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Player Profile: Okay Yokuslu
Okay Yokuslu is a 6’3” defensive midfielder from Turkey, currently playing for West Bromwich Albion. He began his professional career at Turkish side Altay before spells at Kayserispor and Trabzonspor earnt him a move to Celta Vigo. His time in Spain started off well but managerial change and the signing of Renato Tapia led to the…
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The Latest Ascent in André Gomes’ Rollercoaster Career
The career of Portuguese center midfielder André Gomes has been a rollercoaster thus far. Its track has enjoyed some high peaks and endured some low valleys, but now it seems it’s climbing another hill with LOSC Lille in France’s Ligue 1. The Grijó native started his football journey by bouncing around the academies of…
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Exclusive Interview with Daily Mail Journalist Mike Keegan
You have written the book ‘This is How it Feels: An English football miracle’ all about Oldham Athletic and their remarkable rise to the top flight of English Football in the 1990’s under Joe Royle. Before we get to the success, what was the history of Oldham like pre-Joe Royle? “How long have you…
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Bobby Williamson; A Decade in African Football
In the final part of our interview with Bobby Williamson, having heard of the tales of his journey across football in the UK, we explore his unique experience across African football, while also exploring more into African football itself. Back in May, African football made the headlines after Mario Balotelli sent out a message…
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Sam North on the Growth and Future of Footy Adventures
Your YouTube channel ‘Footy Adventures’ has had phenomenal success in 2021. For those who haven’t watched before, what is your channel all about? “Thank you very much! I feel duty-bound to tell the stories of every football club. As much as I love to cover Celtic, Rangers, Newcastle, Liverpool, Arsenal and other huge…
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Bobby Williamson: Scottish Cup Success and a Reflection on the Rugby Park Day
A man who is so well known within Scottish football is Bobby Williamson, having played at Clydebank, Rangers, West Brom, Rotherham and Kilmarnock as a striker scoring over 140 goals in his professional career. He then turned his hand rather unexpectedly to management where he went on to have a 20-year career, before taking the…
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Guy Kilty: Producing The Price of Football is an Absolute Joy
Both Kieran Maguire and Kevin Day credit you with the idea behind The Price of Football. What inspired you to create The Price of Football podcast as we know it today? “I started my own podcast production company – Dap Dip – and I knew I wanted to create a show that would have…
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Ivan Perisic Struggles to Convince at Tottenham
The signing of Ivan Perisic was met with much excitement by the Tottenham faithful. The Croatian was a key piece of Antonio Conte’s Scudetto-winning team in 2020-2021 and has been one of Europe’s most consistent players over the last decade. When he was signed by the Italian for the North London outfit, he was…
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Vitor Roque: The New Aguero?
Victor Hugo Roque Ferreira or simply Vitor Roque is a player who has made quite the noise around Brazil and recently in Europe for the past couple of months. Despite at the time of writing him not even being 18, Vitor already has 13 goals in 47 appearances at senior level and has clubs from…
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7 Stories to Look Out for in the March International Break
1. New Beginnings: Portugal Start Life With Roberto Martinez Roberto Martinez should have a comfortable settling-in period, his Portugal side take on Liechtenstein at home and then travel to play an ever-improving Luxembourg. The bigger questions may well be about Martinez’s squad selection rather than the on-field performances. The former Belgium manager has…
