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What to Expect from Chelsea’s Newest Signing David Datro Fofana
In February 2021, an unknown Ivorian 18-year-old prospect was signed by Molde in an attempt to rejuvenate and rebuild after being trounced to the Eliteserien title in the 2020 episode of the pinnacle of Norwegian football by a substantial 19-point gap. Molde’s performance had only minimally regressed from the antecedent season; a deficit of 6…
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Rangers Captain James Tavernier Scores His 100th Career Goal – Not Bad for a Full-Back!
Rangers captain James Tavernier scored his 100th career goal from the penalty spot against Celtic in the second Old Firm Derby of the season, which ended 2-2 on January 2. The English right back has been on a long journey since signing for the Ibrox club while in the Scottish Championship in 2015, having featured…
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Wolverhampton Wanderers, Champions of the USA
Soccer, as the Americans call it, has had its fair share of ups and downs in the land of the free (spending) and the home of the brave (rule changes). Highlights of them trying to make the game more appealing to American audiences include replacing the offside rule with a “Blue Line”, penalty shots that…
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Argentina and France’s Road to the World Cup Final: Part Two — France’s Emergence on the World Stage
A new transitional period followed that saw the French national team fail to qualify for the 1988 Euros and the 1990 World Cup. This period, however, saw developments behind the scenes that would impact world football to this day. The Clairefontaine academy, which cost 104 million francs to produce, was inaugurated in 1988 and a…
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Analyzing Recent Set-Piece Trends in the Premier League
From Nicolas Jover at Arsenal to Bernardo Cueva at Brentford to Gianni Vio at Tottenham, more and more Premier League teams are investing in set-piece coaches and creating goal-scoring scenarios with well-worked set-piece routines. Today, we’ll be taking a look at four unique corner kicks from the past few weeks of the Premier League season.…
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Racing Club de Strasbourg: The History Behind Les Bleu et Blanc
The full-time whistle blew on May 21st, 2022 and Racing Club Strasbourg Alsace’s players found out that what could have been a famous day in the club’s history was relegated to one they would want to forget. It had not mattered that they were losing 4-0 to Ligue 1 giants Olympique Marseille because they were…
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Kaoru Mitoma: Brighton’s Japanese Unicorn in Attack
Brighton’s recruitment has been impressive these past few years and credit must be given to owner Tony Bloom, as he has used his data management background to transform the small South Coast club into the envy of the rest of the league. Data has always been used in elite football, but Brighton have placed a heavier…
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Cheap and Sensible Transfers That Manchester United Should Consider in 2023
Inspired by TifoFootball’s series of sensible transfers, I will attempt to pinpoint players that big and small sides in the Premier League and beyond can sign. The upper budget limit will be 15 million Euros, which in today’s transfer market is practically a pittance. All valuations are taken from Transfermarkt. The key area United…
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Benoît Badiashile to Chelsea: A Multi-faceted Data Analysis
Chelsea have completed the signing of Benoît Badiashile from Monaco on a contract through June 2030, with the London club paying a total fee of €38 million for the 21-year-old French youth international. Badiashile is the latest center back to join Chelsea over the past year after Wesley Fofana and Kalidou Koulibaly’s arrivals last summer,…
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How Enzo Fernández Has Lived up to the Hype and Delivered on the World’s Biggest Stage for Argentina
Throughout the current 2022/23 season, Enzo Fernández has emerged as one of the most talented midfielders in European football. Having only joined Benfica from Argentine giants River Plate in the summer of 2022, Fernández has quickly proven that the reported €10 million (plus an additional €8 million) fee Benfica paid to acquire his services was a considerable…
