Wednesday 15 May 2013, 17:05
This should be a good time to be Borussia Dortmund. It's just over a fortnight before their second-ever Champions League final, and football fans across Europe light up at the mention of the club's...
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Tuesday 26 March 2013, 17:20
Tom J Doyle watches Arsenal join Aston Villa, Chelsea and Sporting Lisbon in the NextGen semi-finals... The Premier League may have disappointed in the Champions League this season, but future continental...
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Thursday 07 March 2013, 12:45
Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal first-team are making the headlines for all the wrong reasons at the moment, but Terry Burton’s youth side are doing the exact opposite. While the senior side face an uncertain...
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Tuesday 12 February 2013, 11:08
If this was the Champions League, there would be drama, tension, flare and sparkle – and with these sets of ties, hungry TV companies and broadcasters would be going mad with spoilt choice. If this was...
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Friday 28 December 2012, 14:46
With the star-studded under-19 NextGen tournament almost at the knockout stages, Tom Bennett recaps the tournament so far – and unveils some names to watch out for... After the unprecedented success of...
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Friday 12 August 2011, 16:38
Having first appeared on the Chelsea radar during the final months of José Mourinho's reign in West London, exciting midfielder Aliu Djaló is hoping for his Blues breakthrough under Mourinho's...
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Wednesday 08 June 2011, 16:07
The ability to consistently find relatively unknown young players and develop them into household names is a skill few managers master. Arsène Wenger is one of the best, but far from scouring the corners...
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Friday 27 May 2011, 11:05
The debate around the development of English midfielders attracts a whole host of varying opinions, but while many question what needs to be done to develop a generation of highly-skilled, attack-minded...
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Thursday 05 May 2011, 12:18
Down the years Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United have endured many a battle against a tall and powerful French midfielder. But now, Fergie's got one of his own. Step forward Paul Pogba , a...
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Thursday 21 April 2011, 13:48
No other club in the country quite has the same association with its strikers as Newcastle United – especially when it comes to those front-men who hail from the North East. The emergence of Andy Carroll...
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Wednesday 23 June 2010, 12:19
When Werder Bremen parted with €4.5 million to sign 19-year-old Mesut Ozil in January 2008, the club's director of football Klaus Allofs said: “This transfer is about far-sightedness.” He knew that...
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Friday 21 May 2010, 18:19
Arsenal have this evening finally done what we all knew they eventually would and completed the signing of Morocco star Marouane Chamakh. The deal brings a close to over a year of speculation which has...
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Friday 14 May 2010, 12:30
FourFourTwo.com's James Horncastle on a young French midfielder currently being compared to Manchester City's former Arsenal star Patrick Vieria, who is aready said to be attracting the attention...
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Friday 19 March 2010, 11:47
FourFourTwo contributor and Serie Aaaaargh! blogger Riccardo Rossi tells us about the Italian midfielder being tipped to follow in the illustrious footsteps of the great Andrea Pirlo for the Azzurri.....
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Tuesday 16 March 2010, 16:15
Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro (Sandro) Date of Birth 15/03/1989 (21) Nationality Brazilian Club Internacional Position Defensive Midfielder / Centre Back Games 71 Goals 3 Working out which of Tom Huddlestone...
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Thursday 04 March 2010, 15:30
While some Brazilian youngsters come to Europe and quickly become world superstars, things do always go immediately to plan. Last summer, Palmeiras forward Keirrison arrived at Camp Nou after a rapid rise...
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Friday 26 February 2010, 15:00
Croatia’s failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa isn’t the first time the Balkan nation’s team has failed to build on their successes on the pitch. The golden generation of Prosinecki...
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Wednesday 24 February 2010, 12:45
Chelsea will be more than aware of the size of the task facing them in tonight’s Champions League last 16 clash with Italian champions Inter Milan. Mourinho, however, has declared that knowing so much...
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Monday 22 February 2010, 12:45
You know the drill: Portuguese side brings in player from South America. South American player impresses - both in domestically and in European competition. Team in more established league signs said player...
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Friday 19 February 2010, 15:30
Athletic Bilbao striker Iker Muniain isn't being labelled the Basque Wayne Rooney because he resembles the 'unique looking' Manchester United star wearing a natty French undergarment, you'll...
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Thursday 18 February 2010, 16:00
Fulham's reward for progressing beyond the new-fangled Europa League group stage is a mouth-watering tie with last season’s UEFA Cup winners, Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine. One of the most improved sides...
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Thursday 18 February 2010, 12:45
The most telling thing about Liverpool’s season is probably that, had they managed to scrape into second place in their Champions League group ahead of Lyon before Christmas, it would be they who faced...
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Wednesday 17 February 2010, 12:30
There can be very few sides in European football as confident when facing British opposition as FC Porto. The Portuguese giants had an unbeaten record against sides from these shores at Estadio do Dragao...
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Tuesday 16 February 2010, 12:45
Despite an ungodly injury crisis that threatened to derail their season and at times left David Moyes with as many as 10 first team players unavailable, Everton were able to finish in second place in Europa...
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Tuesday 16 February 2010, 12:30
Even before the draw for the first knock-out stage of this season’s UEFA Champions League was made back in December just days after David Beckham had confirmed he would be returning to the San Siro for...
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Monday 08 February 2010, 11:30
He may share a name with former Tottenham goalkeeper Milija Aleksic, but it's Spurs hero Teddy Sheringham with whom Serbian youngster Danijel Aleksic is more likely to be compared. One of the most...
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Monday 01 February 2010, 13:00
Tipped by Argentina legend and national coach Diego Maradona (him with the mullet and expensive earrings) as one to keep an eye on, Eduardo Salvio has showcased his ability to weave in and out of defenders...
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Wednesday 27 January 2010, 16:00
There can be few players more frustrated with Ligue 1 side Grenoble Foot 38’s atrocious form so far this campaign than Sofiane Feghouli . Regarded as one of the most promising young footballers in Europe...
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Monday 25 January 2010, 12:30
While his higher profile team-mates, Davids Silva and Villa are continuously being linked with moves to the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea in the English press, very little seems to be...
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Thursday 19 February 2009, 10:00
Manchester City and Tottenham are two clubs with a lot in common. Both spent big in the summer, and indeed in January, only to massively under achieve this season. Both live in the shadow of their more...
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Wednesday 07 January 2009, 11:39
Help, we’re in the midst of an all-out transfer frenzy. With two England internationals already on the move and things bound to get busier, this looks like being a credit crunch (and common sense)-defying...
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