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Manchester City: The season so far..
In Archived Columns, UK / 30 August 2011 / Comments

Sunday 28th August, the season is three games old and it is shaping up to be a rather enjoyable season in the blue half of Manchester. In fact, it is shaping up to be rather [...]
Arsenal and Tottenham – Similar Landscapes
In Archived Columns, UK / 30 August 2011 / Comments

In my 25 years alive Tottenham and Arsenal have more in common with each other these days than at any other time. It’s a controversial statement and something I’m sure the vast majority from both [...]
Why the Paraguay Primera Should Follow The Premier League Example
In Archived Columns, South America / 30 August 2011 / Comments

A quick glance at the team sheets from last weekend’s Clausura fixtures is enough to understand why there is a debate in Paraguay about the influx of foreigners in the Primera Division. Current league leaders [...]
Brasileirão Review: Round 19
In Archived Columns, South America / 29 August 2011 / Comments

The midway point of the Campeonato Brasileiro has arrived and we once more we have a match review for you, as well as Team of the Week and full results. This week was the weekend [...]
Wenger Under the Spotlight
In Archived Columns, UK / 29 August 2011 / Comments

Every transfer window, Arsene Wenger must feel like he is stuck in one of those police rooms under intense interrogation. You know, with those one-way mirrors, through which football fans watch him like hawks, impatiently [...]
Calcio’s Champions League Groups Explored
In Archived Columns, Italy / 28 August 2011 / Comments

Thursday saw the draw for the group stage of the Champions League, a competition and trophy not held in Italy since 2007 when Carletto’s Milan beat Rafa’s Liverpool in Greece. The draw was relatively kind [...]
Team of the 90′s: Serie A
In Archived Columns, Italy / 28 August 2011 / Comments

Serie A in the 1990′s. It was the most glamorous league and attracted the creme de la creme of world football. I was asked recently if I could choose a ‘Perfect XI’ from that decade. [...]
Expect the Unexpected – A Shock For All New Fans Of Ligue 1
In Archived Columns, Other European / 28 August 2011 / Comments

Ligue 1 is often forgotten behind Europe’s more illustrious leagues, but following this summer’s takeover by QSI at Paris Saint-Germain, the competition has been attracting more than its fair share of attention. With many European [...]
El Clásico – A football feast made of scraps.
In Archived Columns, Spain / 27 August 2011 / Comments

Last week’s Supercopa should have been a chance to see the greatest two teams in Spain, and possibly in Europe, play each other again after clásico-mania gripped the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del [...]
New TV deal a winner for MLS fans
In Archived Columns, Rest of the World / 27 August 2011 / Comments

On its own standing, there are all sorts of ways to describe the news of August 10 in American soccer: Influential, terrific, huge and game-changing among them. It was news that was lost on some [...]