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    The race for the poisoned chalice

    By The Insider

    Saturday, May 16, 2009

    The increasingly uninspiring race to finish seventh in the Premier League reached 'boiling point' on the penultimate weekend of the season at White Hart Lane. Long gone are the days when English clubs chased the dream of European football with relish as the prospect of dipping your toe in UEFA's refurbished Europa League hardly sets the pulse racing. With qualifying rounds for the second string European club competition starting in late July and more than 20 games to negotiate in some ...

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