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Two games into the highly controversial European Under 21s Championships in Israel and England have already booked their plane tickets home. There has been much debate about the strength of the squad Stuart Pearce selected, but first things first, we should not just forget those who did wear the Three Lions shirt. It is they…
Michael Carrick is a player who often doesn’t get the recognition he deserves for the role he plays at Manchester United. This season he has received more praise from critics and also from the England manager, Roy Hodgson. Fabio Capello didn’t appear to fancy the Manchester United midfielder and often omitted him for his squads…
James Milner has made 35 appearances for England since first appearing for the senior national side in 2009. In this time he has become a regular figure in the squads appearing at both World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012 as well as being a central figure to Roy Hodgson’s plans in the World Cup 2014…
England drew valiantly with Brazil 2-2 in the Maracana Stadium in Rio last night, and no doubt would have lost on penalties if this was a tournament match-up. However, following on from the drab encounter against the Republic of Ireland last Wednesday, England came away with some much needed credit to their name after being…
After impressive performances for Russia, particularly in the Euro 2008 tournament, as well as a great run of form for Zenit Saint Petersburg, winning the UEFA Cup in the same year Andrei Arshavin became a highly sought after player. Zenit had reportedly rejected offers from FC Barcelona for their star players’ services, as well as…
Since securing promotion from Ligue 2 up to Ligue 1 Monaco have been making waves in France as well as across Europe as a whole. They have recently secured the double signing of sought after FC Porto pair João Moutinho and James Rodríguez, as well as looking set to secure former Chelsea and Real Madrid centre-back…
It has this week revealed what has been in the pipeline for around 18 months now, Neymar will join Barcelona. On the surface this move is incredibly exciting. A 21 year old wonder kid that has been on the radar of Europe’s elite for years, signing up to play with the new La Liga champions…
Throughout Brazilian footballing history, the playmaking striker has featured as a distinctive and fundamental part of the line-up. One could argue that the decline of Brazilian footballing dominance in the last decade is linked to the lack of such a player in the contemporary era, where individuals such as Fred and Robinho have, so far,…
Following on from my piece on the business model of FC Porto, the policy of buying players cheaply and selling them on two or three years later for a higher price which has worked for them over the last decade, here is one on their rivals Benfica’s similar method. In recent years Porto’s rivals Benfica…
When Milan recently played Fiorentina in the important match which would have a say in who got the all important 3rd spot in Serie A, the Rossoneri were lead out in Florence by the ex-Fiorentina captain Ricardo Montolivo. Despite the situation and pressure facing him, Montolivo calmly put Milan into the lead, before assisting the…