Benfica's season crumbles (Video)

Portuguese side Benfica were enjoying a sensational season until a few weeks ago. Top of the league with an impressive record of 28 matches without defeat, they were also in the Europa League final to be contested against Chelsea. There was also the matter of the Portuguese Cup final in the balance and a potential treble had fans dreaming. However, the season was to end in disaster after it all went horribly wrong!

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How to fix the Europa League

UEFA has made the decision to allow winners of the Europa League entry to the following seasons Champions League from 2015. The move is to try and give teams more of an incentive and focus to win Europe’s second domestic trophy, but more is needed to ignite the competition.

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Success or failure for Brendan Rodgers in his first year?

Brendan Rodgers' much-heralded arrival at Anfield last summer was marketed as the return of Bill Shankly’s ghost by the more optimistic sections of the Liverpool support. Others saw him as the latest in a long line of managers good at working on a budget but unable to handle the pressures of a big club and the big chequebook that goes with it. Who was right?

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Chelsea Football Club - success amid chaos

Branislav Ivanovic's last minute winner against Benfica in the Europa League final provided the west London club with a European trophy for a second successive year.

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Chelsea defender-turned-midfielder shows what he can do (Video)

It proved to be an inspired decision by Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez to play David Luiz in a midfield role for the club's Europa League semi-final against FC Basel.

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Gattuso Steadies the Ship at Sion

After an uncomfortable start, Gennaro Gattuso has steered Swiss Super League outfit Sion into calmer waters.

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Could Moyes be finished at Goodison?

On any normal day, Everton’s 0-0 draw with Arsenal would’ve been cause for David Moyes to relax before bed with a nice glass of red wine. At this particular business end of the season however, the Scot will see it as another opportunity missed.

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Players saluted by Villas-Boas

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas described his players as 'heroes' following their exit from this seasons Europa League to the hands of Swiss side Basel on penalties.

The 35-year-old claimed that his side had shown other Premier League sides how to approach and play in a competition that, in the past, has been heavily criticised.

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Spurs must forget the Europa League

It's a well thought out conundrum that many a Tottenham Hotspur fan comes across from time to time, this season especially.

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Pardew's beard inspires Toon Army lunacy

As reports emerge of Newcastle fans who disrupted an amateur game ahead of their away game against Wiganthis past Sunday there are some who are suggesting that it is the sight of Newcastle manager Alan Pardew's 'le tramp' beard that is sending them into a wild frenzy.

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Lacina Traore - the next Didier Drogba? (video)

At 6 feet 8 inches, Lacina Traore may already be a big thing in African football. However, at the age of just 22 years old, Traore's impressive performances in Russia have led to inevitable comparisons with fellow countryman Didier Drogba and claims that he could become Africa's next big superstar.

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Will Laudrup be taken away in the summer?

Recently Michael Laudrup’s stock has risen dramatically at Swansea City. He has won the Capital One Cup and has signed a one year extension to his managerial contract at the Liberty Stadium.

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Does Ben Arfa need to be a striker?

Newcastle United playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa has been efficient drifting off the wings and being given licence to roam between the midfield and up front.

In the 2011/12 campaign he even should his capability to move up front as part of a devastating three, with Cisse and Ba.

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Euro Roundup: Scotland (video)

Celtic lead the Scottish Premier League by 15 points with only 8 games remaining in the absence of arch-rivals Rangers.

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Euro Roundup: Holland (video)

With just 8 games remaining, we look set for one of the most dramatic finishes to the Eredivisie in recent memory. PSV's 2-1 defeat to Heerenveen on Saturday means that four teams are separated by only 3 points at the top of the table.

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