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Barca's Famous Trio Star in Champions League Team of the Week

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Barca's Famous Trio Star in Champions League Team of the Week The Champions League is back. The famous music has returned, with Europe’s top performers plying their trade once more the club football’s grand stage. There was mixed success for the British teams from gameweek one. Manchester City and Leicester secured comfortable wins, Arsenal somehow...

Gueye a Vital Cog in Everton's Unbeaten Machine

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Gueye a Vital Cog in Everton's Unbeaten Machine In today’s market, bargains are hard to come by, particularly in the Premier League. The increase in TV money means teams can not only command top fees for run of the mill players, but are willing to pay big money to lure their targets. Paul Pogba’s record breaking return to Manchester U...

Baptism of Fire for Expected PSG Debutant Areola

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Baptism of Fire for Expected PSG Debutant Areola Unai Emery hasn’t enjoyed the finest start to life as PSG boss, it must be said. Granted, he oversaw the 4-1 thrashing of Lyon in the French Super Cup last month, but Robert Beric’s late equaliser in Friday night’s 1-1 draw with Saint Etienne means the Parisian giants have taken ju...

Midfield Vital in Watford's Quest to Consolidate Top-Flight Spot

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Midfield Vital in Watford's Quest to Consolidate Top-Flight Spot There always is, and forever will be, a risk that comes with teams appointing inexperienced Premier League managers and demanding they make a positive immediate impact on a club’s fortunes, then there are those who buck the trend. Quique Sanchez Flores impressed in the first half of the season...

Balotelli Hoping Lightning Strikes Twice in Nice

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Balotelli Hoping Lightning Strikes Twice in Nice In the hubbub of transfer deadline day, one of the more intriguing moves proved to be Mario Balotelli’s free switch to Nice. Liverpool willingly got the Italian off their books at the last possible opportunity and, after an unsuccessful loan spell back at AC Milan, the Reds were happy to cut t...

Prolific Iheanacho Can Cover for Aguero's Absence at Old Trafford

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Prolific Iheanacho Can Cover for Aguero's Absence at Old Trafford In what can be regarded as the biggest game of the Premier League campaign so far, Saturday’s Manchester derby will be without one of the league’s star players. Sergio Aguero serves the first of his three-match ban for an elbow on West Ham’s Winston Reid this weekend and misses the...

Wilshere Needs Bournemouth Experiment to Reap Rewards

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Wilshere Needs Bournemouth Experiment to Reap Rewards AC Milan were interested. Roma even agreed terms with the player. All in all, 22 teams had been credited with an interest in Jack Wilshere, with Bournemouth ultimately winning the race to secure his services on a season-long loan. When it became apparent that the England international was available ...

Luiz Arrival Provides Conte With Further Defensive Flexibility

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Luiz Arrival Provides Conte With Further Defensive Flexibility Transfer deadline day was always going to throw up a surprise or two, but arguably the biggest was David Luiz’s Chelsea switch. The Brazilian returned to Stamford Bridge two years after leaving for PSG on Wednesday, keen to secure further glory in west London. I'm delighted to return to Chelse...

Antonio Offers Fresh Approach to Flat England Side

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Antonio Offers Fresh Approach to Flat England Side When Sam Allardyce named his first England squad on Sunday, there wasn’t the raft of new faces that some may have anticipated. Much of the side that failed to have the desired effect at Euro 2016 has remained intact, though there was the notable inclusion of Michail Antonio. West Ham fans will...

Villa Building Squad Capable of Immediate Premier League Return

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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...