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The rebirth of Valencia CF
With a restructured squad, ambition and exemplary performances, Valencia have finally returned to winning days. For several years now, the emblematic team of eastern Spain struggled to achieve something at the highest level, seeming content to play a secondary role, or even a tertiary role, playing to remain in La Liga. Excluded from the brilliant…
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La renaissance du FC Valence
Avec un effectif restructuré, une ambition assumée et des performances exemplaires, le FC Valence a définitivement retrouvé le cocktail de la gagne. Depuis plusieurs années, l’équipe emblématique de l’est de l’Espagne peinait à concrétiser au plus haut niveau, se contentant d’occuper un rôle secondaire voire tertiaire, en jouant le maintien. Évincés du brillant trio espagnol…
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A Tribute to El Pulpo
“Football is played with the head, your feet are just your tools.” – Andrea Pirlo. Andrea Pirlo’s quotes are something of a phenomenon with football fans. From him talking about playing PlayStation before a World Cup final, to this. A quote that was tailor-made for just a few legends of the game. Already, a few…
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From Scapegoat to Savior: David De Gea’s Rise To Manchester United Greatness
Signed from Atlético Madrid in 2011 for £18 million, the young, scruffy looking Spaniard had a huge task ahead of him. A record fee at the time, he was brought in to replace a club legend in Edwin Van Der Saar, a man who is one of Manchester United’s best ever goalkeepers; this is what…
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Road to 2022: Analyzing USMNTs’
The USMNT will face off against 3 rd ranked, and raining European champions Portugal on November 14th . This will be a huge opportunity for many new players in the USMNT pool, especially the young guns. The US unfortunately or fortunately is blessed with a lot of time right now to experiment, something that National…
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I cinque modi in cui Spalletti ha cambiato l’Inter
Luciano Spalletti è un tecnico complesso, mai banale, ed è riuscito a cambiare molte cose dal suo arrivo a Milano. Un ritratto dei punti che ha dovuto ritoccare maggiormente. Lo spazio Il cambiamento più evidente dell’Inter è il rapporto che i giocatori stanno instaurando con lo spazio in campo. La scorsa stagione, Frank De Boer…
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Fuel for the Burning Fire: How the Rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid Fans the Flames of Catalan Independence
Foreword I wrote this two years ago for my Senior Independent Project. A lot has changed, a lot has stayed the same. As the topic of Catalan independence continues to dominate the headlines, I think it’s appropriate to publish this project, a project that I spent months toiling over, and that still holds relevance to…
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Blowing up the Blueprint
On October 10, the United States did the unthinkable: they did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Needing just one point in Couva, they fell 2-1 to 83rd ranked Trinidad and Tobago. This is the first time since 1986 that the United State failed to qualify. But do not fret, I am here to tell…
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Where does US Soccer go from here?
Some may think that the embarrassment is only now settling in after the United States failed to qualify for the World Cup. For many Americans, this the first World Cup where they will not see their home side play the best of the best. However, the embarrassment has been a long time coming to those…
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Bizarro Bernabéu: Real Madrid’s season so far
From dominating FC Barcelona over two legs in the Supercopa de Espana to losing at home against Real Betis. You couldn’t possibly summarize Real Madrid in a more fitting way. Everything you need to know about Real Madrid’s 2017/18 campaign thus far. Hopes were high at the start of the 2017/18 campaign of Real Madrid.…
