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You can hardly blame an Arsenal fan for getting excited when they see that their club is about to sign 'Yaya'. Neither can you blame them for feeling disappointed when they discover the player is not Manchester City's buccaneering midfielder Yaya Toure and...read more »

Sir Alex Ferguson is well known for his precision timing – a quality that isn’t limited to the departing Manchester United manager’s assiduous use of his stopwatch to check on a referee’s eye for the clock. The Scot had a keen...read more »

So the latest set of PFA Player of the Year nominations have been released and, as usual, they’re sure to spark debate and in some cases outrage. With Gareth Bale, Luis Suarez, Juan Mata and Robin Van Persie enjoying superb...read more »

December is well known for its festivities. This is the period when football fans enjoy a galore of exhilarating matches. Thick and fast is exactly what the doctor ordered. Each manager knows you certainly need to be prepared for both...read more »

There’s just no telling how important Yaya Toure has been for Manchester City. His physicality, athleticism and grace have been a wonder to behold in the Premier League. His long striding runs forward are almost impossible to disrupt and his...read more »

Everyone in football, particularly English football knows all about ‘Fergie Time’ – it was a phrase coined in the mid-1990s when Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man United dominated domestic football and often clocked up late winners in time added on. Ferguson...read more »

It has become an all too popular unpleasant sight, Manchester United run ragged by teams with arguably lesser players, of lesser pedigree, class and ability, as compared to those within the red devils. For 45 minutes, Southampton dominated United and...read more »

When Yaya Toure made his £24million move from Barcelona to Manchester City in the summer of 2010, he was regarded by many as a “defensive midfielder”. He played in the holding role of Barcelona’s midfield trio for a number of...read more »

As August 30th approaches, the draw for the Champions League group stage gets closer and teams are starting to plan how they can rule Europe. For Premier League champions Manchester City this is a chance of salvation after they struggled...read more »

After a first weekend of scintillating football in the Premier League, 27 goals scored and the first upset of the season, ThisIsFutbol thought we'd bring you the Premier League Team of the Week. Formation: 4-3-3 Goalkeeper: David De Gea - A superb...read more »