Stupid injuries (Video)

Apparently the medical staff at Stoke City have told ex-England striker Michael Owen to sit up straight in an attempt to prevent any injuries he could incur from bad posture.

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Burak Yilmaz: The Turkish Karim Benzema (Video)

Liverpool and West Ham United fans should be familiar with the name Burak Yilmaz.

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Is 'pretty' football going to become the only way to play?

Liverpool fans will hope that Brendan Rodgers appointment will provide both style, and substance, over the coming years, but is this ‘Swanselona’ (urgh) type football being hyped up so much, that results don’t matter as much anymore?

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The games I will remember for years (VIDEO)

As a one off video blog piece I have decided to share the three Liverpool games that have sent shivers down my spine. I have been a Liverpool fan right from a young boy thanks to my mother’s influence and although I haven’t seen them have too much success regarding trophies I have three matches that for me stand out as my favourite three games.

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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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Stoke City: why the outright praise?

There it was again. Another Stoke City draw, and more praise from a MOTD pundit, this time Mark Lawrenson. Last week it was Alan Hansen, who basically said the biggest positive you can give Stoke is that they won’t go down. It’s difficult to disagree, particularly amid the late signings of Charlie Adam and Steven Nzonzi to bolster a previously weak central midfield.

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Whatever happened to James Beattie? (Video)

The last the football world heard of James Beattie, he was available on a free transfer after being released by Sheffield United following a second spell at Bramall Lane that failed to yield any goals.

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The decline of football’s hard men (Video)

Like it or not, football is and always will be a contact sport, no matter how many referees flash their red cards for a player sneezing on their opponents.

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Clubs "deserve" to be exactly where they are

Perhaps it all comes from being a fan of a supposedly 'smaller' club and the associated mentality, but it really hacks me off when pundits and commentators talk about how some clubs “should” be in the Premier League.

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Does a “right way” of playing football exist?

One of the most interesting aspects of the modern day game is how different managers implement different tactics and styles of play.

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Reading and writing

We may be only be a month into the new Premier League season, but many will feel the writing is already on the wall for newly promoted Reading.

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Can Michael Owen be Stoke’s fire?

After a lot of humming, harring and twitter updates, Michael Owen has signed and made his debut for Stoke city, but realistically what does he have to offer?

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The potential peril of goal bonuses

Money makes the football world go round and if you don't have cash, you have nothing. Just ask professional idiot Leon Knight.

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A blessing in disguise?

Michael Owen’s recent quest to get back into Football has landed him in Stoke as he no longer became a free agent after signing a deal with ‘The Potters’.

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Forget Super Sunday and Transfer Deadline Day, Soccer Saturday is the jewel in SKY's crown (Video)

Since the transfer window slammed shut on Friday night, there have been many articles written slamming SKY Sports for their wall to wall coverage of what can only be described as an event

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