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Tactical Overview: Women’s World Cup Group Stage
The Women’s World Cup started on June 7th and has been a complete success. Full stadiums, broadcasting records, a lot of inspirational stories and the most important: quality soccer. In a competition whose consequences and effects go beyond the field and the actual games, fighting for gender equality and women’s rights, women’s soccer is growing…
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How does Zlatan’s LA Galaxy Journey Measure Up after a Year?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s current stint in MLS could best be described as vibrant. From a 40-yard volley minutes into his debut to choking NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson and only getting a yellow card, the Swede has constantly been in the limelight. As Zlatan goes past his 1-year mark in American soccer, I’ll take a look back…
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How does the current England Under-21 squad compare to the 2009 European Championship squad?
The word ‘Golden generation’ is brandished a lot in association with young Three Lions squads gone by. But when looking through the current squad that has been picked for the Under-21 European Championships in France, it’s hard to take your eyes away from the talent that is laced throughout the core of the team. Previously,…
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Leonardo Semplici’s steady ship at SPAL
Situated a stone throw away from the Po river, Ferrara is city in the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy that is more known for art and architecture, especially in comparison to their more industrialized regional counterparts. Its football team does not go by the name of the city but the acronym SPAL, which stands…
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Breaking down the USWNT’s 13-0 victory over Thailand
The USWNT beat Thailand by an impressive 13-0 score. The American team is one of the favorites to win the World Cup, a trophy they currently hold from their 2015 campaign. Their performance was at the top of their level, with a lot of chances created, 40 shots on total, with half of them going…
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Football and Learning in Toulon
Over the first two weeks of June, I had the unique privilege of covering the Toulon Tournament, one of the most prestigious youth tournaments in football. What brought me to this opportunity was somewhat fortuitous—and also a bit of Déjà vu. A few months ago, on a random college night, my mind went searching…
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Paxton Pomykal: Dallas’s next star
The U-20 World Cup being played in Poland has brought us different emotions and feelings. Excitement, uncertainty, suspense, drama and pleasure, all of it in a competition played by young men who are trying to showcase themselves every day, while honoring and fighting for the colors of their country. I will emphasize a thing that…
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Interview with Jayson Molumby
As Ireland approach the semifinals of the Toulon Tournament, Zach Lowy spoke to the Ireland captain Jayson Molumby. ZL: I noticed a lot of interceptions from you, breaking up a lot of Bahrain attacks. What would you say is your strongest skill in midfield? JM: I think probably my work rate. I work hard for…
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Toulon Tournament: Match 10: Brazil-Qatar
There was a moment during the match where, after lunging to make a tackle, Qatar’s Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag tried to get back onto his feet, before his head met the sheer brunt of a Lucas Fernandes shot whilst in mid-rise. That was basically the jist of this game. With their qualification to the semis already…
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Toulon Tournament: Match 9: Brazil-France
Going into the most star-studded match of the group stage, we knew what we were getting into. We knew that the French side, despite their ferocious performance against Qatar, was still largely packed with precocious teenagers, many of whom were still cutting their teeth in academy football, few of which had actually managed regular minutes…
