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Player Focus: Clasie an Ideal Schneiderlin Replacement for Southampton

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Player Focus: Clasie an Ideal Schneiderlin Replacement for Southampton (Jordy) Clasie is one of the players on the list that we have to replace Morgan Schneiderlin, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman admitted on Monday. Schneiderlin is widely expected to depart the club this summer, with Manchester United and Arsenal leading the race to secure the services of the France...

Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season?

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Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season? When you become the most expensive transfer in the history of a league, the pressure to succeed from the get go will always be high. That was the case with Ángel Di María who, after much speculation, put pen to paper for Manchester United in a deal worth £59.7m last summer. The A...

Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up

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Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up It just wasn’t to be for Lionel Messi and co as they came agonizingly close to securing international glory, only to fall at the final hurdle. 12 months ago, a Mario Götze volley saw Argentina miss out on the World Cup, while Saturday night’s defeat to Chile was all the more heartbr...

Team Focus: Shaqiri Pursuit Signifies Stoke's Continued Evolution

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Team Focus: Shaqiri Pursuit Signifies Stoke's Continued Evolution At some point we need to invest significantly in the team, Stoke City boss Mark Hughes said back in April. The Welshman has worked wonders in the transfer market since taking charge of the Potters back in 2013, with his most expensive purchase prior to this summer coming in the form of Erik Pieters ...

Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs?

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Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs? On the face of it, Christian Benteke would perhaps be best suited remaining at Aston Villa this summer. With Euro 2016 under a year away, the powerhouse striker will want to secure a regular starting berth in order to retain his place in the Belgium starting XI for the competition in France and the ...

Player Focus: Creative Cabaye Could be Coup of the Summer for Palace

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Player Focus: Creative Cabaye Could be Coup of the Summer for Palace The transfer window always throws up rumours that seem borderline ridiculous. Sometimes the thought of a player moving to a team is enough to make even the most optimistic of football fans laugh off rumours linking players to their club, such is the nigh-on impossibility of a performer making a cert...

Team Focus: Will Leicester Struggle After Surprise Sacking of Pearson?

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Team Focus: Will Leicester Struggle After Surprise Sacking of Pearson? Given how strongly Leicester City ended the season, it was something of a shock when news of Nigel Pearson’s sacking began to circulate on social media. The fiery manager guided the Foxes to safety when, at the end of March, it seemed impossible. However, 22 points from their final 9 games of ...

Player Focus: The Reasons Behind Arda's Proposed Move Away From Madrid

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Player Focus: The Reasons Behind Arda's Proposed Move Away From Madrid As the transfer rumour mill continues to churn out numerous stories linking this player with that club, one man who seems certain to move this summer is Atletico Madrid star Arda Turan. My agent is in touch with 3-4 clubs. I will update you all if a deal is made (sic), the Turkey international said ...

Team Focus: Portugal Golden Generation Hoping to Better Class of '94

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Team Focus: Portugal Golden Generation Hoping to Better Class of '94 It was a performance of the highest quality that saw this Portugal U21 side progress to the European U21 Championship final at the expense of pre-tournament favourites Germany. The ease with which they dumped Horst Hrubesch’s side out of the competition in Saturday’s 5-0 mauling means Ru...

Player Focus: Should Enrique Persist with Bravo as Barcelona's Number 1 Next Season?

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Player Focus: Should Enrique Persist with Bravo as Barcelona's Number 1 Next Season? One of the main criticisms of Gareth Southgate’s England U21 squad was that he did not maximise the national pool. The likes of Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling and Jack Wilshere, among others, were all eligible to turn out for the Three Lions at the European U21 Championship, yet played no part ...