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The Champions League quarter-finals take place next week and, while Barcelona and Bayern Munich look certainties to overcome Roma and Sevilla respectively, the other two games are tougher to call.
In a rematch of last season’s Champions League Finals...
DATE: Mar 29, 2018
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Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile
Former Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier was in Bermuda last week and said the country could punch above its weight as long as it continues to invest in coaching.
It is worth applying those comments to the English national team, which has consistentl...
DATE: Mar 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile
Aside from West Bromwich Albion, who need the type of miracle not seen since the days of the New Testament to avoid relegation, it is anyone’s guess who will be dropping into the Sky Bet Championship next season.
With just six points separating the t...
DATE: Mar 02, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile
Everybody knows about Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, and David de Gea, who all lead the way in their respective Fantasy League positions, but there are still bargains to be found in the final few weeks of the season. Here are just a few names worth consi...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile
Antonio Conte is the odds-on favourite with British bookmakers to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job after Chelsea’s embarrassing 4-1 defeat by Watford on Monday.
It is a rapid fall from grace for last season’s title-winning manager, ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile
Another frantic January transfer window has concluded and now is the time to take a look at some of the players who moved clubs in big-money deals and will be plying their trade in England for the first time.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Borussia Dortmu...
DATE: Feb 02, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile
It’s best to go out at the top.
Sir Alex Ferguson took the decision to retire from Manchester United after winning the title for the thirteenth time in 2013. With his place in the managerial hall of fame assured, he now looks on from the stands at a ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile
Two big names left the Premier League this week with Philippe Coutinho heading to Spain to join Barcelona and Mark Hughes sacked as Stoke manager.
Coutinho was sold by Liverpool for a reported £142 million (about $192 million) and that money has been...
DATE: Jan 12, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile
Virgil van Dijk this week became the most expensive defender in football history when he was bought by Liverpool for £75 million ($100.5 million).
While nobody could argue Jürgen Klopp’s defence is not in need of significant improvement, there are hu...
DATE: Dec 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile
It’s 13 years since José Mourinho strutted into Stamford Bridge like a king rooster entering a hen house and proclaimed himself the “Special One”.
In the decade that followed, Mourinho made it impossible for his teams to be liked, but no one could ar...
DATE: Dec 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Ross Clarke, Sports Editor in Santiago, Chile