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Boateng the Poster Boy but Las Palmas’ Purple Patch a Collective Effort

by Simon Harrison at Jumatatu, Sep 5 2016 12:45
Boateng the Poster Boy but Las Palmas’ Purple Patch a Collective Effort Las Palmas boss Quique Setien may have only been in charge for a year, but the last 12 months have seen the Canaries’ sporting landscape change to the point where they are an attractive enough proposition to bring European journeyman Kevin-Prince Boateng into their ranks. Formerly a bright hop...
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Joe Hart the Ideal Fit for Impassioned Torino

by James Horncastle at Alhamisi, Sep 1 2016 13:50
Joe Hart the Ideal Fit for Impassioned Torino He didn’t seek an autograph. He wasn’t interested in a selfie. The old man instead caught Sinisa Mihajlovic’s attention with a season ticket. It was from the `40s, the days of the Grande Torino. Fans like these, the ones that have been coming back week-in, week-out for decades, the...
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Guingamp Flying as Kombouaré Returns in Triumph

by Andy Brassell at Jumanne, Ago 30 2016 14:20
Guingamp Flying as Kombouaré Returns in Triumph It’s been a long four-and-a-half years for Antoine Kombouaré. It was a few days before the end of 2011 that he was fired by Paris Saint-Germain, with the club he had served so memorably as a player sitting pretty atop Ligue 1. The club’s board got the more cosmopolitan replacement...
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Villa Building Squad Capable of Immediate Premier League Return

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Ago 26 2016 16:50
Villa Building Squad Capable of Immediate Premier League Return If there were a word to describe Aston Villa’s relegation season, disastrous springs to mind. Any synonym associated would also be applicable here, however. The Villans were beyond poor. They gained 17 points from the 38 games, scored just 27 goals and conceded 76. Tim Sherwood, Kevin MacDonal...
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FC Rostov - The Russian Leicester Continuing to Defy the Odds

by Eliot Rothwell at Alhamisi, Ago 25 2016 16:30
FC Rostov - The Russian Leicester Continuing to Defy the Odds The story of Leicester City is well told. The battle with relegation one season, the remarkable rise up the table the next and the most unexpected Premier League win in history. But as Leicester were brandishing themselves on English hearts, there was a parallel story in Russia. Rostov, who had surv...
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Perseverance Pays Off for Nuno’s New-look Porto

by Andy Brassell at Jumatatu, Ago 22 2016 16:40
Perseverance Pays Off for Nuno’s New-look Porto The others may struggle and fight, but the big boys always get it done in the end. That’s always been the way globally in Portuguese club football and a look at the classifieds from Saturday night point to that being the case at Estádio do Dragão this weekend. It rarely felt inev...
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Atletico MG's Magic Square Lifts Galo Towards the Top

by Jack Lang at Alhamisi, Ago 18 2016 16:20
Atletico MG's Magic Square Lifts Galo Towards the Top Someone in Brazilian football needs to put a call in to De La Soul and break the news: the results are in and - for now at least - four, not three, is very much the magic number.That's certainly the case for the Brazil men's team at the Olympics. After watching his charges slump to back-to-back goal...
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Battling Display at Everton Shows Spurs Can Overcome Title Collapse

by Miguel Delaney at Alhamisi, Ago 18 2016 11:30
Battling Display at Everton Shows Spurs Can Overcome Title Collapse After Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-1 draw with Everton on the opening day of the season, Mauricio Pochettino admitted that his players had “played badly” in the first half and “showed a lack of energy”, so felt he had to have strong words at half-time. “I was tough with ...
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Palace Looking to Rectifiy Last Season's Goalscoring Woes

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Ago 12 2016 16:00
Palace Looking to Rectifiy Last Season's Goalscoring Woes Crystal Palace’s negative run of form last season was well documented. The Eagles endured a 14-match winless run between Boxing Day and mid-April that saw them drop from dark horses for a European finish to relegation candidates. While they eventually pulled out of the tailspin, a 15th-placed ...
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Juventus Business Far From Done with Midfield the Priority

by James Horncastle at Ijumaa, Ago 12 2016 12:00
Juventus Business Far From Done with Midfield the Priority As Manchester United welcomes Pogback, Juventus say Pogbye. His successor in the No.10 shirt has already been sourced in-house. The idea is to give it to Paulo Dybala. Just as Pogba followed in the footsteps of his fellow countryman Michel Platini, the Argentine should step into the shoes previously...
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