Win Pelé Sports Pelada Jackets

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Pelé Sports in collaboration with Soccerlens are giving away 7 prizes to 7 lucky winners. The giveaway is simple and easy to win, but the deadline is Sunday 01 May…

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Win Pelé Sports T-Shirts

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Pelé Sports in collaboration with Soccerlens are giving away 7 prizes to 7 lucky winners. The giveaway is simple and easy to win, but the deadline is Sunday 01 May…

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Busquets’ Passing Skills More Important To Barcelona Than His Acting Skills

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Castrol EDGE Performance data shows how Xavi Hernández and Sergio Busquets’ passing skills were vital to Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Real Madrid (and before you ask, no, Castrol doesn’t award…

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Real Madrid Need More Conversion, Not More Possession

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It seems easy to blame lack of possession (i.e. negative tactics) on Madrid’s defeat against Barcelona but numbers don’t tell the whole story. In fact, as Castrol EDGE Performance data…

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Liverpool have a 65% chance of beating Newcastle United

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Liverpool host Newcastle United in an early Sunday kickoff with both teams knowing that their main rivals for league positions would have played out their games the day before. Liverpool will be hoping to build on recent momentum and also take advantage of any slip ups by Tottenham at Stamford Bridge, while Newcastle United – relatively safe in the league – would want to prove a point against one of the Premier League’s top sides after an encouraging 0-0 draw against Manchester United a couple of weeks ago.

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Castrol EPL Predictor: Arsenal to beat Manchester United

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With just 4 games to go for the top three in the Premier League, Manchester United have a 90% chance of winning the title according to the Castrol EPL Predictor….

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Unstoppable Porto Set Up All-Portuguese Europa League Final

Three games. Fifteen goals. Even after a sloppy start in which they allowed Villareal to go in 1-0 up at half-time, FC Porto insisted on being brilliant. Having scored five…

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Nani tries to be cool…and fails miserably

Nani should learn from Dimitar Berbatov. As things stand, he’s not going to learn from anybody so we’ll just have to watch him try and hit a bullseye on a…

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Dimitar Berbatov is…The Godfather

Dimitar Berbatov does a mean Godfather impression as part of adidas’s ‘Call The Shots‘ campaign, where fans are given control of the world’s best players.

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Manchester City or Tottenham; the race for fourth place continues

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With Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea looking almost certain to finish in the top three places in the Premier League, the fight for fourth place is well and truly on…

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Tottenham, Inter and Juventus potential destinations for Porto’s rising stars

FC Porto have been one of European football’s revelations this season, as Andre Villas Boas’ side have swept all-comers aside domestically and in Europe. The side from the Estadio do…

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UEFA versus Real Madrid and Barcelona

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Uefa have initiated disciplinary cased against both Real Madrid and Barcelona in the aftermath of their diving contest Champions League semi-final clash on Wednesday. UEFA’s case against Real Madrid: The…

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Dubious or not? Controversial refereeing decisions involving Barcelona in the Champions League

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The build-up and aftermath of Barcelona’s victory over Real Madrid in their first-leg Champions League semi-final has been marred by Jose Mourinho’s comments regarding Coach Pep Guardiola and referees. The…

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The Strange Death of Brazilian Flair

Ahead of tonight’s semi-final clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Real’s Brazilian left-back Marcelo has pointedly suggested that he prefers ‘to win and not play well’ over defeat. He sums up an increasing trend in Brazilian football away from the flair and ingenuity which made the golden shirt a symbol of The Beautiful Game’.

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Are Leicester City really better off under Eriksson than Sousa?

The reign of Portuguese legend Paulo Sousa will never be one remembered too fondly around the City of Leicester. A man that tried to bring a certain art of football…

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Beyond Lionel Messi: An Alternative List of the Best 25 Footballers in the World

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The titanic four-game battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona has once more thrown up the seemingly inexhaustible comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and an Argentinian chap whose name I have momentarily…

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Beyond Lionel Messi: An Alternative List of the Top 25 Football Players in the World (25-11)

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In my previous article, I argued that the process by which we decide who the world’s best players are has been grossly distorted. A combination of mainstream media hype (backed…

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Beyond Lionel Messi: An Alternative List of the Top 25 Football Players in the World (10-1)

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In my previous article, I argued that the process by which we decide who the world’s best players are has been grossly distorted. A combination of mainstream media hype (backed…

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Sir Alex Ferguson calls for a winter break in English football

Sir Alex, who is a long standing advocate of the idea, has again brought up the issue and has also taken a swipe at influential TV rights holders. The United…

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Manchester United plot third Champions League final in four years

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Manchester United take on Schalke in the first Champions League semi final tonight. At stake – Manchester United’s third Champions League final in four seasons versus Schalke’s first ever Champions League final. We already know about the respective playing styles and how their seasons have gone – let’s look at some numbers on their Champions League progress and what that means for this ties.

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Arsenal should sell Fabregas, reinvest in defense

Following a 2-1 defeat at Bolton on Sunday, Arsene Wenger had the look of a defeated man. And for good reason. Despite plenty of promise, as the season unfolded the…

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Why Goal Difference is crucial to Premier League survival

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It’s often said Goal difference is an indicator of how well a club is going. It can also indicate the competitiveness of an entire league.

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Why Sunderlands Goal Rush Against Wigan Was Not Such A Miracle

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It was so amazing apparently, that Sunderland without any recognized strikers scored three goals in the closing minutes of a decisive game against fellow stragglers Wigan Athletic last weekend. What…

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Arsene Wenger defends Arsenal’s philosophy and vows to ‘strengthen’ squad

Arsenal were practically knocked out of the title race when they lost 1-2 to Bolton Wanderers on Sunday. The defeat meant that Arsenal are now nine points behind leaders Manchester…

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The year of the underdog in the UEFA Champions League

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As Schalke gears up for arguably the biggest game in their history against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night, their passage to the last-four brings…

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Can Manchester United beat Arsenal and Chelsea?

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Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged his players to win a record 19th English title by beating their closest title rivals Sir Alex Ferguson was speaking after the Red Devils opened…

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