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The Sunday Evening the World’s Biggest Club Owners Bit off More Than They Could Chew
Normally after a good old helping of football over the weekend, I like to digest games and decipher what has caught my eye. It was almost impossible however to avoid the decadent predicament that all who love the game faced in a breathtaking 72 hours from the announcement on Sunday at midnight, to what now…
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Player Analysis: Daniel Bragança
Football is constantly changing, and as time progresses, new concepts and ideas are brought to us. However, some of those ideas never disappear, they just get recycled. Since the ’90s, the football world has changed a lot and many different periods were established. Coaches and teams are able to define a generation and certainly, Pep…
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The Super League: The Inevitable Arrival of a League Born Out of Greed
The Super League is here. There is hardly a fan that wanted it, but it’s here and it seemed as though it was inevitable. Twelve of Europe’s richest and most popular clubs are set to form a breakaway league in the most seismic change to European football in decades. This was news that broke the internet,…
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Player Analysis: Ruslan Malinovskyi
Since Gian Piero Gasperini was appointed coach of Atalanta in the summer of 2016, the Italian club has developed a reputation as one of the most entertaining teams in Europe, and the former Genoa and Inter tactician has brought the best out of creative players like Alejandro “Papu” Gómez and Josip Iličić. Unfortunately, a reported…
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Player Analysis: Nuno Mendes
It has been nothing short of a whirlwind year for Nuno Mendes. Since making his professional debut in a 1-0 victory against Paços de Ferreira, Mendes has solidified a starting spot in Rúben Amorim’s Sporting, played for the Portugal national team, and drawn attention from a host of top European clubs. Born in Sintra,…
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Player Analysis: Sardar Azmoun
In Mike Newell’s 2010 action fantasy film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, we follow a long-haired, tall, athletic, and dangerous Iranian who is respected by all and revered by most. Dastan’s footballing exploits are left unexplored; however, I like to think that if he were afforded the opportunity to have a ball between…
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Tactical Analysis: Tottenham Hotspur 2020/21
José Mourinho’s style of play has, and will always, come under scrutiny. Ever since he graced English football, his defensive, rigid, villain-like philosophies have always raised eyebrows. That situation is no different now with Tottenham Hotspur. It is always important to remember the incredible success Mourinho has had during his career, but this season, his tactics…
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Pedro Neto’s Emergence and the Impact His Injury Has On Portugal’s Euro Chances
Pedro Neto’s debut goal for the Portuguese national team was a ruthless combination of timing and technique; hammering the ball into the roof of the net from close range. It’s moments like that which make his absence from the European Championships such a massive blow for the Seleção’s chances of repeating their historic feat in…
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Player Analysis: David Turnbull
If you have watched Motherwell FC’s documentary, ‘David Turnbull: The Comeback Story’, you will have learned a few things: Motherwell have an exceptional media team, Scotland really does have terrible weather, and life can simply be cruel sometimes. The latter was certainly the case for David Turnbull. After a phenomenal 2018/19 breakthrough season where he…
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Player Analysis: Ethan Laird
On 8 January 2021, Ethan Laird left Manchester United’s development squad to Russell Martin’s MK Dons on a loan transfer until the end of the EFL season. Laird is a highly-touted prospect at Manchester United having spent the last 11 years at the Premier League club and is a versatile defender who can play both…
