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Bitello: A Diamond Amongst The Rough
Ever since Arsenal acquired their first Brazilian player in Sylvinho back in 1999, the country has proven to be a source of great players for the Gunners such as Gilberto Silva and Edu. Though there have been a few recent duds in Willian, Julio Baptista and Andre Santos, the Premier League club under now sporting…
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The Best and Worst Examples of Casino Sponsorship in Football
Football is one of the most popular and lucrative sports in the world, attracting millions of fans and generating billions of dollars in revenue. As such, it is also a fertile ground for various forms of sponsorship, especially from the gambling industry. Casino sponsorship in football is a common practice that has been around for…
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Sunday Adetunji Admits Frustration Over Club Situation
After an impressive campaign at FC Shkupi, Nigerian international Sunday Adetunji looks set for a big move this summer after his contract’s expiry, with the 25-year-old currently a free agent. The former Nigeria U23 forward joined the 2022 North Macedonia champions on August 27, 2021, after a successful campaign at Rivers United in Nigeria’s top-flight…
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The Best and Worst Jerseys of the 2023 Women’s World Cup
The World Cup is back, which can only mean one thing – kit rankings! So let’s get straight to it – here are the 10 worst and 20 best shirts you’ll see across the 32 teams competing down under this summer. THE WORST 10. Vietnam Home To be honest, there’s nothing particularly…
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Brasileirão Week 15: Sublime São Paulo, Faultless Fogão and Royal Rumble in Rio
For the first time this season, some Brasileirão clubs were without a league fixture this weekend as América-Vasco and Corinthians-Grêmio were both rescheduled due to the latter rounds of the Copa do Brasil. For the other sixteen clubs in the most competitive top-flight in the world though, eight exciting fixtures would make up matchweek fifteen…
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West Ham Enter the Post-Rice Era
It’s official — the Declan Rice era is over in East London and instead shifts north to the red portion of the capital. Rice is a unicorn, two-way player who will succeed at the heart of Arsenal’s midfield. He is just that talented. It is therefore more productive to project how the future will unfold…
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Andoni Iraola Brings His Heavy Metal Football to Bournemouth
After narrowly avoiding the drop under Gary O’Neil in their return to the Premier League, Bournemouth have raised eyebrows by deciding to sack the 40-year-old Englishman and replace him with Spanish manager Andoni Iraola. After promising spells at AEK Larnaca, Mirandés and Rayo Vallecano, Iraola joins the Cherries on a two-year deal, and he will…
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What Is Going Wrong With Stellenbosch’s Defence?
Founded in 2016 following the relocation of Vasco da Gama F.C. to Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch FC were crowned champions of the National First Division on the final day of the 2018/19 season following a 0-0 draw with Maccabi FC, claiming the sole automatic promotion spot. The following season, they became the first team from Stellenbosch to…
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Lewis Hall: The Latest Cobham Star to Break Into Chelsea’s First Team
The last 12-13 months have no doubt seen significant changes occur at Chelsea Football Club as there have been loads of exits and arrivals, from Roman Abramovich selling the club to a Todd Boehly-led takeover and to Mauricio Pochettino being the fourth manager to coach the club during this period after the departures of Thomas…
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Why Bournemouth Decided to Sack Gary O’Neil After Guaranteeing Premier League Survival
Bournemouth owner Bill Foley’s decision to part ways with season-saving hero Gary O’Neil has been met with confusion throughout the football world. O’Neil led his Bournemouth side to another season of Premier League football following a largely embarrassing period under Scott Parker at the start of the 2022/2023 campaign. Parker’s comical outburst after the 9-0…
