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Many of us remember the good old days of Arsenal’s dominance. The packed Highbury was a fortress to conquer in the Premier League, while Arsene Wenger’s machinery bagged goals for fun year after year.

Whenever a World Cup gets underway, we often talk about how important it is that teams get off to a strong start in the group stage. It stands to reason that the team that sets out their stall early, playing good football, scoring lots of goals and winning matches with ease will have the best chance of going on to win the tournament.

While reigning champions Manchester City and last season’s second-placed finishers Liverpool are bet exchange odds-on favourites to compete for the English Premier League title again this year - fans are also anticipating a hotly contested battle to take place amongst the major London clubs who will be vying for the highly sought-after Champions League spots.

The story of the legendary Leeds manager and the incredible side he assembled in the 60s and 70s.

'Warnock' is a frank and revealing fly on the wall documentary behind the scenes at Sheffield United's 2004/5 campaign in the Coca-Cola Championship.

‘If you ever get in real trouble, don't panic. Sit down and think about it. Remember two things, always. There must be some way out of it and there must be humour in it somewhere’ - Louise Fitzhugh - Author

Colombian football fans are in mourning after learning of the death of their national team's former captain. Freddy Rincon died two days after suffering serious head injuries in a car accident in Cali, Colombia. He was 55-years-old.

12 months ago, Anthony Elanga was relatively unknown. He’d made his first-team debut in a pre-season fixture, and been an unused substitute in both Europa League quarter-final matches against Granada, before being handed his competitive debut in the Premier League.

As one of the most successful club football managers in recent years, Zinedine Zidane continued his fantastic legacy as one of the most mesmerising players in the game, then turned all that experience and excellence into a successful coaching career.

This year one of the most controversial sports events in recent years will take place.