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Fabregas and Tevez should get on with it

A summer without a major football tournament is always a difficult one to bear. The only major sporting event to fill your time is Wimbledon, and even the novelty of that wears off after a week. With no matches to satisfy our football fix we have to

Bent committed to Villa

Aston Villa’s Darren Bent has rejected claims that he could be the next high-profile name to leave Villa Park and has reaffirmed his commitment to the club. The England striker only signed for the Villains in January and helped the club steer a

Who Will Be Relegated in the 2011/12 Premier League Season?

The forthcoming Premier League season is going to be one of the toughest yet for all teams involved. The last campaign saw a tough battle throughout in the lower half of the table with constant positional changes. Even the last game of the season was

New Era for Inter as Gasperini Takes Charge

Inter Milan have named the man who will attempt to reclaim the Champions League crown they relinquished last season. Former Genoa boss Gian Piero Gasperini has been handed the role of manager, becoming the fourth man to take the reins in just a year

Who will be next season’s top scorer?

It is 11 years since an Englishman won the Premier League Golden Boot. A home-grown player had won at least a share in the award in every previous Premier League season, so this prize exemplifies the shift in balance of power between native and forei

Young a big miss for Villa

Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph has conceded that the club will find it very difficult to find an adequate replacement for Ashley Young. The winger moved to Premier League champions Manchester United earlier this week in a deal believed to be wor

Ronaldo tips Real to be stronger

Cristiano Ronaldo insists Real Madrid will be stronger next season and feels they will bring rivals Barcelona “back down to earth”. Real were very much second best last term, with Barca securing the La Liga and Champions League double, le

McLeish nearly a perfect fit

Football fans have long memories. Players and managers who cause offence are not easily forgiven – Paul Ince and Sol Campbell are as unpopular at West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur respectively despite the passing of time. But fans can also have

Is there a UEFA Conspiracy Towards Barcelona?

After last night’s highly controversial defeat to Barcelona which all but ended Jose Mourinho’s hopes of retaining the UEFA Champions League trophy, the Portuguese coach questioned the impartiality of German referee Wolfgang Stark and all

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