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Jim Thwaites: Manchester United's Very Own Thiago Alcântara

Back in the summer of 2013, it was widely reported that Thiago Alcântara came incredibly close to joining Manchester United from Barcelona for a fee in the region of €20 million. David de Gea was...

Joshua Zirkzee: The Man Who Plays in Reverse

Football worships urgency. It is a game of acceleration, of relentless forward motion, of men who sprint toward destiny with the fury of a storm. We idolize the explosive, the ruthless, the strikers who charge...

Jesús Rodriguez: Real Betis' Diamond in the Rough

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Geovany Quenda to Chelsea: Shrewd Business Deal or Another Square Peg in a Round Hole?

Football is as much about loyalty, rivalry, and drama as it is about the tactical nous of managers and the skills of the players. Every so often, a transfer happens that gets tongues wagging across...

Victor Osimhen and the Physics of the Impossible

It starts with a whisper. A rustle in the wind. The kind of sound defenders pretend not to hear but feel in their bones. It is the sound of something inevitable. Something terrifying. Something that...