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The Popularity of Sports Betting
Betting has been around since people first began watching sports. Betting is now prevalent in almost every sport. Its rapid expansion has turned it into a multibillion-dollar industry. It affects every sport in the world. Despite the fact that it is illegal in certain countries, people continue to bet on different sports. This is due…
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Player Analysis: Jonson Clarke-Harris
On 27 August 2020, Jonson Clarke-Harris re-joined Peterborough United, a team that HE had been a part of in 2012 but never managed to make a first-team appearance. The return was made due to Ivan Toney’s departure to Brentford. Toney scored 49 goals in 94 appearances in all competitions for Peterborough, so Clarke-Harris had quite…
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Player Analysis: Michael Olunga
As the Portuguese Jesuits broke new ground in South Japan, they brought not only the faith of Christianity but also a human marvel who consumed the interest of the locals. At the height of the Sengoku Jidai, a man of east African origin became somewhat of a fairground attraction. That interest eventually developed into…
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Bayern Munich Show Long-Term Faith in Julian Nagelsmann’s Natural Progression
It comes as little surprise that Bayern Munich have confirmed a deal to bring in Julian Nagelsmann as their head coach for the 2021/22 season. After Hansi Flick announced his intent to leave last week, there was only one man the club and the fans wanted and now, the 33-year-old from Landsberg, Bavaria, a Bayern…
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Player Analysis: Yacine Adli
With the billions at their disposal, there’s one thing that Paris Saint-Germain neglect, their youth. The capital of France, and its outskirts, is quite frankly a hub of footballing activity, the talent pool is exceptional, but it’s not utilised. The Île-de-France region has produced the likes of: Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappé, Anthony Martial, and N’Golo…
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Player Analysis: Renato Tapia
As Celta de Vigo slumped to an uninspiring 4-1 defeat to Real Sociedad last November, there was an all too familiar feeling around the club. Their fourth defeat in five, the Galicians were in the relegation zone. Again. And, as the rain began to pour onto the bright blue, empty seats of Balaídos, it was…
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Tyronne Ebuehi’s Tough Road Back to Top Form
At the end of the 2017/18 season, Tyronne Ebuehi was one of the brightest young talents in European football, his impressive performances helped ADO Den Haag to a 7th place finish in the Eredivisie. And in the same summer in which he was part of Nigeria’s World Cup campaign in Russia 2018, Ebuehi joined Benfica…
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Player Analysis: Nacho Fernández
The past decade has seen Real Madrid dominate European football, winning an unprecedented three Champions League trophies in a row as well as three league titles and two Copa del Rey trophies, but one area in which they have paled in comparison to other major European giants is their youth production rate. Whilst Real…
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Chidera Ejuke: CSKA Moscow’s Nigerian Winger
2019/20 was Chidera Ejuke’s breakout season in European football, Heerenveen paid €2 million to sign him from Norwegian giants Vålerenga in what turned out to be a profitable deal for all involved. The Nigerian winger quickly established himself as Heerenveen’s best player, his impressive performances backed up with his 10 goals and 6 assists in…
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Tactical Analysis: Inter’s Wide Overloads
Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta were trailblazers in Serie A with regards to their commitment to achieving wide overloads through using advanced centre backs, featuring drifting forwards and dropping midfielders; however, this season particularly has seen Inter adopt some of the methods used by Atalanta and improve on them through automatising and greater player quality. This…
