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Alternative Group E Preview: Altitude sickness, boredom and anthem-offs
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Back of the Net Paul Watson provides the alternative view on France, Switzerland, Ecuador and Honduras...

Back of the Net's alternative France '98: Scandinavians, Keegan's powers and Loved Jackets
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Back of the Net A sideways glance at the 1998 World Cup, brought to you by Back of the Net

Back of the Net's alternative USA '94: Awful penalties, minding ornaments and everyone being Irish
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Back of the Net A sideways glance at the 1994 World Cup from Back of the Net...

Stop! Forget everything you know about Pele – it's all wrong...
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Back of the Net Paul Watson reveals the real face of football's greatest-ever goalscorer...

Alternative Group F Preview: initiations, low expectations and a sloth
By Paul Watson last updated
Back of the Net Paul Watson provides a different take on Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nigeria and Iran...

Spain 0-2 Chile: Tiki-taka licked, chewed up and swallowed with a grimace
By Paul Watson last updated
Back of the Net Chile have brought tiki-taka to an end in a brief frenzy of mastication, according to Back of the Net's Paul Watson...

Nobody can muster energy to abuse returning England team
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Back of the Net England’s World Cup squad have arrived back in the country to the slightest of shakes of the head, Back of the Net's Paul Watson reports...

Belgium 2-1 USA: Belgians end American Dream, life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
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Back of the Net An extra-time defeat has had unexpectedly wide-reaching effects on the United States of America, as Paul Watson reports...

England players who resist call-ups to be forced to run around aimlessly in white shirt
By Paul Watson last updated
Back of the Net After Harry Redknapp’s revelation that players are reluctant to play for their country, a radical solution has been found, according to Back of the Net's Paul Watson...

Goal Control develops independent thought, skips Russia-Korea
By Paul Watson last updated
Back of the Net Goal-line technology is starting to offer its own opinions on the game. Back of the Net's Paul Watson has the sinister details...

Pulis solves Ukraine crisis on his day off
By Paul Watson last updated
Back of the Net He's more than just a football manager, writes Paul Watson...

UEFA to release highlights DVD from this season's Champions League draws
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Back of the Net European football's governing body excited by new release, writes Paul Watson...

Clyne looking forward to resenting playing for England
By Paul Watson last updated
Back of the Net The Saints' right-back can’t wait to become a true England player, Back of the Net reveals...

Poyet changes starting XI, team name, club history at half-time
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Back of the Net Gus Poyet made some sweeping changes during Sunderland’s friendly with Hartlepool, Paul Watson reports...

Anti-fascist, anti-racist and anti-Hellas: meet Virtus, Verona's proud third club
By Paul Watson last updated
Virtus Verona Paul Watson finds out more about the proactive club who are trying to change the image of football in Verona...

Rémy's Liverpool move thwarted by suspicion of diaeresis
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Back of the Net Loïc Rémy’s move to Liverpool fell through after club officials detected a potentially troublesome phonological phenomena, Paul Watson explains...

Ince relieved he didn't do something stupid like sign for Inter
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Back of the Net New Hull City signing Tom Ince is relishing the chance to experience La Vita Bella, as Back of the Net's Paul Watson reports...

Bertrand looking forward to tracking down the lads at Southampton
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Back of the Net New Southampton signing can’t wait to meet his team-mates, but Paul Watson reveals that he hasn’t seen any of them yet...

We need FOOTBALLING miracle, clarifies Celtic's Lennon
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Back of the Net Misunderstanding causes grief in the Celtic camp...

Inter pass on John Carew after medical shows he's John Carew
By Paul Watson last updated
Back of the Net The inside scoop on a transfer gone wrong...

Garth Crooks' Team of the Season fear meeting Crooks
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Back of the Net Premier League stars living in "constant peril"

Dave Whelan wins FA Cup, confused ITV viewers report
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Back of the Net Saturation coverage befuddles viewers

Brentford-Doncaster film rejected, but not for plausibility
By Paul Watson last updated
Back of the Net Lack of mass-market appeal nixes "Hollywood ending"
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