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Match Focus: Draw Favours Nobody in Battle of the Olympiques

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Jan 25 2016 11:35
Match Focus: Draw Favours Nobody in Battle of the Olympiques It would be easy to think that L’Equipe’s Sunday morning headline, “Du KO dans l’air,” which prefaced the evening clash of the Olympiques between Lyon and Marseille, leaned towards the over-dramatic. This is, after all, only January during a season in which Paris Saint-...
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Match Focus: Will Liverpool Pile More Pressure on Van Gaal's United?

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jan 15 2016 16:22
Match Focus: Will Liverpool Pile More Pressure on Van Gaal's United? There's little doubt as to the showpiece encounter in the Premier League this weekend, with Sunday's early kick-off seeing Liverpool host rivals Manchester United. It's been quite the start to the calendar year at Anfield, with the Reds welcoming the visit of Arsenal on Wednesday in what proved to b...
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Match Focus: Arsenal Gunning for Glory on Unhappy Hunting Ground

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Dec 24 2015 14:05
Match Focus: Arsenal Gunning for Glory on Unhappy Hunting Ground Boxing Day’s full fixture list ends at St. Mary’s when Southampton host Arsenal. The two teams come into the encounter in contrasting form. Saints have failed to win any of their last five league matches, with the 2-0 defeat to Tottenham their fourth defeat in that run. Conversely, the G...
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Match Focus: Title Favourites Go Head to Head in Emirates Showdown

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Dec 18 2015 16:24
Match Focus: Title Favourites Go Head to Head in Emirates Showdown There’s little doubt as to the tie of the upcoming round of Premier League fixtures, though we have to wait until Monday night for the mouth-watering prospect of Arsenal vs Manchester City. The two teams are heavily tipped to fight it out for the title this season, currently occupying second a...
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Match Focus: Five Key Points Ahead of Sunday's MLS Cup Final

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Dec 4 2015 12:01
Match Focus: Five Key Points Ahead of Sunday's MLS Cup Final After an exhilarating regular season, and an even more captivating play-off series, the MLS Cup final is set. The Columbus Crew will host the Portland Timbers in Sunday’s showpiece game, with the winners lifting the biggest prize in North American football.Both sides have surprised somewhat by...
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Match Focus: Everton Aim to Leapfrog Palace in Exciting Encounter

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Dec 4 2015 11:26
Match Focus: Everton Aim to Leapfrog Palace in Exciting Encounter Just one point separates Everton and Crystal Palace heading into Monday night’s clash at Goodison Park, in what promises to be an entertaining battle between the two European hopefuls.With plenty of exciting attacking talents on display for either side, there should be chances at either end to...
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Match Focus: Can Lowly Newcastle Halt Impressive Liverpool Progress?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Dec 3 2015 17:20
Match Focus: Can Lowly Newcastle Halt Impressive Liverpool Progress? In what is a highly-aniticipated Premier League fixture given the matches played out between the two over the years, and arguably the most attention grabbing this coming gameweek, Newcastle host Liverpool in Sunday’s late kick off. The two teams come into this fixture is contrasting form, ...
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Match Focus: Marseille and Monaco Lay Bare Both Strengths and Shortcomings

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Nov 30 2015 12:30
Match Focus: Marseille and Monaco Lay Bare Both Strengths and Shortcomings “Lots of goals, for nothing,” read the headline in Monday’s L’Equipe. A harsh summary, perhaps, of Sunday night’s thrilling final game of the Ligue 1 weekend, especially if you value entertaining football, but it was also a reminder that the passing of 12 months has mad...
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Match Focus: Spurs Looking to Build Unbridgeable Gap from Chelsea

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Nov 27 2015 10:59
Match Focus: Spurs Looking to Build Unbridgeable Gap from Chelsea There’s little doubt as to the top game in the Premier League this Sunday, as Spurs kick-off proceedings with a home encounter against London rivals Chelsea. It’s been rare that the North London side have had bragging rights over the Blues, but while Chelsea came out on top in the last m...
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Match Focus: Leicester Host United in Intriguing Top Two Battle

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Nov 26 2015 16:29
Match Focus: Leicester Host United in Intriguing Top Two Battle If you would have told a Manchester United fan their side, after 13 games of the season, would be behind Leicester in the league table they would have assumed it had been a disastrous start to the campaign. It’s far from it though, with the Foxes the only team above Van Gaal’s side in th...
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