Esmir Bajraktarević: The €8m Ticking ClockHis parents fled a war, landed in Wisconsin with nothing except the belief that somewhere, eventually, things would be okay. They built a life in Appleton. They raised a son who fell in love with...
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Folarin Balogun: Raised in The Hale End, Made for the USAFolarin Balogun’s career has never really followed the easiest route. Born in Brooklyn, raised in London, and developed through Arsenal’s Hale End academy, his footballing identity has always had different influences pulling together. He came...
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Marc Pubill: The Full-Back Simeone Turned Into a Centre-BackSome players arrive at a club to fill a position. Others arrive and end up redefining what that position means altogether. Marc Pubill belongs to the second category. His story at Atlético de Madrid is...
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The Little Treble, What Is It, and Who Has Won It?The treble, probably the most coveted achievement in club football, besides your club getting bought out by people who have done crimes against humanity to artificially pump it full of cash. But I digress. Only...
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Ezri Konsa: The Quiet Warrior Who Refused to Be ForgottenThere are footballers who arrive with fireworks. Then there are footballers who arrive with silence.No headlines. No fanfare. No marketing campaign. No endless debates on television about whether they are the future of English football....
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