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02/02/2016
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Guardiola: The Hottest Free Agent Is Snapped Up…

It was a battle that top teams wanted: Chelsea were looking for a new permanent manager after firing Jose Mourinho back in December, and questions still linger over Manchester United‘s current manager Louis Van Gaal. In the end, they lost out to Manchester City, who announced that current Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola will be joining the Sky Blues for the 2016/17 season – outing current manager Manuel Pellegrini, whose contract runs out at the end of this season. As a player, Guardiola was a defensive midfielder who played 378 league games for a number of teams, but... Read More

19/11/2015
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Euro 2016: The 24 Finalists Confirmed

This week, we learned the 24 teams that will compete in next year’s Euro 2016 tournament: France (Hosts) Spain (Defending Champions) Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic England Germany Hungary Iceland Italy Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Slovakia Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Partly due to the increase in number of teams that can compete in this tournament (up from 16 in 2012), the finals see five new sides who haven’t been here before: Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales – although you could claim the... Read More

13/10/2015
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50 and OUT!

The future of the current England manager Roy Hodgson lies in his own hands. Recent major tournaments England have comfortably qualified for the tournament without alarm, but we find ourselves in the same position again not knowing our best team? The average Premier League player can look good against the likes of San Marino and Lithuania; it’s the big games in major tournaments that separate the very best. Roy Hodgson has come to his biggest decision whether to stick or twist? STICK with what he knows? A team that is... Read More

23/09/2015
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Einz, Zwei, Drei, Vier… Funf! In neun minuten!

If anyone can top this for a single performance in one half of a game, we’re pretty certain no one would believe them. In the German Bundesliga last night, Champions Bayern Munich took on last season’s runners-up VfL Wolfsburg in a top class match. After half time, it was Wolfsburg who held a 1-0 lead thanks to a Caligiuri goal on the 26th minute. So, Pep Guardiola needed a shake-up for the second half. He brings on the Polish international Robert Lewandowski. Little did anyone know just 15 minutes later,... Read More

06/07/2015
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Independence Day Weekend gets Better for USA: World Champions!

If you’re American, you’ve probably had one incredible weekend. Not only have you been celebrating the 4th of July – here’s to hoping you saved a fair few fireworks for yesterday as well because after 16 years, the USA are FIFA Women’s World Cup Champions! The occasion marks the third time it’s happened, making them the most successful nation in the competition. It started off all too perfect for the Americans – Carli Lloyd putting her side up by 2 goals after just 5 minutes, with Lauren Holiday getting a... Read More

10/06/2015
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Women’s Football Takes the Spotlight

Amidst all the corruption scandals, boring friendly internationals and summer break, one thing is shining away in Football right now – and that’s the women of the sport. There’s plenty to be happy about if you’re a fan of the women playing the beautiful game: for the first time ever, women’s international teams will feature in the FIFA video game series (see right, a screenshot from the upcoming FIFA 16), and of course right now the Women’s World Cup is taking place in Canada. At this early point in the... Read More