Stories By Brian Beard
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England
/ 9 years agoOldham’s Joel Coleman, following hot on the heels of Joe Hart
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ldham v Chesterfield had the look of an end of season game. The Latics were safe and the Spireites had all...
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Manchester City
/ 9 years agoWhat has gone wrong at Wigan Athletic (and what Manchester City has to do with it)?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t may turn out to be one of those gnashing of teeth and biting of lips quiz questions in years to...
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England
/ 9 years agoHarry Kane and co. must go to Under 21 Championships to gain ‘tournamentality’
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]urious how, as we got nearer the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania, attention swung towards the England Under 21 team as...
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Aston Villa
/ 9 years agoFootball history : John Devey, an Aston Villa icon
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ston Villa at one time held the record for the most FA Cup successes, seven, but now Arsenal and Manchester United...
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France
/ 9 years agoGuingamp’s Europa League run is over but they continue to live their football dream
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter what was undoubtedly their best ever European result, beating Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 in the home leg, Guingamp went out of the...
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England
/ 9 years agoFootball history : The Simplest Game and the formation of the Football Association
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]enry de Winton and John Charles Thring are not names as famously associated with the birth of association football in this...
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Liverpool
/ 9 years agoRed card Gerrard is pivotal as Liverpool outshone by Manchester United
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s amazing how Steven Gerrard’s 38 second red card against Manchester United has overshadowed far more important consequences for Liverpool than...
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Barcelona
/ 9 years agoWhat Manuel Pellegrini actually said about English players
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the build up to the Barcelona game, which was billed as make or break for Manchester City and their coach...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTinsley Lindley – Characters who paved the way for modern football
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n this modern age of wall to wall football and multi-million pound footballers it is often easy to forget that the...
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England
/ 9 years agoJoe Garner and Preston North End marching towards the Championship
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast Saturday, Preston North End and Joe Garner sent a loud message to the rest of the League One promotion chasing...
