Villas-Boas still confident

Villas-Boas still confident

Andre Villas-Boas insists he has a perfectly harmonious working relationship with owner Roman Abramovich and is confident he can lead Chelsea out of their current slump. The west London club on Sunday denied reports of a rift between the pair as “total nonsense” but a 2-1 home defeat by top-four rivals Liverpool later the same

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Year of the Underdog

Year of the Underdog

In all of the leagues across Europe you see the usual suspects. Those of the superpowers such as Barcelona, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Juventus. But then you have a bunch of other names. Names of teams who haven’t had much to cheer in recent times. The most notable would be Manchester City. For a

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Mancini needs to stand firm

Mancini needs to stand firm

One defeat can go a long way to derailing a season and Roberto Mancini now appears to have a big task on his hands to make sure that doesn’t happen to Manchester City. The manager says Carlos Tevez refused to come on as a substitute in the 2-0 Champions League loss at Bayern Munich, with

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Ipswitch desparate to add defenders before Leeds clash

Ipswitch desparate to add defenders before Leeds clash

Ipswich will look to strengthen their depleted defensive options ahead of the home game with Leeds this weekend. The Blues were humiliated on Saturday, losing 7-1 to Peterborough United in from of the cameras. With Ivar Ingimarsson injured and youngster Tommy Smith suspended, Town have been left with only one recognised central defender available. Going

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Poland Prepares for Euro 2012

Poland Prepares for Euro 2012

Poland has completed the construction of new Euro 2012 venue, the Municipal Stadium, in Gdansk. The stadium, which can house more than 34,000 football fans, has been described as a “major step forward” for the country, ahead of the start of the fourteenth European Championship, on June 8 2012. Zbigniew Canowiecki, of the Gdansk Support

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Mancini pushes Tevez closer to the exit

Mancini pushes Tevez closer to the exit

Posted on 08 December 2011

Roberto Mancini has signalled the end for Carlos Tevez as a Manchester City player by admitting it is “important” the Argentina striker is sold. The 27-year-old has not played for the Premier League leaders after refusing to warm up in City’s 2-0 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League at the Allianz Arena at

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Year of the Underdog

Year of the Underdog

Posted on 03 November 2011

In all of the leagues across Europe you see the usual suspects. Those of the superpowers such as Barcelona, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Juventus. But then you have a bunch of other names. Names of teams who haven’t had much to cheer in recent times. The most notable would be Manchester City. For a

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Giggs, Rooney Break CL Records

Giggs, Rooney Break CL Records

Posted on 27 October 2011

Ryan Giggs, described as “ageless” and “evergreen” by the official UEFA Champions League website, has broken a football record already in this year’s edition of the tournament. The Manchester United midfielder, who is 37-years-old, is not only the oldest player to ever score in the Champions League, a record he set prior to this year’s

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Mancini needs to stand firm

Mancini needs to stand firm

Posted on 28 September 2011

One defeat can go a long way to derailing a season and Roberto Mancini now appears to have a big task on his hands to make sure that doesn’t happen to Manchester City. The manager says Carlos Tevez refused to come on as a substitute in the 2-0 Champions League loss at Bayern Munich, with

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Ipswitch desparate to add defenders before Leeds clash

Ipswitch desparate to add defenders before Leeds clash

Posted on 24 August 2011

Ipswich will look to strengthen their depleted defensive options ahead of the home game with Leeds this weekend. The Blues were humiliated on Saturday, losing 7-1 to Peterborough United in from of the cameras. With Ivar Ingimarsson injured and youngster Tommy Smith suspended, Town have been left with only one recognised central defender available. Going

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Poland Prepares for Euro 2012

Poland Prepares for Euro 2012

Posted on 19 August 2011

Poland has completed the construction of new Euro 2012 venue, the Municipal Stadium, in Gdansk. The stadium, which can house more than 34,000 football fans, has been described as a “major step forward” for the country, ahead of the start of the fourteenth European Championship, on June 8 2012. Zbigniew Canowiecki, of the Gdansk Support

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Woodgate back from the brink

Woodgate back from the brink

Posted on 15 August 2011

Stoke new boy Jonathan Woodgate was delighted to have come through his Stoke debut without any sign of the injuries that have blighted the past few years of his career. The centre-back lined up alongside Ryan Shawcross and Robert Huth in the heart of a Stoke defence that repelled everything Chelsea threw at them. Woodgate

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Zamora set to productive campaign

Zamora set to productive campaign

Posted on 01 August 2011

There used to be a cruel football chant about Bobby Zamora that described the ball hitting your head when sat in row Z. Harsh words, indeed. Until recent seasons, however, it might have had some truth to it, for the man donning Zamora’s UA Hydrastrikes played much of his football in the lower leagues, and

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