August 19, 2011
Brian Glanville decries the resources available to Chelsea and Manchester City
Chelsea and Manchester City enjoy an embarrassment of riches, but will their wealth distort the Premier League.
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Opinions from some of football’s leading voices
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August 16, 2011
Sepp Blatter’s year of living dangerously
Twelve months on from the high of the 2010 World Cup, FIFA's credibility has been shattered by a series of off-the-pitch scandals.
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August 16, 2011
Brian Glanville wonders whether Manchester United have signed another dud keeper
Brian Glanville wonders whether David De Gea will suffer the same fate as one of his Manchester United predecessors. Plus, why it might be a good idea for Joey Barton to take stock and stop…
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August 10, 2011
Brian Glanville on an ill-tempered Community Shield
Brian Glanville ponders the implications for both Manchester clubs after a scrappy, but eventful Community Shield encounter.
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August 5, 2011
Brian Glanville: An indulgent World Cup qualifying draw for England
On the face of it England have an indulgent World Cup qualifying draw and at least, by the time the games are due, the fallible Fabio Capello will be gone...
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August 2, 2011
Brian Glanville: Toxic Teixeira’s rise from poverty to the top of the Brazilian game
Ricardo Teixeira, still top man of the Brazilian Confederation, has risen from poverty and financial ruin to untold and limitless riches
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July 28, 2011
Brian Glanville hopes for leniency for a former England captain
Brian Glanville believes that the damage to Bryan Robson's reputation by the recent Dispatches programme, is sufficient punishment for the former England skipper. Plus, a look back to a time when Robson was deemed indispensable…
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July 26, 2011
Brian Glanville on the expulsion from football of Mohamed Bin Hammam
Brian Glanville applauds the decision to impose a lifetime ban on Mohamed Bin Hammam, but wonders whether anything will change at FIFA while Sepp Blatter remains in charge.
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July 22, 2011
Brian Glanville on the Premier League’s big spenders
Brian Glanville wonders whether the fanfare that greeted Andre Villas-Boas' arrival at Chelsea, will ultimately herald anti-climax and disappointment.
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July 19, 2011
Brian Glanville on the shock Copa America exits of Argentina and Brazil
Brian Glanville looks at the shock eliminations from Copa America of hosts Argentina and holders Brazil. Plus, why Sir Alex Ferguson should be careful about the company he keeps.
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July 15, 2011
Brian Glanville on the shady events surrounding the Olympic Stadium
Brian Glanville looks at the recent revelations surrounding West Ham's successful bid to use the 2012 Olympic Stadium.
