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Former West Bromwich Albion manager and Liverpool assistant manager Steve Clarke was relieved of his job on Sunday following his side’s 4th strength defeat. The West Bromwich Albion boss suffered a 1.0 defeat to fellow strugglers Cardiff City. Steve Clarke has had a dismal 2013 only winning 20% of the games in 2013 however, in his first season Clarke had a club record total at the end of the 2012... Read more
Group A
Manchester United are faced with a tough test against Shakhtar Donetsk at Old Trafford. Group leaders Man United have qualified for the last 16, however this game could decide who finishes top of group A. Donetsk who sit second in group A and 3 points behind Man United will have to beat Man United by 4 goals to finish top of group A
Real Sociedad have been the surprise side in the... Read more
The 2014 World Cup group stages have been drawn in the last couple of minutes. England has been drawn in Group D along side Uruguay, Costa Rica, and Italy. England will be reasonably happy with the draw having missed out several of the big nations. Here are the 8 World Cup groups
GROUP A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
GROUP B: Spain, Holland, Chile, Australia
GROUP C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory... Read more
This year there are more clubs competing for the premier league title than ever before. But who are the realistic title contenders? Here are our views on who has a realistic chance of competing for the top prize in English football.
Arsenal
Arsenal have been undoubtedly the surprise of the season so far, many football fans did not give Arsenal a realistic chance this season even with their record... Read more
For several years there have been many debates on what is the best system to use when defending set plays. Here at Football Agents we have also had this debate and here is our conclusion.
Zonal marking and man marking both have positives in their own right however we believe that man marking is the better of the two options. When zonal marking you may be exposed in the air as you may not be... Read more
Liverpool defender Daniel Agger has vowed to fight for his place at Liverpool. The Danish defender has been struggling to get into the starting 11 since the arrivals of Kolo Toure and Mamadou Sakho. But Agger has confirmed that he is willing to fight for his place at Liverpool and has said “I am more than capable of being in the team - I feel I belong there - but it is the manager's decision and... Read more
With England’s most important football match for years tonight a debate surrounding the ticket allocation has arose.
Poland who will be the so called away team for tonight’s clash at Wembley have received more than double the normal allotted amount of tickets for an away team. Many people slam the FA’s decision but was the FA right to allow the ticket allocation? Should the FA have been more... Read more
A response to the question that critically considers the self-regulatory sporting rules and the impact of the same on the UK Domestic Laws, The ECJ jurisprudence and the inpact of the EC White Paper on Sport: written by Football Agents and Sports Lawyers:
Conclusion
It is argued that money in football has been centralised on a few top PL clubs,94 with the majority of smaller clubs run by... Read more
A response to the question that critically considers the self-regulatory sporting rules and the impact of the same on the UK Domestic Laws, The ECJ jurisprudence and the inpact of the EC White Paper on Sport: written by Football Agents and Sports Lawyers:
3. Directors Test (formerly "the fit and proper person" test)
The self-regulatory rules of the Domestic Regulators discussed above are... Read more
A response to the question that critically considers the self-regulatory sporting rules and the impact of the same on the UK Domestic Laws, The ECJ jurisprudence and the inpact of the EC White Paper on Sport: written by Football Agents and Sports Lawyers:
Financial Administration — the UK examples
The following analysis of specific examples are taken from the English football leagues that... Read more
