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- My name is Tom Gatehouse. Based in Hong Kong, I'm a freelance journalist and a real football fanatic!
I currently write for football-talk.co.uk, soccerlens.com and epltalk.com.
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Monday, 17 June 2013
Footballers on Holiday 2013 – ‘The Boys of Summer’
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Michael Ballack: 90 minutes of long-awaited, unthreatened triumph for German legend – ‘Ciao Capitano’
A perennial nearly-man, or ‘unvollendeter’ (unfulfilled one), as he is sadly referred to in his home country, Michael Ballack came out trumps in his send-off match. The ‘Little Kaiser’ netted a hat trick, and received close to as much adoration and respect as his lovably oversized ego could manage.
Read my article on the retiring German legend's final outing here, on soccerlens.com
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Player of the Year 2012/13: The Top 5 Strikers
And so, I finish off my Players of the Year
roundup the same way most teams end successful attacks, with the strikers.
Exceptional to the last, the men on this list have risen to glory from a
multitude of different starting points. Impressing on loan from mega
parent-clubs, breaking the heart of a former club, dancing barefaced in the
light of controversy, performing heroics for an underdog, and emerging from the
shroud of lower league obscurity – each if these strikers has had a uniquely
defining season.
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Labels:
benteke,
lambert,
lukaku,
premier league,
suarez,
van persie
Friday, 31 May 2013
‘Raiders’ Bayern Munich in no mind to stop rolling
Bayern Munich are entering a crucial stage of consolidation.
With Pep arriving, can the 'perfect' be further perfected?
Check out my article on the irrepressible Bavarians' state of affairs, here, at 'soccerlens.com'
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Labels:
aguero,
bayern,
bayern munich,
guardiola,
robben
[Top 5] Players of the Year 2012/13: The Wingers/Attacking Midfielders
Next, the Top 5 Wingers and Attacking Midfielders of Premier League Season 2012-13!
Click here for my article, on football-talk.co.uk
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Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Guardiola v Mourinho on the horizon once more
Guardiola vs Mourinho - again!! The Super Cup looks to be a cracker!
Check out my summation of events here, on soccerlens.com
Photo: The Guardian
Labels:
bayern munich,
chelsea,
guardiola,
mourinho,
super cup
Players of the Year 2012/13: The Top 5 Central Midfielders
Continuing the Premier League 2012/13 season review, here is a Top 5 of the best central midfielders of the previous campaign; on football-talk.co.uk.
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Labels:
carrick,
lampard,
maloney,
michu,
yaya toure
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