Squarefootball's Goal of the Season - Joy for van Persie

The 2012/13 season has seen some classic goals, but who scored the best? Here is what the panel at Squarefootball thinks. Swansea City fan Jim Barry will never forget two out-of-this-world strikes by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robin van Persie. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a goal for the ages against En...

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Predict the Premier League - Experts: Bolton end the season on a high

Bolton Wanderers may have missed out on a play-off place on the final day of the Championship season but Dave Blackburn ended the final day of the Premier League campaign on a high. Mr Blackburn was our top pundit with 12 points thanks to correct scores at Chelsea and Wigan, along with correct resu...

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Predict the Premier League - Experts: Title glory for Squarefootball chief

Squarefootball chief Antony Melvin has been the man to catch all season in our Predict the Premier League Experts section. Apart from a brief spell around Christmas where Blackburn Rovers fan Terry Kennedy claimed pole position, Mr Melvin has been head and shoulders ahead of the rest. At one stage ...

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Squarefootball's Fantasy Football winner revealed

Sir Alex Ferguson has walked away from Manchester United after 26 years with his 13th Premier League title under his arm but not even the former Aberdeen great would have been able to catch our Fantasy Football winner Mikael Axelsson. Mr Axelssons side, Forbrytarbeteende IK, clinched the title on t...

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Squarefootball's Signing of the Season

Arsenals Oliver Giroud, Swansea Citys Michu and Aston Villas Cristian Benteke all graced the Premier League for the first time this season and all had an impact on the English game. Former Arsenal star Robin van Persie left the Emirates to hook up with Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in pursu...

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Squarefootball's Flop of the Season

Continuing our look back at the 2012/13 season, today we are going to highlight our biggest flop of the season. Only two subjects dominate the nominations for this award, Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City midfielder Scott Sinclair. QPR promised so much in the summer and brought so many class ...

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Squarefootball's Manager of the Season

Sir Alex Ferguson topped his final season as manager by not only lifting the Premier League trophy but also the coveted Manager of the Year award. However, with so many good performances from the likes of David Moyes, Michael Laudrup, Steve Clarke and Rafa Benitez this season, has Fergie won the Squ...

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Roman Abramovich, Luis Suarez or Odemwingie - Who is Squarefootball's Fool of the Season?

The 2012/13 season witnessed a number of jaw-dropping decisions being made. Who will ever forget the final day of the January transfer window and seeing West Broms want-away striker Peter Odemwingie trying to force through a move to QPR? Or how about Liverpools Luis Suarezs decision to try and taste...

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Squarefootball's Game of the Season

So the 2012/13 season is almost over. All thats left to play is the Champions League final, Championship play-offs and the Scottish Cup final until we put the past nine months into the archives. But before we look forward to seeing snaps of our top stars relaxing on a sun-drenched beach surrounded b...

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Team of the Week - Week Thirty Eight

Arsenal will be playing Champions League football again next season following their narrow final day victory at Newcastle. Gareth Bales phenomenal late strike for Spurs got them the three points they needed against Sunderland, but they always needed Newcastle to do them a favour. Elsewhere on t...

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Forget showbiz beautification of Beckham, he was simply remarkable

Perhaps it is just too easy to align oneself with the glossy beautification of David Beckham led by certain corners of the English media, or perhaps I’m just going soft in my old age (I’ll be a pipe and slippers man by the time I turn 19 in June, it’s all downhill from here). Or perhaps, just perha...

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Chelsea v Everton: Will Rafa get a great send off?

Rafa Benitez has never been a popular figure with the Chelsea fans. They have harangued him ever since he walked through the doors at Stamford Bridge but the Spaniard has done everything that was asked of him and more. So will the Blues finally give the former Liverpool boss the respect he deserves?...

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West Brom v Manchester United: Sir Alex - 1,500 and out!

Sir Alex Ferguson will manage Manchester United today for the 1,500th and final time and boy would he like to end it as a winner. Old Trafford gave him a great send-off last weekend and the Hawthorns will pay their respects to the greatest manager in history, but Steve Clarkes men will not roll ove...

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West Ham United v Reading: Irons aim to Hammer the Royals

Reading won the Championship title last season while West Ham had to do things the hard way through the play-offs. Well 12 months on and the champions are going back to the Championship while the Hammers are planning for another year in the top flight. There is no love loss between West Ham and Rea...

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Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa: Can the Villans end up victorious?

This was supposed to be the crucial game in the fight to beat the drop, the game where the loser would be consigned to Championship football. However, Wigan blew their chance of the great escape by losing at home to Swansea City. The Latics have created history this season by becoming the first tea...

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Swansea City v Fulham: Will there be a goalfest at the Liberty?

Capital One Cup winners Swansea City end the season with a home game against a brittle Fulham side and the Swans could go goal crazy, just like they did at Wembley in February. The Swans have never lost a Premier League game against Fulham and they start the day as strong favourites. Fulham have l...

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Southampton v Stoke City: Will we see Pochettino and Pulis next season?

Both Southampton and Stoke City are safe from the drop but whether Mauricio Pochettino or Tony Pulis will still be at their respective clubs come August remains to be seen. Southampton chairman has threatened to stand down due to his power struggle with the owners and Pochettino, who Cortese brough...

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Manchester City v Norwich City: Can the Canaries cause an upset at the Etihad?

Axed Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini showed his class yesterday by taking out a full page ad in the Manchester Evening News thanking the fans for an amazing three years at the club. If only the owners had the same respect. Sacking Mancini a year after winning the title, despite finishing se...

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Liverpool v QPR: Can Carragher bow out with a win?

After 16 years, 736 games, 11 trophies and 197 clean sheets in the Premier League can Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher bow out with a win in front of the Kop this afternoon? Yes he can. Liverpool take on relegated QPR this afternoon in a game that will be a great occasion for the one-club man. Wit...

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It's D-Day for Arsenal or Spurs but who will realise their Champions League dream?

The race for the final Champions League place comes down to the final day of the season and it will be claimed by either Arsenal or their north London rivals Spurs, but who will be playing in Europes elite competition next season? Ive asked that question to a number of Squarefootball writers an...

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Newcastle United v Arsenal: Can the Gunners get the job done?

The mission for Arsene Wenger this afternoon is clear, win and you play in the Champions League again. Anything else and rivals Tottenham - who play Sunderland at home - can pip them to a place in Europe. The Gunners have been in this position time and time again. Wenger has never failed to qua...

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Spurs v Sunderland: Can Spurs pip Arsenal to fourth?

With 10 games to go Spurs were in the driving seat for a place in the top four. Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal had all played 28 games and AVBs men were two clear of Chelsea and seven ahead of Arsenal. However, today they enter the final game of the season a point behind the Gunners, needing Wengers m...

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Wayne Rooney to Arsenal - Could it really happen?

It has been a strange few days in the Barclays Premier League. Weve had Sir Alex leave as manager of Manchester United, Wigan win the FA Cup and get relegated inside four days, Roberto Mancini sacked and Stoke Citys Kenwyne Jones finding a pigs head in his locker. However, perhaps the most eye-cat...

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Predict the Premier League - Experts: Portsmouth make late surge for the title

Portsmouth may be preparing for life in League Two but Pompey fan Peter Rendle still has a chance of ending the season with silverware following his points haul in our Predict the Premier League competition. Mr Rendle has pulled in an impressive 34 points to top the weekly chart and goes into the f...

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Aston Villa: Who has been our player of the season?

When a team looks set to finish one place above the relegation zone you would think picking a player of the year would prove difficult. At Aston Villa that has been exactly the case, but strangely notbecause individual players have performed poorly. The side, as a whole, have taken time to gel but...

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Predict the Premier League - Experts: Can Wolves or Portsmouth beat the boss to the title?

The Premier League season comes to an end this weekend and Squarefootball editor Antony Melvin already has one hand on our coveted Predict the Premier League trophy. Mr Melvin has been the man to catch all season and goes into the weekend a whopping 18 points clear of his nearest rival, Wolves fan C...

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Arsenal: End of season awards

Arsenal still have one game of the season left to play. Win and they pip their north London rivals Spurs to fourth place and a Champions League spot. Lose . . . well, were not even going to go there. So with the clubs destiny in their own hands, were going to show our faith in the team by publish...

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Manchester City: Roberto Mancini should be judged on filling trophy cabinet, not dressing room with joy

As their red neighbours prepare for a new era, Manchester City have taken decisive action in their bid to speed up the club’s quest for reputation as a world football power. Roberto Mancini leaves Manchester with fewer sweet memories than Sir Alex Ferguson and a far greater quantity of sour gra...

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Predict the Premier League: Just six points separate Sunderland and Wigan at the top

Squarefootballs Predict the Premier League title race is going down to the final game and it looks as though it will be Sunderland or Wigans name etched on to the coveted trophy. The Black Cats Tony Ratton is six points clear of his nearest rival, Wigan fan Jimmy Shine. With 30 points up for grabs ...

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Predict the Premier League: Wigan turn the heat on Sunderland

Manchester United have won the league and Wigan Athletic have now joined QPR and Reading in the Championship, but who is going to win Squarefootballs Predict the Premier League title? It has been a busy few weeks in the Barclays Premier League and the only issue that still needs to be decided is wh...

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QPR's End of Season awards party

You can always tell youve had a terrible season when the management decide to scrap the end of season awards party. QPR have been an absolute shambles this year, proving that you need more than a vast bank account to achieve success. Tony Fernandes tried everything to keep QPR in the Premier Leag...

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Reading v Man City: No title, no cup, no Mancini

Manchester City have lost their Premier League crown, the FA Cup Final and now their manager. While rivals Manchester United bid farewell to Sir Alex in style after 26 years, the City hierarchy have decided to axe Roberto Mancini exactly a year to the day that he won the Premier League title and sla...

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Arsenal v Wigan: Can Wigan ruin Arsenal's top four hopes or will the Gunners send the Latics down?

It really is do or die for FA Cup winners Wigan tonight. Win and they go into the last game of the season knowing victory will keep them in the top flight. Lose and they become the first FA Cup winners to be relegated in the same season. The Latics have won the support of most neutrals this season ...

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Manchester United: What should David Moyes do with Wayne Rooney?

Given the madness of the last week at Old Trafford, Wayne Rooney’s transfer request has somewhat slipped under the radar. When asked if the striker will still be at Manchester United next season, outgoing manager Sir Alex Ferguson gave a wry smile and simply said: “It’s not my decision now.” T...

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Outside the Box – Football on TV: Fergie calls time, but Sky ensure we’ll see plenty of him before he goes

So, I’m not sure if you’ve heard but Sir Alex Ferguson announced to the world last week that he intends to quietly walk away from football at the end of the season. In mass hysterical scenes usually only seen when a monarch dies or a Twilight film comes out, the entire country seemed to let o...

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Everton: Who will replace Moyes at Goodison?

David Moyes said his farewell to Goodison Park yesterday after agreeing a six-year deal to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. The Scot may have failed in his quest to bring silverware back to the blue half of Merseyside, but he will always be remembered as a great Everton boss. No...

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Sunderland v Southampton: Who is heading towards safety?

At the start of April Southampton looked to be heading for a top 10 finish and Sunderland looked to be joining them out of the danger zone following back-to-back wins over Newcastle and Everton. However, as we go into the penultimate game of the season, both Sunderland and Southampton are still in d...

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Manchester United v Swansea City: United aim to send Fergie and Scholes out in style

Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes have both announced that they are to retire at the end of the season and both great servants are going to get a fantastic send off today, but can Swansea City spoil the party? The Swans fought back twice in midweek to dent Wigans survival hopes - only their second...

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QPR v Newcastle United: Can Pardew beat Redknapp and the drop?

Last season there was talk of Harry Redknapp and Alan Pardew being future England managers. Next season they could both be plying their trade in the Championship. Newcastle United are just three points above the drop zone and have won only one of their past nine outings. However, they are seven gam...

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Norwich City v West Brom: Can the Canaries get the result they crave?

Norwich City missed out on a golden opportunity to claw their way to safety last weekend by going down at home to Aston Villa. With a final game away at Manchester City looming, the Canaries know they must get something from this game to keep their survival hopes alive. West Bromwich Albion head in...

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Fulham v Liverpool: Will Liverpool run riot over Jol's men?

The end of the season cant come soon enough for Martin Jols men. They have failed to win in their past six league outings - picking up just one point and could still go down. This afternoon they face Liverpool, who on their day can be outstanding, but on an off-day can look appalling. This will be ...

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Everton v West Ham: Moyes targets final victory at Goodison

Manchester United-bound David Moyes bids farewell to Goodison Park this afternoon but can he give the home fans all three points against West Ham? Moyes will be a hard act to follow at Everton, but today the fans will thank him for giving them so many great memories over the past 11 years. West Ha...

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Stoke City v Spurs: Can Spurs take battle for fourth to final day?

Chelsea snapped up one of the two remaining Champions League places yesterday with their comeback against Aston Villa leaving Spurs and their north London rivals Arsenal to battle it out for the final spot. Today Spurs travel to the Britannia Stadium to take on a Stoke City side that is now safe fr...

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Everton: How Moyes breathed new life into famous old club

When I was growing up, there were many traditions in football. The anticipation of the league fixture list, that only took on some glorified relevance when it was in colour in Match Weekly. Then there was the sitting up late on a Saturday night, waiting to see the new opening credits of Match of...

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A tribute to Aston Villa legend Stiliyan Petrov

Stiliyan Petrov was more than just the captain at Aston Villa – he was the club captain. That meant the entire organisation had ultimate faith in himrepresenting the clubona national and international level, whether they were playing abroad on tour, attending charity events or workin...

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FA Cup Final: Man City v Wigan - Can the Latics lift the cup?

Manchester City may have relinquished their grip on the Premier League title this season but Roberto Mancini can still end the season as winners if they beat Wigan today in the FA Cup Final. The Latics though, in their first FA Cup Final, will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Wimbledon wh...

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Aston Villa v Chelsea: Villa seek revenge for 8-0 drubbing

Rafa Benitez goes into this game knowing a win would all but achieve his remit of securing a place in the Champions League next season for Chelsea. But Aston Villa, buoyed by back-to-back defeats, have their own goals to achieve. If they win today they are mathmatecially safe from relegation. And bo...

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Arsenal: Bony or Remy - Who would you rather sign?

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is in the market for a new striker this summer but it appears that the Frenchman is embroiled in a battle with his board over who they should sign. Wenger reportedly likes the look of his fellow countryman Loic Remy, who has failed to save QPR beat the drop from the ...

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Aston Villa: Can they now plan for next season in the Premier League?

What a difference a week makes.The results over the last few days could not have gone much better for Villa, especially when looking at the bigger picture. Of course the two biggest results were their 6-1 demolition of Sunderland, followed by a narrow 2-1 victory at Carrow Road on Saturday.Those ...

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Squarefootball's Team of the Week - Week 36

Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs all won 1-0 at the weekend to keep their Champions League hopes alive with the latter two drawing on Wednesday night at the Bridge. Liverpool and Everton played out a goalless draw at Anfield while Newcastle picked up what could be a crucial point at West Ham. Aston Vil...

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