Born In An Offside Position

James Phillips' Football Blog. Est. October 2009

Friday, 8 February 2013

Wilshere and co excel as Hodgson finds winning Wembley formula

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Jack Wilshere excelled against Brazil, who included Dani Alves I was in attendance as Wembley Stadium played host to something of a rar...
Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Fixed: The bombshell that will continue to rock football

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How many people in football can be swayed by a certain amount of this? World football was rocked by the news this week from Europol, the...
Sunday, 30 December 2012

England, Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur: My dashed wishes for 2012

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This time last year I wrote a blog with a ten point wishlist for 2012 . So 12 months on, it makes sense to look back on these wishes (note:...
Thursday, 30 August 2012

Are playmakers coming back into vogue in the Premier League?

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Kagawa could become the fulcrum of Manchester United's attack this season The recent arrivals of Shinji Kagawa and Robin van Persie...
Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Aguero's absence unlikely to halt title defence

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Mancini has an embarrassment of riches at his disposal Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday would have been forgiven f...
Friday, 17 August 2012

Van Persie's departure need not spell doom and gloom for Gooners

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van Persie had said goodbye to Arsenal, but Wenger's squad can push on to future success After yet another long drawn out tran...
Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Olympics show women's football is ready to shine

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Wembley has played host to many Olympic football games this tournament In the past few days I have had the privilege of visiting Wembl...
Sunday, 22 July 2012

ATTENTION: NEW BLOG LAUNCH

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As I'm sure you are all aware, the 2012 Olympics are about to hit London so for the next three weeks, Born In An Offside Position will b...
Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Drogba, Kanoute, Barrios and co. usher in China's football revolution

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There is a football revolution afoot in the Far East. With Didier Drogba the biggest name amongst a host of top quality arrivals in the ...
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I'm James Phillips, a sports journalist who works at the London Marathon as an Editorial Assistant. I previously worked at Metro Sport, UEFA Champions Matchday (the official magazine of the Champions League) and the Daily Mail. I now blog on England at thefreelion.wordpress.com. During the London 2012 Olympics, I ran 'The Search for Excellence' at tsfe2012.blogspot.com but was more often found writing about football at jfaphillips.blogspot.com . Follow me on Twitter @jfaphillips
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