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Round of 16 Fan Preview: FC Basel
In the summer, Basel had to make changes on top, as the chairman, the director of football and the whole board had to be replaced. New director of football Marco Streller decided to sack manager Urs Fischer and replace him with former Swiss international and Basel U21 manager Raphael Wicky. The team largely stayed intact…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Porto
It’s a tough cup tie coming up for Porto vs Liverpool, but is it mission impossible? I certainly don’t think so. This 2 leg playoff between both these clubs is difficult for one just as it is for the other. FC Porto have been a whole new club under Sergio Conceicao and have been the…
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What the January Transfer Window Means For Arsenal’s Future
Just a few days after Alexis Sanchez left Arsenal to sign for Manchester United, and pretending to play the piano in the process, Arsenal again were in crisis mode. With one world class star already gone, many wondered if Mesut Ozil, the world’s most gifted and talented playmaker, would take his talents elsewhere. Surely he…
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Crisis Blanca: Lesiones y Ubicaciones
El Real Madrid ha tocado fondo, Zidane ha abierto el vestuario y no ha encontrado soluciones. En una evidente crisis, el club blanco terminó con la “Felizidane” y el “Minuto noventa y Ramos” para convertirse en un equipo que juega al fútbol teniendo poca intensidad en su juego, insuficiente recursos con el balón que a…
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Five Reasons Why Man United’s Alexis Sánchez Signing Video Is The Perfect Transfer Announcement
With football clubs constantly competing for the most retweets, the most views, and the most prestige on social media, the transfer announcement has gone from a pleasant formality to a desperately expected end to a transfer saga. The method varies: Real Madrid keeps it simple with their ‘Comunicado Oficial,’ PSG keeps it simple on…
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A look back at the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and Cristian Roldan
The MLS SuperDraft is always a crazy day with a lot of craziness happening. For one, the draft usually features less “standout players” than most other American sports and the top prospects often turn out to have the most success. Every now and again you get the Chris Wondolowski’s of the world who turn out…
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Breaking The Lines: One Year On
I launched Breaking The Lines as a young, confused kid coming off his first semester of college. I came into first semester thinking I was ready for the real world; it turns out I wasn’t even ready for secondary school. I dreaded every single option around me, from the mountain of student loan debt I’d…
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Si scrive Europa League, si legge mini Champions League
Terminata la fase a gironi, è tempo di tracciare un primo bilancio sull’ Europa League 2017/18 che ha visto i ritorni dell’ Arsenal dopo vent’anni e del Milan, partito addirittura dal terzo turno di qualificazione a fine Luglio. Le dodici squadre che hanno vinto la group stage [Villarreal, Dinamo di Kiev, Braga, Milan, Atalanta, Lokomotiv…
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The Footballing World Needs to Give Granit Xhaka Some Leniency
What is the fondest memory of your childhood? It’s often the usual suspects: going to your first party, a trip to the amusement park, asking that girl out and she saying yes, that magical vacation to New York…. For me, I tend to harken back to the good old days. An era of simplicity, kerosene-lit…
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El renacimiento del Valencia CF
Con un plantel reestructurado, ambición y rendimientos ejemplares, el Valencia finalmente ha regresado a los días ganadores. Desde hace varios años, el equipo emblemático del este de España luchó por lograr algo al más alto nivel, pareció contento con desempeñar un papel secundario, incluso un papel terciario, jugando para permanecer en la Liga. Excluido del…
