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I share a love for football, and have fervently supported Arsenal Football Club for the past 12 years- looking up to heroes such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Tony Adams. Having experienced the highlights of my beloved team throughout my time of supporting

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Sports & Recreation > Soccer Players Rising soccer stars: 1 of 8

While the start of the Premiership season is still over a month away, eager fans have no doubt frantically checked the schedules for when their derby matches are, bought their supply of beer and locked up their non-supporting spouse in the cupboard to avoid being irritated during matches. Here, I give you a list of the top t...
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Can Tottenham Hotspur break into the top four in the 2007 English Premiership?: 1 of 8

A collection of able, but not brilliant players, boardroom disharmony and extravagant spending in the transfer market has long since been a feature of Tottenham Hotspur as a football club. The debate about whether they could break into the top four has been going on for a long time- perhaps originating after they led an inju...
Sports & Recreation > English Soccer Thierry Henry to join Barcelona: 1 of 6

When Barcelona wrapped up arguably the coup of the transfer window by picking up the world class Thierry Henry for just over 16 million pounds, football fans were both puzzled and ecstatic about the transfer. Yes, they would be able to finally see four of the most formidable attacking players play together for one team- but ...
Politics, News & Issues > Soccer News & Opinion Who readers think will win the premiership title: 3 of 14

An In-depth Analysis of the Top Four- Which one of them will do it this season? Although the Premiership is well known for its twists and turns, seemingly impossible happenings and teams rising from the lower echelons to shock the world, it would be foolhardy to suggest that the title is not going to be won by one of Manches...
Politics, News & Issues > Soccer News & Opinion Is Arsenal's lack of English players' a problem?: 6 of 27

'He'll never sign for Arsenal, he's English. Don't you know Wenger hates English players?" This is the response a friend of mine gave me when we discussed Arsenal being linked to Leighton Baines. Although the first Wenger team was built of an English back five (Seamen, Dixon, Adams , Bould and Winterburn), these players were...
Sports & Recreation > Soccer Fundamentals The fundamentals of dribbling in soccer: 2 of 5

Dribbling is the art of flummoxing opposition players using quick feet or a variety of football moves usually seen in Nike ads. To become an exceptional attacking player, one must be able to beat opponents- the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho are all perfect examples of this. Ronaldo's trademark move...
Sports & Recreation > English Soccer Which English Premier League team is best equipped to break into the top four: 6 of 12

When fans of the English Premier League refer to the 'top four', they are generally talking about Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. Ever since Rafa Benitez joined and started reshaping a Liverpool side that often failed to deceive into genuine contenders for honours and Roman Abromovich came in and gave Mour...
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives What are Newcastle United's prospects for 2007/8: 2 of 4

Every single year, Newcastle fans start the season off with raised expectations of how their team will do. Despite the failures of the year prior, fans dubbed one of the most passionate in England feel that the coming year may be different, before inevitably viewing a year of losing to mediocre teams, a horrible team and a d...
Politics, News & Issues > Soccer News & Opinion Is the MyFootballClub scenario a good idea?: 1 of 2

Throughout the history of football, there have been many innovative ideas. Deciding to disallow the use of the conventional backpass to the goalkeeper, putting numbers on shirts, even the intense physical conditioning that a lot of the top level managers use have all contributed to make the sport the spectacle it is today. I...
Sports & Recreation > English Soccer Would a change to Arsenal's formation make the team more effective?: 1 of 2

The players are capable, the passing game is right. Should Arsenal revert to the formation used by the great Dutch teams of the past and present? Arguably, that is the way forward for the Gunners. A surplus amount of central attacking midfielders and not a single out and out winger, this formation would suit the players at A...