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Dublin: 16 °C Tuesday 21 May, 2013

Ring-a-ring-o’-roses keepie-uppies? Is this the new thing, Barca?

Expect every coach in football to adopt La Masia’s new training technique.

TIKA-TAKA NEVER stops evolving.

Forget your false nines and inverted wingers, the next tactical innovation in football sees players hold hands and volley the ball up the pitch. Obviously.

Let Messrs Messi, Mascherano, Afellay, Alves and Adriano show you how.



H/T Dirty Tackle

Wenger determined to bring in fresh faces

Gareth Bale is too injured to go to the Olympics – but fit enough to score against the LA Galaxy last night

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