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Should referees take a tougher stance on penalty box holding at set-pieces?

Penalty box holding is a contentious issue that has reared it’s head again this weekend. Branislav Ivanovic felt he should have had a penalty for holding in the first half having been wrestled to the ground where otherwise he’d probably have headed a free-kick in. From the same free-kick John Terry was also being wrestled to the ground to nullify…

Audrey Mitchell
Premier League

‘Chelsea are not special at all:’ Is Samir Nasri right in his analysis?

Samir Nasri responded to Chelsea’s seven point lead over Manchester City defiantly on Thursday. The Frenchman called Chelsea out as a team that are not impressive and are not special. “I’m a big fan of Mourinho, but I am not impressed with his team, not at all. We have played them twice, one time with 10 men, and we were…

Audrey Mitchell
International

What tactical changes do England need to make following their World Cup exit?

Roy Hodgson looks likely to continue as England manager following the sides premature exit from World Cup 2014. Fans are already coming to their own conclusions about how things ended up this way with the finger of course being pointed around in an accusatory manner. Steven Gerrard has been accused by some, Roy Hodgson himself, as well as a host…

Butch Roberts
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The re-invention of Catenaccio: The evolution of defensive tactics

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Should UEFA be in partnership with fossil fuel extracting Gazprom?

In 2012 Gazprom signed a sponsorship deal with UEFA to be one…

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A Tactical Look At The Goal Scoring ‘Support Striker’

If we scour the top scorers charts of all the European big leagues it is clear that a certain type of player is dominating the rankings, not conventional strikers but…

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