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Keep It NBA: In With the New, Win With the Old

By Ahsan S Nasution | 10:32am May 26, 2012

The toughest challenge for championship-contending veteran teams with a core that has been together for years is to remain competitive year after year. Keeping the veteran core intact is often times the priority; yet winning is always the lone measurement of success.

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Can the Three Lions Squad Believe in John Terry?

By Antony Sutton | 10:29am May 26, 2012

A manager who really rated Terry would retort that class is permanent, form temporary. They would be happy to place their trust in an experienced player to play his way back into form. Even if he didn’t manage that, they would point to his invaluable experience and presence in the dressing room.

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Sign Him Up! The Silly Football Transfer Season Has Started

By Pangeran Siahaan | 10:27am May 26, 2012

He’s certainly a basketball superstar, but is LeBron James someone worthy to be a role model? If he’s not, then some people want to tap Eden Hazard with a sledgehammer for his ongoing attempt to emulate LeBron’s PR stunt-turned-disaster that’s known as The Decision. It was when LeBron kept the world guessing where he would move to from Cleveland until the final day when he went on national TV to tell that he’s going to take his talent to Miami.

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Schweinsteiger, the Tragic Hero

By Katrin Figge | 10:19am May 22, 2012

Only a person without a heart could have seen the images of a desperately crying Schweinsteiger and not feel deeply sorry for him. He was the tragic hero, the angel fallen from grace, the Oliver Kahn of the World Cup 2002.

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Keep It NBA: Pacing Back to Relevance

By Rangga Sobiran | 9:01am May 21, 2012

After successfully stealing away Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal from the Miami Heat, the Indiana Pacers followed it with another important Game 3 win at home Thursday night; pushing themselves ahead in this series 2-1 with home court advantage.

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Agent Free for All

By Antony Sutton | 11:08pm May 18, 2012

With the English season now to all intents and purposes at an end, headline writers must look elsewhere for stories and luckily, thanks to the tireless efforts of that insidious beast the football agent, a juicy expose is never far away.

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Why Local Games Never Reach Their Full Potential

By Antony Sutton | 8:35am May 18, 2012

Last week has seen the reoccurrence of a couple of incidents that strike at the very heart of the game’s credibility in the region and how the local authorities deal with these incidents may have a major bearing on how the game will continue to be seen by the local football fan.

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Does Battered Bayern Stand a Chance?

By Katrin Figge | 9:37am May 14, 2012

Whatever the reason, let’s imagine the worst case scenario: Bayern will lose the Champions League final as well.

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Buckle Up, The Premier League’s Finale Is Coming

By Pangeran Siahaan | 9:16am May 12, 2012

What’s the odds of former Manchester United players scoring a brace of own goals when they play against their old club? Considering how shambolic they have been recently, United will need more than just an ordinary performance when they play Sunderland to bring back the league title to Old Trafford for the 20th time.

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Why I Don’t Get International Footballers Meet & Greets

By Pangeran Siahaan | 10:17pm May 4, 2012

As an avid football fan who follows the game religiously regardless of which teams are playing, I dreamed of meeting international football superstars when I was little. David Beckham topped my list, followed by Ryan Giggs and the rest of the Manchester United squad. I also fancied Paul Gascoigne and Alan Shearer — they were not too bad either. Those are the names I really wanted meet, but I wouldn't have minded meeting any other international football player. These players are meant to be gods. There are big gods, small gods, but to the fans, they’re still gods.

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