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Premier Fantasy: Winning strategy

John Culea: Now that the ESPN Soccernet Premier fantasy competition for 2011-2012 is over let's examine the secrets of the Top 5 managers.

Fulham: The Balance Sheet

Phil Mison: Value for money from following Fulham? You bet! Quite some season to reflect upon, running from June right through to last Sunday. Dunno about the players, but I'm done.

Chelsea: Belief and butterflies ahead of date with destiny

Phil Lythell: Manchester City may have won the Premier League title in the most dramatic manner since Michael Thomas stole the championship for Arsenal in the dying seconds at Anfield in 1989 and England manager R..

Stoke City: Hung out to dry

James Whittaker: In a month that saw the news of our long time kit lady Winnie leaving, it was Ricardo Fuller who was hung out to dry as Pulis poked his finger in the eyes of the fans who dared to suggest he should b..

Inter Milan: Time to go (for many)

Gianni Serra: Inter lost 3-1 at Lazio and missed the chance to reach the Group stage of the Europa League 2012-13. Lazio will, whereas Nerazzurri will be involved in the Preliminary rounds. A fitting end to a very..

Norwich City: England's Number 9

Luke Smith: It would typically be a non-event in East Anglia. in the past, both ends of Manchester, Liverpool and all four corners of London, joined by some Spice Girl’s husband on a beach in California, would..

Newcastle United: Your favourite moments needed - end of season review

Marc Duffy: That's it! We are all done. In the Champions League race until the very last day of the season and an amazing 5th placed finish getting us back into European football, not to mention the gaffa collec..

Premier Fantasy: Season-ending thanks and suggestions

John Culea: Major thanks to ESPN Soccernet for a great season of fantasy soccer. Sir John has ideas for the new season, but first here are thoughts of gratitude.

Arsenal: Going forward? Amazingly, yes

Sam Limbert: Arsenal added the motto ‘Forward’ to the bottom of the club’s crest for the 125th anniversary season, and for a large slice of the season, that was looking like an embarrassing move. It seemed ..

Real Madrid: Madrid's history-making La Liga season

Nicholas Rigg: "This team is already part of this club's legend. Its numbers will be impossible to forget and it has honoured our history." - Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. Los Blancos' 4-1 thrashing of M..

Aston Villa: McLeish Out: Villa Act Quickly

Kevin Hughes: Direct, decisive and damning. Less than 12 hours after watching the 'highlights' of Villa's final match of the 2011-12 season, scowling at yet more defensive irresponsibility, player indifference and..

FC Barcelona: Lionel Messi Excelled In The Least Successful Barcelona Under Guardiola

Francesc Tomas: Lionel Messi has won the La Liga Pichichi (top goalscorer) award after scoring a superhuman 50 goals in 37 matches. If we consider all competitions, La Pulga's tally adds up to a tremendous 72, which..

West Brom: A season in review

Matthew Evans: So that's it then. The season ends with a good performance if not a disappointing 3-2 loss to Arsenal, who secured 3rd place with the victory. The atmosphere around the ground was fantastic, the fans..

Manchester City: Champions

Wallace Poulter: Some 24 hours later and I'm still numb. This is the one that matters. I couldn't give the proverbial rodent's rump about the Champions League. Never have. But the league; this is something a little s..

Liverpool: Liverpool Limp to the Finish Line

Kevin Brodie: Thank god that is over. That was the worst league campaign in my lifetime (I'm 43) in terms of goals scored and our performance at home. All those supporters who wanted Rafa out, after one year of no..

Queens Park Rangers: QPR Escape Relegation

Brian Mahon: The script was supposed to be fairly simple - mega-rich Manchester City would march onto the pitch against relegation strugglers QPR and blast their way to their first title in forty-four years. In ..

Juventus: Campioni d'Italia

Sumeet Paul: Champions + Unbeaten = Juventus. A simple mathematical formula describing the incredible season experienced by all connected with the Bianconeri. Expectations were modest ahead of the campaign, in wh..

Manchester United: United are the team for me

Mark Payne: One of those poor souls who was held hostage in the Middle East for several years was asked upon his release, “How did you cope?” To which he replied: “After five years in a British public scho..

Sunderland: Man. Utd. at the SSOL: a worthy climax

Lars Knutsen: Tomorrow is a huge day for the Premiership in what has been a very exciting season. To have the title decided on the last day is always something special. It is all just about over in the Blues' f..

Tottenham Hotspur: Down to the last game

Colin McCullough: "We're a good side. If we're bold in the summer, we can build a team again that can be right there again next year. The league is changing and a top-four position is very difficult to achieve.