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EPL Preview Part Two: Arsenal

Long gone are the days when the media had run out of superlatives for describing the Arsenal team and its brand of football—from the Untouchables, to the Invincibles...

Written by Yahya Risas about 3 months ago 290 reads 5 comments
EPL Preview Part 1: Manchester United

The champions head into the 2009-10 championship without Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, players who scored 60 percent of their goals in the last two seasons...

Written by Yahya Risas about 3 months ago 140 reads 0 comments
Champions League: Chelsea Pay Price for Profligacy, not Poor Refereeing

The unsavoury scenes at the end of the Chelsea, Barcelona clash at Stamford bridge will forever be remembered vividly by many a football fan, for a long time to come...

Written by Yahya Risas about 6 months ago 395 reads 3 comments
Champions League: Chelsea and Man Utd Win First Leg Tactical Battles

The first leg semifinals promised to be thrilling ties of attacking football before a ball was kicked, but the neutrals would have been disappointed as the games were so much bordering on tactics rather than ingenuity and artistry...

Written by Yahya Risas about 7 months ago 106 reads 0 comments
Champions League Preview: The Road to Rome

Barcelona vs. Chelsea The Barcelona and Chelsea matchup at Camp Nou promises to be a thrilling 90 minutes, as indicated by the recent form of both clubs...

Written by Yahya Risas about 7 months ago 89 reads 0 comments
Only the Faint-Hearted Dare Not to Dream

I have watched football long enough to know that everything is possible, not only in football, but also in sport generally...

Written by Yahya Risas about 7 months ago 15 reads 0 comments
Manchester united: Cristiano Ronaldo is fooling no one, but himself.

The winker from Madeira as he is popularly known, has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid this summer, and unlike previous summers this is getting quite serious and interesting...

Written by Yahya Risas about about 1 year ago 2,935 reads 18 comments
Manchester United: Time To Go with Youth Over Experience?

Last season, United won the premiership in imperious fashion with Ronaldo and company surprising everyone to topple Chelsea and become champions. Scholes, Giggs, and Gary Neville played important roles in that triumph...

Written by Yahya Risas about about 1 year ago 2,093 reads 22 comments
Soccer: Martin Taylor deserves more than just a 3 match suspension.

In an ideal football game, two yellow cards amount to a red card and a suspension from the next two games. In the case of a straight red card it is usually 3 games suspension...

Written by Yahya Risas about about 1 year ago 1,227 reads 12 comments
Aston Villa vs Man Utd: Player ratings

Van der sar: Steady—especially in picking up crosses—and commanded his area well. - 7Brown: Kept Ashley Young quiet for large parts of the game—but his attacking and delivery could have been better...

Written by Yahya Risas about about 1 year ago 755 reads 3 comments
International Footballers: The True Meaning of "World Class"

In the wake of the Three Lions' failure to qualify for the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, I’ve been forced to try and decipher the true meaning of the term "World Class...

Written by Yahya Risas about about 1 year ago 1,811 reads 19 comments

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Yahya Risas Article Archive

EPL Preview Part Two: Arsenal

EPL Preview Part 1: Manchester United

Champions League: Chelsea Pay Price for Profligacy, not Poor Refereeing

Champions League: Chelsea and Man Utd Win First Leg Tactical Battles

Champions League Preview: The Road to Rome

Only the Faint-Hearted Dare Not to Dream

Manchester united: Cristiano Ronaldo is fooling no one, but himself.

Manchester United: Time To Go with Youth Over Experience?

Soccer: Martin Taylor deserves more than just a 3 match suspension.

Aston Villa vs Man Utd: Player ratings

International Footballers: The True Meaning of "World Class"

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