Stories By Richard Whittall
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/ 15 years agoNewcastle Provides Bigger Headlines than Man United as Season Ends
It says a lot, for better or for worse, that Manchester United’s eighteenth championship sent barely a ripple through the footballing...
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/ 15 years agoTevez, Ronaldo Give Ammo to the ABU Crowd
Football loves dominant sides. Think of Herbert Chapman’s Arsenal of the 1920s, ravaging England with the WM formation; Real Madrid of...
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/ 15 years agoIt’s Arrogant to Call Internationals Boring
Gentleman, let us put away childish things. Yes, international breaks can provide some godawful football. Yes, it doesn’t seem fair for...
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/ 15 years agoCanadians Enjoy Chaos-Free Premiership, Champions League Broadcasts
Photo by deegs Amid all the murmurings about ESPN losing Champions League rights in the US, Canadians, with some notable exceptions,...
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/ 15 years agoCapello Owns Critics on Owen Decision
Fabio Capello’s quiet demeanor and considered words give him an aura of deep intelligence and authority, so much so it can...
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/ 15 years agoEngland Respects David Beckham, Why Can’t We?
Say what you will about David Beckham, but at least the man isn’t on Twitter. Too bad in a way, because...
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/ 15 years agoVilla’s Poor Form Should Give England Fans Pause
Title race back on, blah blah blah, Aston Villa torn apart like a dingo on a newborn, yada yada yada, England...
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/ 15 years agoThe Premier League is Not, in Fact, a League
Those of us round long enough to remember the Ipswichs, Blackburns and QPRs of old running rampant in the early days...
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/ 15 years agoPremiership’s Big Four Dominate Europe Because They’re the Big Four: News?
Jonathan Wilson, the inimitable scholar of tactical mechanics with his recent Inverting the Pyramid: A History of Football Tactics (a book...
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/ 15 years agoSetanta’s Football Matters Reminds Us Football is for the Kids
North Americans don’t get much in the way of involving chit chat shows covering the Premier League. Sky’s CNN talking-head-over-ticker-tape style...