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Maxime Gonalons - He Has Gon-A-Long Way

by Andrew Gibney at Sunday, Sep 11 2011 16:47
Maxime Gonalons - He Has Gon-A-Long Way In the past fortnight it has been a very interesting time in the Rhone-Alps region of France. At Saint-Etienne mystery grew over the status of midfielder Steed Malbranque which ended with his contract being terminated and then over at their rivals Olympique Lyon it has been a busy week with the clos...
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Manchester City vs Wigan Key Battles

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Sep 9 2011 10:40
Manchester City vs Wigan Key Battles Man City go into this weekend’s home match with Wigan as overwhelming favourites after a superb start to the season. Joint-top with neighbours United after three games, Roberto Mancini’s side arrive on the back of a 5-1 away win at Spurs and given the sort of form they are currently show...
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Ligue 1 Player of the Month Focus – Alain Traore

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Sep 9 2011 09:55
Ligue 1 Player of the Month Focus – Alain Traore With Ligue 1 now in full swing we look at how a young midfielder, like Reus in Germany, has been stealing the headlines with a number of eye-catching displays.WhoScored.com's player of the month for August in France's top division is Auxerre's Alain Traore, and it isn't hard to see why.The 22-year-o...
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A Mata of Time Before Chelsea Hit Top Form?

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Sep 8 2011 14:10
A Mata of Time Before Chelsea Hit Top Form? Sunderland entertain Chelsea this Saturday afternoon still looking for their first win of the new season. Steve Bruce’s team have just two points and scored one goal in their opening three fixtures and will face an unbeaten opponent that arrives on Wearside on the back of two successive wins. ...
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Young & Cleverley Improving Aided by Respect Shown to United

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Sep 8 2011 12:40
Young & Cleverley Improving Aided by Respect Shown to United Manchester United have hit the ground running in the Premier League this year as they look to successfully retain their title, and what would be their 20th top-flight league success. Sir Alex Ferguson has been the heartbeat of said success and strengthened this summer, focusing on young, predominant...
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Bolton's Task to Keep Getting Harder Against United

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Sep 8 2011 10:10
Bolton's Task to Keep Getting Harder Against United Bolton’s tough run of fixtures shows no sign of letting up this weekend as they play host to a rampant Man United. Owen Coyle’s side have suffered back-to-back defeats against Man City and Liverpool and, with the champions arriving on the back of an 8-2 win over Arsenal. The Trotters hav...
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Fiorentina-Bologna: The Exception That Proves The Rule

by Adam Digby at Wednesday, Sep 7 2011 14:53
Fiorentina-Bologna: The Exception That Proves The Rule On the surface Bologna and Fiorentina had two vastly different summers, especially in the transfer window. While Emiliano Viviano, Albin Ekdal and Miguel Britos capitalised on their impressive seasons and left Emilia-Romagna for new clubs, the highly-sought Viola trio of Riccardo Montolivo, Juan Man...
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Can Crouch Crush Former Club in Stoke-Liverpool Clash

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Sep 7 2011 13:02
Can Crouch Crush Former Club in Stoke-Liverpool Clash Liverpool face a tough task this weekend with a trip to Stoke City on the cards, as domestic action resumes after the international break. Kenny Dalglish’s side arrive at the Britannia on the back of two straight victories but are up against a home side unbeaten in seven games in all competiti...
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Bundesliga Player of the Month Focus – Marco Reus

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Sep 7 2011 12:18
Bundesliga Player of the Month Focus – Marco Reus We begin our focus on the player of the month from Europe's leading divisions in Germany's Bundesliga, where a young winger is drawing admiring glances.At just 22, Marco Reus is already a hero for his club, Borussia Monchengladbach, netting what proved to be the decisive goal in a relegation play-of...
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WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI for August

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Sep 7 2011 09:40
WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI for August While Paris St Germain stole the summer headlines with an influx of big-money signings, the WhoScored ratings back up the idea they’ve yet to gel as a side. None of their players make our Ligue 1 XI for the month gone by, while surprise front pair Montpellier and Lyon supply two apiece. Champi...
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