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The Rise and Fall of Alexandre Pato
Many players have shown immense promise in their formative years, but ultimately failed to live up to the hype and expectations bestowed upon them by millions. Some fail due to poor attitude, some due to shady entourages, some due to cruel injuries. From Antonio Cassano to Ravel Morrison, a fair amount of players have enchanted the…
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Zach Lowy and Daniel Geey Discuss “Done Deal”
Daniel Geey, a leading lawyer in the football industry and the chairman of Football Aid, published his tell-all book “Done Deal: An Insider’s Guide to Football Contracts, Multi-Million Pound Transfers and Premier League Big Business” on January 24. Zach Lowy of Breaking The Lines talked to Geey about his experience working in English football and…
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European Super League: The Ungodly Fruit We Can’t Resist
“It’s all ‘bout the money / it’s all about the dum dum duh dee dum dum,” sang Swedish artist Meja in 1998. Cut to November 2018. Those same words sprung to my mind while I was perusing Der Spiegel’s investigative article “Documents Show Secret Plans for Elite League of Top Clubs.” Like Forbes put it, “it…
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Best Young Managers In The Football League
The English Football League is a hotbed for young, promising managers plying their trade, trying to work their way up the pyramid. Premier League bosses such as Sean Dyche, Eddie Howe and Chris Hughton all started their prestigious managerial careers in the lower leagues of English football. Don’t be surprised if some gaffers on this…
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Are Everton Heading In The Right Direction Under Marco Silva?
It was a rough start to 2018 for Everton Football Club. An absolutely horrid January featured losses to Manchester United and Tottenham in the league, along with a FA Cup loss to rivals Liverpool. The summer signings which Everton paid good fees for weren’t working out either. Things were teetering at Goodison, to the extent…
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Jan Bednarek: One Manager’s Trash Is Another Manager’s Treasure
Jan Bednarek has been resurgent since the arrival of Ralph Hasenhüttl at Southampton. The 22-year-old Polish international has flourished over the Christmas period, establishing himself as not just a first choice defender, but a fan favourite too. The Polish international was out of favour at the club under the previous regime, with Mark Hughes at…
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Scouting The Best Youngsters At The Sudamericano U-20
The South American Youth Football Championship is the South American qualifiers for the Under-20 World Cup – this year to take place in Poland. Only South American and African nations have yet to qualify , and it’s time for a hopefully brilliant tournament as usual. While there will be tons of revelations in this year’s…
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What’s Wrong With Gabriel Jesus?
It’s not easy leading the line for Brazil when your predecessors are Pelé, Romário, and Ronaldo Fenômeno. Just ask Fred, Luís Fabiano and even Robinho; anything other than bringing home the Copa do Mundo is regarded as a failure. So you could imagine the pressure on a 21-year-old Gabriel Jesus’ shoulders knowing that an entire nation was…
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Why Gregg Berhalter Is The Right Choice For The USMNT
In my last article, I was highly critical of the quality, or lack thereof, regarding coaching football in the United States. I wrote about how youth coaches in America prioritize speed over intelligence, how seriously European nations have taken coaching education, and the fact that the U.S. Soccer Foundation (USSF) still hadn’t hired a new…
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Why Chelsea Cannot Sell Callum Hudson-Odoi
Callum Hudson-Odoi is undoubtedly one of the hottest prospects in Europe right now, with Bayern Munich increasing their bids for the English winger, and with the Germans inching closer to the reported £40 million asking fee, it is possible that Hudson-Odoi will become the latest English winger, after Jadon Sancho, Ademola Lookman, and Reiss Nelson, to…
