Gregg Bakowski
Gregg Bakowski (né Roughley) is a subeditor for the Guardian. He once had the task of marking Damien Duff in a match against Ireland U15s - he made the Duffster look so good that he was instantly snapped up by Blackburn Rovers. Follow him on Twitter @GreggBakowski
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Will Jesus be Manchester City's saviour against Spurs? – Football Weekly ExtraThe podders look ahead to a huge weekend in the Premier League. Plus, an update from the Africa Cup of Nations, and Juventus’ controversial new crest
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FA Cup third round: 10 things to look out for this weekendA nostalgic trip down Gander Green Lane, Eastleigh hope to go one better, Ipswich could be tested by Lincoln and Sam Allardyce returns to Bolton
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Tottenham too hot for Chelsea to handle – Football Weekly ExtraDele Alli scores twice as Chelsea’s winning run comes to an abrupt end. Plus, new managers in at Hull and Swansea, and previews of all the key ties in the FA Cup third round
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Football transfer rumours: Lassana Diarra to West Ham or Manchester United?Bojan Krcic to Middlesbrough? | Manolo Gabbiadini to Everton, Southampton or Stoke? | Alexis Sánchez to Juventus?
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West Ham United v Manchester United: Premier League – as it happenedJuan Mata and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored to take Manchester United to within a point of fourth place after the controversial sending off of West Ham’s Sofiane Feghouli
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Middlesbrough 0-0 Leicester City: Premier League – as it happenedAn attritional dog’s dinner of a game in which the points were shared made a convincing argument for a scaling down of the Christmas and New Year fixture list
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Football quiz: 2011 to now and beyondThe last of a series of quizzes tracing footballing decades from the 70s to now. It’s hardly been a great decade off the pitch has it? So let’s just focus on these questions about what’s been going on from a footballing perspective
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Football quiz: the noughtiesThe fourth of a series of quizzes tracing footballing decades from the 70s to now. It was the decade of tight jeans, box-sets and a brain-numbing amount of mobile phone technology but what do you recall of events on the pitch?
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Football quiz: the 1980sThe second of a series of quizzes tracing footballing decades from the 70s to now. Away from the stadiums, it was a decade of industrial decline, synth-pop, bangles and brand clothing but what do you remember of events on the pitch?
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Football quiz: the 1970sThe first of a series of quizzes tracing footballing decades from the 70s to now. Long hair, flares and
groovycheesy disco music dominated away from the stadiums but how much do you know about this period on the pitch?
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Here's a thought: how do footballers do what they do?It is not often a footballer expands on what goes through their minds when they play at the highest level but when they do it is fascinating
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Gordon Strachan's last stand with Scotland? – Football Weekly ExtraThe pod squad looks forward to Scotland’s must-win World Cup qualifier with England. Plus, previews of USA v Mexico and Brazil v Argentina; an update from the Championship; and Joey Barton’s messy divorce from Rangers
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The Joy of Six: tennis tantrumsFrom Jeff Tarango’s unforgettable outburst at SW19 to Andy Roddick’s laser-guided vitriol at the 2008 Australian Open, half a dozen meltdowns
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Golden Goal: Esteban Cambiasso for Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro (2006)It took 25 passes for Argentina to score their second in a memorable World Cup 2006 win but for José Pékerman it was the realisation of years of work
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Football quiz: name the League Cup sponsorLook at the lists of winners and work out which version of the League Cup those teams won
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Ultra culture could help Premier League terraces take positive stepsUltra fans groups have long been a force for good at many European football clubs but they have been slow to catch on in Britain because of suspicions over aspects of tribal warfare
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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendAgüero to show Guardiola his worth, Hazard to hurt Mourinho again, West Brom out to bully Karius, and will Koeman get a reaction from Barkley and Mirallas?
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