Football
April 25th, 2012
By Sportingintelligence
25 April 2012
Kaka has become the first sportsman in the world to amass 10 million followers on the micro-blogging website Twitter.
As this report from the Associated Press detailed when the Real Madrid footballer passed the landmark, he tweeted: 'Thank youuuuu. To celebrate I'll make a twitcam'.
Whatever that means.
Love it or hate it, Twitter has soared into the media mainstream in the past year and is routinely used by millions of people as a primary source of breaking news, as well as a platform for promotion.
Sportingintelligence has compiled a list of the world's 20 most followed sportsmen on Twitter (and...
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April 20th, 2012
By Brian Sears
20 April 2012
Chelsea thrashed Tottenham in the FA Cup last Sunday and showed no ill effects of that 6pm kick-off when they subsequently shocked Barcelona 1-0 in midweek - but they have yet to win a single Premier League game this season against another London team.
As our inter-London tables (below) show, Chelsea were top of the inter-London table last season but are currently bottom in 2011-12, having played six, won none, drawn four and lost two.
This weekend gives them their latest chance to get a first capital win of 2011-12 but their hosts, Arsenal, will be equally motivated as they look...
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April 13th, 2012
By Brian Sears
13 April 2012
After the surprise defeat of Manchester United by Wigan in midweek - a result that gave Wigan their first ever points against United in 14 league meetings - the title race has become a little more open again.
With five games to play, Manchester City trail United by a mere five points, and given that the pair must still play each other, a United procession is less of a foregone conclusion that it seemed just a few short days ago.
To maintain the intrigue a while longer, City surely need to keep winning, beginning at Norwich on Saturday.
Statistically the...
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