Chicharito sparks sleepy United into life

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Normal service finally seems to have resumed within the Manchester United camp. A solid defensive performance was no surprise on seeing the colossal duo of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand being…

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Fifa11 iPod Touch and iPhone Released

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While Fifa11 is being released in the pc, xbox, and playstation formats, some big news from EA Sports came today as the Fifa11 iPod and iPhone version has been officially…

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Expectations Rise For Rangers

The fans are getting excited and there is a growing sense of optimism that a last 16 place could be secured. Those inside Ibrox, meanwhile, are rightly remaining grounded and…

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3 UP FRONT: Rotten Rooney, Premier League Shocks and Chelsea v Arsenal with Alison Bender

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Make sure you don’t miss the latest top notch episode of the 3 Up Front Podcast, featuring Chelsea TV and Premier League TV presenter Alison Bender. Host Adrian Clarke, alongside…

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Jose Mourinho & Pedro Leon

Jose Mourinho stamping his authority at Los Blancos with Pedro Leon in the thick of it

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Pedro Leon’s absence from Real Madrid’s Champions League tie with Auxerre on Tuesday night aroused suspicion as to why he was excluded. Well according to reports in Spain, coach Jose…

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Why ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez Is Destined For Greatness At Man Utd

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When Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson ‘shelled out’ (if you’ll excuse the pun) the best part of £7 million for a promising – but relatively unknown – then-21-year-old Chivas…

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Man Utd Pip Valencia At The Death, But How Did They Rate?

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Manchester United left it late to snatch the maiden victory of their fledgling Champions League campaign last night, eventually emerging from the decrepit Mestalla stadium with all three barely-deserved points…

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Sam Allardyce – A Case For The Defence

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So we’re all agreed then … Allardyce is an uncouth buffoon, his teams play archaic football and the mere prospect of the man daring to entertain the idea that he be entitled to better things is confirmation of a delusional state. Right? … Wrong.

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Chicharito and Macheda hide United’s lack of balance

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The performance by Manchester United is going to be masked because they were spared by a couple a young, willing players, but there are still major concerns within the team….

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Valencia 0 United 1: Saved By The Subs

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Manchester United put in a very lackluster display against Valencia at the Mestalla, but Javier Hernandez’s goal five minutes from time spared their blushes in their 1-0 victory. Chicharito’s goal…

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Real Madrid's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho insists victory over AC Milan will clinch qualification

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Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes victory in their next Champions League tie with AC Milan will almost certainly clinch qualification to the last-sixteen. He was delighted with his team’s…

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The Curious Cases Of Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema And Cristiano Ronaldo

Real Madrid have been called a lot of things by a lot of people over the years, but goal-shy is certainly not one of them. During the ‘galatico’ era they…

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David Beckham Won’t Be Returning To Milan, But England Is Another Matter

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LA Galaxy’s midfielder David Beckham™ has admitted that he doesn’t envisage returning to Europe on a temporary basis this season, as he has done in recent years. In a bid…

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Stat Attack: How will Barca fare without Messi and will Eto’o ever stop improving?

Barcelona and Inter Milan are two powerhouses of Europe. Both have featured in the Champions League time and again and both have consistently won their respective domestic league – Inter…

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Are Liverpool Fans’ Protests Putting Off Potential New Owners?

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October 6th is a date that inspires a fair old gamut of emotions from the Anfield faithful. It is, of course, the deadline set in place by the Royal Bank…

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Roy Hodgson’s Job At Liverpool Is Under Threat After Poor Start To The Season

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Make no mistake about; six points from six games for a club with the stature of Liverpool is just not good enough. However, the most discouraging part of the Reds start to the season has been the manner of their performances; ranging from passable to abject.

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Back To The Basics, Please

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There is nothing worse than seeing a professional athlete commit an elementary error – and Manchester United has two very guilty players. John O’Shea and Patrice Evra, who have both…

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The miracle of Elland Road

I’ll do a full analysis of tonight’s Championship results but I had to do a quick post on Preston’s extraordinary win. 4-1 down, 6-4 winners. Firstly, further proof, if any…

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Michael Owen; caught between a bench and a League title

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Michael Owen has hit the goal trail in Manchester United’s last two games but still faces a battle for a regular starting spot at Old Trafford. Life on the bench is the price he must pay to fulfil an ambition.

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Rangers Need To Move Bus And Rattle Turkish Champs

‘Parking the bus’ has become a familiar phrase when talking about Rangers in Europe and Walter Smith’s men secured a superb 0-0 at Old Trafford with a resilient display. Davie…

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Why Lukasz Fabianski’s ‘Big Chance’ Could Be His Last

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The news that ‘keeper Manuel Almunia will have to be removed from betwixt their sticks for tonight’s Champions League game with FK Partizan Belgrade due to a niggling elbow injury…

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Can Partizan FK Arsenal?

Arsenal suffered a 3-2 loss at the hands of West Brom on the weekend in the English Premier League and they will be hoping to recover some lost pride when they goto Serbia to face FK Partizan Belgrade. Or is it as easy as it seems like?

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Yin, Yang & Football

When ex-Manchester United striker Dong Fangzhuo left Legia Warsaw on August 1, a brief yet beautiful piece of football symmetry disappeared with him. The first Chinese player in Poland may…

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Is Wayne Rooney Really Finished?

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For better or worse, the planets seem to be fatefully aligning at Manchester United of late – at least in terms of their striking options. The dismal trough of slurry…

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Werder Bremen Finally Up And Running

Werder Bremen looked set for a dismal season. Not only had their star of last season left for Real Madrid, but they had numerous injury problems and results weren’t going…

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Should Sevilla Have Stuck With Antonio Alvarez?

With just five matches gone in the current La Liga campaign, the bosses and fans at Sevilla have decided that they have seen enough of Antonio Alvarez and have given…

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Welcome to the new Arsenal Blog

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Welcome to the new Arsenal blog on Soccerlens. Our regular Arsenal bloggers from the main Soccerlens blog will be taking over from here on in and will keep you updated…

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