After their miraculous Premier League triumph, Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri faces something of a dilemma this summer as he gears up for the club’s title defence and debut Champions League campaign. He has to decide whether to totally keep faith with the players who delivered the Premier League title or whether to use this window 

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Saturday’s Champions League final between Real and Atletico Madrid marked the close of European club competitions for the 2015/16 season. As focus now switches to the UEFA European Championship to be hosted in France, here are the leading goal scorers in the top five Leagues in Europe; majority of whom will take part in the 

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There were two major things that Manchester United needed to do during the summer of 2016. Firstly, decide who would be in the dugout going forward- whether it was Louis Van Gaal, Ryan Giggs, or Jose Mourinho. Once that was sorted, the second was transfer targets- to improve the squad in a number of key 

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Below is the first article of a Euro 2016 column called “Footé in France” by O-Posts mainstay and top football writer, Adam Gray. Fernando Santos isn’t one for making sweeping changes. When he took over from Otto Rehhagel as Greece coach in 2010 he maintained the same core of players, and the defensive tactics that 

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Dull, uninspiring, boring, and tedious. All have been widely used adjectives describing the Louis Van Gaal era at Manchester United, and for good reason. The first season in charge saw the club achieve a top 4 position after the disastrous David Moyes era, and fans were rightly excited looking ahead to the next season. Expectations 

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If rumours are to be believed, West Ham youngster Reece Oxford is said to be attracting interest from several Premier League clubs with Manchester United one side that have been linked with a summer move for the player. Oxford exploded onto the scene on the opening day of the season when the Hammers won 2-0 

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Arsenal boasted the third best defence in the Premier League last season, conceding only as much as champions Leicester City did. Having said that, their defence had been shambolic, conceding goals rather easily. The Gunners, accordingly, should strengthen their back four, with Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny turning 32 and 31 respectively come September, and 

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Shortly after inspiring Manchester United two a twelfth joint-record FA Cup triumph against Crystal Palace, Louis van Gaal was dismissed as manager for the Old Trafford outfit. What ensued was a drop in share value of Manchester United stock at the New York Stock Exchange, which only signified that an announcement on van Gaal’s successor 

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Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid lock horns again in the final of the Champions League on Saturday in a repeat of the 2014 final in Lisbon. The circumstances are slightly different this time around though with both teams yet to win a trophy this season and this being their final opportunity. It is testament to 

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After wrapping up the Granit Xhaka deal, Arsenal are now heavily linked with a move for a striker. As Arsene Wenger assured that he would sign a striker in light of the long-term injury Danny Welbeck has sustained, observers are hopeful that they would not witness another Gonzalo Higuain or Karim Benzema saga this summer. 

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Liverpool made their long awaited move for a goalkeeper this week with Loris Karius arriving for £4.7 million from Mainz. However, doubt still lingers as to whether he has been bought as Liverpool’s first choice goalkeeper for next season or as back-up to Simon Mignolet. The relatively low fee gives Klopp the opportunity to assess 

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Having finally confirmed Granit Xhaka’s arrival, Arsenal are currently weighing up a move for a defender and a striker. Even though the Gunners have been heavily linked with a move for younger prospects such as Kalidou Koulibaly and Kostas Manolas, a bid for Medhi Benatia looks likely. With Mats Hummels’ move to Bayern Munich confirmed, 

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Middlesbrough FC caught the eye of everyone after they secured the signing of Ajax’s young winger Viktor Fischer. The 21-year-old signed for the newly promoted side for £3.8m and the Danish international’s arrival is extremely encouraging. Fischer has always been equated to great players and as the modern way of things go, he has been 

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With Jose Mourinho heading to Old Trafford, Chelsea might just be bracing themselves for an attempted Manchester United raid for some of their better players. One of the stars of Chelsea’s title winning campaign was Nemanja Matic but after an underwhelming 2015-16 season, there have been suggestions that the Londoners may be willing to let 

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The article below is the first installment of a column related to everything Euro 2016 titled “Euro Vision” by respected South African sports journalist and ANN7 Prime Sports Anchor, Peter Stemmet. The 2016 European Championships are upon us. On 10 June the 15th Euros will kick off and France will be hosting for the second 

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With the confirmation that Walter Mazzarri is to become Watford’s new head coach came a stark reminder of how his new employers operate. The club’s chief executive Scott Duxbury used all the usual platitudes that come with managerial statements but the “thoroughly looking forward to working with such a highly regarded coach” came with the 

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