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By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 23 May 2011 Blackpool’s tangerine dream turned into a nightmare with relegation on Sunday but they were the best value team in the Premier League in the 2010-11 season, according to an analysis by sportingintelligence of cost per point in wages. The Lancashire Oranjie spent […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 23 May 2011 Manchester United’s win against Blackpool on Sunday and other victories during 2010-11 have helped them extend their lead at the top the Premier League all-time table (published in full below). United have been one of seven ever-present teams in the League’s 19 […]

By Brian Sears 22 May 2011 The Premier League has a new record tally of goals for a 38-game season after 32 were scored in today’s final round of matches in the 2010-11 season. That means there were 1,063 goals scored in England’s top division this season (2.8 per game on average), beating the previous […]

By Brian Sears 19 May 2011 To paraphrase Ol’ Blue Eyes: ‘And now, the end is near, the season takes its final curtain. But who, supporters ask, supporters fear, is down for certain?’ As a dispassionate statistician, it’s clear that Manchester United generally have a good final day in the Premier League. We’ve looked at […]

By Sportingintelligence 17 May 2011 France have won the right to stage the 2018 Ryder Cup, seeing off challenges from rival bids from Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal. France’s campaign had a number of high-profile supporters from sports away from golf, including Manchester City’s Patrick Vieira, who outlined France’s Ryder Cup case to sportingintelligence […]

By Sportingintelligence 16 May 2011 An English team will play in the Europa League next season through Uefa’s Fair Play scheme, with Fulham in pole position because Blackpool’s record has been marred by Ian Holloway’s constant chatter at the fourth official during matches. Uefa have awarded three places into the qualifying rounds of the 2011-12 […]

By Brian Sears 13 May 2001 Liverpool may be about to go 18-19 behind Manchester United in the tally of top level English football titles but their recent revival has put hope in the hearts of their fans. History says this should endure through the weekend because on Sunday they welcome to Anfield one of […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 12 May 2011 Rio Ferdinand is closing in on a new Twitter landmark of one million followers, a milestone that will cement the Manchester United centre-half’s place as the most popular English footballer on the micro-blogging network. The 32-year-old England international is also the most […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 9 May 2011 Fanciful predictions said two billion people would watch the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton live on TV around the world – and around 300m actually did, according to preliminary findings of research by sportingintelligence into the real global audience. That […]

By Brian Sears 6 May 2011 If Manchester United are to be crowed Premier League champions again, it will be down to their superb Old Trafford form. Never have they relied so heavily on their home form as the top table of the two below demonstrates. Wins over Chelsea and Blackpool would bring their total […]