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Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Arsenal's Welcome of Bayern

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Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Arsenal's Welcome of Bayern Arsenal’s welcome of Bayern Munich on Tuesday night is, without question, a crucial fixture for the hosts. The Gunners have lost their opening two Champions League games this season and run the real risk of crashing out of the competition at the group stages. A double-header with Bayern is not...

Match Focus: Defensive Records Set to be Tested as Watford Host Arsenal

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Match Focus: Defensive Records Set to be Tested as Watford Host Arsenal Rounding off Saturday's action, Watford host Arsenal as both sides look to protect impressive defensive records at Vicerage Road. The Hornets have had a strong start to the season upon their return to the top-flight, though Arsenal were back to their best themselves ahead of the international break....

Player Focus: Misfiring Alexis Hindering Arsenal

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Player Focus: Misfiring Alexis Hindering Arsenal One other problem with the kind of controversy that Diego Costa provoked at Stamford Bridge on Saturday is that discussion of it tends to obscure all other actual football issues. Some of those issues may also be far more relevant to a team’s long-term form.Take one performance at the other en...

You vs WhoScored: WhoScored Expert MondoGoal XI – Gameweek 3

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You vs WhoScored: WhoScored Expert MondoGoal XI – Gameweek 3 The WhoScored expert has returned for Gameweek 3 of the Premier League season to select his team for the upcoming fixtures. After a commendable start to the season, the expert will be out to improve on his score from last week and the task for you – the user – is to get the better of Who...

You vs WhoScored: WhoScored Expert MondoGoal XI – Gameweek 3

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You vs WhoScored: WhoScored Expert MondoGoal XI - Gameweek 2

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You vs WhoScored: WhoScored Expert MondoGoal XI - Gameweek 2 In gameweek 2 of the Premier League season, the WhoScored Expert returns to select his team for the upcoming round of fixtures. After a commendable start to the campaign, the expert will be out to improve on his score from last week and the task for you - the user - is to get the better of WhoScored...

Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up

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Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up It just wasn’t to be for Lionel Messi and co as they came agonizingly close to securing international glory, only to fall at the final hurdle. 12 months ago, a Mario Götze volley saw Argentina miss out on the World Cup, while Saturday night’s defeat to Chile was all the more heartbr...

Tournament Focus: Copa America 2015 Group Stage Roundup

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Tournament Focus: Copa America 2015 Group Stage Roundup The culmination of the group stages of the 2015 Copa America eventually saw few surprises, despite both Mexico and Venezuela falling at the first hurdle, and ultimately those expected to progress did so. Heavyweights Uruguay and Colombia navigated their way through Group B and C respectively by the ...

Tournament Focus: Surprises Aplenty as Subs Impact Copa America First Round

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Tournament Focus: Surprises Aplenty as Subs Impact Copa America First Round It's fair to say big things were expected of Copa America's big hitters this summer so it's also fair to say that the opening round of fixtures didn't exactly go to script. While the likes of Brazil, Chile and Uruguay all ran out winners, none were at all emphatic in victory. Meanwhile pre-tournamen...

Player Focus: Copa America Superstars in Fine Form Ahead of Chile 2015

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Player Focus: Copa America Superstars in Fine Form Ahead of Chile 2015 Back when he was manager of Barcelona, Johan Cruyff used to have a theory about the season after a World Cup. He claimed such campaigns could throw up more surprises and unexpected results because of the effect of fatigue on the top players. “Everyone in the squad who played in the World Cup -...