Non League Star Heading To The Football League?

It is a sign that football has changed so much over the years that so few players are emerging from non-league football and making it ‘big’ anymore.

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Upsetting the balance in La Liga

It has been ten years since Valencia won La Liga, under the stewardship of Rafael Benitez no less, and for the past decade it has been strictly the Real Madrid/Barcelona show. La Liga hosts plently of exciting talent but the stark truth of the matter is that it is a two team league. 

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Jermain Defoe is back (Video)

Jermain Defoe scores goals.  If you had to describe a player in one sentence, nothing more accurate could be said about the Tottenham striker.

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Ferguson the Silverback

In the aftermath of the hugely controversial and entertaining encounter between Chelsea and Man United this weekend there has been an onslaught of jokes/abuse/parodies of referee Mark Clattenburg's performance. Fergie's 12th man some say whilst Howard Webb is on the bench.It is all very funny because there is no doubt Fernando Torres did not deserve a second yellow in the match, just not for Chelsea fans.

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Guardiola close to return to management? (Video)

Pep Guardiola’s name has been thrown about the English press since his departure from Barcelona at the end of last season, but has his destination finally become a little bit clearer?

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Scott Sinclair should never have left Swansea

Missing – Scott Sinclair. Does anybody remember what 23-year-old looks like, let alone his playing ability?

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Isco: The next midfielder set to take world football by storm (Video)

Every few years, a true footballing talent makes an appearance on the world stage that makes fans sit up and take notice.

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Begiristain’s appointment spells doom for Mancini

Went it comes to astute appointments for any team, bringing in Txiki Begiristain as director of football is certainly ranked particularly highly.

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Transparency in Football

On Saturday I met one of Crystal Palace’s chairmen, in a pub in Leicester.

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Dzeko is the man (VIDEO)

There is certainly a competition at Manchester City to have the chance to lead the attack each week. Roberto Mancini has a task difficult decision to make each week that all managers could only dream that they had. He has four world class strikers that are fit and capable of scoring goals.

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Plans for bright Ajax future

After their midweek success against English champions Manchester City in their Champions league group match which ended 3-1 to the Dutch side, manager Frank de Boer will feel optimistic that he can transform Ajax back to being a European great.

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How long for Roberto?

Roberto, Roberto, Roberto – what were you doing on Wednesday night? Why would you make such a tactical blunder midway through a Champions League encounter?

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Saturday's Premier League tips

Aston Villa vs. Norwich

Saturday's early kick off see’s Paul Lambert come up against Norwich for the first time since leaving the club in the summer. It's fair to say the way Lambert departed Carrow Road has left a bittersweet taste in the mouths of the Norwich fans despite the amazing work he did with the club in the three years he was there.

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Manchester City in Europe: Why the failure?

Since Sheikh Mansour took over at Manchester City in 2008 they have slowly become a powerhouse in English football. With, what seems like an almost unlimited transfer budget and first pick of the world hottest talents, they have the strongest squad and first team in the Premier League; this was compounded by their first title last season. Despite these facts Manchester City have never been able to cut it at the top level of European football, last season they went out at the first stage in a group, in which, they should have comfortably come second to Bayern Munich and this season they sit 5 points off of qualification after a very disappointing 3-1 defeat to Ajax, so why do Manchester City fail in Europe?

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The beauty of Balotelli (Video)

It has become all too easy to slate Mario Balotelli since his arrival in the Premier League, largely because of his obstinate look that is all too often smeared across his face which, I suppose, compliments the sheer arrogance that he exhibits.

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