16:26
Player Focus: The Best of the Confederations Cup Group Stages With the stage set for the last four of the Confederations Cup, it’s fair to say the tournament has lived up to the potential that many felt the World Cup dress rehearsal showed prior to the competition kicking off earlier this month. With the pressure off, teams have been able play an expansi...
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Player Focus: Top Teenage Centre-Backs - Marquinhos, Zouma & Laporte

by Alistair Tweedale at lunedì, giu 24 2013 16:15
Player Focus: Top Teenage Centre-Backs - Marquinhos, Zouma & Laporte The raw pace of the likes of a Theo Walcott or Michael Owen gives an added advantage in their teenage years as they pursued a route to the top of English football. Even if their slight frames made them stand out as looking rather too youthful to be taking on big, brutish centre-halves, their speed g...
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Player Focus: The Role of the Ball Playing Defender

by Ben McAleer at lunedì, giu 24 2013 13:30
Player Focus: The Role of the Ball Playing Defender As the game advances at a rapid rate, the ever-changing perceptions of footballers continuously alter. For example, strikers are no longer needed to be the battering ram of a team, with the impetus shifting from looking to physically dominate the opposition to dropping deeper to link up play with th...
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Player Focus: The Best MLS Registas

by Graham Ruthven at venerdì, giu 21 2013 14:37
Player Focus: The Best MLS Registas Goals are football’s purest currency, making strikers the sport’s most valuable commodity. But a shift in the way certain players are appreciated has also signified a change in the value attached to them. Now, more so than ever, the midfielder is king.But perhaps the most revered brand o...
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Player Focus: Japan's Impressive Attacking Midfield

by Alistair Tweedale at venerdì, giu 21 2013 12:34
Player Focus: Japan's Impressive Attacking Midfield Tahiti's participation in the 2013 Confederations Cup has been an enjoyable story, if somewhat undermining of the competition itself. Their 10-0 defeat to Spain rather summed up their tournament; they are there to make up the numbers whilst also to give everyone a new perspective from which to view ...
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Player Focus: Why Liverpool Are Pursuing Simon Mignolet

by Ben McAleer at giovedì, giu 20 2013 15:36
Player Focus: Why Liverpool Are Pursuing Simon Mignolet When referring to the Golden Generation of a nation, it’s fair in that respect to dub England spectacular failures. Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup were two tournaments where the Three Lions were tipped to make a lasting impact, only to be knocked out at the quarter final stage on both occasi...
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Player Focus: Andrés Iniesta - Not Quite a Hero

by James Horncastle at giovedì, giu 20 2013 10:22
Player Focus: Andrés Iniesta - Not Quite a Hero Shortly after Andrés Iniesta was named runner up for the 2010 Ballon d’Or, he granted a memorable joint interview with Xavi Hernández to El País’ Luis Martín. Xavi incidentally had also been on the podium at the award ceremony in Zurich in January 2011.Despite...
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Player Focus: The Most Valuable Goal Contributors in Europe

by Alistair Tweedale at martedì, giu 18 2013 17:05
Player Focus: The Most Valuable Goal Contributors in Europe Lionel Messi's injury towards the tail end of the season rather upset Barcelona's canter towards the title in La Liga. Whilst not solely responsible for their Champions League drubbing at the hands of Bayern Munich (who were simply brilliant and should not be discredited), Messi's absence from the f...
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