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Is This the Year of the Owner?
Unless you have been out of the country for the past year, you will have realised the change that is looming over the football landscape. No longer are we being managed by managers but by hierarchies put in place to do a traditional manager's job...
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Spurs Intimate Open-Ticket Selling, but We All Remember Sevilla
Anyone who was at White Hart Lane on Thursday night will understand what I am about to discuss. Wisla Krakow were not only the dominant force on the pitch, but in the stadium too...
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Crumbling At The Crust - Is It Time for the Tottenham Eruption?
The problem with Tottenham was summed up by Teddy Sheringham this week when he said that Spurs fans want to win games and get entertained...
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I'm Negative - but I'm British, so it doesn't matter
I want to stress one point, which few around the England camp like to talk about, Croatia have never lost a World Cup or European qualifying encounter since there emergence and recognition as a nation in 1994...
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Euro 2008: The "Shop Window" Culture of Major International Tournaments
Under the warm climate, Euro 2008 has begun in earnest. An enthralling top-seeded clash between Holland and Italy suggested that Europe is flourishing on the international stage, with talents ...
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Tottenham Hotspur: The Transfer Window Soap Opera
It's that time of year again folks: televisions are tuned off of football and, arguably, on to other less entertaining sports, but fans' news feeds are lit up by the latest Peruvian stars looking ...
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Why changing the EPL to FIFA on the Bleacher Report is not good...
I am appalled that the EPL title heading has changed to "FIFA." Firstly this is a clear indication of this sites bias towards American-based leagues...
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Premiere League: Tottenham Hotspur and Next Season
Spurs are arguably the most media-friendly club in the Premier League. The amount of written space dedicated to Spurs would probably fill the Amazon rainforest three times over...
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Chelsea-Tottenham Preview: A Season On The Line
I remember as a Spurs fan only a few years ago hoping for a European place on the back of the UEFA fair play league. For those of you, who are unaware of this scenario, it means that the team who has played the fairest throughout the season (e...
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Soccer Just Isn't An American Thing
Can soccer ever be big in the United States? It’s the aged old question that has encouraged the likes of David Beckham and Pele to peruse the dream that soccer can be classed as one of the USA's top sports...
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Superbowl Central: Joke Central
Q: What's the difference between the Green bay Packers and Frosties? A: Frosties belong in a bowl.It's that time of year Sportsfan Superbowl 2008...
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EPL Picks of the Week: Chelsea, Blackburn, Arsenal to Cruise
Now I know this may be unconventional, even by my standards, but I'm going to give you all a little insight into this weekends activities in and around the Premiership. Birmingham Vs. ChelseaThe inevitable result must be a win for Chelsea...
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Didier Deschamps: Newcastle's Third Choice?
Business has gone from bad to worse for Newcastle United.Gerrard Houllier recently rebuffed an approach from Mike Ashley—the second managerial offer turned down in a matter of days, following Harry Redknapp's decision to stay on the south coast.
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G14: Power in the Hands of the Clubs
G14, the leading power in multi-club associations, anounced yesterday that it was to drop all legal actions pending or current against UEFA and FIFA, the respective football governing bodies...
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Where Do Liverpool Go From Here?
Following the sensational revelation that Anfield bosses Tom Hicks and George Gillett approached Jurgen Klinnsmann over the opportunity to take over at the illustrious Merseyside club, a week ...
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Tottenham Window Watch: Stewart Downing
The media love Tottenham during the transfer window. They devote pages of paper space just to speculation over whom Tottenham may sign.In this series of articles sizing up the candidates, I'll start with Stewart Downing...
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EPL: Al-Hassan Bangura Granted Amnesty
The Home Office yesterday brought an end to the furor over Watford’s Al-Hassan Bangura by granting him a work permit which allows Bangura to remain in the UK indefinitely...
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Havant & Waterloo: Still a Magical Competition
The FA Cup has always been a fulcrum for lower league teams to strut their stuff on the big stage. How much bigger can it get for a Havant & Waterlooville side that held a Swansea side who ...
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Bramble Unlikely Hero as Liverpool Drift Further From Summit
Wigan had never scored in a league game against Liverpool until the unlikely unimposing figure of Titus Bramble stepped up to leave Liverpool 12 points behind Arsenal, heading into what looks like a bleak mid-winter for Liverpool...
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Spurs 6, Reading 4: Spurs Win, But Berbatov's Future in Doubt
When I woke up this morning, I didn't believe that Spurs would end 2007 having scored 11 goals in two games.Nor did I believe that Dave Kitson would "go nuts", or that Steve McClaren would lead England to a European Championship...
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Worst of 2007: Steve McClaren, Wolly with a Brolly
Great leaders inspire men to victory. Steve McClaren will be remembered as a wolly with a brolly.England fans lost faith in McClaren when we only managed a 2-0 victory in Andorra...
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EPL Predictions: Weekend of December 15th
Although the latest EPL hype is centered on the aptly-named "Grand Slam Sunday," there are still very interesting battles to be found among the other 16 teams playing this weekend...
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Manchester City are the New Chelsea
At the beginning of 2007, Manchester City were starring down towards financial oblivion. With the sale of Shaun Wright-Phillips and Nicolas Anelka, City were doing everything but pushing forward...
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Fabio Capello and the Impossible Task Ahead
Speaking as an Englishman, why as a country do we have a love-hate relationship with any English Manager? Barring Steve McClaren, who was no one but the FA’s choice to lead England, have ...
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Spurs Recap: Tottenham's Season Thus Far
Spurs started the season with the critics branding them "The Likeliest Team To Break Into the Top Four"—but reaching that height has become a burden, as Spurs languish 13th in ...


