Decoding Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal

Take two! Like a setting from a film set, with the director angry at the acting in the just shot scene, the post-Ferguson era at Manchester United is at its second take. The first take was disappointing. David Moyes arrived at Old Trafford and the ridicule seemingly followed him in. Previous highs crashed to mediocre levels.

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The questions of Spain’s dominance

Whenever Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta retreat to their personal homes, they probably look in amazement at their personal trophy hauls and medal collections. There, right before their eyes lay gold medals for every competitive football competition in which they have ever participated in for Barcelona and Spain at senior level. Apart, of course, for

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AVB getting the best out of Gareth Bale

It is not every day that a footballer”s name gets confused with that of a movie star. Ahead of Manchester United’s 2-3 loss to Tottenham Hotspurs at Old Trafford, Sir Alex Ferguson spoke of the threat Spurs carried down the wings, with Aaron Lennon down the right and Christian Bale down the left. Of course,

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Classic Clasico

“Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma! . . . guardi la stelle che tremano . . .” * Giacomo Puccini *(None shall sleep! None shall sleep! . . . watch the stars that tremble. . .)   No one could save them now. Not even Messi. Not even Guardiola. Not even the memories of past successes in

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Arsenal 1-2 Wigan Athletic : Latics pull off another unlikely win

Wigan followed up their impressive win over Manchester United with another impressive display at the Emirates. Starting Line-Ups and Formations Arsene Wenger still had Laurent Koscielny out through suspension, so Johann Djourou continued to deputize. Other than that, the line-up was pretty much the same, with Wenger using the lopsided 4-2-3-1 that has been the

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