Friday, January 5, 2018

Chelsea boss Conte willing to sell Batshuayi, David Luiz to fund January signing spree

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Chelsea boss Conte willing to sell Batshuayi, David Luiz to fund January signing spree
Chelsea boss Conte willing to sell Batshuayi, David Luiz to fund January signing spree

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is prepared to cash in on David Luiz and Michy Batshuayi this month.

The Times says both players are available to fund the reinforcements - Conte is said to be looking for a left-back, centre-back and striker.

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Premier League slides into the grip of radical non-possession | Jonathan Wilson

Football | The Guardian
Premier League slides into the grip of radical non-possession | Jonathan Wilson
Manchester City’s dominance is increasing the trend towards one side dominating ball possession in games and that threatens to diminish the spectacle

In 1970, when studying the effects of the appearance of robots, the Japanese robotics professor Masahiro Mori discovered something strange was going on. The more human a robot’s appearance became, the more people demonstrated empathy towards it up to a certain point at which they felt strong revulsion.

After that point, though, the more humanoid the robot became the more people began to respond positively again. There was a zone of resemblance, of almost‑humanness, that people found deeply disturbing: it was familiar enough for them to begin to engage on a human level only to find the robot deficient in all the usual points of reference. Mori called this the “uncanny valley”.

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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Suggestion that Livermore fan altercation may have involved son's death

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Suggestion that Livermore fan altercation may have involved son's death
Suggestion that Livermore fan altercation may have involved son's death
West Ham are investigating the reason behind West Brom player Jake Livermore's confrontation with a fan amid suspicion it may be related to son's death.

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Burnley 1-2 Liverpool: Klavan wins it late

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Burnley 1-2 Liverpool: Klavan wins it late
A 94th minute header from Ragnar Klavan gave Liverpool a dramatic late win at Turf Moor.

Monday, January 1, 2018

Chelsea boss Conte: Why losing Terry, Ivanovic set us back

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Chelsea boss Conte: Why losing Terry, Ivanovic set us back
Chelsea boss Conte: Why losing Terry, Ivanovic set us back

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte insists his squad is in transition this season.

The Blues have lost the likes of John Terry, Nemanja Matic, John Mikel Obi and Branislav Ivanovic over the last year.

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Saturday, December 30, 2017

Crystal Palace boss Hodgson: These players can test Man City

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Crystal Palace boss Hodgson: These players can test Man City
Crystal Palace boss Hodgson: These players can test Man City

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson insists they won't lay down against Manchester City.

Hodgson will not ask his team to sit back when Pep Guardiola's runaway leaders visit Selhurst Park on Sunday in search of a 19th successive Premier League win although he fears it might lead to a heavy beating.

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