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Andy Mitten

Andy Mitten

European Football Correspondent
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Barcelona and Manchester
Andy is the author of 12 books. He founded the best-selling United We Stand fanzine when he was 15. He's interviewed over 500 famous footballers past and present, writing about football from Israel to Iran, Brazil to Barbados. Born and bred in Manchester, he divides his time between his city of birth and Barcelona.
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At Juventus, the Frenchman Paul Pogba is trying to improve and become a world-class midfielder.
Paul Pogba got it right to move on from Manchester United

The youngster is joining those who have revived their careers elsewhere after a frustrating time on bench at Old Trafford.

SportNovember 09, 2012
Oviedo, in blue, need €1.9 million before November 17 to stave off liquidation. Angel Martinez / Getty Images
Spanish football club Oviedo's financial blues

Former top-flight club languishes in third tier and faces extinction, writes Andy Mitten.

SportNovember 07, 2012
Real Betis players, in green and white, have done very well this season but it will bound to get tougher for them. Dani Pozo / AFP
Difficult month ahead for improving Real Betis

The Spanish Primera Liga club have exceeded expectations this season, barring their last game, despite off field problems.

The NationalNovember 07, 2012
Robin van Persie, centre bottom, is mobbed by his Manchester United teammates after opening the scoring yesterday. Kerim Okten / EPA
Robin van Persie has wasted no time at Old Trafford

Andy Mitten watched the striker make the difference against his former club and carry on his goal-a-game start to life in Manchester.

SportNovember 03, 2012
Miguel Michu had been prolific as a scoring midfielder in Spain and he is joint second among the goal-scorers in England already.
Swansea strike it rich with Michu signing from Spain

Laudrup's scouting of the Spaniard is proving to be something of a masterstroke

SportOctober 31, 2012
Atletico players have been a solid bunch in the defence.
Defence helps push the charge of Falcao and Atletico Madrid

Falcao's goals make news, but Atletico have conceded fewer goals than Barcelona and scored more than Real Madrid.

SportOctober 31, 2012
Obafemi Martins celebrated all of his four goals with an elaborate backflip.
Fading star Martins is Levante's leading light

With no future at Kazan, the club signed him for free on a two-year contract – an incredible feat given his pedigree.

SportOctober 31, 2012
Txiki Begiristain, the former director of football at Barcelona, has joined Manchester City.
The little big man with a cheeky side

Mancini will cooperate closely with Soriano and Begiristain, but knows the pair's former colleague Guardiola is unemployed and hoping to get back into football next season.

The NationalOctober 29, 2012
Manchester United's Javier Hernandez, right, celebrates his goal against Chelsea.
Premier League: Chelsea 2 Manchester United 3

Two red cards shown as visitors down the league leaders 3-2 at Stamford Bridge.

SportOctober 28, 2012
Celta Vigo's Iago Aspas.
Tough times back in the top flight for Celta and Deportivo

Celta Vigo have fared batter than neighbours Deportivo, but both sides are in the wrong half of the league, writes Andy Mitten.

SportOctober 26, 2012
Radamel Falcao has been among the top goal-scorers in the Spanish Primera Liga this season. Chema Moya / EPA
Money could be the only motivation for Radamel Falcao to leave

The in-form striker will miss the club's buzz if he decides to take up an offer from Paris Saint-Germain.

The NationalOctober 24, 2012
Even as Lionel Messi has scored a lot of goals in his career, the Argentine has also been equally adept as a creator. David Ramos / Getty Images
Goal machine Lionel Messi will run out of records to break

At 25 he is already on the verge of scoring 300 career goals and there is little stopping the Argentine great, writes Andy Mitten.

SportOctober 24, 2012
Victor Wanyama's journey from playing in Nairobi in 38ºC heat to zero temperature in Glasgow has not been easy.
Kenya's Victor Wanyama has a taste for victory with Celtic

The Celtic midfielder is not chickening out of a challenge as he braves cold and difficult conditions in faraway Scotland.

SportOctober 22, 2012
Wayne Rooney scored three goals against Stoke. Thankfully for Manchester United, only one of them was for the opposition. Jon Super / AP Photo
Manchester United 4 Stoke City 2

Wayne Rooney scored his first league goals of the season as Manchester United recovered from another faltering start, writes Andy Mitten.

SportOctober 20, 2012
Javi Garcia realises it is difficult to get into the Spanish side but is confident his stay in Manchester will help him achieve that goal.
Spaniard Javi Garcia stuck in the middle

Midfielder hopes his move to the English champions Manchester City will boost his chances of becoming a regular in the Spain team.

The NationalOctober 20, 2012
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