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There are just 39 days before the event of the year, the World Cup, kicks-off in South Africa. Continuing on our series listing the top fifty players to keep an eye out for, we finally reach the final half as names get bigger, better and more familiar. Issue one, #50-#38 >>> Issue two, #37-#26 >>> [...]
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He sounds like something from the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, may have a girly name, and some of you reading right now may never have heard of him, but 22 year old Angel Di Maria is about to become the hottest property in world football, according to sources in Portugal. Benfica clubman and fanatic [...]
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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has capped an excellent 2009 by picking up the prestigious Ballon d’Or award. French magazine France Football announced the results today and the Argentine was a comfortable winner. The 22 year old has had a sublime 12 months, winning La Liga, the Uefa Champions League, and the Spanish Cup, scoring 38 [...]
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Argentina boss Diego Maradona has been slapped with a two month ban from football following his outburst at a press conference last month following the victory over Uruguay. The 49 year old, who was under a lot of pressure following a lacklustre World Cup qualifying campaign, launched an expletive-filled vicious attack on reporters and critics. [...]
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Sevilla winger Jesus Navas has been included in Spain’s senior squad for the first time for the up and coming friendlies against Argentina and Austria. Navas has long been considered one of Spanish football’s most promising players but he has yet to represent the senior national side, mainly due to his problems with anxiety and [...]
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This week’s trip down memory lane sees a record breaking match in Africa, the birth of the FA, revolt in Scotland, the debut of one of the games best young players and the retirement of El Diego. October 26 If Manchester United fans thought yesterday’s loss to Liverpool was bad then they’ve obviously don’t remember [...]
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In the first of a new series, Neil Sherwin looks at individual moments of brilliance that have helped shape the game that we love. # 1 – Dennis Bergkamp v Argentina, 1998 “Dennis Bergkamp, Dennis Bergkamp, Dennis Bergkamp, DENNIS BERGKAMP, DENNIS BERGKAMP, OOOHHHH DENNIS BERGKAMP!!!” It’s amazing how the repition of just two words over [...]
