By Nick Harris 2 June 2010 An analysis of the strikers from Europe’s leading nations heading for South Africa – and their records at domestic level in 2009-10 – proves that Darren Bent is uniquely unfortunate in not being selected to be part of England’s 23-man squad. The 26-year-old Sunderland forward is the only footballer […]
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‘I’m delighted Newcastle are back in the Premier League … now they need more than four decent players’
Andy Cole 23 April 2010 I’m delighted that Newcastle have secured promotion back to the Premier League, and the Championship title too – that on Monday at Plymouth – but I fear that unless they spend some serious cash they’ll be going back down. Why? Because their squad could not hack it the last time […]
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‘Bayern weren’t typically German, just typically hard-nosed, as all winners should be’
By Andy Cole 9 April 2010 Sir Alex Ferguson was bitterly disappointed that Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich on Wednesday after a game his team obviously should have won. I can only guess that the pain and frustration of losing on away goals having been 3-0 up on […]
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‘Barca’s blueprint: flexibility, interchange, effort, fluidity, dynamism and passing, passing, passing’
By Andy Cole 2 April 2010 Arsenal were handed a footballing lesson on Wednesday night in the Champions League by the team whose blueprint they seek to follow – not to mention given a fortunate penalty by an incompetent referee. But Arsène Wenger’s side showed they’ve got some mettle by recovering from 2-0 down to […]
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‘Tax disincentives? Maybe, but top players love England’s passion and excitement’
. UDO ONWERE had a 12-year career as a professional footballer with clubs including Fulham before he hung up his boots and pursued a new career in law. He now works for leading law firm Thomas Eggar on tax and estate planning issues and works extensively within the sports, media and entertainment industries. . . […]
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