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Xabi Alonso, the professional we all aspire to be
Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are all gargantuan clubs in European football, having amassed 23 European Cups, or Champions Leagues, in their combined history. To have just one on your CV is a dream for millions. To have all three, though, points to a one-of-a-kind individual. What makes Xabi Alonso even more unique is…
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Quarterfinals Fan Preview: Ajax
With Ajax set to face Juventus, Breaking The Lines’ Zach Lowy chats to Ajax fan Nuel Weinchard. ZL: What do you expect for the Juve tie? NW: It will be difficult but I think it can be done. If you can beat Madrid, anything can be done. I don’t think we will lose at home, with…
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José Bordalás’s rise to managerial stardom
It’s been a fairytale season thus far for Getafe FC. And it’s all down to one man: José Bordalás. Many hadn’t even heard of him until a few weeks ago. So, who is the man that’s being compared to Diego Simeone, the man who has Getafe sitting at 4th place in La Liga, ahead of…
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Quarterfinals Fan Preview: FC Porto
Porto’s starting XI for tonight will come to an accumulative £47.7 million which is roughly 90% of the Naby Keita transfer deal from Leipzig to Liverpool. This sums up the task at hand that FC Porto will face tonight. As soon as the draw was made Porto were already written off as an easy tie…
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Interview with FC Dallas Youth Soccer VP Chris Hayden
Since establishing their academy in 2008, FC Dallas now lay claim to one of, if not the best academy in MLS. Breaking The Lines’ Abhishek Mishra talked to FC Dallas’s Vice President of Youth Soccer Chris Hayden on what makes FC Dallas’ academy so productive. AM: What are some core principles that you integrate into your…
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Quarterfinals Fan Preview: Manchester City
Manchester City prepare for a blockbuster all-English tie with Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham side, and will be hoping to better their efforts of previous seasons in Europe as Guardiola’s men look to do the unprecedented quadruple. The word ‘quadruple’ is usually used in passing until a team inevitably falls in one competition due to Christmas or…
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Quarterfinals Fan Preview: Tottenham Hotspur
With Spurs getting set to play Manchester City in the quarterfinals, Breaking The Lines co-owner Zach Lowy chats to ex-Yahoo writer Andrew Gaffney on Tottehanm’s chances. ZL: What are you expecting for Spurs going into the City game? AG: When the draw was made I don’t think I was alone in wanting to avoid Manchester City above…
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Quarterfinals Fan Preview: Barcelona
With Barcelona chasing their third treble in the past 10 years, Breaking The Lines co-creator Zach Lowy chats to Barcelona fan Emma Gabriel-Garcia on Barcelona’s Champions League chances. ZL: What have you made of Barcelona under Ernesto Valverde for the second season? EG: Good, great in fact. I think he’s learnt from the things he had trouble…
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Bengaluru FC and the renaissance of Indian Football
In early 2013, in an attempt to punch its way up from the increasing footballing limbo, India applied for the hosting rights of the 2017 FIFA Under 17 World Cup. Around the same time, the All India Football Federation meeting it decided that they would accept bids from corporates for forming a club and directly…
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Arkadiusz Milik – From an accident waiting to happen to becoming Napoli’s talismanic forward
Shades of Dennis Bergkamp prevailed as Arkadiusz Milik opened the scoring in Napoli’s 4-1 demolition of Roma on Sunday. The Polish forward has basked in the personal glory of a superb season already, and as his side cruised to a comprehensive victory at Stadio Olimpico, he took the vast bulk of headlines. Milik opened the…
