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Top 10 Surprising Premier League Statistics

by The Gaffer on October 30, 2008 · 7 comments

Which Premier League club has the highest percentage of foreigners? Who has the youngest squad? And who has the oldest squad? Read the following top 10 statistics to find the answers to those questions and many more.

Oldest squad: Hull City, average age 27.48 years
Player to have spent the most number of seasons at a Premier [...]

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It was supposed to be a classic. Two of the top teams in Europe, Italy and Spain, with some of the best footballers in the world on display. But what we saw was a dire game featuring two teams more focused on avoiding defeat than trying to win. Other than the Romania against France game, [...]

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The Euro 2008 Stadium Experience: Berne

by The Gaffer on June 18, 2008 · 0 comments

Experiencing Euro 2008 from the comfort of your home, office or local pub is so different than seeing the game live in person. But what goes on inside a stadium in the buildup to a Euro 2008 game?
For the first round of Euro 2008 matches that began at 2.45pm ET, most — if not all [...]

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Raymond Domenech Should Be Fired

by tyduffy on June 18, 2008 · 9 comments

The French participated in Euro 2008, but only in name. Their performance was a still, lifeless damp squib. The blame lies with one man, Raymond Domenech.France missed their renowned number 10, but, more pressing was the lack of any number 10 in Domenech’s formation. The French used a depressed 4-4-2, with two [...]

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Euro 2008: Better Than World Cup 2006 So Far

by The Gaffer on June 14, 2008 · 6 comments

I’ve finally had a chance to catch up on watching some of the Euro 2008 matches I missed. The jet lag hit me later in the week, so I found myself watching many of the games this week at weird hours on DVR.The one thing about football is that it can be so subjective. Earlier [...]

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