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Player Focus: Roberto Soldado - Fox in the Box

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Player Focus: Roberto Soldado - Fox in the Box The vast array of attacking talent set to move across Europe this summer is beyond comprehension. Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski have all been subject to intense speculation regarding their future, while Radamel Falcao and Neymar have already secured big money switches to Monaco ...

Player Focus: Does McInerney Warrant Place in the US National Team?

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Player Focus: Does McInerney Warrant Place in the US National Team? For Jurgen Klinsmann and the US national team the past two weeks have made the route to the World Cup appear a little less treacherous. Qualification wins over Jamaica and Panama, as well as a friendly win over Germany, has put the US top of the pile at the halfway point of the CONCACAF Hexagonal.Bu...

Player Focus: Impressive Players at the Euro U21 Championships

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Player Focus: Impressive Players at the Euro U21 Championships Thus far the European Under-21 Championships in Israel have been packed full of eye catching and noteworthy displays, just not from England's perspective. The familiarity with which the somewhat ironically named 'Three Lions' whimpered out of the tournament left very few shocked and eluded to a futu...

Player Focus: Ones to Watch at the Confederations Cup

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Player Focus: Ones to Watch at the Confederations Cup With the World Cup warm up tournament - the Confederations Cup - set to kick off on Saturday, hosts and defending champions Brazil will at long last participate in a competitive fixture; their first since the Copa America penalty shoot out defeat to Paraguay back in 2011.It’ll give head coach ...

Player Focus: What Iago Aspas Can Add to Liverpool

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Player Focus: What Iago Aspas Can Add to Liverpool Iago Aspas is another interesting piece acquired with a view to fitting into the Liverpool puzzle, be it in a future featuring Luis Suárez or perhaps without the Uruguayan. The 25-year-old’s rise has been quite spectacular over the last two seasons, as he’s navigated from the grit...

Player Focus: Why Draxler and Schürrle Aren't Chelsea's Priority

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Player Focus: Why Draxler and Schürrle Aren't Chelsea's Priority Jose Mourinho’s long awaited return to Chelsea is complete and with it hoards of swooning fans in West London are satisfied that the glory days in the Premier League are set to return.The club can now start to play their hand with regards to transfer dealings this summer, but the reports to da...

Player Focus: Unlikely Heroes Lead Goalscoring Charts in Brazil

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Player Focus: Unlikely Heroes Lead Goalscoring Charts in Brazil The Brazilian football calendar is an infuriating beast. At the start of the year the state championships test the patience of even the most saintly fans, ambling on for five months despite dwindling interest levels, vast gulfs in quality between sides and pitches that make your local park look like...

Player Focus: Is El Shaarawy The Player To Improve City's Attack?

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Player Focus: Is El Shaarawy The Player To Improve City's Attack? A summer of change is in effect at Manchester City. The removal of Roberto Mancini and subsequent arrival of Jesús Navas to add some much needed width to an overly narrow Citizens side hints towards a change in system with the imminent arrival of Manuel Pellegrini to navigate the team into th...

Player Focus: Special Delivery Revisited - Europe's Top Crossers

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Player Focus: Special Delivery Revisited - Europe's Top Crossers With the development of the more aesthetically pleasing short passing, tiki-taka playing style, according to some at least, the art of crossing can be undervalued.When used effectively, however, accurate delivery into the box can still be profitable to some of Europe's top sides. Indeed, only two te...

Player Focus: Why Higuaín Is Europe's In Demand Striker

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Player Focus: Why Higuaín Is Europe's In Demand Striker With the season now officially over, players are beginning to head away for their end of year break following a long and arduous domestic campaign. With it, the inevitable spinning of the transfer carousel has begun to grind into motion as a number of performers are touted for moves to the biggest a...