By Brian Sears 29 March 2011 Just 82 Premier League games remain to be played this season, and it’s great fun trying to predict the outcome. Using historical results based on previous Premier League meetings, sportingintelligence has projected the end-of-season table for 2010-11. The full explanation of how we reached our conclusions is elsewhere today. […]
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Stats history says United for the title, with Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool next
By Brian Sears 29 March 2011 As soon as Fabio Capello’s ‘B’ team have faced Ghana at Wembley, attention in English football will switch back to the enthralling Premier League races for the title, for European qualification, and to avoid the drop. Just 82 Premier League games remain to be played this season, and it’s […]
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Djokovic downs Nadal in Indian Wells to continue 2011 season without loss
By Alexandra Willis in Indian Wells 20 March 2011 Novak Djokovic out-fought the game’s prize fighter to win the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, coming from behind to defeat Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and extend his figures for the 2011 season to 21-0. Despite coming out of the blocks marginally slower than his […]
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Liverpool old boy Hysen voices pride in son – the first openly gay player since Fashanu
By Alex Miller 20 March 2011 The former Liverpool and Sweden defender Glenn Hysen has revealed his pride at the decision by his 20 year-old son, Anton, to become the first professional Swedish footballer to come out as gay – and how he hopes it might contribute to gay Premier League players feeling comfortable enough […]
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Manchester City only 60 per cent dangerous without Carlos Tevez
By Sportingintelligence 20 March 2011 Manchester City’s reliance on Carlos Tevez for goals is well known and obvious. They often thrive when the Argentinean is playing well and netting – and they struggle without him. It happened again on Sunday when City met Chelsea, minus Tevez, and lost 2-0. But how much do they rely […]
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The £1.4bn match: Why soccernomics says Chelsea and Manchester City should be in two-horse race for title
By Nick Harris SJA internet Sports Writer of the Year 20 March 2011 . Money talks in football, with reams of evidence that the more you spend on wages, the better you perform. That’s why, using soccernomics theory, Manchester City and Chelsea, who meet on Sunday at Stamford Bridge, should be vying with each other […]
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Everton seek perfect 10 against Fulham
By Brian Sears 18 March 2011 In many ways, Everton have struggled to hit the statistical heights in the Premier League era. Of the seven ever-present Premier League clubs, Everton will be the last to reach the coveted 1,000 points total – they are still 39 points short. (Tottenham were the sixth club to reach the target […]
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REVEALED: English football’s tax debt was £22m ‘at low ebb’ in 2010
By Steve Menary 15 March 2011 Clubs from the Premier League owe millions of pounds in tax payments, including VAT, despite being rich enough to pay player’s salaries that run into six figures per week in some cases, according to findings from a Freedom of Information inquiry (FOI) published for the first time here today. […]
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Patrick Vieira endorses French 2018 Ryder Cup bid as ‘legacy option’ for golf
By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 13 March 2011 . Manchester City’s Patrick Vieira has today voiced his strong support for France’s bid to stage the 2018 Ryder Cup, saying it represents the legacy option for golf in Europe. Vieira, 34, who won the football World Cup with France in an […]
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Scotland footballers seek legal advice on ground-breaking move over 2012 Olympics
By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 13 March 2011 . At least two Scottish women’s international footballers are taking legal advice on the possible repercussions of playing for Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics, sources north of the border say. They cannot legally be prevented from playing, if selected, but are […]
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