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Jorge Sampaoli – Bielsa’s protegee surpasses his master

FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique announced, this week, his decision to step down as manager and, naturally, the rumours about his succession started swirling in, with a lot of renowned names being linked with this dream job. One of those was the name of the Sevilla manager, the Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli. And it’s easy to […]

If you are called an assistant referee, try assisting the referee!

Week in week out there seems to be an abundance of decisions which are being talked about long after the games have ended. The standard of refereeing this season has been poor at best. In fact, it’s not just the referees who are making bad decisions but also the linesmen, or assistant referees as they […]

From the Touchline: Mazzarri Aggressiveness Pays Off In Watford’s Defeat of Arsenal

Coming into the match, you could excuse Watford for wanting to be a little conservative. They suffered a tough 1-0 loss to Millwall in the FA Cup over the weekend and were facing an Arsenal side who had not lost at home since the first match of the season. Watford had failed to even score […]

Guardiola says Manchester City are out of Premier League title race after shock defeat at Everton

Manchester City were without doubt the biggest losers in the race for Premier League title at the week — and are now out of for chase for the honour, so says coach Pep Guardiola. City slumped to a shock 4-0 thumping at the hands of Everton and they are now 10 points behind leaders Chelsea. The reverse […]

Premier League Race Continues to Excite

Thirteen games in and an exciting race to win the 2016/17 Premier League title is already shaping up, with four teams threatening to pull away from the chasing bunch. The odds have been jumping all over the place, but there are now some established favourites, and bookmakers are offering free bets to tempt fans into […]

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