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Player Focus: Resurgent Kenny Miller Benefitting Vancouver Whitecaps

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Player Focus: Resurgent Kenny Miller Benefitting Vancouver Whitecaps As the Vancouver Whitecaps prepared for their third season in Major League Soccer, the likelihood of Scottish designated players Barry Robson and Kenny Miller remaining at the club appeared slim.The duo failed to live up to their DP status in their first season with the Caps, with Miller particularl...

Player Focus: Five Underrated Bundesliga Signings

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Player Focus: Five Underrated Bundesliga Signings It's fair to say that Pep Guardiola's take over at Bayern Munich and the way that he is shaping his side is stealing most of the limelight in the Bundesliga, from afar at least. Meanwhile Dortmund are doing their best to keep up with a number of high-profile transfers of their own, but little attent...

Player Focus: Why Liverpool Should Add Hatem Ben Arfa To The Attack

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Player Focus: Why Liverpool Should Add Hatem Ben Arfa To The Attack As Liverpool prepare for the potential departure of talismanic striker Luis Suárez, manager Brendan Rodgers has looked to soften the blow of the Uruguayan’s expected exit by bringing in Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto, from Celta Vigo and Barcelona respectively. Replacing the 26-year-old wo...

Player Focus: Suitors Must Act Fast in the Race for Capoue

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Player Focus: Suitors Must Act Fast in the Race for Capoue Although a whole host of teams across Europe have been credited with an interest in Toulouse midfielder Étienne Capoue over the last few years, it finally seems as though the Frenchman's future will lie away from the Stadium Municipal next season.While there is no doubt that long-term manager...

Player Focus: Could Kevin Gameiro Adequately Replace Álvaro Negredo?

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Player Focus: Could Kevin Gameiro Adequately Replace Álvaro Negredo? Any player that scores 25 goals in their respective domestic league would always be in high demand. In fact, many would argue as to how it took this long for a team of Manchester City’s stature to secure the services of Álvaro Negredo. The Spaniard completed his protracted €25m swi...

Player Focus: Luis Muriel - The Forgotten Forward in This Summer's Transfer Window

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Player Focus: Luis Muriel - The Forgotten Forward in This Summer's Transfer Window The development of Serie A has been intriguing over the past few years, with Juventus jumping to the summit under Antonio Conte and a number of different teams challenging for European places. Napoli, AC Milan, Roma, Fiorentina and Inter have all been in and out of form during the last 3 seasons, bu...

Player Focus: Why Real Madrid Spent Big on Illarramendi

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Player Focus: Why Real Madrid Spent Big on Illarramendi It’s been one of the most shocking transfers of the summer so far, and certainly one of the most expensive, but for €38m Real Madrid believe they have their present and future in mind with the signing of Asier Illarramendi. The purchases of Dani Carvajal and Isco suggested Madrid were mov...

Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata

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Player Focus: Chelsea's Apparent Rooney Offer Devalues Mata Wayne Rooney recently claimed to be confused and angry regarding comments made suggesting that he was seen as a back-up to Robin van Persie. Those emotions now seem to have filtered through fans of both United and Chelsea, who are seemingly at the front of the queue for the England international's s...

Player Focus: Attacking Targets for Promoted Clubs - Odemwingie, Graham, Bendtner, Sagbo

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Player Focus: Attacking Targets for Promoted Clubs - Odemwingie, Graham, Bendtner, Sagbo Promotion to the Premier League is an almighty achievement, but a daunting one at that. The prize money in itself not only gives an indication of just how vast a challenge lies ahead, but also of the level of investment that is needed to stand any chance of survival. Of course, such investment needs...

Player Focus: Why Pablo Osvaldo Would Be An Astute Acquisition For Southampton

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Player Focus: Why Pablo Osvaldo Would Be An Astute Acquisition For Southampton Southampton are spending big this summer. After securing their top flight status last season, the south coast club have already moved to strengthen defensively, bringing in Dejan Lovren and Victor Wanyama from Olympique Lyonnais and Celtic, respectively, as the club aim to improve on their 14th-plac...