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English Premier League 2009-10 Prediction and Analysis

Ten matches have been played by most of the teams as the Premiership goes through its first quarter this season. As exciting as ever, the English Premiership this season has been very competitive and unpredictable thus far...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about about 1 month ago 270 reads 4 comments
Italy After Four Years: Cannavaro Keeps Going, No More Totti

230 days to FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Seems pretty long way to go but as the club football seasons progress, the biggest stage of football will arrive in the blink of an eye...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about about 1 month ago 174 reads 0 comments
La Liga or the English Premiership: Beautiful Football vs. Competitive Results

I know it's too early to say anything but whether you like it or not, this season's La Liga title is again between Barcelona and Real Madrid...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 2 months ago 808 reads 65 comments
A Little Prediction On What Rafa Is Going To Do Throughout The Season

Liverpool are currently third in the league table, ahead of Manchester City, Aston Villa, and Tottenham by goal difference...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 2 months ago 280 reads 14 comments
World Cup 2010 European Qualifier: 10 More Spots Up For Grabs

Mid-October is when the European nations give their final battle for a place in World Cup next summer. The 13 best countries from Europe will become eligible to play in the World Cup 2010, which consists of 32 teams...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 2 months ago 100 reads 0 comments
Daniel Pacheco: Can He Do A "Yossi Benayoun"?

Daniel Pacheco arrived in Liverpool in the summer of 2007, aging only 16 at that time. The tiny forward is gifted with a pair of magical feet and electric pace. He was also an integral part of the Liverpool Reserves that won the league in 2007-08...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 297 reads 3 comments
Reliving the Biggest Stage in Football: The First Six World Cups

The series Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football comes to a little break before summarizing the later World Cups. So what did we learn from the first six World Cups? To read about my full ...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 33 reads 3 comments
Reliving the Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1958

The World Cup 1958 is known as the stage where Pelé paved his way into becoming a legend. 1958 was also the time when Brazil won their first of five World Cups. Hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29, 16 teams took part in the competition...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 79 reads 2 comments
Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1954

In the fifth episode of the series, we will look at the memorable World Cup 1954 in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. That World Cup was the first for West Germany, which they would eventually win...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 36 reads 0 comments
Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1950

World War 2 prevented the World Cup 1942 and 1946 from being held, the World Cup returned in 1950 in Brazil from June 24 to July 16. Before going through the fourth World Cup in history, do read about the previous World Cups 1930, 1934, and 1938 as well.

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 25 reads 0 comments
Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1938

The reliving of old memories continue here as we proceed to the third World Cup in 1938 held in France. The tournament started in June 4 and ended in June 19. To read about World Cup 1930, click here...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 16 reads 0 comments
Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1934

The World Cup fever is about to unleash anytime soon as the 19th World Cup will be held in South Africa next summer. Therefore, I started a series of Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football recently ...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 17 reads 0 comments
Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1930

The World Cup fever will once again spread across the globe as the 19th Fifa World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time in 2010...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 25 reads 0 comments
Dunga's Dilemma: Kaka, Ronaldinho, Diego Or All?

Brazil boasts some of the finest talents in the world, which gives every brave man that coaches the nation a positive headache. Daniel Alves, Maicon, and maybe Rafinha battle it out for the right back position...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 38 reads 9 comments
Blame It On Rafa and Yes Lucas As Well (Satire)

Liverpool finished last season with only two league defeats; to Tottenham and Middlesbrough, away from home respectively. However, Liverpool have reached the same figure this season, losing two games after only three league games played...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 240 reads 18 comments
Liverpool Youth Team Freshmen 2009-10

Both Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher battled their way up from here, the youth team of Liverpool Football Club. Current first-team members such as Martin Kelly, Jay Spearing, and Stephen ...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 83 reads 3 comments
Why Fabregas Leaving Arsenal Will Not Benefit Any Party Involved

Arsenal fans had a sigh of relief when Pep Guardiola conceded defeat in luring Cesc Fabregas back to Barcelona earlier this week. However, the Catalan giants did not rule out a possibility of coming back for the Spanish ace next summer...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 73 reads 8 comments
Who Is Sotirios Kyrgiakos?

Liverpool were previously linked with Michael Turner, Steven Taylor, and Sylvain Distin to replace Sami Hyypia who left at the end of last season...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 73 reads 8 comments
Silent Killer Sunderland Capture Lee Cattermole

Sunderland have completed the signing of Lee Cattermole from Wigan Athletic for a fee of £6 million. The former Middlesbrough midfielder passed a medical and agreed a four-year deal...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 21 reads 3 comments
English Premier League 2009-10 Club-by-Club Analysis

The English Premiership Season 2009-10 starts in a few days time. Fans across the globe have been craving for the heart-pumping actions in the Premiership for a couple of months now...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 380 reads 4 comments
Put Your Money On Tottenham To Break Into The Top Four

Tottenham have always been an exciting team to watch, especially in recent season. The Spurs came close to making the top four in season 2006-07, where they finished fifth. The following season, Tottenham finished in a disappointing eleven...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 54 reads 9 comments
Top Ten Liverpool Kits Since 2006

Liverpool have been wearing jerseys designed by Adidas since 2006, ten years after wearing jerseys designed by Reebok. And this isn't Adidas's first co-operation with Liverpool as Adidas designed Liverpool's kits from 1985 to 1996 as well...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 3 months ago 324 reads 17 comments
Players Guide Season 2009-10: Liverpool

The Reds are keen to end their title drought this season. After narrowly missing out on the title last season, Liverpool are expected to come stronger this time around and win the Premiership title...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 4 months ago 338 reads 15 comments
Why Michael Owen Will Never Be A Fan Favorite at Old Trafford

Michael Owen moved to Manchester United on a free transfer a few weeks back. Having signed for a club that can get him back to the national squad and better medical treatment, Owen is set to get back to the very top of his game...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 4 months ago 62 reads 2 comments
Chygrynskiy Could End Up In Camp Nou As Cana Makes Surprise Switch

These could be old news for fans on the other side of the globe but to me, these are breaking news. I woke up at 7.43 a.m. (London time approximately 11-12 Friday midnight) and saw these interesting news which I didn't see before I went for sleep...

Written by Choon Yau Tan about 4 months ago 86 reads 5 comments

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Choon Yau Tan Article Archive

English Premier League 2009-10 Prediction and Analysis

Italy After Four Years: Cannavaro Keeps Going, No More Totti

La Liga or the English Premiership: Beautiful Football vs. Competitive Results

A Little Prediction On What Rafa Is Going To Do Throughout The Season

World Cup 2010 European Qualifier: 10 More Spots Up For Grabs

Daniel Pacheco: Can He Do A "Yossi Benayoun"?

Reliving the Biggest Stage in Football: The First Six World Cups

Reliving the Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1958

Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1954

Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1950

Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1938

Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1934

Reliving The Biggest Stage of Football: World Cup 1930

Dunga's Dilemma: Kaka, Ronaldinho, Diego Or All?

Blame It On Rafa and Yes Lucas As Well (Satire)

Liverpool Youth Team Freshmen 2009-10

Why Fabregas Leaving Arsenal Will Not Benefit Any Party Involved

Who Is Sotirios Kyrgiakos?

Silent Killer Sunderland Capture Lee Cattermole

English Premier League 2009-10 Club-by-Club Analysis

Put Your Money On Tottenham To Break Into The Top Four

Top Ten Liverpool Kits Since 2006

Players Guide Season 2009-10: Liverpool

Why Michael Owen Will Never Be A Fan Favorite at Old Trafford

Chygrynskiy Could End Up In Camp Nou As Cana Makes Surprise Switch

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