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The Elephant in The Room 26 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm
Article 17 of FIFA‘s Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players is entitled “Consequences of Terminating a Contract Without Just Cause”, and is the fifth article of Chapter IV, “Maintenance...
Soccerissue Interview With: David Sally and Chris Anderson 25 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
The game of football is, statistically, is the most surprising game. In over 45% of the games, the underdog wins. For the sake of comparison, around 20% of basketball games are won by the underdogs. ...
Football Martial Artists 22 Aug 2013 | 05:50 pm
I liked latest Declan Hill‘s post - HILL’S PATENTED AND HIGHLY-SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF FIGURING OUT WHO WILL WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. Here it is in short: Here is the theory. Imagine this scenario: It ...
Why Footballers Need Release Clauses 21 Aug 2013 | 04:41 pm
Footballers need to fight for mandatory release clauses (buy-out clauses). Why? Two main reasons. 1. They will be free from the whims of their bosses. Now their price is set randomly. I know young ...
Wenger – The Alchemist Who Went Too Far 19 Aug 2013 | 05:57 pm
Near the end of the 2006\7 season, a meeting was held between Arsenal’s then-chairman Peter Hill-Wood, owner Danny Fiszman and manager Arsène Wenger. The three sat down for dinner at Wilton’s, a po...
Wenger Knows 17 Aug 2013 | 09:06 pm
Teams will play a masculine game against Arsenal. We all know that. Arsenal players will get injured. We all know that. Arsenal are vulnerable especially on the break. We all know that. Olivier Gir...
10 Very Important Instructions for The New Season (2013/14) 16 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm
1. Home Fans, make some noise! First instruction is for the home crows. Studies prove the referees are swayed into making decisions by the noise of the home crowd. Studies show that home teams have b...
The Day Quaresma Didn’t Sign For United 13 Aug 2013 | 06:20 pm
10 years ago, Manchester United signed Cristiano Ronaldo. The club signed him only because they failed to sign Ricardo Quaresma. United had a first refusal deal with Sporting Lisbon but somehow, Quar...
Who is Disrespecting Footballers? 12 Aug 2013 | 12:33 pm
Preseason is a time when footballers are fine-tuning their bodies and minds for a grueling 50+ games per season. It is their time to get their bodies, worth millions or tens of millions, ready for gam...
€120m for One Player Might be “Moral” but it’s Disgusting 7 Aug 2013 | 03:03 pm
Reports from the Spanish media indicate that Real Madrid are on the verge of signing Tottenham’s Gareth Bale for an unprecedented transfer fee of €120m - that’s €100m in cash, in addition to the trans...
