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Liverpool: New Signing Samid Yesil Can Be The Next Gerd Müller

James Calder — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:01:37 +0000

Samid Yesil is a goal poacher in the classic mould of Gerd Müller - could he be the solution to Liverpool's goal-scoring problems?

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Liverpool Fans Don’t Hate The Europa League, It Made Me Fall Back In Love With Football

James Calder — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:00:25 +0000

As Liverpool embark on their Europa campaign tonight, I urge them not to whinge about the competition. Last season it was responsible for rekindling my love for the beautiful game.

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Five Games That Altered Spain’s History

James Calder — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 04:01:37 +0000

The fanfare for Spain's three tournament wins in a row will take a while to die down, but these five games show that it isn't all about 20-year coaching strategies, sometimes you've got to learn on the job...

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Why Manchester United And Arsenal Should Spend £32m On Javi Martinez

James Calder — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:51:05 +0000

Bayern Munich have been close to a deal for Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martinez for a while, but Manchester United and Arsenal should should try their hardest to bring him to England. Here's why the next Xabi Alonso is worth £32m...

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Xabi Alonso: Spain Would Crumble Without Real Madrid’s Ex-Liverpool Man

James Calder — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:19:39 +0000

Xabi bizarrely receives criticism from the Spanish press while Iniesta and Xavi getting all the plaudits, but the bearded Basque is the most integral component of Spain's midfield, and their whole footballing philosophy would suffer without him.

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Spain Should Ignore The Bitter Critics – They’re Still The Best

James Calder — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:00:17 +0000

Familiarity breeds contempt and after four years of Spanish dominance the knives are out, which is nonsense from where I'm sitting...

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Manchester United’s Howard Webb And Other Reasons The Euros Are Brilliant

James Calder — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:41:43 +0000

It could still go horribly downhill from here on in, but UEFA EURO 2012 has been an expectation-topping blast so far, with not a cagey 0-0 draw in sight.

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Arsenal: RVP Forced To Feed Off Scraps Against Germany

James Calder — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:14:31 +0000

RVP's blistering goal, with his right foot no less, wasn't enough to salvage a point against a brilliant German side. If the Arsenal man had better service throughout, then maybe Holland would be celebrating this morning...

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The Greatest Game I Ever Saw: Rangers 2-2 Celtic, 1987

James Calder — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:19:40 +0000

Manning the terraces, side by side with the enemy and one fateful cheer away from either victory or a head-kicking.

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A Tribute To Mark Hughes – Manchester United’s Bicycle Kick King

James Calder — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:57:32 +0000

A tribute to an Old Trafford legend who scored some of the sweetest goals of the 80s and 90s. And none of them off his shin either. Here are 10 of the best.

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