It has been well documented that the famous number 9 shirt at Arsenal has some sort of curse surrounding it, with the majority of the Arsenal number 9s sitting on the Arsenal injury table or bench while other number 9s such as Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Fernando Torres, Radamel Falcao et al made the coveted
In the second installment of the “Championship so far series”, it is Midlands outfit Birmingham that will be looked at. After managing to experience a hugely successful campaign last term which saw them finish in 4th place, the Blues missed out on the chance to return to the Premiership after suffering a defeat in the
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Emile Heskey. Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey. Born in Leicester, Heskey is a professional footballer that played for Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa, and currently plays for the Newcastle Jets, in Australia. He made 696 appearances in English football, scoring 151 goals in a span of 18 years. He also played regularly
Norwich City was hoping to secure their first win since the opening day of the Barclays Premier League, while manager Chris Hughton highlighted (ahead of this match) what his team would need to do in order to put up a notable performance. Hughton supposed that his men need to show more guile and more quality
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If you chat with any seasoned Manchester City fan, they’ll be able to give you an in-depth description of what are more commonly known among Blues as ‘the dark days’. As a sixteen-year-old, I may be somewhat unqualified to write this article, but, here it goes. If you search ‘Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool 1996’ into
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“In Arsene We Trust.” If you are an ardent follower of the Arsenal football club, that inscription is what you’d always find around the corridors of the Emirates Stadium. Having managed teams like AS Monaco and Nancy in France and Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan before heading to North London, he has developed to a
Please take the time to join Dafabet’s match competition on our Facebook page, and get the chance to win a free $100 bet. Answer and enter now! On Sunday, Manchester United will travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool, in a game that will attract attention from all four corners of the world. However, some
For the many who are conversant with the Premier League, you might have heard or seen him before. But as for us Chelsea fans, we know him as a Pastor who knows his Bible simply because he was the part of the contingent that won us the UEFA Champions League last season. He didn’t play
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So as the clocked ticked past 11pm on Friday 31st August, a staggering amount reaching just shy of five hundred million pounds had been spent on football players in just eight weeks, this amount matched the 2011 record, but exceeded previous years by over £100m. The emotion and fanfare generated from such activity drives excitement
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Gonzalo Higuain, David Silva, Mesut Ożil, Carlos Tevez, Iker Casillas, Yaya Toure and the majestic Cristiano Ronaldo. These were some of the names on display in the first round of games in the journey in attaining European glory. It truly couldn’t get better than this in opening night, as hollered by ESPN. There is little
The European Championships taught fans very little about the state of British football over the summer. Both England and Ireland were thoroughly outclassed by their European counterparts in almost every department. There seems to be a complete lack of ability to maintain possession and treat the ball as a friend. During the summer a new
“Robbie Hall, Robbie Hall, Robbie Robbie Hall!” sang the Oxford faithful. It was a cool Autumn evening in 2011 and Plymouth were the opponents. He’d just scored his second goal to make it 2-1 and his fifth in six games. The cross came in from Damian Batt and Hall’s quick movement of his feet allowed
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It’s been eight long, gruelling, painful years for Arsenal Football Club since the world famous, historic Invincibles came to the table containing the likes of Henry, Ljungberg, Bergkamp, Pires and Viera. 38 whole Barclays Premier League games unbeaten- a record that will surely never be matched. But is this season that the likes of Podolski,
In the first of the “Championship so far” series, South Yorkshire outfit Barnsley will be analysed. It would be fair to say that most people regarded the Tykes as definite candidates for the drop at the start of the season, yet Keith Hill’s men have started rather successfully by their own standards and currently sit
Last season Brendan Rodgers was given high praise for the style of play Swansea was playing. A high possession percentages and an aggressive pressing style caught the eye of those across the country and were given the nickname “Swansealona” for their similar “tiki-taka” style to the Catalan giants. However upon further inspection, it could be
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