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Key questions of the Premier League season (Part Two)

Here is part two of my Questions of the Season. 11. Can Liverpool cope without Xabi Alonso in midfield? With Manchester United weakened by the sales of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, Liverpool...

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Reaction to Liverpool loss blown out of proportion – it's a fact

Rafa Benitez, famously, likes facts. He keeps detailed lists of them in his pocket, for use on a variety of social occasions. He is most probably aware, then, of the old truism – first outlined by that...

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Cristiano Ronaldo can't lift Real Madrid's curse

Commentators and sportscasters the world over, when they leave commentating school, go out into their booths and studios repeating the same four words over and over again: "Find the killer phrase."...

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Nigel de Jong: The Lawnmower is football's repeat offender

It only requires ten minutes on Twitter to gauge the strength of feeling for and against Nigel de Jong in the wake of his challenge on Hatem Ben Arfa on Sunday which left the Newcastle winger with a...

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Why we should feel insulted rather than cheated by Jose Mourinho's two card...

Love him or loath him, and there are plenty in both camps, you can’t deny that Jose Mourinho is box office of a kind few other manager are or will ever be. Never a dull moment. In instructing Xabi...

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Xabi Alonso (Liverpool and England)… I wish

Xabi Alonso had a rare off-night against Portugal in a tournament in which he has shone. He missed the first penalty in the shoot-out and although he still had the most successful pass completion rate...

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