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August 2014

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August 31
- Debrief: Super Sterling ready to take on Europe; Arsenal unprepared for title chase
- What you need to know about Barca's Munir El Haddadi
- How Pochettino transformed Tottenham in three months
- Rodgers eager to tame bad boy Balotelli, but will the Italian be Liverpool's Cantona?
August 30
- Saturday analysis: Costa comes up trumps again to make most of City stumble
- Everything you need to know about... Daley Blind
- Everything you need to know about Benjamin Stambouli
August 29
- Sterling: Signing Balotelli a step forward for Liverpool after losing Suarez
- Fergie's kind of player: Why Di Maria will be a huge hit at Old Trafford
- MK Dons players’ families less impressed than expected
- Big Weekend Preview: A happy life for Iker Casillas, while Sevilla are turning soft
- Meet the Bayern wunderkind whose dad was clobbered by Boris Johnson
- Erik Lamela the perfect symbol of Pochettino's new Tottenham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Leicester vs Arsenal
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Tottenham vs Liverpool
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Aston Villa vs Hull
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Everton vs Chelsea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs Southampton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Swansea vs West Brom
- The FourFourTwo Preview: QPR vs Sunderland
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Newcastle vs Crystal Palace
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man City vs Stoke
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Burnley vs Man United
- Will Balotelli be a hit at Anfield? The experts have their say
August 28
- Di Maria contract written in quick-drying ink
- Athletic’s miracle model finally comes good as Champions League awaits
- Everything you need to know about Juve new boy Rômulo
August 27
- Mistaken identity, furious Fergie and a headbutt: the other British transfer records
- Warnock becomes Palace manager by default
- Ice cream, sausages and beer: Transfer fees that make Di Maria's £59.7m look dull
- Di Maria's face may not have fitted at the Bernabeu - but Madrid's loss is very much Man United's gain
August 26
- La Liga Lessons: Messi & Malaga merry as Madrid sides do just enough
August 24
- Forget Kompany, Toure and Aguero – why David Silva is the man who makes Man City purr
- Debrief: Decisive Mourinho puts Chelsea on track as Man United drop more points
- Everything you need to know about... Tyler Blackett
- Why does everybody hate Harry Redknapp? How the People's Champion lost his crown
August 23
- Saturday analysis: Cazorla helps Arsenal turn the tide, Hazard inspires patient Blues
- Crackers, calamities, Kouyate & Zarate: how Stats Zone saw Crystal Palace 1-3 West Ham
August 22
- What you need to know about Spurs target Federico Fazio
- 'Incredible, immense and beautiful': Vincent Kompany on retiring star Van Buyten
- Unidentifiable guy at party claims he plays for Fulham
- Everything you need to know about... Alexandre Lacazette
- Bin the long balls, Busquets the linchpin: Luis Enrique's big changes at Barcelona
- Bundesliga vs La Liga: the league you NEED to follow this season
- Oh, I saw it on a great Vine: why the instant video platform is catering where others aren't
- Five reasons to get excited about the Bundesliga this season
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man City vs Liverpool
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Sunderland vs Man United
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Tottenham vs QPR
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Hull vs Stoke
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Everton vs Arsenal
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Swansea vs Burnley
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Southampton vs West Brom
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Crystal Palace vs West Ham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Chelsea vs Leicester
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Aston Villa vs Newcastle
August 21
- La Liga Loca’s Big Season Preview: Will Casillas and Arbeloa have a fight?
August 20
- Emails about Rod Fanni keep going in Leicester’s junk folder
- La Liga Loca’s Big Season Preview: Say hello to Barcelona's future boss
August 19
- Everything you need to know about... Marcos Rojo
- Everything you need to know about... Muhamed Besic
- Everything you need to know about... DeAndre Yedlin
- La Liga Loca’s Big Season Preview: Meet Córdoba's rag-tag group of former Prem 'stars'
- Before Alexis Sanchez, how the trailblazing Robledos flew Chile's flag in England
- Back the juggler? How Michael Knighton wowed the Old Trafford crowd, but not the boardroom
August 18
- Whatever happened to caring about the No.1 shirt?
- La Liga Loca’s Big Season Preview: Choppy waters ahead for Barcelona?
- Reina always dreamed of not playing for Bayern Munich
- Sean Dyche: 'My managerial education has probably cost more than a Masters'
August 17
- Debrief: Life after Suarez starts well as Liverpool discover 'new SAS'
- Everything you need to know about... Saphir Taider
August 16
- Saturday analysis: Back threes, new boys and late blows
August 15
- Why Van Gaal's back three will make Manchester United vulnerable – but exciting
- Man City 'dashing', Spurs 'sharp and stylish' - Fashion writer Hadley Freeman on the Premier League's new kits
- FFT's five-point plan for Premier League survival
- The players, managers and clubs you love and loathe: FFT's pre-season fans' poll
- Not starting with a bang - Arsenal's Premier League opening day nightmares
- BotN season preview: Ambitious nicknames, abrasive moustaches & matchmaking
- Thrashings, scraps and sacking after sacking after sacking: How the 2014/15 Premier League will unfold
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Burnley vs Chelsea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Newcastle vs Man City
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Liverpool vs Southampton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs Tottenham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Brom vs Sunderland
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Stoke vs Aston Villa
- The FourFourTwo Preview: QPR vs Hull
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Leicester vs Everton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Swansea
- What Liverpool's Saints trio will bring – and why Lovren is most important of the lot
August 14
- BotN season preview: New signings, Tintin & underwear auction websites
August 13
- Mourinho’s best still pips Ancelotti’s expensive XI
- Clubs urged to take Capital One Cup seriously after 6-6 draw
- BotN season preview: Protracted transfer sagas, adopted pandas & personalised jelly
August 12
- Cardiff goes Spanish as Real Madrid and Sevilla battle for Super Cup
- BotN season preview: Interrogation suites, hair transplants & Steve Bruce's bone structure
- Everything you need to know about... Eliaquim Mangala
August 11
- Barca boost Arsenal’s bank balance once again, while Suarez waits on naughty step
- BotN season preview: Cesc Fabregas impersonators, psychotic cops & too many trophies
August 8
- Homophobia and racism still prevail in Russia – but they need more time
- Europe's racists on the run as UEFA close down the grounds
- Is this the coolest football shop in the world?
- Inherited messes, abusive owners & political unrest: this season's toughest gigs
- The Great War, 100 years on: when football defied Kitchener – and angered a nation
August 7
- The 10 best celebrations: Dives, dogs, death and dirty deeds
- Top 10 drunken escapades: gun toting, egg scoffing, hotel trashing and cup smashing
- Celtic directors dig out Deila’s CV just to make sure
August 6
- Dead trophies: Football's defunct competitions remembered
August 5
- In the mag: Season Preview! Your ultimate guide to the new campaign
- Bertrand looking forward to tracking down the lads at Southampton
August 4
- Top 10 ways to save cash: no more turkeys, Fergie's ball and cheap fish (except for Romario)
August 1
- Everything you need to know about Spurs new boy Eric Dier
- Five Bundesliga starlets who'll have Premier League scouts flocking this season
- Top 10 raging chairmen: heard about the one who threatened to eat his players' testicles?
- Everything you need to know about... Julian Brandt