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Champions League Final Preview - Bayern Munich vs Chelsea

On Saturday night Bayern Munich and Chelsea will square off in the biggest match in club football, the Champions League final.It is billed as two differing philosophies battling it out, the billionaire-backed Chelsea looking to win their first Champions League trophy against the co-operative owned B...
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Raymond Verheijen's Look At Recovery Times And The Impact On Results

This summer Dutch football coach Raymond Verheijen will take part in his 7th consecutive major international tournament. The 40-year old Verheijen also worked as a consultant for Chelsea, Manchester City, Barcelona, Zenit St. Petersburg and Feyenoord. In 2011 Verheijen was assistant manager alongsid...
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Why We'll Love 12 Hours Of FA Cup Action

At Sportsvibe, we absolutely love the FA Cup Final. There is something about final day which makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Perhaps it's because the FA Cup is steeped in such history that there is a respect for it which is unparalleled by any other cup competition in the world. Perhaps it'...
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The end of an era - By Mario Diaz Camacho

  This is the end. It's over. Pep Guardiola will coach Barcelona no more. The end of an era, the end of a style that had ruled the world of football over the last four years. Pep leaves the place where he grew up, where he enjoyed with the skills of Johan Cruyff and Carles Rexach as a boy, where he...
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Sportsvibe's Alternative Team of the year

The Professional Footballers' Association recently announced their Premier League Team of the Year and there where very few surprises as Manchester City and Tottenham players took up seven of the 11 available places.    It was hard to argue about the inclusion of the two top scorers in the league ...
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ESPN's Attention To Detail Could See It Replace Sky Sports In Broadcaster Battle

  There was a time when watching sport simply meant putting on the television and selecting a channel, or heading to the pub and settling down, beer in hand to glimpse up at the screen. Then the 21st century happened, and with it came a vast array of mobile and web-enabled devices which offered use...
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Pray for Fabrice Muamba: Rivalries Forgotten as Fans and Players Unite in Support of Bolton Midfielder

It is a well-worn truism that adversity often brings out the best in people. When the going gets tough, as it were, spite and scorn usually take a back seat in favour of united sympathy and singular support. Thankfully, despite the burning cynicism of this digital age, the tragic plight of Frabr...
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The England Manager Should Be An FA Appointment, Not The Players'

Fabio Capello's resignation as England boss last Wednesday was initially met with a mixture of shock and relief. Whether you were supportive or critical of his decision to stand down, one thing is for certain, you had an opinion.   In the world of football everyone has an opinion. From the back-pag...
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Who Will be the Next England Manager? - Capello's Bitter Resignation Opens Old Wounds

It all began with such optimism. The unveiling of Fabio Capello in December 2007 - a manager boasting nine major league titles and a European Cup across four major cities over 16 years - justified the billing he had been offered upon his appointment by FA officials. Trevor Brooking dubbed him "one o...
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A View From Spain with Mario Diaz Camacho - Should Xavi Have Won the Ballon d'Or?

It seems that all of us agree about Messi. The Argentinean is the best in the world, of that, there is no doubt. But for once in a lifetime it would be great if the Ballon d'Or, as happened when Fabio Cannavaro won the award in 2006, had gone to another key player in the successful Barcelona and Spa...
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