Man City quietly emerging as new favourites for the Premier League

Whilst all eyes were focussed on the Wayne Rooney hullabaloo, David Moyes succeeding some famous manager, Jose Mourinho returning to London and Arsenal almost spending more than a fiver on a player, Manchester City have, under the radar almost, been strengthening their squad very impressively this summer.

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Whether he stays or goes, Wayne Rooney is a talent

As uncertainty continues to surround Wayne Rooney’s Manchester United future, it is important to remember just how good of a player he is.

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The Wayne Rooney saga rumbles on but the end is in sight.

Jose Mourinho's public declaration of his desire to sign Wayne Rooney has now made it the summer's biggest story as Manchester United apparently rejected Chelsea's £20m bid for the disgruntled striker.

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Fighting a losing battle?

Without giving too much away, I'm not exactly a spring chicken in terms of age. I watched the recent documentary about James Hunt and Nikki Lauda during their battle for the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship and it surprised me how I could easily recall watching the coverage at the time. Lauda, literally going up in smoke, James Hunt the morning after a typically well done night before... Those were the days... The epitome of an era that has long passed. There was a different mindset then, as there is now. Whether better or worse.

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What does Moyes midfield search mean for England man?

Few could blame Manchester United player Tom Cleverley for walking around at the moment with an air of ubiquitous trepidation.

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Swansea ready for new challenges

With the club announcing the record purchase of Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony from Vitesse Arnhem, what can we hope to see from Michael Laudrup's team this season and will they be able to mount a serious challenge for the Europa League?

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Danny Welbeck attempts skill, fails miserably (Video)

Now, I know some Manchester United may take umbrage to what I am about to say, but I have long thought that Danny Welbeck is just a little bit overrated.

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Too early for title predictions? Never.

Too early? Nah! Come on, it is always fun to do this and I know there is another month until the season starts and the clubs have until the end of August to sort out who is coming and going. But there have been managerial changes at the top three clubs, which is very significant.

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Opening remarks: what Europe’s new gaffers had to say

David Moyes has begun life as Manchester United’s gaffer by griping about the fixture list. Over the past few years he’s never seen Man Utd have a more difficult start to the season, he says.

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Looking ahead to the fixture list (Video)

The day that all football fans look forward to every summer has arrived as the fixture list for the upcoming season has been released. Now we can all eagerly look forward to see which teams will be facing off against each other on the opening day of the 2013 / 2014 campaign.

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Luis Suarez Heading for the Exit Door

In the recent weeks much has been seen and wrote about Mr. Suarez’s future and today has been no different, with the gossip columns stating it could be City, Madrid and even Napoli reportedly readying bids for the controversial striker.

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Silly season is in full flow

In order to fully encapsulate the current mood across the football world I am going to quote a song by Icelandic singer/general nutter Bjork: 'It's oh so quiet'.

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The reason Bellamy didn't join Everton

Craig Bellamy is no stranger to transfer negotiations, having played at nine different clubs throughout his career. However, it is the one move he didn’t make that may give us a clue as to new Man United boss David Moyes’ intentions when shopping this summer. As revealed in Bellamy’s newly released autobiography, the striker came very close to joining Everton in 2005. Why didn’t he join forces with Moyes?

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Everton ace could move to Manchester United

 

Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright yesterday broke with tradition and chose a bright June afternoon rather than the December Christmas party to demonstrate how to make a new employee squirm with embarrassment.

Literally seconds after confirming Roberto Martinez as the

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Positives and negatives of video referees in football

We are about to witness a major change in the Premier League soon and I am not referring to David Moyes taking his seat on the Manchester United bench. Technology is finally about to be embraced and referees will get help with goal line decisions by a fantastic system called HawkEye. Should we now look at other areas where technology could assist? Television replays could prove beneficial and employing a video referee to oversee events such as debatable offside calls and fouls off the ball could help maintain consistency for all teams. Is this the road that football should take?

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