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EPL Matchday 2: Preview

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The battle for the most coveted piece of silverware in English football continues this weekend, with the promise of two fiercely contested London derbies in the offing. Arsenal, seeking to bounce back from their under par display at home to the Citizens, visit the SW6 to take on a Chelsea side that eased to a 3-0 victory over David Wagner's Huddersfield Town. Fulham travel to Wembley to take on stellar Spurs -- a side they last met in the FA Cup two seasons ago, the Lilywhites running out 3-0 winners at Craven Cottage, with the help of a Harry Kane hat trick. One can only expect another keenly contested outing, as results would prove telling, in validating the credentials of the London heavy weights this season. Arsenal take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this weekend. For the Manchester clubs, the buzz at both camps would be to simply do more of the same. Both kicked off the season with wins, and would be looking to go further up the table, as City host lowly Huddersfi...
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2018 FIFA World Cup: An Unlikely Final

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Football as all its fans know, is an entertaining, gripping, exciting, dramatic and ultimately an unpredictable sport, and on the grandest stage of football, we were treated to no different. This years World Cup in Russia has been a unique tournament, in which records have been met or better, while some were created (VAR introduction). There have been major upsets this year as was evidenced by the lack of any of the semifinalists in the last edition of the World Cup to make it to this year's finale in Russia. Brazil were knocked out in the Quarter final by an impressive Belgium , Spain in the round of 16 to hosts Russia , Germany - title holders - were sent flying home from the group stages and the Netherlands notoriously losing their place in the tournament proper after some unsatisfying displays in their qualifiers. With that being said, the two best teams so far in the tournament have found their places in the finals of the competition. France vs Croatia is not a match th...
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The EPL 2017/18 season; things to expect.

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The EPL season is just around the corner again, less than a week from now. This spells the end of boring weekends where you have to watch unimportant (friendly) matches and rather dull encounters. Every supporter would be gearing up for what should be an exciting season (not that we'd ever expect less) yet again, with each team analyzing tactics, changing coaches, trading players all to meet their targets. While there's so much that could be said on that, we choose to give you a little update on notable changes to the game that you should expect as Arsenal host Leicester in their opening fixture on Friday. PITCH CHANGES In recent seasons, we've been treated to remarkable pitch designs/patterns from groundsmen that truly captivates the eye. Notable designs include those on display in Leicester's King Power stadium and Southampton's St Mary's ground. Leicester's King Power stadium pitch pattern. Such pitch patterns would not be on display in th...
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Neymar's move from Barcelona to PSG could be the making of him

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Neymar is nearing a world record £198m move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.  Sky Sports  spoke to Brazilian football expert Tim Vickery about why it is such an important moment in the forward's career Between joining Barcelona from Santos in 2013 and confirming his intention to depart for Paris Saint-Germain this week, Neymar lifted eight major trophies and established himself as one of the world's leading players. The Brazilian formed arguably the greatest strike force of all time with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, scoring 105 goals in 186 games over the course of four seasons in Catalonia. The decision to leave it all behind has sent shockwaves around the world of football, but it can also be seen as a necessary step for Neymar to fulfill his personal ambitions. Unseating Messi as Barcelona's main man in the foreseeable future would be a near impossible task for any player, so when the Argentine signed a new four-year contract this summer, Neymar decided to ...
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Mixing Business with Pleasure. The Neymar Story.

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How much do I need to start my own league, sure wouldn't be more than £450 million. As it stands though, a single being playing the round ball that we all love is worth just that amount. But what is the fuss all about, it isn't my money anyway. The ultimate truth in the midst of all these chaos is this - This is the best best decision Neymar could have made. Consider this for a moment, Neymar arrived Barcelona in 2014 and since then he has won the 2 Laliga titles, 3 Copa Del Rey titles, a Club World Cup and a solitary Champions League title. These trophies together constitute every major trophy a player can win whilst playing in Barcelona, and he has won them all. So I am sure Neymar would be thinking to himself, what more challenge can life at Barcelona offer and the honest answer is nothing. For a player of Neymar's caliber, with all the glitz and glamour associated with him, what he must sure desire the most is to win the Fifa men's best player and staying at Bar...
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Wladimir Klitschko announces retirement from boxing

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Wladimir Klitschko has announced his retirement from boxing, ending the prospect of a rematch with Anthony Joshua. Eddie Hearn had penciled in a November 11 date for a second Joshua-Klitschko clash  in the wake of their stunning heavyweight fight back in April. But that 11-round Wembley epic will now be the last of Klitschko's 69 professional contests after the Ukrainian's decision to call time on a 21-year career. A statement from the former world champion read: "I deliberately took a few weeks to make my decision, to make sure I had enough distance from the fight at Wembley Stadium. "As an amateur and a professional boxer, I have achieved everything I dreamed of, and now I want to start my second career after sports. "I would have never imagined that I would have such a long and incredibly successful boxing career. I'm very thankful for this. Thanks to everyone who has always supported me, especially my family, my team and my many fans....
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Federer Wins Third Title of the Year

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Roger Federer defeated long term rival Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-4 for the third time this year at the Miami Open Final In what was their third meeting this year and their second meeting in the final of a tournament in 2017, in the first set, the Australian Open Champion broke Nadal in the eight game to serve for the set at 5-3. In the second set, Nadal was broken again but this time in the ninth game and Federer served for the match at 5-4. This was Federer's third Miami Open title and Sunshine double, and his 26th ATP Masters title . The last time he won the Miami Open was in 2006 when he defeated his coach, Ivan Ljubicic. Nadal still leads the head to head 23-14 but has lost the last four games to Federer dating back to 2015. With this, FedEx has moved up to No. 4 in the ATP rankings. Give it up for the Swiss Maestro !
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