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Return of Former Championship Stars a Theme Ahead of 2016/17

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Ago 4 2016 17:43
Return of Former Championship Stars a Theme Ahead of 2016/17 The Championship makes its return on Friday night and its once again shaping up to be an intriguing season, fittingly kicked off by the team that is widely expected to dominate proceedings. Indeed, Newcastle are the outstanding favourites with the bookies to make an immediate return to the top-fligh...
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Eredivise 2016/17 Season Preview

by Mohamed Moallim at Alhamisi, Ago 4 2016 11:00
Eredivise 2016/17 Season Preview It's not been the easiest of times for those who see the world through orange tinted glasses. The national team ignominiously failed to qualify for this summer's European Championship while their domestic clubs have fallen by the wayside at continental level and now face the distinct reality of the ...
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Russian Premier League 2016/17 Season Preview

by Eliot Rothwell at Ijumaa, Jul 29 2016 11:00
Russian Premier League 2016/17 Season Preview It was a summer of dreary disappointment for Russian football fans. Their national team laboured through three Euro 2016 group stage games, winning none. Any expectation, even hope, that the team would use the tournament as springboard for their own World Cup, in 2018, was extinguished. The only not...
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2016/17 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Jun 16 2016 16:05
2016/17 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed While we’re in the midst of Euro 2016, the Premier League fixtures were announced on Wednesday morning as fans look ahead to next season. Teams up and down the country will have paid close attention to the announcement as they aim to hit the ground running to achieve their seasonal goal.The ne...
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Ligue 1 2015/16 Round-up - Can Anyone Compete With PSG?

by Andy Brassell at Jumatatu, Mei 16 2016 17:10
Ligue 1 2015/16 Round-up - Can Anyone Compete With PSG? How do Paris Saint-Germain move on from Zlatan Ibrahimovic?He arrived with a bang, and left with one. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s final game at the Parc des Princes on Saturday was spectacular, with the game stopped for an ovation in the 10th minute before he scored twice against Nantes to help take ...
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Your Guide to Brasileirão 2016

by Jack Lang at Alhamisi, Mei 12 2016 11:15
Your Guide to Brasileirão 2016 It seems like only yesterday that we were ushering the 2015 Brasileirão into the sweet hereafter, yet here we are, plunging headlong towards the watering hole once more. The tears in my eyes? Nothing but condensation. We go again.Talking logisticsPub quiz question: what is the opposite of joy...
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Stage Set For Tightest Ever Championship Title Race

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Apr 28 2016 17:30
Stage Set For Tightest Ever Championship Title Race With just 180 minutes of the regular Championship season remaining, things could not be tighter at the top of England’s second tier. Just three goals separate Burnley, Middlesbrough and Brighton, with the Clarets favourites to secure glory once more. Michael Keane’s 92nd minute equaliser...
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The Premier League's Most Ineffective XI

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Apr 28 2016 17:00
The Premier League's Most Ineffective XI It’s about that time of year that having celebrated the excellent achievements of some of the standout performers in the Premier League this season, we shed light on some less than desirable statistics.As has become a tradition at WhoScored.com, we’ve compiled an XI of players whose expl...
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League Focus: Five Questions Ahead of MLS 2016

by Graham Ruthven at Ijumaa, Mac 4 2016 10:30
League Focus: Five Questions Ahead of MLS 2016 Three months will have passed since the 2015 MLS Cup final when the 2016 Major League Soccer campaign kicks off on Sunday, and plenty has happened in that time. North America’s top flight is set for another compelling season.There have been managerial changes, big-name transfers and a number o...
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League Focus: Plethora of Strike Pairs Gives Way to Ligue 1 Goalrush

by Andy Brassell at Jumatatu, Feb 22 2016 15:30
League Focus: Plethora of Strike Pairs Gives Way to Ligue 1 Goalrush When Bordeaux and Nice were grinding their way to a goalless draw on Friday night, we couldn’t have imagined it. Ligue 1’s spectacular Saturday was an unexpected jolt of joy after a particularly inauspicious beginning to the weekend, with the aggregate haul of 23 from the five matches pl...
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