The 2010-11 Premier League season will see top flight clubs forced to comply with rules over the size and make-up of their squads.

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Earlier, Osasuna moved four points clear of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win at home to eighth-placed Getafe, while Athletic Bilbao all but secured another year in the top flight with a 2-1 win over bottom club Mallorca.

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Meanwhile, Italy secured promotion back to the top flight with a 2-0 win over Ukraine to complete a 100% record in the tournament, while Romania's stay in Division One was a brief one as they were relegated following a 5-1 loss to Holland.

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The level of attention that a top-flight footballer gives over to mundane things such as practice, hydration, rest and nutrition is both extremely important if you are to maintain any success in the game and yet, at the same time, incredibly frustrating because it accounts for a lot of time that could be spent stimulating the mind.

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For a man who has managed in the top-flight of English and Spanish football, taking over a club at the bottom of the Nationwide Conference might have seemed like one job too far.

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Watford clinched their top-flight berth with a 3-0 win over Leeds in the play-off final.

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The youngster went on to score 17 goals in 63 top-flight games over three seasons.

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Over all, the model proves stable: With Congress passing monstrosities like Dodd-Frank and the Affordable Care Act, top-flight legal talent is needed more than ever to guide well-heeled clients through the growing regulatory maze.

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It is a long way from last July when they were taken over by Middle Eastern consortium Munto, with the much-heralded plan of leading the league's oldest club to the top flight within five years.

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