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Sir Alex Ferguson: one of the managerial greats

Sir Alex Ferguson: one of the managerial greats

May 9, 2013 at 1:17 pm 0 comments

May 9, 2013 @ 13:17 Shortly after 9am on Wednesday, 8 May 2013 the 26-year relationship between Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United came to an end, and with it so did an era of British football. The 71-year-old Scot was, and will surely continue to be even after his [...]

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FC Barcelona: The end of an era?

FC Barcelona: The end of an era?

May 2, 2013 at 7:16 pm 0 comments

May 2, 2013 at 8:33 pm As the final whistle sounded at Camp Nou on Wednesday evening after a crushing 7-0 aggregate defeat to Bayern Munich, the club’s cheery anthem, ‘El Cant del Barca’, sounded rather out of place as it blared out of the stadium’s tannoy system… The thousands [...]

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Sociedad star heading for the Premier League?

Sociedad star heading for the Premier League?

April 18, 2013 at 6:54 pm 0 comments

April 18, 2013 at 6:54 pm The Premier League may have a new superstar in its ranks, it has been rumoured that 22-year-old striker Antoine Griezmann is being watched by Tottenham and Arsenal. The Real Sociedad striker has scored 10 goals this season, and Arsene Wenger made an enquiry about [...]

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Raphael Varane – football’s newest star

Raphael Varane – football’s newest star

April 18, 2013 at 6:43 pm 0 comments

At just 19 years of age, Raphael Varane is living the dream. Becoming first choice centre-back for 9-times European champions Real Madrid, as well as an international call up earlier this year, the Frenchman has made unbelievable progress for someone so young, and some of his performances this season have [...]

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Raul dressed in white wins the league again

Raul dressed in white wins the league again

April 15, 2013 at 10:15 am 0 comments

April 15, 2013 at 10:04 am Raul’s Al Sadd won their first title in five years with one game of the season still to play. Raul, dressed in white again and with number 7 on the back this season, the colour and number that gave him great success back in [...]

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Del Nido on Sevilla’s European ambitions

Del Nido on Sevilla’s European ambitions

April 12, 2013 at 1:19 pm 2 comments

12 April, at 14:19 Today at 9pm Betis will host Sevilla at the Benito Villamarín stadium in the Seville derby. As ever with any derby, the whole week before the match is based on building it up, this is why Sevilla’s president José María del Nido gave an interview to [...]

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Athletic Bilbao: Life Without Llorente

Athletic Bilbao: Life Without Llorente

April 5, 2013 at 3:13 pm 0 comments

April 5, 2013 at 3:13 pm Bilbao through-and-through, it came as a great shock when Fernando Llorente rejected a new contract with the Basque club earlier this year. £60,000 a week apparently just wasn’t enough to secure the striker’s services, and negotiations with Juventus will see the player move to [...]

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Segunda Division: The race for promotion

Segunda Division: The race for promotion

April 3, 2013 at 6:03 pm 0 comments

April 3, 2013 at 6:05 pm With 10 games remaining in the Segunda Division, the business end of the season is well and truly underway, and many teams are hoping to secure promotion to the top flight of Spanish football. After a crazy season, the table is beginning to take [...]

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The return of Tito Vilanova

The return of Tito Vilanova

April 3, 2013 at 8:15 am 0 comments

April 3, 2013 at 8:15 am Even with the almost certain La Liga title that Barcelona will receive in the coming weeks with their 13 point lead at the top over Real Madrid, the return of manager Tito Vilanova may well steer them towards even more success. The 44 year-old [...]

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Legends of La Liga: 14 – Pep Guardiola

Legends of La Liga: 14 – Pep Guardiola

April 2, 2013 at 8:22 pm 0 comments

April 2, 2013 @ 20:22 14. Pep Guardiola     Josep Pep Guardiola i Sala was born January 18th 1971 in Santpedor, Barcelona, Catalona. He joined La Masia at the age of 13. After impressing manager Johan Cruyff in a surprise visit to the academy, he made his debut in [...]

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