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Bundesliga Matchday 1: G-Funk Era ushered in by BVB, Bayern Comedy & Schalke deja-vu.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:25:15 GMT

?If you know like I know, you don't want to step to this, It's the G Funk era, funked out with a gangsta twist.? Warren G, Regulate. The Bundesliga kicked off with the gangsta's of Dortmund hypnot
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Arsenal 2011-2012 Season; From Emirates Cup.

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:47:14 GMT

Like a plane preparing it's descent from 50 000 feet above sea level, theEmirates Cup 2011 sees Arsenal approach the upcoming season with low lying fog mist above the runway. It is astonishing t
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Arsenal Championship Ambitions Die.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:07:44 GMT

I wrote a blog post in August (?http://www.footbo.com/Blogs/21003-Arsenal_want_win_anything?), and sadly, most of it is true. The same failings have manifested themselves in the past two seasons, fa
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Lazio 3 - Inter Milan 1: The Hernanes Show

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:34:04 GMT

I can't remember being this excited watching a match, the Barcelona-Madrid game was a routine crushing! 1) Hernanes, the Brazilian playmaker has been a master stroke of a signing. I last saw him at
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Arsenal November Blues

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:46:11 GMT

November seems to be the month that Arsenal behave like reptiles and go into?hibernation. The record reads Played 6, Won 2, Lost 4, Goals 7, Against 9, with matches against Aston Villa and Wigan to co
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St Etienne 1 - Marseille 1: Stalemate keeps Les Verts top without a Payet Goal.

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:27:23 GMT

ASSE have started the season much better than they had hoped, usually they are relegation candidates, going into Matchday 8, they were 1 point clear at the top of the league. Marseille are the defen
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Mainz 4 - Hoffenheim 2: Record Equalling Perfect Start Continues For Mainz. Holtby Heaven

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:18:03 GMT

Mainz, the big surprise package of the Bundesliga season have continued the madness, 7 wins out of 7 games, they now hold the record for the best start to a Bundesliga season with Bayern (1995) and Ka
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Bumper European Football Weekend 2&3 October 2010

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:48:31 GMT

The International Fortnight is just around the corner, but just before that, it is possible to sign off with a bang with some really interesting games to watch. Saturday 2 October. Mainz 05 vs Hof
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Lyon 0 - St Etienne 1: Les Verts Fly High, Lyon oh so low.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:21:59 GMT

Ligue 1 Grades

Top Goals Of The Weekend 20/09/2011.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:45:07 GMT

I watched quite a lot of games this weekend, and in nearly all of them, I saw some really nice goals. I've yet to see highlights of matches I never saw, but these are the picks of the ones I saw. Go
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Schalke 1 - Borussia Dortmund 3: Magath falls on Kagawa's Samurai Sword.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:15:43 GMT

What a victory for Borussia Dortmund, even sweeter it was in the den of their local rivals. The build up to the match had so many talking points. Schalke were on 0 points after 3 games, 1604 Dortmun
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37 goals in 9 games, Bundesliga Tactics/Excitement/Incompetence?

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:08:38 GMT

After a modest opening round to the 2010/2011 Bundesliga season (28 goals in 9 games), the second round has to be one of the most extraordinary rounds in living memory. A mammoth 39 goals were score
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Boateng, Ozil, Khedira Out, Who Comes In? Bundesliga Short of Talent?

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:10:40 GMT

Three stars from the German National team that finished 3rd in the 2010 World Cup have chosen to leave the Bundesliga. Jerome Boateng has joined Manchester City in their Monetary Revolution, Mesut Ozi
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Arsenal, do they want to win anything?

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:53:37 GMT

As an Arsenal fan, I don't want to air my dirty laundry in public, but I am really scared about the forthcoming season. I'm not sure my team has genuine ambitions on winning any of the competitions th
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Raúl Gonzalez Leaves Real Madrid, A True Champion and Legend.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:50:34 GMT

One of my favourite all time strikers, that I have been able to see most of his career, Ra?l, leaves his home team Real Madrid today, with Schalke rumoured to be his destination. I only got to real
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Argentina 0 - Germany 4: Maradona crashes, Löw rises higher and higher.

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:45:28 GMT

Not much of a match report, just some thoughts. 1) Congratulations to?Joachim L?w and his technical staff, to prepare this team despite all the setbacks, his side are operating very well. His scouts
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Talk Is Cheap, Pundits Are Cowards On TV&Radio.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:02:48 GMT

In the wake of major powers being knocked out of the World Cup, we have heard from former players who have turned to being media pundits, who would have been forgotten had they not been pundits. For
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Round of 16 Thoughts.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:26:14 GMT

1) Team Work Triumphs Over Individuals. Some of the fancied sides like the USA led by Donovan and Dempsey, England with Rooney and Lampard, Portugal with Ronaldo, all bit the dust when faced by oppone
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Spain vs Portugal: 5 Quick Pre-Match Thoughts.

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:54:32 GMT

Just a quick preview. 1) Bounce back? In Euro 2008, Spain only fell behind once, and that was when they fielded they're reserve players, so they never had to chase any games. Look at the two high pr
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Germany 4 - England 1: Referee never saw the goal, the World saw Germany destroy England.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:14:11 GMT

A game built up as a potential classic, it turned out it was a classic for one side in the end, Germany do what Germany do, reach the quarter finals every World Cup. Germany lined up in their 4-2-3-
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2010 World Cup, First Round Talking Points, Round of 16 Preview.

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:20:24 GMT

First Round Talking Points. 1) How the mighty have fallen, 2006 Finalists Italy and France went crashing out, the champions paying for poor squad selection from hero Cappello, France paying for hiri
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France 0 - Mexico 2: Mexicans Fry Up French Fries.

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:01:39 GMT

Gosh, just as we all thought the World Cup was going to be boring, we have had two days in a row where the World Cup has really been the tournament we all wanted, upsets, tensions, drama......I'm lovi
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Spain 0 - Switzerland 1: Spain fall to Hitzfeld, 5 Points on Round 1 of World Cup

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:15:21 GMT

The last big game of the 1st round saw the 'favourites' face up against Switzerland, and they have failed their first test, adding more obstacles to them wanting to become champions, no team has ever
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Brasil 2 - DPR Korea 1: All Secretes Revealed.

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:56:29 GMT

The first sign of the team many believe will be champion, the first competitive view of the DPR Korea since 1996 when they reached the quarter finals. Following the dour 0-0 draw between Cote d'Ivoire
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Australia 0 - Germany 4: Skewered Kangaroo's with German Sauce

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:20:24 GMT

In a tournament where no team has really dropped a marker, Germany were the first of the traditional powers to show that they are really going for their 4th title. Whilst all the talk in the build up
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Are Spain 2010, the Brazil 1982?

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:48:06 GMT

Spain are seen by many as the most likely champions for the World Cup, the aesthetics are pleasing, the statistics impressive, but the proof will be in the pudding. Spain have won 45 out of their la
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England, Too Many Passengers?

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:07:27 GMT

England have suffered two injuries that have ruled out ?David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand. However I'm astonished that both of these players are still in the camp as England prepare for an assault on th
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2010 Fifa World Cup, Preview Pt 4, Group G & H.

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:27:48 GMT

Group G Brazil: The most successful World Cup team in history, the Selecao come in as the number 1 FIFA ranked team. After the 'poor showing' of 2006 where Brazil reached the last 8, the CBF liste
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2010 Fifa World Cup, Preview Pt 3, Group E & F.

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:31:20 GMT

Group E Netherlands: Second to Hungary as being the best nation to have never won the World Cup, the Dutch will hope that the 2010 crop can go all the way this time. They qualified in commanding sty
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2010 Fifa World Cup, Preview Pt 2, Group C & D.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:08:04 GMT

Group C England: 44 years after ?winning their first and only title to date, England will once again try claim glory and become World Champions. Under Italian trainer, Fabio Cappello, England will t
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2010 Fifa World Cup, Preview Pt 1, Group A & B.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:57:10 GMT

It is official, final squad lists in, flights booked to bases, the World Cup is closer than ever, the time for worrying who will make the final cuts is over, friendlies are nearly over, in 9 days time
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Barcelona 1 - Internazionale 0: Cattenacio is Beautiful.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:07:37 GMT

Cattenacio is back and in full effect, and is beautiful. This Barcelona side has been rightfully given praise for the football they play, although not as vicious in attack as last season, they are s
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European Championship Run In's: Part 2, Germany and Portugal.

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:00:03 GMT

After yesterdays run in, that focussed on the French Ligue 1 5 team championship chase, today is the turn of the German Bundesliga and Portuguese Liga Sagres. Germany Once upon a time, former Bayer
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European Championship Run In's: Part 1, France

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:49:37 GMT

I am a firm fan of the Frnech, German, Italian and Portuguese leagues, not much of it is covered in the English language in the mainstream, but for my money, for thrills and uncertainty, these leagues
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Arsenal 2 - Barcelona 2: This is what they call sparring.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:10:53 GMT

Not much of a write up, I'm sure you all saw the exhibition from Barcelona tonight. Just some pointers. 1) If Arsenal are the possession kings of England, they need to buy new players because Barcel
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Napoli 3 - Juventus 1: Give Zaccheroni the Sack already, Hamsik is a star.

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:29:10 GMT

Just when you thought Juventus had hit rock bottom after the beating Fulham gave them last week, they go and start drilling deeper with the loss at the San Paolo that puts them in serious danger of
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UEFA Europa League Round of 16: Better than the Champions League?

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:10:41 GMT

What a very pleasant and refreshing Thursday evening I had. My personal menu was an entr?e of Werder Bremen vs Valencia, main course of Sporting Lisboa vs Atletico Madrid, and for dessert, the entire
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Chelsea 0 - Internazionale 1 (1 - 3 on Aggregate): Jose never loses at Stamford Bridge.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:30:53 GMT

They say if you ever return to your former stomping ground, make sure you leave a big impression. Jose Mourinho famously sacked by Chelsea in 2007, he must have waited for the day he returned back t
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Real Madrid 1 - Lyon 1: Lock Up Your Superstars, Madrid are going shopping again.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:51:51 GMT

?252m has just gone down the drain, Florentino Perez's dream of lifting the European Champions League at the Bernabeu in May is now a dream, and I'm sure his next dream has two certainties, a new coac
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Germany 0 - Argentina 1: Loew is low, Mardona gets the right type of high.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:24:48 GMT

In the run up to this game, Michael Ballack stated that Argentina were a team who knew every trick in the book. In the same press conference, Germany trainer Joachim Loew refused to criticise Diego
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Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria replace coaches 3 months before the World Cup.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:20:53 GMT

Two of the continents most well known sides have hit the self destruct button before a ball is kicked in the World Cup. Nigeria have replaced under fire Shaibu Amodu with Sweden's Lars Largerback, whi
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Porto 2 - Arsenal 1: Gunners blown away in Dragao.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:15:32 GMT

I won't repeat lots of my match reviews of Arsenal, the flaws are the same. No mentality. No tactics. Schoolboy errors. No clean sheets. No desire. No winners. No champions. No keeper. No de
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Chelsea 2 - Arsenal 0: Gunners given the Blues by a Drog.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:47:17 GMT

Starting last week, Arsenal were the top scorers in the league with 60 goals. However what wasn't noticed, was that they had let in 25 goals in 23 games, now the tally stands at 60 goals scored, 30 go
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Ghana 0 - Egypt 1: Pharaohs Rule. ANC Review, Best XI, CAF stinks.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:48:49 GMT

Egypt vs Ghana Review 29 matches, 71 goals, the 2010 Africa Nations Cup hasn't been vintage, but it has been a good tournament, and is firmly set as one of the leading tournaments in world football
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Angola 0 - Ghana 1; Cote d'Ivoire 2 - Algeria 3. Black Stars blind Antelopes, Foxes bite Elephants.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:11:45 GMT

They say doing predictions is putting your reputation on the line, and after a 100% record in predicting who would emerge from the groups, I have a 0% from the first set of quarter finals, so if you u
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Juventus 1 - Roma 2

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:50:05 GMT

Good game today, and if the Juventus board have any balls, they will demote Ferrara back to the youth teams, because he cannot lead this team to fourth place, let alone launch a Scudetto challenge.
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2010 Africa Nations Cup: Group Stage Review & Knockout Stage Preview.

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:21:46 GMT

21 matches played, 54 goals scored, the 27th edition of the 2010 ANC has been good thus far, although it looks like the record of 99 goals scored in 2008 will not be beaten. It is also a time to refle
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Egypt 2 - Benin 0; Nigeria 3 - Mozambique 0; Tunisia 2 - Cameroon 2; Zambia 2 - Gabon 1. Pharoahs&Super Eagles reign, Lions roar, Copper Bullets kill Panthers.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:58:21 GMT

Wow, I'm really enjoying the Africa Nations Cup 2010, and from a personal point of view, I have got all my predictions right, as I put in my previews to the tournament. Group C and D are now completed
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Angola 0 - Algeria 0; Mali 3 - Malawi 1; Burkina Faso 0 - Ghana 1: Mali complain at elimination, Ghana scrape through.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:07:12 GMT

The Group stages are nearly over, and judgement time has arrived for both teams and myself, I made some brave predictions in my previews, but so far, I am looking good for my calls, however that may c
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NIGERIA 1 - BENIN 0; Egypt 2 - Mozambique 0; Gabon 0 - Tunisia 0; CAMEROON 3 - ZAMBIA 2.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:19:30 GMT

Sorry, my internet access has been limited, but the tournament still continues, and we now enter the last round where two teams from each group will progress to the quarter finals. In Group C, Nigeri
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Mali 0 - Algeria 1; Angola 2 - Malawi 0; Cote d'Ivoire 3 - Ghana 1. Elephants qualify, Algeria react, Antelopes jump high.

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:06:38 GMT

Sorry for not posting earlier, but I had internet problems so couldn't post. Group A is still very much open, Algeria recovered after their bashing by Malawi to beat Mali. A set piece header defeate
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Cameroon 0 - Gabon 1; Zambia 1 - Tunisia 1. Lions tamed and Eagles dodge Copper Bullets.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:53:48 GMT

7 games, 22 goals, 3.14 average per game, compared to yesterday, the goals may have dried up, but still bucketloads. The first game, saw Gabon meet Cameroon. As if meeting in twice in the last 5 mon
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Nigeria 1 - Egypt 3; Mozambique 2 - Benin 2. Goals, Goals, Goals, and we love the ANC 2010.

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:05:37 GMT

The Africa Nations Cup 2010 is living up to expectations, 5 games, 19 goals, upsets, come backs, loads of skill, despite what the rebels in Cabinda wanted, football is the winner, and is testament to
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Malawi 3 - Algeria 0; Cote d'Ivoire 0 - Burkina Faso 0. Minnows are giants in Africa.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:32:35 GMT

11 goals in 3 games, the ANC 2010 is up and running, and it seems every team here is jealously defending the pride of their nations. Malawi gained their first ever win in the tournament to humble the
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Angola 4 - Mali 4: Angola throw it all away, ANC 2010 starts with goal rush.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:29:29 GMT

First of all, RIP and deepest condolences to those that lost their lives after the ambush by FLEC on the Togo team bus. On the eve of the second biggest showpiece on the continent this year, this was
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Angola 4 - Mali 4: Angola throw it all away, AFCON 2010 starts with goal rush.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:28:28 GMT

2010 Africa Cup of Nations Preview Pt III

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:08:25 GMT

Following on from the other two episodes, this third and final preview will introduce the nicknames of the teams and just some other interesting facts of the Africa Cup of Nations 2010. it will indeed
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2010 Africa Cup of Nations Preview Pt II

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:06:56 GMT

As I wrote in Pt I of this preview series yesterday, Pt II will now cover the remaining two groups, and instead of adding the nicknames in this part, I will extend it in another one, Pt III which I'll
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2010 Africa Cup of Nations Preview Pt I

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:01:22 GMT

The festival of football starts in 2010 with the 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), and it has a lot to live up to, the last edition had 99 goals in 32 games, this one may not be as goal
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Arsenal 3 - Aston Villa 0: Children get a gift from Fabregas Christmas.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:47:38 GMT

Wow, Arsenal look like they could just about enter the championship race. With all their rivals faltering, at one point with a deficit as much as 11 points, they are now 4 points from the summit with
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Mark Hughes sacked by Manchester City, deserved or harsh?

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:49:03 GMT

So Manchester City have sacked their manager Mark Hughes and have replaced him with Roberto Mancini. Hughes spent over ?200m, and his list of acquisitions include Jo for ?18m, Tal Ben Haim for ?5m, W
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Juventus 2 - Inter Milan 1: Scudetto Race still on.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:09:51 GMT

On a night that could have been very expensive for Juventus manager Ciro Ferrara who had lost two games in a row, and a loss today would have opened the gap to 11 points, this was a simple scenario,
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FIFA 2010 World Cup Draw and Team Analysis.

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:41:36 GMT

Group A South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France South Africa: Hosts, they have been in a steep downward spiral since 1998, the quality of players has fallen. Once they had flamboyant Doctor Khumalo con
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Arsenal 0 - Chelsea 3 : English attitude dressed in Italian suits.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:12:04 GMT

Wow, as an Arsenal fan, I'm not sure if I should be shell shocked or angry. Shell shocked because we have been scoring for fun, angry because I knew this result was coming and each year the team doesn
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Cagliari 2 - Juventus 0: Serie A 1 game away from being closed.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:50:21 GMT

What a rotten spell for Juventus, allied with the late win by Inter Milan over Fiorentina today (1-0 Milito penalty), they are close to internal implosion and giving up the scudetto chase. Some may s
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Barcelona 2 - Inter Milan 0. Mourinho has no tactics for Champions League.

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:51:56 GMT

-Just a short post, Inter Milan suck. -Barcelona are a team that are master passers of the ball, they had 67% of the ball, thus you need to press them endlessly and try exploit the gaps left by Alves
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MLS Cup Final: Positivesthings in the USA!

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:23:54 GMT

Last night was among the rare times that I've watched a full MLS game, and to be honest, I was pleasantly surprised at the match. I've heard varying opinions on the level of the game in the USA, that
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Bayern Munich 1 - Bayer Leverkusen 1 : Munich are draw masters and have no system.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:13:04 GMT

The third draw in a row in the league, and against a team Bayern needed to beat to get closer to the top, Van Gaals team is running out of time to close the gap before the winter break in 4 weeks time
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RIP Robert Enke, 32.

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:34:41 GMT

What a big shock, the Germany Number 1, Robert Enke died this evening after his car hit a train (information @ 2030 GMT). he'd only just become the German number 1, an injury to his arm last year prev
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Juventus 2 - Napoli 3: A reason to love Serie A.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:51:33 GMT

One of the best games of the season, and this comes days after the epic Inter Milan 5 - Palermo 3, Serie A may not get much exposure, but trust me, this league is still very exciting to watch. The tac
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Van Gaal and Markus Babbel, trainers under fire.

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:19:38 GMT

I've just seen the second half of the Bayern-Frankfurt game, and despite winning 2-1,this team still doesn't have an identity or enthusiasm to play. They will be very reliant on Ribery and today on Ro
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Real Madrid 2 - AC Milan 3: Champions will always be Champions

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:44:32 GMT

Wow, many readers of my posts will be amazed that I have actually given a player above a 7 on the ratings. It is matches like this why we love football, the European Derby as some had dubbed it, Real
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AC Milan 2 - AS Roma 1: Leonardo wins to prevent backlash before the Real Madrid mauling

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:49:46 GMT

AC Milan managed to win this game, how, well I am not sure. Part of it comes because Roma refused to truly turn the screw in the first half and take Milan to the cleaners. Romatook the lead when flyin
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Genoa 0 - Inter Milan 5: Inter a team for the Big Occasions.

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:25:49 GMT

What a performance tonight by Inter Milan at the Marassi. Inter seem to play awfully against the 'lesser' opponents, but they really turn on the style for the big clashes, and in Genoa who were on
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Arsenal 3 - Bham 1. Not convincing Wenger in defensive motions.

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:45:34 GMT

As an Arsenal fan, a win was expected, the team should be beating promoted teams without needing to be praised. The goals that the team scored were decent, Song-Billong slipped Van Persie in for him t
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Uruguay 0 - Argentina 1: Diego needs to fix the 'Messi' up quickly

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:42:13 GMT

So after 33 years without a win in Uruguay, and on a night that looked to be one for the calculators, Argentina came through to book automatic qualification to the 2010 World Cup with a late goal afte
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Russia 0 - Germany 1: 'Loew has the Golden Guus Luck'

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:25:53 GMT

So Germany sealed the deal and reached the 2010 World Cup by winning in a packed and vibrant Luzhniki Stadium. Russia started well, Germany played a tactical game in a 4-4-1-1 formation that had Jero
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World Cup Crunch Time.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:50:31 GMT

The final rounds of World Cup qualification will be played out in the next 6 days, and from it, we will have the guaranteed group winners from Europe progressing, the top 4 countries in South America
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European Season Review thus far.

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:48:18 GMT

England Not much of a surprise yet in the league, all the big boys despite not being overly dominant occupy the top level positions. Defending champions Man Utd are 2 points off the top, and whilst t
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Arsenal 6 - Blackburn Rovers 2.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:53:03 GMT

13 years of Wenger is celebrated in stunning style. Some really good goals from the home side, however very bad defending as well from Arsenal gifted Rovers 2 cheap goals. In terms of winning the cha
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Clubs out to wreck Loews Germany chances?

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:26:52 GMT

Some of Germanys key players are not enjoying a good season thus far for their clubs, and any Germany fan should have some concern in how will they feel come June 2010. Goal Keepers: Rene Adler may
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Diving or Tackles, which is the bigger evil?

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:12:45 GMT

In the past week, there has been a lot of talk about diving being the worst thing in football. Whilst some may not like diving, the rights or wrongs of it, what is more of a concern for me is the numb
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Mega Weekend of Football, 7 Big Clashes!

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:18:52 GMT

29/08/09. Manchester Utd vs Arsenal, 1715 UK Time. The defending champions have lost the current holder of the Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo, the man who had scored 66 league goals in the last 3 s
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Heart of The Game: FIFA should Act.

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:13:33 GMT

This time we were saved from witnessing it live on tv, but yet another player has died from heart problems. Espanyol captain Daniel Jarque(a position he only held for 1 month, and his girlfriend was 7
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Barcelona: Shooting Themselves In The Foot.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:48:03 GMT

It is all but completed, Samuel Eto'o will depart for Inter Milan with Hleb also on loan at the San Siro, whilst Zlatan Ibrahimovic will arrive at the Camp Nou. It is an ok deal until you factor Barce
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Teams of The Decade: Utd,Barca,Madrid,Milan,Munich,Arsenal,Juventus

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:27:39 GMT

A few controversial selections, but here are the teams on goal.com , leave your comments! Man Utd: Van Der Saar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Keane, Scholes, Giggs, Rooney, Van Niestelro
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Confederations Cup Day 9.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:47:28 GMT

Brazil 3 - USA 2. What a fitting final to a really good tournament The USA raced into a 2-0 lead, Dempsey flicking in a deft shot, Donovan scoring a lightning counter attack straight out of Brazil's
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Confederations Cup Day 8.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:40:09 GMT

Day 8. South Africa 0 - Brazil 1. The dream is over for the hosts, and such a cruel and devastating fashion, but they must be very proud of their efforts. Brazil, as i have reported all along are
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Confederations Cup Day 7.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:42:25 GMT

Day 7. Spain 0 - USA 2. No, that is not a typo, you read it right, the Yanks have gatecrashed the party, kept Brazil's unbeaten record intact, and sent the Spanish back to witness Perez's spectacula
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Confederations Cup: Day 6

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:37:13 GMT

Day 6. Italy 0 - Brazil 4. and Egypt 0 - USA 3. Brazil and USA to the semi final. The World Champions have been knocked out by the USA, who has the last laugh between Rossi and the USA? The situatio
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Confederations Cup Day 5

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:37:47 GMT

Day 5. South Africa 0 - Spain 2. A record equalling win by Spain, to join Australia-Brazil and France of 35 games unbeaten, this team has been exceptional over the last 3 years. Another clean sheet,
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Confederations Cup Day 4.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:49:01 GMT

Day 4. USA 0 - Brazil 3. Another match that emphasises the strengths of Brazil, but also the weakness of the USA who are not used to playing elite opponents. A header powered home by Melo then a bre
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Confederations Cup Day 3

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:28:09 GMT

Day 3. Spain 1 - Iraq 0. A match with little talking points, a goal in the second half by David Villa in a match controlled entirely by Spain. Not much more to say, Iraq never had the capability to d
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Confederations Cup: Day 2

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:03:00 GMT

Brazil 4 - Egypt 3. Kaka opened the scoring with a skill to show why Real paid the big bucks for him, flicking it over the defender then sliding the ball home in slow-motion, his trademark. Instantly
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Confederations Cup Day 1

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:14:01 GMT

Day 1: South Africa 0 - Iraq 0. a very boring match, and not the start the hosts would have wanted. The visitors never really showed an ambition to try score, however what irked me most was the l
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Europe's Top Hit Men 2008/2009

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:47:18 GMT

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 25 goals in Serie A. http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GBv=yqb9IlqYpgg Grafite Eden Dzeko: 54goals in the Bundesliga. Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsBc_IebXAofeature=rel
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Summer means More Football, not Less!

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:44:40 GMT

Just because the season has ended, it doesn't mean that there is no good football to watch, most clubs begin pre-season training in mid July, so until then, just what can you watch to keep your f
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Champions League Final Verdict: FOOTBALL LIVES.

Stanley Croyance — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:49:01 GMT

We are lucky we saw a Final that lived up to the hype. Manchester United have nothing to be ashamed of, few teams retain the European Cup, they came up against an exceptional team. Manchester United
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Just What Is The Best/Exciting League?

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:53:00 GMT

Having seen the end of the Bundesliga this week, it has been a truly incredible season in Germany this season, and this has led me to really ponder, what defines the best/exciting league to watch. De
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Weekend Matches 23&24 May 2009

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:39:31 GMT

Saturday 1430 Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen Wolfsburg need to avoid defeat to win their first ever BundesMeister title. Top scorer Grafite on 26 strikes is the highest scorer in 6 years in the Bundesli
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Goals of The Season, Germany-France-Italy

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:13:48 GMT

I will try put the Top 5 Goals in France-Germany-Italy in no particular order, forgive me if i missed any, feel free to add any that you think deserve a shout! Anyone want to nominate some from Englan
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Matches of the Weekend 16-17/5/09

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:03:54 GMT

Man Utd vs Arsenal 1245 UK Time Surely Utd will clinch their 3rd straight title, and Arsenal may be left to watch what being champions is all about. Arsenal are playing for pride, Utd will want to fin
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I have arrived, new to Footbo.com!

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:07:33 GMT

Trying this new site, lets see how it goes! I'm a football fanatic, live in England, but am a bit disenchanted with the standard and culture of the game outside of the big four teams. So this season i
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