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What's in Pastore for Differdange?

by Andrew Gibney at Thursday, Aug 18 2011 15:33
What's in Pastore for Differdange? It would seem like the footballing gods are smiling on the French capital at the moment. Not only have the biggest club in Paris welcomed new Qatari owners, and eight new players but now they have what looks like a relatively easy route into the Europa League Group Stage.Differdange 03 from Luxembou...
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Can Bolton Stop a Rampant Man City?

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Aug 18 2011 10:06
Can Bolton Stop a Rampant Man City? It’s an early-season top of the table clash at the Reebok this Sunday as Bolton entertain big-spending Man City. Owen Coyle’s side got their campaign off to the perfect start with last week’s 4-0 win at QPR, but are up against it for the next few weeks- facing five of last term&rsq...
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Riccardo Montolivo: Can He Help The Good Become Great?

by Adam Digby at Wednesday, Aug 17 2011 11:38
Riccardo Montolivo: Can He Help The Good Become Great? To watch Italy overcome World and European champions Spain in their latest friendly was to almost see a team come of age. Since replacing Marcello Lippi in the aftermath of last summers South African disaster, Cesare Prandelli spent little time searching for a style of play. He instantly ended the A...
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Chelsea Left Flank Key to West Brom Clash

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Aug 17 2011 10:14
Chelsea Left Flank Key to West Brom Clash Andre Villas-Boas will be desperate for all three points in his first home game as Chelsea take on West Brom. Having taken a point at the Britannia in a bruising encounter with Stoke, the new Blues boss will be keen to record a victory, with both Manchester clubs already two points ahead after one r...
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The Sublime to the Ridiculous - The Premier League's Best & Worst Debutants

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Aug 16 2011 13:42
The Sublime to the Ridiculous - The Premier League's Best & Worst Debutants With the English Premier League season now underway a number of new recruits were displayed to the fans this weekend, with some adorning themselves more than others on their big debut.Last night's man of the match cameo from £35m man Sergio Aguero for Manchester City will have assured the supp...
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Aguero Takes Centre Stage in Sparkling City Debut

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Aug 16 2011 10:18
Aguero Takes Centre Stage in Sparkling City Debut He couldn’t have dreamed of a better debut. Coming off the bench on the hour mark at the Etihad Stadium, Sergio Aguero took just eight minutes to find the net for Man City and proceeded to tear Swansea apart with a mesmerising performance to send his side joint-top of the Premier League. An in...

WhoScored All Star Team of the Week - Week 1

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Aug 15 2011 16:16
WhoScored All Star Team of the Week - Week 1 In our regular Monday afternoon article of the new season, we take a look at the top-rated XI from Europe’s top five leagues over the previous weekend. Some team performances really stood out and contribute to our line-up; Montpellier’s shock 1-0 win at Ligue 1 champions Lille sees two o...
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WhoScored Premier League Team of the Week - Matchday 1

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Aug 15 2011 12:24
WhoScored Premier League Team of the Week - Matchday 1 With the opening weekend of the Premier League campaign now over, with only Manchester City and Swansea still to play on Monday night, WhoScored.com analyses the best possible starting XI in a 4-4-2 formation, with Bolton unsurprisingly well-represented having humbled QPR on their first day back in ...
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Giroud Stuns the Metropole into Silence

by Andrew Gibney at Monday, Aug 15 2011 11:43
Giroud Stuns the Metropole into Silence After the 1-1 draw away at AS Nancy the Champions Lille returned north for their first home game of the new season. Montpellier, under Rene Girard, decided to spoil their homecoming party; after holding off Lille’s attacking threat it was left to Olivier Giroud to stun the Stade Lille Metropol...

De Gea’s Blushes Saved by Late Baggies Own Goal

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Aug 15 2011 09:12
De Gea’s Blushes Saved by Late Baggies Own Goal An 81st minute own goal by Steven Reid ensured Man United opened their title defence with a win at West Brom. The 2-1 victory perhaps took the spotlight off keeper David de Gea after the young Spaniard make a basic mistake for the second game running, allowing a tame Shane Long shot to squirm under ...