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Saturday, June 14, 2014

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View this email in your browser Off The Post, 06/14/2014 edition: Top five conclusions: #COL 3-0 #GRE West Brom appoint ex-Preston boss and Everton coach Alan Irvine Everton's Ross Barkley warms up for England vs Italy by watching The Wolf Of Wall Street Video: Liverpool's Jordan Henderson praises Brendan Rodgers' role in his development Man Utd 'favour Kevin Strootman over Bastian Schweinsteiger' Preview: Argentina vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Preview: France vs Honduras Preview: Switzerland vs Ecuador Video: Man Utd assistant boss Ryan Giggs joked that he masterminded Netherlands' win over Spain Italy keeper Gigi Buffon out of England clash Man Utd 'move for Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen' Barcelona aim to beat Liverpool to Southampton's Dejan Lovren Chelsea consider £12m bid for Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko Video: Man Utd target Bruno Martins Indi goes mad at the ref for spraying his boots Video and Photos: Hilarious reworkings of Man Utd striker Robin Van Persie's flying header (Spain 1-5 Netherlands) Top five conclusions: Chile 3-1 Australia Tactical Review: Spain 1-5 Netherlands Tactical Review: Mexico 1-0 Cameroon Photos: Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool stars train on Manaus pitch ahead of England vs Italy Video: Chelsea striker Fernando Torres' ridiculous non-miss (Spain 1-5 Netherlands) Photo: Manchester United go to town on Robin Van Persie and Louis Van Gaal's high five Santi Cazorla 'wants to quit Arsenal for Atletico Madrid' Liverpool set for Roberto Firmino talks in coming days Video: Rio Ferdinand says Robin Van Persie 'didn't feel loved' at Man Utd under David Moyes Top five conclusions: Spain 1-5 Netherlands Top five conclusions: #COL 3-0 #GRE By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 07:00 pm 1. Pablo Armero and his Colombia team-mates might have just sealed celebration of the tournament. 2. Greece lightning, it wasn’t. They were... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » West Brom appoint ex-Preston boss and Everton coach Alan Irvine By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 06:32 pm Alan Irvine has been appointed as the new West Brom manager. The Everton academy manager has been handed a 12-month contract and replaces Pepe Mel.... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Everton's Ross Barkley warms up for England vs Italy by watching The Wolf Of Wall Street By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 06:10 pm England midfielder Ross Barkley’s matchday routine is in full swing: he’s watching The Wolf Of Wall Street. With time to kill ahead of... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Video: Liverpool's Jordan Henderson praises Brendan Rodgers' role in his development By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 06:03 pm Jordan Henderson has praised Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers for his improvement over the last two years. The midfielder believes his game has... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Man Utd 'favour Kevin Strootman over Bastian Schweinsteiger' By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 05:51 pm Manchester United are focusing on strengthening their midfield with Roma’s Kevin Strootman, not Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger,... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Preview: Argentina vs Bosnia-Herzegovina By Keith Satuku on Jun 14, 2014 05:37 pm After Neymar, Lionel Messi is perhaps the most under pressure players at the World Cup. There are some sections of the Argentina supporters who have... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Preview: France vs Honduras By Keith Satuku on Jun 14, 2014 05:22 pm The main question for France during this World Cup campaign was supposed to be whether or not they would have enough firepower to go far into the... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Preview: Switzerland vs Ecuador By Keith Satuku on Jun 14, 2014 04:54 pm Ottmar Hitzfeld, the 2001 Champions League-winning manager, will be quietly confident of his Switzerland side’s chances of finishing first in... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Video: Man Utd assistant boss Ryan Giggs joked that he masterminded Netherlands' win over Spain By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 04:12 pm Ryan Giggs claimed responsibility for Netherlands’ impressive 1-5 thrashing of Spain last night. The Manchester United assistant manager joked... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Italy keeper Gigi Buffon out of England clash By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 04:01 pm Italy goalkeeper Gigi Buffon has been ruled out of tonight’s game against England with a sprained ankle. Buffon has confirmed earlier rumours... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Man Utd 'move for Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen' By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 03:56 pm Manchester United have made an approach for Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen, according to reports. The Belgium international is out of favour at the... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Barcelona aim to beat Liverpool to Southampton's Dejan Lovren By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 09:43 am Barcelona are hoping to hijack Liverpool’s attempts to sign Southampton centre-back Dejan Lovren, according to reports. The Croatia star, who... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Chelsea consider £12m bid for Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 09:31 am Chelsea are mulling over a summer move for Dynamo Kiev star Andriy Yarmolenko, according to reports. The Blues are on the verge of launching a £12m... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Video: Man Utd target Bruno Martins Indi goes mad at the ref for spraying his boots By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 09:09 am The spray can given to referees to mark distances for free-kicks has been one of the early talking points of this World Cup. It had its first... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Video and Photos: Hilarious reworkings of Man Utd striker Robin Van Persie's flying header (Spain 1-5 Netherlands) By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 09:01 am After Holland star Robin Van Persie’s brilliant header against Spain last night, the internet soon got to work on reimagining his impressive... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Top five conclusions: Chile 3-1 Australia By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 12:56 am 1. Everybody’s favourite dark horses were nearly tripped up by the Socceroos. This wasn’t as easy as it looked like it was going to be... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Tactical Review: Spain 1-5 Netherlands By Keith Satuku on Jun 14, 2014 12:41 am Nederland start met de volgende opstelling. #spaned #espned #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/XIvYpAJb8Z — OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) June 13, 2014 Vicente... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Tactical Review: Mexico 1-0 Cameroon By Keith Satuku on Jun 14, 2014 12:31 am #2T 73' MEX 1-0 CMR ¡Festeja @Cpillo24 festeja! #YaCreo #SelecciónBanamex #MEXCMR http://t.co/aad8DXAvhV pic.twitter.com/8Ts4Cgp891 —... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Photos: Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool stars train on Manaus pitch ahead of England vs Italy By Rob Parker on Jun 14, 2014 12:09 am #450573770 / gettyimages.com England’s World Cup squad have been training on the infamous Manaus pitch ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Video: Chelsea striker Fernando Torres' ridiculous non-miss (Spain 1-5 Netherlands) By Rob Parker on Jun 13, 2014 11:10 pm Fernando Torres is clearly so fed up of humiliating misses that he is just no bothering to shoot anymore. The Chelsea striker had the chance to score... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Photo: Manchester United go to town on Robin Van Persie and Louis Van Gaal's high five By Rob Parker on Jun 13, 2014 10:59 pm Manchester United have posted a picture of striker Robin Van Persie giving a high five to new manager Louis Van Gaal on their official Instagram... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Santi Cazorla 'wants to quit Arsenal for Atletico Madrid' By Rob Parker on Jun 13, 2014 10:50 pm Arsenal star Santi Cazorla has told the club he wants to quit to join Atletico Madrid this summer, according to reports in Spain. The player has told... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Liverpool set for Roberto Firmino talks in coming days By Rob Parker on Jun 13, 2014 10:42 pm Liverpool are expected to open talks with Hoffenheim over the signing of Roberto Firmino in the coming days. Chief executive Ian Ayre is expected to... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Video: Rio Ferdinand says Robin Van Persie 'didn't feel loved' at Man Utd under David Moyes By Rob Parker on Jun 13, 2014 10:08 pm Rio Ferdinand has claimed that his former Manchester United team-mate did not feel loved during David Moyes’ time in charge at Old Trafford.... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Top five conclusions: Spain 1-5 Netherlands By Rob Parker on Jun 13, 2014 10:01 pm 1. Spain can point to their defeat in their opening game against Switzerland on the way to victory in the 2010 World Cup, but this looked distinctly... Click the headline to read the full story. Read in browser » Recent Articles: Facebook Twitter Off The Post Copyright © 2014 Off The Post, All rights reserved. You signed up at www.offthepost.info Our mailing address is: Off The Post 25 Talbot Street Belfast, Co Antrim BT1 2LD United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences