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Euro 2012: Team of the Tournament…so far: Matchday 2

June 18th, 2012 by Dave Wood

Dave Wood picks out the leading performers after two rounds of matches.

Samuel Eto’o: Mercenary or Big Money Trailblazer?

August 28th, 2011 by Ciaran Kelly

Ciaran Kelly takes a look at Samuel Eto’o’s big money move to Russia.

Season Preview: Chelsea

July 27th, 2011 by Ciaran Kelly

Ciaran Kelly previews Chelsea with serious in depth analysis of Andre Villas-Boas’ first season in charge at Stamford Bridge.

Josh McEachran: Chelsea’s Fledgling Playmaker

July 22nd, 2011 by Ciaran Kelly

Ciaran Kelly takes a close look at a player who will be key to Chelsea’s future.

After Yuri Zhirkov put pen-to-paper on an £18million move to Chelsea, I found myself in a discussion with a number of Chelsea fans who felt it was an over-inflated transfer, for a player who’ll be playing in a back-up role to Ashley Cole and Florent Malouda next year. Admittedly, both had a very fine season […]