Player Report: Arsenal Lining Up £10m Pato Move, But What Can He Offer The Gunners?

Arsene Wenger is having a pleasant time this season. Not only do Arsenal top the Premier League, they also sit aloft of their Champions League group and are looking spectacular while doing so. But there are still gaps in his side that he will need to address in the new year if he is serious about claiming a trophy, and the main one looks to be in attack.

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5 Reasons why AC Milan are the sleeping giants of Europe

Just what exactly is going on at AC Milan these days? It seems like a lifetime ago that Gullit, Van Basten and Rijkaard were the linchpins behind Milan’s dominance in Europe in the late 1980s with back to back European Cup triumphs.

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A look at the terribly huge decline of Serie A

In 2006, Italian football was hit by a match-fixing scandal known as Calcipoli that involved the country’s top football leagues. As a result, Juventus, the team with the most Serie A titles, was relegated to Serie B. They also received a nine-point deduction ahead of the new season and were stripped of the 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles. AC Milan, the team with the second most Serie A Championships, recieved an eight-point deduction for the following season. And that, football fans, is how the downswing of Italian football league began.

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Would The Arrival Of Mario Balotelli Dent Chelsea's Title Hopes?

Love him or loathe him, Mario Balotelli added excitement into the Premier League. His antics on and off the pitch kept us talking and a huge amount of people were saddened by his departure when he signed for AC Milan last year, but reports are suggesting that he could be back sooner rather than later

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Is Zlatan Ibrahimovic one of football's true greats?

On Wednesday evening, Zlatan Ibrahimovic added another three goals to his already highly impressive collection of strikes. 

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Boateng arrival lifts Schalke Gloom

So it might not have been as eye catching as some of the big money moves across Europe in the madness and melee of the closing days of the transfer window, however Schalke’s capture of Ghanaian international Kevin-Prince Boateng could well prove one of the shrewdest.

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Why Signing Mathieu Flamini Was A Wise Move For Arsenal

After looking at Yaya Sangogo in my previous article, I thought I'd have a closer look at Arsenal's French midfielder Mathieu Flamini. Now if your memory serves you well, you will remember the name Mathieu Flamini as the player had previously spent time in the Premier League. In fact, he spent his previous time with Arsenal, when the Gunners had a midfield which included Alex Hleb, Francesc Fabregas and Tomas Rosicky. This time round, though, the Frenchman will be playing alongside Mesut Ozil, Santi Cazorla, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey to name a few. It's a change, yes, but the quality of players around him remains the same, if not better.

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AC Milan Snap Up Kaka, But What Can The Brazilian Offer The Italian Outfit?

It has happened once again - Kaka, the Brazil international, has returned to the San Siro, and now Massimiliano Allegri is looking to compete with Juventus in the Serie A for the Scudetto.

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How Effective Is The “He’s Not For Sale” Line? Arsenal v Liverpool

With Liverpool owner John W. Henry stating that frontman Luis Suarez is not for sale at any price, to Arsenal or any other club, I got a strange sense of déjà vu brewing and it could be a false sense of security for Liverpool fans.

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Which league is the best? - trophies (Video)

Whilst the English Premier League is the self-proclaimed greatest league in the world, and attracts the most viewers from a worldwide audience, is it actually the best league regarding quality of players, teams and football played, or is it just that the increased media coverage makes people believe that it is the finest on offer? This piece analyses the number of trophies won by each European league to see if the Premiership really is the greatest.

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Which European league is the best? - the big matches

Whilst the English Premier League is the self-proclaimed greatest league in the world, and attracts the most viewers from a worldwide audience, is it actually the best league regarding quality of players, teams and football played, or is it just that the increased media coverage makes people believe that it is the finest on offer? I decided to take a closer look at how it compares with other European leagues by comparing the biggest matches on show.

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Serie A – The transfer window so far

Serie A has already seen a host of movement occur this transfer window, with virtually all of the big players strengthening their squads. In previous campaigns the cash has been somewhat lacking in Italy however this opening period indicates that Serie A clubs are now once again in a position to compete with the rest of Europe’s elite financially.

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Can Italian international rejuvenate Serie A side?

Well it seems there will be two Italian internationals in the Parma squad next season - Antonio Cassano and Amauri. So, how will theshape up together to form a strike partnership?

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Where will former Liverpool target ply his trade next season?

Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda has been subject to a number of rumours over the past few years, but due to him being tucked away in that remote Russian league, here in England we only get to hear about the playmaker when an English sniff around the peroxide roots of the Honda.

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No surprises over Newcastle madness

 Joe Kinnear's now infamous interview on TalkSport was truly a moment of comedic brilliance from the newly appointed director of football at Newcastle United but it is also symptomatic of the crazy bubble that football lives in.

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