Articles By M. A. Umair (173)

Tottenham v FC Basel: Basel arrive in London for a near-to-impossible task

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Apr 3 2013

The only former winner of this competition hosts the only reigning domestic champion in the Europa League 2012/13 quarterfinal.

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Chelsea v Rubin Kazan Preview: Chelsea have never lost to Russian opposition

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Apr 4 2013

Chelsea hope to continue their good form against Russian opposition as they prepare to face Rubin Kazan.

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Are Manchester United and co third-best in Europe?

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 15 2013

First time in 17 UCL seasons there are no English teams in the quarterfinals. Germany now have a chance of overtaking them in the UEFA rankings.

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Europa League Round of 16: Inter host Spurs while Chelsea & Newcastle can’t concede goals

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 14 2013

The Round of 16 of the Europa League will conclude today. Only three teams have an greater advantage than one goal.

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Police donate heat lamps seized from cannabis farms to Notts County

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 14 2013

Heat lamps seized from cannabis farms by the police are given to Notts County to grow grass during the rigours of winter.

Notts County

“Neymar will play for Barcelona” – Santos head coach

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 8 2013

Neymar has attracted interest from a host of European clubs but Santos coach Muricy Ramalho thinks he’ll play for Barcelona like Ronaldo, Romario & Rivaldo.

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Europa League Round of 16 First Leg Review: Spurs beat Inter, Newcastle hold out Eto’o as Chelsea stunned by Steaua

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 8 2013

EUROPA LEAGUE: Chelsea couldn’t recover from a first half penalty as Newcastle managed to hold out Anzhi. Spurs managed an emphatic win over Inter Milan.

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Europa League Round of 16 Preview: Newcastle, Chelsea head east; Spurs host Inter

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 7 2013

16 clubs from 11 nationalities prepare to play the first leg of Round of 16 of Europa League. We take a look at some key facts and the Premier League clubs.

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ESPN UK and Ireland to be acquired by BT in July

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 26 2013

The London based telecom company, BT, continued its expansion into sports broadcasting by acquiring Disney-owned ESPN’s UK and Ireland TV channels.

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Europa League: A look back at the Round of 32

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 22 2013

A brief review of what unfolded in the Round of 32 of the 2012/13 Europa League. Liverpool was eliminated despite their 3-1 comeback while Plzen shutout Napoli 5-0!

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PSG will adopt new crest from next season

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 22 2013

PSG has unveiled its new crest translating their work carried out on the strategic foundations of the new Paris Saint-Germain brand.

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Europa League: 6 greatest knockout ties so far

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 21 2013

Europa League is only in it’s fourth season but already it has provided us with many sensational matches where teams battled right to the final whistle.

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Europa League: The Round of 32 Review

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 18 2013

The Round of 32 of the Europa League brought some straightforward results while some were just unbelievable. A similar story with the goals scored.

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Did Mourinho lose the match in pre-match press conference?

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Apr 5 2023

Press conferences have been one of Mourinho’s favourite playing grounds. But for the biggest match of the this season’s UCL so far, he seemed stiff & flat.

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The best managers in England this season

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Nov 8 2021

A study by BBC Sport has analysed the number of points returned per game for the managers in England since the start of the 2012/13 season.

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