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<title><![CDATA[Tactics Board: FA Cup Final preview]]></title>
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Manchester City and Wigan Athletic may be red-hot favourites and complete outsiders respectively, but the FA Cup finalists have something in common. B...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 09, 2013 16:56:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rangers fans hold the key to the future]]></title>
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"What's going on?" is the common cry from Rangers fans recently as they attempt to wrap their heads around the ongoing turmoil in the boardroom. At th...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 08, 2013 11:13:21 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Money talks as Madrid top Forbes list]]></title>
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David Beckham, ICBC, Angela Merkel, Dustin Moskovitz, Carlos Slim and now Real Madrid. An eclectic mix but names that all share common ground.  Madr...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 18, 2013 12:03:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sharing the goal scoring burden at Arsenal]]></title>
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When Arsenal sold Robin van Persie, the club's chances of success in 2012/13 where doomed, according to common opinion. The departed Dutchman has cert...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 10, 2013 13:44:57 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Roy no Saint?]]></title>
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I saw an interesting stat yesterday that got me thinking. Of Saints' 42 Premier League goals, 25 of them have been scored by Englishmen. You would thi...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 19, 2013 03:33:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fatigue starting to tell on Swansea's small squad]]></title>
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What do Toni Basil, Norman Greenbaum and Swansea City have in common? They've only got one good 45. The Swans lost at home to Arsenal 2-0 and are deve...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 16, 2013 08:47:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manuel Pellegrini and Fatih Terim back where they belong]]></title>
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By common consent, five of the eight remaining sides in the Champions League have a good chance of lifting the European Cup at Wembley in May. Barcelo...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 14, 2013 07:18:23 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Howard: Will recent milestones help women's sports reach an unconquered frontier?]]></title>
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Recent milestones and "firsts" for female athletes have provided glimpses into just how women's sports may finally break through its most stubbornly unconquered frontier.]]></description>
<pubDate>February 27, 2013 04:59:43 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The battle to contain a rampant Bayern]]></title>
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At the very least, Arsenal and Bayern Munich will have one thing in common when they meet at the Emirates on Tuesday night: both have significant poin...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 18, 2013 12:30:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commons blames Celtic teammate Ambrose's 'playground' defending for Juve loss]]></title>
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Kris Commons is not pulling any punches in making it painfully clear exactly who he thinks is to blame for Celtic's 0-3 defeat against Juventus in the...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 13, 2013 13:56:34 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gers have no more excuses]]></title>
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Rangers should have no fear against Queen's Park on Saturday who are, after all, a bunch of amateurs. Of course that is a common insult, but in this c...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 05, 2013 09:26:41 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The decline of Dani Alves]]></title>
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There was a common theme amongst reactions to the FIFPro World XI: broad agreement for the front three, some minor quibbles in the midfield and an ove...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 08, 2013 07:53:26 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Looking through the transfer window]]></title>
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"Spend some money... get the cheque book out."   These are common refrains when fans get frustrated. In modern football, the transfer market is seen...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 18, 2012 22:34:23 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Common sense prevails in Fellaini ban]]></title>
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As expected, the FA has taken retrospective action against Marouane Fellaini. His punishment for headbutting Stoke's Ryan Shawcross is a three-match b...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 17, 2012 08:58:15 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Corinthians are dreaming of glory in Japan]]></title>
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Queues of biblical proportions are a common sight at Brazilian airports, but this was something else entirely. The 15,000 that elbowed their way into ...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 13, 2012 22:48:19 PST</pubDate>
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