Captain's Example
18 January 2010
Driving force; inspiration; captain fantastic: Cesc Fabregas is many things to Arsenal football club.
Perhaps the finest exponent of Arsene Wenger's nurturing approach to the beautiful game, Cesc returned to inspire Arsenal to a hard-fought victory that put the Gunners on the verge of the Premier League summit.
After scoring the game's opener, and masterminding the second, the influential Spaniard struck his 10th league goal of an already impressive season.
A convincing win on Wednesday night will see Arsenal top the table; a befitting throne for the Premier League's new king.
Cesc's on ...
‘Dinho soars
11 January 2010
As Inter strengthened its grip on the Scudetto, it was all or nothing for Juventus and the Rossoneri as the two teams went head-to-head.
Tight and tactical, this was a battle for the right to challenge Inter’s supremacy at the top. A defensive mistake left the Old Lady a goal down, t ...
Bitter rivals, sweet victory
02 November 2009
Cesc stands in the centre circle. His first North London derby as captain. His team 1-0 up. Time to kill the game.
The match re-starts. Cesc bursts out of the traps. Steals the ball, dances past one player, two, three. Then, with the goal at his mercy, calmly strokes the ball home.
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Super Mario smashes it
01 November 2009
Sometimes you witness the precise moment a promising talent moves up several gears into the major league.
For the man they call Super Mario, it happened in just 48 minutes. Last night, Balotelli scored two, created one and won the penalty for another. He even had to be dragged away from ta ...
Expect surprises
14 October 2009
One side invented Total Football. The other invented Aussie Rules Football. One's consistently labelled as under-achievers. One's billed as a surprise package.
Can Australia take the next step and cause some damage in South Africa? Will Holland finally fulfill their potential?
It was goall ...
Feared Far and Wide
29 July 2009
Black, brooding and with a V for victory slashed across its chest, Man U’s new strip has been engineered to inspire the away win – before a ball’s even been kicked.
Like the home strip, this kit is rooted in a century of history, with elements taken from the very first Ol ...
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