One way to deal with hooliganism (Video)

Football hooliganism has, thankfully, not been a problem in our country for some years now. Unfortunately, there is still the odd occasion (Milwall at last year's FA Cup semi-final, for example) but on the whole it is generally quite a safe experience going to a football match these days.

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Robin van Persie's funniest moment (Video)

Ah, Sunday. The final day of the weekend, everybody is feeling lazy, there is football to watch and roast to eat. My favourite day of the week? Quite possibly.

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Three things in football you may have missed this week

It's been a busy week in football what with all that Champions League going on and talks ongoing on whether or not there will be a winter World Cup in 2022.

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Why the first winter World Cup in 92 years is a bad idea

Can Sepp Blatter become any more ridiculous than he already has? The answer is of course yes, but the worrying thing is that this imbecile of a man is currently one of the most powerful men in world football.

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Man City still out of place amongst Europe's elite

Following Manchester City's victory of Victoria Pilzen in the opening matchday of the Champions League there was a sneaking suspicion that the team might just be ready to finally make a run in Europe's premier competition.

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Yaya Toure - the complete midfielder

Out of the many signings Manchester City have made since their injection of petro dollars, there is a very strong argument that there have been none more important than that of Yaya Toure.

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Robert Lewandowski: bound for Bayern

With news emerging this week that Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski will sign a contract with rivals Bayern Munich in January (how?) as Jurgen Klopp loses another of his prized assets to reigning Bundesliga champions.

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Chelsea's visit to Spurs is AVB's first big test

This weekend's standout fixture is the meeting of two former colleagues as Jose Mourinho's Chelsea jump across town to north London to pay a visit to his former protege Andre Villas-Boas as they take on a Bale-less Tottenham Hotspur.

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3 Premier League players to keep your eye on this weekend

This weekend provides us, the eager football fan, with another round of tasty football fixtures as the season gets into full swing and we start to separate the wheat from the chaff.

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3 things you may have missed from this week's Capital One Cup fixtures

The Capital One Cup is now in full flow following the third round fixtures that took place this past week.

We had the return of Luis Suarez in Liverpool's defeat at Old Trafford and we have a very tasty fourth round fixture with Chelsea visiting Arsenal. Here are three things you might have missed from the Capital One Cup third round:

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Wayne Rooney: 200 goals and counting

Following a summer where he was continually linked with a move away from Manchester United, Wayne Rooney has begun the new season in blistering form is making David Moyes's transition to the big time a little easier.

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3 things to look out for in this weekend's Manchester Derby

We have already had a north London derby this year where Tottenham's very expensive team were beaten by a wonderful moment of skill by Arsenal's Olivier Giroud and this weekend expect some more drama when the two Manchester clubs come head to head.

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3 reasons why talk of Jose Mourinho's demise is premature

It is fascinating to see how a string of one or two poor results can set alarm bells ringing and all of a sudden knees start jerking and someone gets fired. I'm not saying Chelsea's Jose Mourinho will be getting fired anytime soon, but the way in which some fans are reacting to his team's 2-1 loss in the Champions League on Wednesday you'd think that's exactly what they want.

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3 reasons why Aaron Ramsey deserves your respect

Just how good is Aaron Ramsey right now? Form of his life-good is how much, and given that Arsenal have just splashed £40m + on Mesut Ozil, it is a credit to the young Welshman that he is putting in match winning performance after match winning performance. Anyway, through this list I will highlight to you exactly why the young midfielder garners your respect and gaze for the remainder of the season.

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Chris Waddle's Finest Moment (Video)

It is interesting to note that when Chris Waddle moved from Tottenham to Marseille it was for a fee of £4.3m, making it the third highest fee paid for a player ever in 1989. 24 years later and Gareth Bale has been sold to Real Madrid for £85.6m. Bonkers.

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