Author - Leanne Lu

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The miracle of Leicester City

No matter where Leicester City ultimately finish in the Premier League this May, manager Claudio Ranieri and his players will be able to look back at their season with pride. Front runners at the...

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FA Cup losing its luster

England's FA Cup is losing its appeal. Never before has the competition's demise been so evident as last weekend when Manchester City, a club struggling for form, decided to field a reserve...

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The EPL’s biggest transfer of the year

If the January transfer window had seemed a little too quiet to believe considering the enormous financial power of England's Premier League, Manchester City certainly made amends on...

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Chinese super power’s transfer farce

Arguably the most surprising transfer rumor to hit the Premier League this January is that linking Chelsea midfielder Ramires with Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning. According to The...

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Jürgen Klopp: Liverpool’s missing link

It's October and Jürgen Klopp, one of the most sought after football managers in the world, has just become the fourth Liverpool manager in five years under Fenway Sports Group. With his...

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City stunned by Klopp’s master plan

Manchester City's luxury training complex wouldn't be a nice place to hang around this week with a few gloomy faces undoubtedly on display. Vincent Kompany – the City captain who missed...

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José “special” no more

José Mourinho's tenure at Stamford Bridge is hanging by a thread after Chelsea suffered their sixth defeat in 11 league games last Saturday in going down to Liverpool. A match that...

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United’s gamble paying off

The £36 million investment in Anthony Martial, a teenager who was largely untested before his big money move from Monaco to Manchester United in September, now looks like it was worth...

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A weekend of surprises

When Louis Van Gaal hired a young, ambitious man named José Mourinho as his translator in Barcelona, the last thing he would have envisaged would have been he, Mourinho and Mourinho's...

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Liverpool needs a swift change

A slow start to the new season was widely anticipated by most Liverpool fans. A holistic change was brought to the squad during the summer transfer window with captain Steven Gerrard...

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Has Man U hit the panic button?

Anthony Martial is a name you would likely have never heard of unless you are a Ligue 1 fanatic or devoted to the Football Manager computer game, but he is suddenly in the spotlight...

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The closest Premier League yet?

Premier League champions Chelsea began their title defense with a defeat against Arsenal in the Community Shield, a game widely regarded as a rehearsal for the new season albeit with less...

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Chelsea paying the price

The Premier League is barely two games old and already the first signs of chaos – or even melt-down – are appearing at Stamford Bridge. With their once rock solid defence punished for its...

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Manchester City flying high

The long wait is finally over! The new season of England's Premier League kicked off over the weekend with plenty of surprises – a scenario WGM predicted long before this week. Two...

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Big names expected in Premier League

In an eventful afternoon at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 in the 93rdCommunity Shield with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s first half goal the difference. The defending Premier League champions lacked the attacking prowess to test...

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Big names expected in Premier League

In an eventful afternoon at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 in the 93rd Community Shield with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's first half goal the difference. The defending Premier...

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A gamble Liverpool must take

For the second week in a row, Liverpool is the subject of our weekly football column. Last week we reported the official transfer of Raheem Sterling to Manchester City in a record deal for any...

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Lionel Messi’s title quest continues

The debate over the greatness of Lionel Messi continues and may last well into his retirement. After witnessing his unstoppable brilliance again and again – such as in the Champions League...

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The man to bring an Arsenal title?

There might be very few £10 million deals made these days that truly excite the fans, but Petr Čech's move to Arsenal this summer has certainly raised expectations among the Gunners faithful...

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Paving the way

The tremendous success of Juventus this season in domestic and European competition provides some much-needed hope for their Italian counterparts. In 2003, Juventus and AC Milan...

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Rafa Benitez returns home

After 11 years away, Rafa Benitez – the former Real Madrid youth product and once Madrid’s B team manager – finally has the chance to return home with Chairman Pérez expected to announce his appointment in the coming week according to...

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Premier League’s top four race over

It might be the last time Steven Gerrard was jeered at Stamford Bridge as the Blues faithful mocked him for the devastating slip against them at Anfield last season that lost Liverpool the title. But this time, Chelsea’s fans applauded him too...