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WhoScored's 2011 Premier League Player of the Year

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WhoScored's 2011 Premier League Player of the Year In the final instalment of our feature focusing on the best players per division based upon WhoScored ratings over the calendar year of 2011, we analyse the Premier League that, unlike any of the other top leagues in Europe, has had no rest bite over the winter.The winner of our award is perhaps ine...

Premier League: Unexpected Stars with Unexpected Stats

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Premier League: Unexpected Stars with Unexpected Stats As we prepare for yet another round of games in this week’s Premier League, WhoScored turn our attentions to some of the unsung heroes in England’s top-flight. While others hog the headlines with goals and match-winning displays, there are others who produce a consistency of performance ...

Ligue 1 Team of the Season at the Halfway Stage

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Ligue 1 Team of the Season at the Halfway Stage As we approach 2012 the only players in Europe's top 5 leagues who aren't enjoying the festive break are plying their trade in the Premier League, so in the meantime we analyse the best XIs at the halfway stage of the season elsewhere.First up we look across the channel at France's Ligue 1, where PS...

Title Deciders - Top Players from the Top Six

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Title Deciders - Top Players from the Top Six As we approach the halfway stage of the Premier League season, there’s something of a familiar ring to the top six. Despite a strong first half of the season from Newcastle and, to a lesser extent, Stoke, it’s the usual suspects that lead the way going into the New Year. As the race for ...

Hot Shots Part Two: Serie A's Most Prolific Midfielders

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Hot Shots Part Two: Serie A's Most Prolific Midfielders Last week we looked at the most accurate strikers in Serie A, bringing you the seven most prolific front-men of the season so far. Yet in today's game it isn't just those hit-men who are responsible for scoring goals. With so many teams utilising a formation with just one man up front it is increasi...

Premier League's Top Rated Bottom Half Players

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Premier League's Top Rated Bottom Half Players As the rest of Europe goes into hibernation over the festive period, there’s no let-up in the Premier League. As the fixtures come thick and fast, WhoScored looks beyond the upper echelons for this particular article and, analysing the bottom ten clubs, pinpoints a selection of outfield player...

WhoScored's 2011 Serie A Player and Young Player of the Year

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WhoScored's 2011 Serie A Player and Young Player of the Year In the penultimate edition of the WhoScored Player of the Calendar Year in each of Europe's top 5 leagues we analyse the top performers of Italy's Serie A since the beginning of 2011.While there are a number of predictable inclusions in our top 10, there is also a selection of high-profile absentees...

WhoScored's 2011 Ligue 1 Player and Young Player of the Year

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WhoScored's 2011 Ligue 1 Player and Young Player of the Year The third edition of our WhoScored Player of the Calendar Year feature takes us to France and Ligue 1, where a number of players who caught the eye last season have continued their form into this. There are also places on our top 10 leaderboard for a couple of players who have really impressed since...

Transfer Treasures: The Premier League's Finest

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Transfer Treasures: The Premier League's Finest With the January transfer window just around the corner, clubs will have their winter shopping lists at the ready in anticipation of strengthening their squads. Before any new acquisitions arrive, then, WhoScored takes time out to stop and assess those summer arrivals to have made the biggest impact...

No Christmas Cheer for Blackburn this Year

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No Christmas Cheer for Blackburn this Year Blackburn must buck the trend and slay the dreaded festive hoodoo if they are to become only the second team to maintain their Premier League status having propped up the Christmas standings. The one-time Premier League title holders are currently five points adrift of safety, having tasted defeat i...