Hull City face another critical game this afternoon in the Premier League as they welcome Tony
Pulis' tough tackling Stoke City to the KC stadium. Hull manager Phil Brown is under immense
pressure to deliver 3 points following the recent boardroom shake up which has left the Tigers boss
with a highly uncertain future at the North East club.
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Chelsea sent a major warning to title rivals Liverpool and Manchester United ahead of today's
massive clash at Anfield by demolishing a poor Blackburn Rovers side at The Bridge. The Blues never
moved out of third gear in their 5 - 0 victory over Rovers who saw their dreadful away form
continue. A dominant performance from Chelsea hitman Didier Drogba and a continuation of England
midfield star Frank Lampard's return to form swept aside a Blackburn outfit that must now face a
further daunting away trip to Old Trafford next weekend.
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This may come as very surprising news for fans of English football in the 21st century -
particularly with so many foreign names flooding our professional leagues from the Premiership all
the way down to League 2 - but it seems that even today, many young non European footballers are
still encountering serious difficulties in settling in at their new clubs here in the UK.
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England last night completed their World Cup qualifying campaign with a fairly routine 3 - 0 win
over Belarus at Wembley, thanks to a brace from giant England striker Peter Crouch and a goal from
diminutive winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. An Excellent campaign - in which England have won nine of
their 10 qualifying games - has seen the squad reach the World Cup finals in some style.
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Manager John Barnes and his assistant Jason McAteer have been sacked by Tranmere. Former England
legend Barnes and ex Liverpool star McAteer have been told that they were to have their contracts
terminated by the club earlier this morning. Tranmere are currently sat in the League One
relegation zone - and after a string of poor results in the league and their recent defeat in the
Johnstone's paint Trophy earlier in the week, it seems that the Tranmere board have finally lost
patience with Barnes and his regime.
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Arshavin and Fabregas were once again in imperious form for their club as The Gunners dismantled
Blackburn Rovers at The Emirates Stadium this afternoon. Arsenal ran riot in the second half
against a Blackburn side low in confidence and suffering inconsistent form in the league this
season. The home team once again produced some spells of incredibly stylish flowing football that
can only be associated with this Arsenal side - who have become widely recognised as the most easy
on the eye team in English football today.
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Barnsley continued their battling bright start under new manager Mark Robins by beating Ipswich
with a late winner at Oakwell in this weekends big Championship relegation six pointer. The former
Rotherham boss has already started to turn the Reds' fortunes this season after taking the helm
following the departure of Simon Davey earlier this season.
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The latest news from the Premier League this evening suggests that Portsmouth have appointed former
Leeds United legend Gary McAllister as Paul Harts Assistant Manager. The Premier League strugglers
surely need all the help they can get after a disastrous start to their season in which they have
so far lost every league game and are already staring down the loaded barrel of top flight
relegation.
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Arsenal forward Eduardo Da Silva was this evening celebrating after having his 2 match European ban
lifted by the regions football governing body UEFA. The Croatian international had previously had
the ban imposed upon him after seeming to tumble to the ground all too easily to win a penalty in
his side's Champions League qualifying victory over Scottish rivals Celtic at the Emirates Stadium
on the 26th of August.
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World football's hottest property Christiano Ronaldo got off to a flying start for his new club
with a debut goal on the opening day of La Liga. Real Madrid's most high profile "Galactico"
acquisition of the summer scored from the spot in a 3 - 2 opening day thriller against Deportivo to
make a dream start to his football career at his self confessed dream club.
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As the excitement continues to build across the world for the 2012 Olympics in London there is
increasing speculation in the English sporting press regarding the olympic soccer tournament set to
be held at Wembley stadium. My English Football Banter Blog earlier revealed how the Great British
Team would be entering their first team for many years (although it is set to comprise of only
English players) and there has been more recent speculation amongst the football hacks as to who
will manage the British young guns at the London Games.
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Tottenham Hotspur sealed the deal on arguably the best value buy on transfer deadline today after
securing the services of Croatian midfield maestro Niko Kranjcar from Premier League rivals
Portsmouth. The 25 year old international completed a move thought to be in the region of just £2
million in the final moments of English football's famously frantic deadline day.
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Barnsley manager Simon Davey has left the club by mutual consent - thereby becoming the first
managerial casualty of the English Championship season. A string of poor and abject performances by
the Tykes has seen the pressure mount on Davey - and there were angry scenes as fans protested
outside Oakwell stadium following the club's defeat to fellow Championship strugglers Reading on
Saturday.
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Carson Yeung finally showed his hand last night by making an official offer for Premier League new
boys Birmingham City. There had been increasing speculation that the Hong Kong businessman (who
already has significant financial interest in the West Midlands club after previously securing a
29.
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England's substitutes gave head coach Fabio Capello a selection headache last night after inspiring
a rousing fightback in Amsterdam. The Dutch found themselves 2 goals to the good at half time and
seemingly cruising after dominating long periods of possession whilst England were often wasteful,
giving the ball away cheaply on two many occasions.
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