January 2010

Gunfire, snow and football

January 11, 2010

Angola and Mali played out a thrilling 4-4 draw to open the Africa Cup of Nations and take some attention away from the unnerving events of Friday’s act of violence against the Togo national football team.
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Ultimate 11’s – Dexy’s wishlist for 2010

January 11, 2010

What a year for Dexy’s Den and the UKFF crew. This year we’ve seen no fewer than a staggering 6700 comments on our brilliant blogs. Thanks to all our amazingly talented writers and here’s to a great 2010.

If you want to take Matt Quinn’s ‘Blogger of the Year’ crown then now is the time to start posting your new blogs and comment on everyone else [...]

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Patrick Vieira- Is he worth it?

January 11, 2010

Manchester City’s “money-no- object” bid to become one of football’s leading forces took on a new chapter, when they announced the signing of former Arsenal midfield maestro Patrick Vieira on Friday. [...]

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Top 10 goals from defenders part 2

January 10, 2010

Footballers are a talented bunch (on the field anyway) and this compilation shows that the ol’ goal guarders can hit it like the rest of em! [...]

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Football is not just football anymore, it’s a business

January 9, 2010

Time is precious, or so the saying goes, yet as we all know there seems to be very little afforded in football these days. [...]

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The fans guide to the African Cup of Nations 2010 – part 2

January 8, 2010

Group C – Benin, Egypt, Nigeria, Mozambique Benin Not a lot of people have heard of Benin and less have seen it, the gaff is tiny and the squad is tinier but they definitely have the best nickname, The Squirrals! Most of the ickle Benin team make Shaun Wright Phillips look like Crouchy on stilts. [...]

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Soccerette of the week – Tanya Demee

January 8, 2010

This week’s girl of the week is the gorgeous Tanya Demee from East Grinstead, well some one has to live there. The lovely Tanya is one of the lads and loves nothing more than watching a game of footy with her boys. Top girl! [...]

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What’s the reason for Steven Gerrard’s poor form this season?

January 7, 2010

There’s no doubt about it, Steven Gerrard is a class player for club and country. His form is consistently excellent and he has grabbed Liverpool by the scruff of the neck to win matches which seemed lost on countless occasions. But perhaps, this is a season too far for the midfield maestro amid concerns his recent fitness and form for Liverpool. [...]

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The fans guide to the Africa Cup of Nations 2010 – part 1

January 7, 2010

So here we are in 2010, a year that will again provide us with another month of top quality entertainment, our eyes stuck to the screen as we see great names perform to the highest levels of peak perfection until there can be left just one standing at the final whistle………my money is on Vinnie Jones. [...]

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Fergie faces a massive challenge

January 6, 2010

Alex Ferguson has rebuilt and rebuilt at Old Trafford. He has overcome almost everything that anyone has thrown at him so talk of him deserving the sack is ridiculous. Yet like any United fan, I saw Leeds’ win coming weeks ago and few could say they didn’t deserve it on the day. So just what is going wrong at the ‘Theatre of Dreams?’ [...]

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It’s not looking good for Capello

January 6, 2010

Despite being hyped up by the British press as the games great saviour, Fabio Capello will really earn his corn over the next six months. Obviously it all gets serious now as the build up to South Africa begins and the Italian starts finalising the squad in his mind. Few can doubt he’s done a good job – and many applaud his disciplinarian attitude. [...]

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Leeds and the FA Cup, marching on together?

January 5, 2010

However we choose to pronounce ‘2010’ we have entered a new year and, indeed, a new decade. In football, the past ten years might ultimately be remembered for any number of reasons: England’s 5-1 win in Munich; David Beckham’s free-kick against Greece; [...]

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