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Le opzioni della Juventus per il dopo – Bonucci
Il Milan, in una nota del club, “comunica di aver sottoscritto con Juventus FC un contratto di trasferimento a titolo definitivo del giocatore Leonardo Bonucci“. È fatta. Quello che fino a poche ore fa sembrava impossibile (il passaggio del difensore azzurro ad un’altra squadra italiana) è invece diventato realtà. Il primo, vero, colpo di mercato…
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The Beautiful Game is Growing in America: FC Cincinnati is Proof
The beautiful game has seen unbelievable growth in America over the past two decades but the growth has sped up exponentially as of late. New clubs are being created, there will even be a new league introduced in the future as USL will introduce “USL D3” in the 2019 season. USL spent lots of years…
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Tactical Analysis: RB Leipzig 4-0 Rangers FC
In an intriguing mid-season friendly, Bayern’s closest Bundesliga rivals RaesenBall Leipzig challenged Mark Warburton’s Rangers. In what is supposed to be preparation for inevitable foreign competition in Europe next season, the sides would meet at the Red Bull Arena in a fixture set up to provide an opportunity for experimentation. Leipzig lined-up in their typical…
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Rangers crash out of Europe – What next for Pedro Caixinha?
Rangers European trip is over and manager Pedro Caixinha is in the hot seat. His road to redemption is now longer than expected after Rangers suffered an embarrassing elimination by Luxembourgian club Progrès Niederkorn losing 2-1 on aggregate. The result was a terrible way to return to European football for Rangers after a six seasons hiatus…
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Tactical Analysis: Metz 2 – 4 OGC Nice
Throughout the 2016/17 footballing season, there were many interesting matches. Many of these go relatively unnoticed in the chaos of the schedule and are neglected in terms of the depth they deserve. In a BTL exclusive feature, writer Ross Eaton (@boxtoboxcb) will be analysing a series of these intriguing football matches… On gameweek 10 of…
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Calhanoglu è del Milan: come lo utilizzerà Montella?
Hakan Calhanoglu, 23 anni, trequartista e specialista dei calci piazzati, è il sesto acquisto del Milan targato Marco Fassone e Massimiliano Mirabelli. Dal punto di vista tecnico, il neo-acquisto alza il livello qualitativo della rosa rossonera con Calhanoglu che, oltre alla nota precisione sui calci di punizione e sugli angoli, porta in dote un buon…
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The recipe for success in south-east London
For many lovers of the english game, The Valley hasn’t been quickly forgotten from its extensive stay in the top flight. The Addicks spent the better part of the 2000’s in the premier league (2000-2007) and still stand out from the unknown masses of teams in the lower half of the championship and everything below.…
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Grandeza sólida: La Juventus de Allegri
“En el juego, para ir cogiendo altura con los hombres de fuera necesito interacciones por dentro y como solo hay una cosa que ordene y desordene a un equipo, que es la pelota, esto permite a todos mis jugadores estar en ejes y alturas distintas”, lo explicaba Juan Manuel Lillo en el libro Pep Guardiola.…
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Where do golden generations come from?
Political involvement in football dates back as far as we can remember. Even the origins of modern football are delved in political intrigue, when the inhabitants of a small east English town played a game of football with the decapitated head of a Danish prince. In the 1950’s, Real Madrid were accused of receiving special…
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Tactical Analysis: Olympique Lyonnais – Les Gones Are All Right
With Olympique Lyonnais sitting in 4th place, 21 points off the leaders Monaco, their season may seem a fruitless one, but recently they have been playing some immaculate football. While not doing the best in Ligue 1, they have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League, after getting knocked out of the Champions League…
