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Henry best in Europe, say new Castrol Rankings

Fink Tank has crunched the latest data and Barcelona’s former Arsenal forward is the cream of the crop, followed by Lionel Messi

Benítez paying for lack of transfer funds

Fink Tank: selling Xabi Alonso is one reason for Liverpool's struggles, but not having money to spend is a bigger factor

Fergie time does exist in the Premier League

FInk Tank produces conclusive evidence that big clubs have more added time at the end of games when they really need it

The Fink Tank: Newcastle set for play-offs

Daniel Finkelstein crunches the stats and finds Newcastle's prospects are a mass of contradictions

Fink Tank: England still on right lines

Daniel Finkelstein crunches the stats and finds strength of national side continues to match that of domestic league

The Fink Tank: Manchester City perform above expectations

By analysing league table this early in a season against projected results it is clear that Mark Hughes’s team are leading the way

A fairer Premier League will be pointless

Dispense with the points instead decide who wins the Premier League title on goal difference entirely, says Daniel Finkelstein

Money does not equal success for big clubs

It is simply not possible to say with confidence that the transfer ban will harm Chelsea's chances of winning trophies

The Fink Tank: Madrid struggle to be Real deal

It remains to be seen whether the Spanish club's purchases have done enough to rectify their defensive problems

Capello's men driven to new heights

Analysis by the Fink Tank’s experts is to be used by Fifa to rank player performance during the 2010 World Cup finals

Football players do not get any better

Billy Beane's famous baseball philosophy also holds true for football: what you see at first is what you are getting

The Fink Tank: why Tévez won't fulfil my fantasy

More straightforward fantasy games rely on two things: a formula that it is possible to hack with a computer and luck

Fink Tank: City underdogs to make top four

Daniel Finkelstein finds that a computer model suggests Mark Hughes's side will struggle to qualify for Champions League

England dispel familiar myths

The national team are outperforming expectations and have climbed up the Fink Tank rankings to fourth in the world