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Pressure surrounding Sunday’s clash between Manchester City and Chelsea originates not only in the fact that both clubs hold fantastically talented squads, but also in the nature of how those squads came to be. Both clubs have reasonably similar historical ideologies. In short: get bought by an incredibly wealthy oligarch; get pumped full to the…
Reports that UEFA are considering expanding their Champions League competition (UCL) today floats in the wake of previous proclamations concerning the future of continental football. Primarily, the Barcelona President Sandro Rossell’s threat to UEFA, that major European clubs would form a breakaway continental league in 2014, when the European Club Association’s (ECA) ‘contract’ with UEFA…
A question must be asked in the light of the recent appointment of Roy Hodgson as England manager: why did anyone in their right mind think that Harry Redknapp would have taken the job if the FA had offered it to him? Luring Roy It seems that Hodgson is easily tempted. Success at Fulham saw…
It is perplexing as to why no football-governing body has embraced and employed video technology in the refereeing of football matches. Fans at home sit in agony as, seconds after an incident has occurred, they can see in detail the true course of events, while officials on the pitch are left to make split second…
The professional return of Argentinian striker Carlos Tevez to Manchester City this week could certainly mean good news for the club, as their squad strengthens with just 11 games to go in the Premier League. Tevez bagged an early second-half goal from close range for City Reserves, known as the Elite Development Squad (EDS) against…