Athletic believe in the ‘Basque-only’ policy

Athletic are a relatively successful La Liga club. They consistently qualify for the Europa League each year, obviously they aren’t in the class of Barcelona and Real Madrid, but they are still a very good team. After all they showed Man United how to play football in last season’s Europa League.

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How Would You Celebrate? (Video)

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Barcelona Vs Real Madrid : At The Back

One of the hardest questions I have ever been asked, in terms of football, was this:

‘Who has the better squad, Barcelona or Real Madrid?’

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Ian Holloway - The Jester (Video)

Whether you love him or loathe him, you would have to search far and wide for someone to admit that the man known as ‘Ollie’ does not entertain them.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Social Media

Technology has changed the face of the world in many different ways and social media is no different. The ability to talk to people across the globe at any one time has made a remarkable difference to the way we all socialise with each other.

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QPR may count cost of reckless ambition

Queens Park Rangers are in trouble. On a run of one win in sixteen games, the home win over basement club Wigan Athletic being the solitary victory by the side of Mark Hughes’ name since he took the Loftus Road post, opened up by the reactionary sacking of Neil Warnock.

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Diary of a Sky Sports Reporter

Following two consecutive postponements due to the snow, it was nice to be offered a choice of three matches for my return to Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.

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There must be a better way

One of the most contentious and pressing issues in English football is how to make the next generation of English footballers as good technically as their Spanish, German or Dutch counterparts.

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Transfer window winners and losers

Slam; that’s the sound of the transfer window shutting for another six months leaving Jim White, Dharmesh Sheth, Andy Burton, David Craig and all the rest in need of a good lie down. Perhaps later they’re decide to drop their “sources” who gave out as much misleading information as a broken compass.

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Whatever happened to…centre forwards playing at centre half

Tactical innovation happens all the time without one even noticing it as it is all about organic growth; refinement and tinkering to come up with the optimum set-up for a team.

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What Dispatches told us

One of the failings of sport journalism, it has often been said, is its unwillingness to call to account the powers in football. This is for a number of reasons not relevant right here right now. Which is why investigations into sport (from sport journalists or otherwise) are so important as it presents concrete evidence of wrongdoing. This is what Channel 4’s Dispatches programme set out to do on Monday night.

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A terrible outrage gone unnoticed

The common consensus of the people is difficult to ascertain. It is the job which the mass media are assigned though often they shape rather than reflect this consensus. With this in mind, let us delve into the reaction to the cutting of Premier League funding to the Supporters Direct organisation.

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What Survival Sunday means financially

Survival Sunday ™; five teams battling to avoid two relegation places. Ninety minutes that will decide where who from Blackburn, Wolves, Birmingham, Blackpool and Wigan will be joining West Ham in the Championship next season. Cue crying fans, broken heaps of players, managers putting a brave face on things and owners frantically phoning up the accountants.

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