A lot was expected of Gabriel Torje when he joined Udinese from FC Dinamo București for a €7m fee in the summer of 2011. His small stature, quick feet, electric pace and his ability from set-pieces would mean inevitable comparisons between Torje and Romanian footballing legend Gheorghe Hagi. In fact it was Hagi who gave Torje his […]
Posted on June 4th, 2016 by scott
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This summer Slovakia will play at their first European Championships, with their first game coming against Wales on the eleventh of June at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux. Like the Welsh, Slovakia have a talismanic, creative talent that they turn to when they need some inspiration. In the case of the Slovaks they look to Marek Hamšík. The […]
Posted on June 4th, 2016 by scott
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It’s getting ever closer to Euro 2016, where France will host Europe’s top footballing nations for a summer spectacle celebrating the beautiful game. It’s a tournament that gets the betting public excited about who will win the tournament and who will be the competitions top scorer. Punters will be desperate for the best odds and […]
Posted on May 25th, 2016 by scott
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History tells us that France like hosting an international tournament, having won the Euros in 1984 and the World Cup in 1998. So Didier Deschamps and his squad will have a lot of pressure on their shoulders as France host this year’s European Championships. The squad are well fancied with plenty of top performers in […]
Posted on May 20th, 2016 by scott
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During the World Cup in Brazil two years ago, many questions were being asked of England’s forwards. Most notably of current captain Wayne Rooney. Rooney has been a terrific servant to the Three Lions shirt and deserves to be his country’s record breaking goalscorer. But as the years pass, more people are questioning his ability […]
Posted on May 9th, 2016 by scott
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Football fans planning to watch Euro 2016 in France this year may want to take a look at Uefa’s stadium rules as there are a number of things that are prohibited from being taken into the stadiums. The usual suspects appear – fireworks, flares, gas spray cans, flammable substances, laser pens, drones, offensive banners or […]
Posted on April 29th, 2016 by scott
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England will play home matches away from Wembley Stadium for the first time in over nine years after the Football Association announced friendly fixtures against Turkey, Australia and Portugal. England boss Roy Hodgson will use the matches as a final opportunity to prepare his side for this summer’s European Championships held in France. With Manchester […]
Posted on March 9th, 2016 by scott
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You can get moments in a football match when everything else goes out the window for just a second. After the tragedies in Paris last Friday night, football needed a magic moment to show that it’s business as usual for the world’s greatest game! It was fitting that last night’s friendly at Wembley had a […]
Posted on November 18th, 2015 by scott
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Congratulations to Wayne Rooney, who broke England’s all time goalscoring record with a convincing penalty against Switzerland. But no sooner had his historic rocket hit the roof of the net than we had debates raging on social media with people desperate to compare the Manchester United striker with the man who previously held the record; […]
Posted on September 9th, 2015 by scott
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Paul Pogba turned down the chance to join Chelsea in a £62m move during the past transfer window, according to Italian paper La Gazzetta dello Sport. If true, then I can totally understand why the French international decided to stay in Turin for at least one more season. I think the summer before a major […]
Posted on September 5th, 2015 by scott
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