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Alan Shearer And Newcastle United: Marriage Made In Heaven?

05:04 AM ET 04.05

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Alan Shearer is back with the Toon Army. To many Newcastle United fans, this fact has not yet sunk in, and coming hours before April Fool's day, there was a sense of surrealism to it. We will know if this is a marriage made in heaven in 8 matches but the romance will be good while it lasted, regardless of whether Newcastle are relegated.
On Saturday, Shearer led his charges into battle against Chelsea as his managerial debut. This was an epic mismatch as Shearer is a greenhorn who has passed most coaching badges but not received a FIFA Pro License. Conversely, Chelsea's coach, Guus Hiddink,…

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Michel Platini Crusade Against Evils Of Money In Football

08:57 AM ET 03.30

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Money has changed the face of football, allowing Premier League clubs
to attract world class talents and gain a pre-eminent position in
Europe as well as increasing TV viewersips around the world.

Nevertheless, as seen on the laissez-faire Wall Street where frothy
assets are created and distributed at will, too much of a good thing
can be self-defeating and money's perverse influences have to be kept
in check by an effective regulator. As they say, money is the root of
all evil.

UEFA President Michel Platini has clearly taken this inconvenient
truth to heart and is determined to eradicate…

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Manchester United's Dominance And Quadruple Dreams

11:40 PM ET 01.30

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If Manchester United are in the grip of an injury crisis, they are not showing it. The Red Devils were rampant in a masterful 5-0 thrashing of West Bromich Albion on Tuesday and moved two points clear of Liverpool who failed to destroy Wigan. Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo were utterly irresistible in front of goal. At the start of the season, Manchester United’s fortunes were draped in a dark fog as they dropped points carelessly and their star player, Cristiano Ronaldo, seems half-hearted in repeating last season’s glory. Speculation abounds that he…

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