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Striker Exits Could Leave Toffees in Sticky Situation

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Striker Exits Could Leave Toffees in Sticky Situation Tuesday provided two key moments of clarity for Everton. First, the club announced the signing of Idrissa Gana from Aston Villa in a bid to bolster the midfield. The Senegal international enjoyed a solid debut campaign in England and was a stand out performer for a disappointing Villans outfit that ...

History Repeating Itself as Germany Fix Early Issues Mid-Tournament

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History Repeating Itself as Germany Fix Early Issues Mid-Tournament At the World Cup, Germany struggled up to the quarter-final. It’s true they beat Portugal 4-0, but that was after the early dismissal of Pepe. Ghana and Algeria both could have beaten them with a kinder run of the ball. But then Jogi Low sorted out his problems at centre-forward and at right-b...

Besiktas Primed to Assert Dominance Over Super Lig

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Besiktas Primed to Assert Dominance Over Super Lig Istanbul is a city that celebrates triumphs well. The many public spaces throughout the city provide ideal locations for a buoyant congregation and the wide availability of flares adds colour to the noise. Flags adorn balconies and windows, with the winner of the Turkish Super Lig replacing the year...

League Focus: How the Super Lig's Big Summer Signings are Settling In

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League Focus: How the Super Lig's Big Summer Signings are Settling In The relaxation of the foreign player ruling over the summer resulted in an influx of non-Turkish players to the Super Lig this summer. The most high profile names came in the form of forwards with the likes of former Manchester United duo Luis Nani and Robin van Persie joining Fenerbahçe. Luk...

League Focus: Striking Duos Set To Storm Serie A

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League Focus: Striking Duos Set To Storm Serie A In its early nineties pomp, Serie A was home to some of the greatest attacking duos European football had ever seen. Roberto Mancini and Luca Vialli won a league title for Sampdoria and were crowned I Gemelli del gol – The Goal Twins – for their incredible combined strike rate. Toto Schi...

Team Focus: Manchester City Will Regret Not Signing Mario Gomez

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Team Focus: Manchester City Will Regret Not Signing Mario Gomez There’s a button on the Internet that is pressed whenever Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez impresses for club or country. This button has become somewhat of a sensation over the World Wide Web, with fans readying the link to the site whenever the frontman takes to the field. The Germany inter...

Player Focus: Europe's Most Potent Poachers

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Player Focus: Europe's Most Potent Poachers The poacher. The fox in the box. The super sub.The primary job of a striker is to score goals, and each of these three terms is coined from players that tend to do so but rarely offer much else. Whilst Luis Suarez is a goalscorer who drops deep for possession and is thus very involved in Liverpool's...

Euro 2012 Focus: WhoScored's Team of the Group Stages

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Euro 2012 Focus: WhoScored's Team of the Group Stages With the group stages now over and the quarter-finalists known, this day break from football gives us a perfect chance to analyse the best players at the tournament so far. Here we will give you a rundown of our best XI over the three group matches according to WhoScored ratings and explain just why...

Player Focus: European Hotshot Mario Gomez

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Player Focus: European Hotshot Mario Gomez Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s goalscoring exploits may be the talk of world football at the moment, but there is another player who could light up the stage at the Allianz Arena on Saturday: Mario Gomez. The German striker has scored 41 goals in all competitions this season and 12 in 11...

Stats Analysis: Striking Differences - Touches per Goal

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Stats Analysis: Striking Differences - Touches per Goal When we talk about strike partnerships, you often used to hear about combinations of ‘little and large’ – Owen and Heskey, Baros and Kollar, Phillips and Quinn to name but a few. Playing with this kind of forward line would allow for long balls to be flicked on with the quicker mem...