Analysis: How Joe Hart Proved His Critics Wrong Against Germany

Joe Hart has been the talk of the town of late as his mistakes have finally cost him his place for both club and country. He has found Fraser Forster in his way between the sticks for England and Costel Pantilimon at Manchester City, but he was reinstated for his country for the visit of Germany.

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Opinion: Why Mertesacker Is The Best Centre-Back In The Premier League

Per Mertesacker's bullet header against England last night ensured that Germany made it six straight victories at Wembley, and also put England to their second defeat in as many games without a single goal. Arsenal fans had something to smile about, though, as their big centre-half continues his impeccable form.

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3 Key Battles To Look Out For In England Vs Germany

England vs Germany is a rivalry like no other. The two countries don't get along full stop, so when you throw football into the equation there is certainly no love lost. England come into the game on the back of a 2-0 loss to Chile, while the Germans drew 1-1 with a strong Italian side at the weekend. It is bound to be an exciting game despite not having anything riding on it, so here are three key battles to look out for.

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A Statistical Look At The Arsenal Trio Who Have Impressed Me Most This Season

Have Arsenal found the spark that has deserted them for so long? Has Arsene Wenger reinvigorated his squad enough for the Gunners to make a realistic Premier League title challenge? Will the north London outfit finally get their hands on some elusive silverware? Whatever the answer is to the questions, there have been plenty of positives to look at so far this season. The form of Per Mertesacker, Mathieu Flamini and Aaron Ramsey is what I want to concentrate on, though.

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Why my World Cup support lies with the German national team

I'm a fan of good football, exciting young talent, the promotion of discipline and efficiency in the team and finally that a team is a joy to watch. Now, before I get sent a volley of abuse about betrayal to England, my home country after all, it will serve you well to know that I have German ancestors that don't date that far back. So while some part of me is actually German, the main reason why I support Germany is for the reasons I listed in the first sentence.

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5 Teams With Their Flights Booked For Next Summer's World Cup

With World Cup qualification coming to a close, let us take a quick look at the five nations already sure of their place in Brazil:

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Robbie Brady injury a massive blow for Hull

The news that Robbie Brady will be out of action for a month has likely put a dampener on the day of Hull City supporters everywhere.

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Which German Players Should Arsenal Be Looking To Sign?

With the arrival of Mesut Özil, the north Londoners have added one to their five German players; Lukas Podolski, Per Mertesacker, and youngsters Gedion Zelalem, Serge Gnabry and Thomas Eisfeld. Some reports have mentioned lately that the club is interested in adding Marco Reus, Ilkay Gündogan and Lars Bender. The French reign at Arsenal has not yet come to an end, but will the Germans come into the picture and become vital influencers on the English club? 

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Why Cynicism Is The Wrong Message To Send Out To The England Squad

The favourites for next year's World Cup are undoubtedly the hosts of the tournament, Brazil, and with good reason.

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Lukas Podolski: A Look At Arsenal's German Forward

It appears that reports of Lukas Podolski's impending exit from Arsenal have been greatly exaggerated.

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Julian Draxler - The Next Big Thing

I realise the statement that I made in the title is rather bold, but if you've seen him over an extended period of time then you'll realise my statement isn't as bold as first thought. The 19-year-old German has spent his entire professional career at Schalke and most of his youth days as well. He also plays for the German national team, which says an awful lot about the quality of the player if he already features for Germany at his age.

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Could This Chelsea Man Be The Next Big Thing?

Signing relatively early in the transfer window, Andre Schurrle arrived at Stamford Bridge somewhat under the radar.

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Unbeatable Germans clinch another title

Few periods of dominance in sport can come close the German control over women’s European football, with Sunday’s win over Norway signifying a remarkable sixth straight crown – a run stretching all the way back to 1993.

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Free scoring Swedes set up Germany tussle

It was the semi-final that we were all hoping for and yesterday’s results mean that on Wednesday hosts Sweden will take on five times holders Germany – turning that hope into what promises to be an intriguing reality.

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Sweden arrive at Euro 2013 with thumping win

Given how the Women’s European championships have been embraced by the people of Sweden it was a real disappointed to see their side struggle to live up to the heightened expectation in their opening encounter against Denmark – however any worries that the entire tournament would prove too much were quashed on Saturday night with a thumping win over Finland.

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