Liverpool legend co-managing Leverkusen to success (video)

We have heard very little of Champions League winner and former Liverpool captain Sami Hyppia since his departure from Anfield in 2009. Yet after ending his playing career in 2011, the veteran Finnish defender now co-manages a Bayer Leverkusen side who are riding high in the Bundesliga.

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Footballgolf - The game sweeping the continent

They are two of the country’s most popular participation sports, but a new craze is providing an interesting combination of the two.

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Great things comes to those who wait... a while

14 trophies out of a possible 19 in 4 years is a very impressive record. Consistently playing the greatest football on the planet is also very impressive.

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Classic from archive: Hurst in America (Video)

It must feel good to be Sir Geoff Hurst.

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The Bundesliga: Everybody's second favourite league in 2013/14 (Video)

This week’s announcement that Pep Guardiola will be re-starting his already illustrious managerial career in the Bundesliga as opposed to the Premier League next season appears to have shocked many football journalists and supporters on our shores, who fully expected Guardiola to take a seat in the dugout vacated by either Rafa Benitez or Roberto Mancini. However, should we be so surprised that Pep has elected to test himself in Germany?

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The Surreal 3 Weeks of the 1970 World Cup

I remember watching a short review of the 1970 world cup when I was about 8 and being utterly mesmerised. It seemed different from any of the modern football I was watching at the time and had the feel of a fantasy adventure rather than a series of football matches.

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Thomas Hitzlsperger sticks with Toffees (Video)

Having just signed a contract that will see him stay at Goodison Park until the end of the season, Everton fans will be hoping that Thomas Hitzlsperger can help them push on in their quest for a Champions League spot.

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Brazil 2014: Same old story, different ending

This summer saw England head to Euro 2012 carrying the hopes of a nation that expected little from their team.

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Marco Reus - the future of German football (Video)

British audiences caught just a glimpse of Marco Reus’ talent at Euro 2012 at Euro 2012 when the then Borussia Monchengladbach attacker cracked in a volley to secure Germany’s victory over Greece in the Quarter Finals. However, before these last couple of weeks, you will have been hard pressed to find an English football watcher who had truly seen him play.

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It's time to play the German way

I swear we’ve been here before? England eliminated at the first knock out stage of a major Championship and via penalties? If we are to change this from becoming (I appreciate it already is) a regular occurrence then we need to change the way we run our game, starting from the very bottom. 

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Which Country Used their Bench Best at the Euros?

The mental aspect of football is just as important as the physical. No team has become successful without players who know their roles and a manager that’s defined their style. Yet, for all the weight carried by tactics, it’s very difficult to change things once a match has actually started.

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It’s time to play the German way

I swear we’ve been here before? England eliminated at the first knock out stage of a major Championship and via penalties? If we are to change this from becoming (I appreciate it already is) a regular occurrence then we need to change the way we run our game, starting from the very bottom.

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Germany needn’t be disheartened by the defeat to Italy

It was, perhaps, the result many hadn’t expected after Italy swept tournament favourites Germany to one side to secure a place in the final of Euro 2012.

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What is the biggest rivalry in international football?

The limited number of teams in the European Championships (for now) not only guarantees some quality but it also means that teams with a lot of history, and ergo rivalry, meet up quite often.

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Super Mario Gomez

With Euro 2012 lurking around the corner it seems an ideal time to take a look at a pick of Europe’s top talents, in particular the goal scorers that hope to fire their nation to glory in Poland and Ukraine this summer.

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