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  1. Monaco Linked to Falcao, Moutinho and Rodriguez: Are They the Next Big Thing?

    AS Monaco have seen plenty of headlines in the last two weeks as they prepare to spend big in the summer transfer window...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 4 days ago 10,802 reads 78 comments

  2. Summer Transfer Window Gossip: Edinson Cavani, Mats Hummels, Radamel Falcao

    Edinson Cavani's stay in Napoli is apparently coming to a close, with the Serie A runners-up reportedly opening discussions over his sale this summer...

    Michael Cummings Written by Michael Cummings about 4 days ago 29,880 reads 25 comments

  3. Why Thomas Mueller Will Be Key to Bayern Munich's Chances Against Dortmund

    The all-German UEFA Champions League final is under a week away, and on paper one team walks into the match overwhelming favourites...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 4 days ago 4,005 reads 18 comments

  4. World Football Idiot of the Week

    Footballers earn a disgusting amount of money—this we know. But when they flaunt it in a distasteful and disrespectful manner, they stand a very good chance of being named world football idiot of the week...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 4 days ago 27,208 reads 13 comments

  5. Manchester United: David Moyes Meets New Team While Still Working for Everton

    Before he can replace a legend, David Moyes still has to clean out his old desk. Moyes finished the on-pitch commitments of an 11-year reign as manager of Everton on Sunday with a 2-1 loss at Chelsea ...

    Michael Cummings Written by Michael Cummings about 5 days ago 18,710 reads 20 comments

  6. Arsenal 2012-13 Review and End-of-Season Awards

    The 2012-13 season is over for Arsenal , and now comes the time to take stock. Was it a successful season for the Gunners? Was it a failure? Somewhere in between? Today I'm recapping ...

    Michael Cummings Written by Michael Cummings about 5 days ago 10,903 reads 28 comments

  7. Can Crowd Sourcing 'Bring Ronaldo Home' to Manchester United?

    A group of Manchester United fans from Australia believe they can deploy crowd sourcing to finance the return of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid . The ' Bring Ronaldo Home ' campaign went live last week...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 5 days ago 22,364 reads 42 comments

  8. Summer Transfer Window Gossip: Gareth Bale, Dani Alves, Andre Schurrle

    The final weekend of the Premier League season followed a familiar pattern for fans of Tottenham Hotspur. Gareth Bale scored and Spurs won—but narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification...

    Michael Cummings Written by Michael Cummings about 5 days ago 48,802 reads 54 comments

  9. Summer Transfer Window: How Tactics Will Influence the Big Buys in Europe

    Heading into the summer transfer window, tabloids and papers will often link nondescript players senselessly to random clubs...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 5 days ago 12,284 reads 34 comments

  10. Tottenham, Liverpool Would Be in Champions League If Not for Woodwork

    It sounds like a hypothetical question, but thanks to stats, we now know the answer. What if all the shots that hit the woodwork in the 2012-13 English Premier League season had ...

    Michael Cummings Written by Michael Cummings about 5 days ago 11,174 reads 25 comments

  11. Picking a Rising Stars Premier League XI for 2013-14

    On Sunday, B/R picked an English Premier League Team of the Season following the culmination of the 2012-13 campaign...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 5 days ago 15,199 reads 68 comments

  12. Marouane Fellaini: How Everton Star Would Fit at Old Trafford Under David Moyes

    It's the first day after campaign's end, so prepare for "silly season" to commence. Transfers will be suggested left, right and centre; no club in England, with the possible exception ...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 5 days ago 11,042 reads 9 comments

  13. Laurent Koscielny the Catalyst Behind Arsenal's Top-Four Recovery

    At one stage this season, Arsenal looked dead and buried. Tottenham were comfortably ahead in the race for UEFA Champions League football, the Gunners had dipped as low as eighth ...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 5 days ago 13,506 reads 30 comments

  14. English Premier League: 10 Bold Predictions for the 2013-14 Season

    The 2012-13 English Premier League season is over following a frantic final day. Manchester United are champions, while Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal round out the top four...

    Michael Cummings Written by Michael Cummings about 5 days ago 34,707 reads 126 comments

  15. Picking a Premier League Team of the Season

    The English Premier League season has come to a close, and fans all over the world are constructing their teams of the season...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 5 days ago 6,810 reads 58 comments

  16. Top 5 Tactical Geniuses in the Premier League This Season

    The English Premier League season is over, and after 38 games, we've deduced who the tactical geniuses of 2012-13 are...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 5 days ago 9,746 reads 22 comments

  17. English Premier League Final Day Wrap

    Chelsea took third, Arsenal finished fourth and Tottenham missed out once again. The title was long since decided and the relegation race complete, but the final day of the English Premier League season brought the drama as expected...

    Michael Cummings Written by Michael Cummings about 6 days ago 46,952 reads 60 comments

  18. English Premier League Final Day as It Happened

    English Premier League final day Full time scores Chelsea 2-1 Everton Liverpool 1-0 QPR Man City 2-3 Norwich Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal Southampton 1-1 Stoke Swansea 0-3 Fulham ...

    Michael Cummings Written by Michael Cummings about 6 days ago 10,229 reads 31 comments

  19. Mario Balotelli: I'm a Normal Guy and Happy to Have Left England Behind

    In a recent sit-down with CNN's Pedro Pinto, Mario Balotelli indicated he was happy with his new life at AC Milan and relieved to have left Manchester City and English football behind...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 days ago 6,434 reads 5 comments

  20. St Totteringham's Day at Stake as Tottenham and Arsenal Prepare for EPL Finale

    St Totteringham's Day has come late this season. Based on what happens on Sunday, and with a lot more than just the bragging rights of North London at stake, it might not come at all...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 8 days ago 10,144 reads 97 comments

  21. Cristiano Ronaldo: More Successful with Real Madrid or Manchester United?

    Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United from Sporting CP in 2003. As a precocious teenager, he had run rings around United in a friendly, which convinced Sir Alex Ferguson to sign him...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 8 days ago 57,163 reads 173 comments

  22. David Beckham to Retire: Assessing His Football Legacy and What'll He Do Next

    David Beckham will retire at the end of the season, bowing out as a French champion with Paris Saint-Germain and bringing to a close a remarkable playing career...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 8 days ago 17,028 reads 13 comments

  23. Why All the Fuss About Mario Goetze? Marco Reus Is the One to Fear

    Have you heard? Mario Goetze was injured in Borussia Dortmund 's aggregate victory over Real Madrid and remains in doubt for the UEFA Champions League final. According to Juergen Klopp (via Bundesliga ...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 8 days ago 11,834 reads 199 comments

  24. David Beckham Retires: Assessing His Influence on Soccer in the United States

    David Beckham , the English midfielder known as much for the swerving, bending free kicks he delivered with astonishing precision as for being a global superstar who transcended the sport of soccer, has announced his retirement...

    Michael Cummings Written by Michael Cummings about 9 days ago 6,197 reads 5 comments

  25. Tactical Twins: Arrigo Sacchi's Milan and Jupp Heynckes' Bayern Munich

    Our latest look at tactical twins is inspired by some comments made by the famous Arrigo Sacchi on Bayern Munich's UEFA Champions League exploits...

    Sam Tighe Written by Sam Tighe about 9 days ago 10,205 reads 38 comments