Anyone who plays some kind of sport knows that to succeed takes burning passion and enthusiasm. Applying these elements into a game, and also having the mental determination to succeed is a vital factor in coming out top. Poker can also be seen as somewhat of a sport so it’s not surprising that many football 

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My heart was torn into pieces after the official Sky Sports page tweeted, “Diaby ruled out for the rest of the season after sustaining cruciate ligament injury in training.” Just a few months back, Wenger had some positive words for Diaby : “I faced exactly the same questions with (Robin) van Persie and for a 

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Whilst the world was apparently stopping to watch two of England and Spain’s, indeed the world’s, biggest clubs go head to head in the Champions League, just across the continent something big is happening. Germany are amassing a talent pool that is fast becoming the envy of the world and could easily see them adding 

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Florence is usually named as the birth place of the Italian renaissance, the rebirth of Italian culture through the medium of literature and art. Reformed after bankruptcy and their subsequent relegation in 2002, and then their flirtations with relegation again last season, it is the city’s football club that are continuing the historic theme of 

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The whole farcical Rio Ferdinand and England episode in the run up to the qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro highlighted something that has plagued England for too long: an obsession with looking back. The fact the debate centred on whether or not Ferdinand pulling out of the England squad and travelling to the Middle 

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As of just three years ago, it would have been unthinkable that Ashley Cole’s status as England’s number one left-back could have been under threat. The Chelsea man travelled to South Africa with Stephen Warnock as his deputy, whilst Leighton Baines stayed at home after making the initial 30 man squad. Baines did make it 

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Southampton’s first season back in the Premier League started slowly for Jack Cork after an injury ruled him out until November, but his return to fitness has seen him develop, together with Morgan Schneiderlin, a strong centre-midfield partnership charged with the task of keeping the Saints in the top tier. With Schneiderlin providing the energy 

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According to several reports, English giants Manchester United have agreed a deal with Benfica that will take defender Ezequiel Garay to Old Trafford. The 26 year old Argentine is subject to a £17 million deal and it seems as though the former Real Madrid man will move to Manchester in the summer. In his contract, there is 

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