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A Look in the Past: Brief History of Soccer
Today, soccer or football is easily the biggest sport in the world. No other sporting competition even comes close to the average viewership of tournaments like the FIFA world cup. But there’s a lot more because today’s viewers can enjoy their favorite sport all year round. How? There is just so much high-level club football…
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Brandon Williams and Nathan Bishop Raise Money and Awareness for Manchester’s Homeless Population with Centrepoint
Manchester United’s Brandon Williams and Nathan Bishop recently took the time to visit Centrepoint’s assessment site in the heart of Manchester. The players met with staff to further understand the issues surrounding youth homelessness, meeting those who are the first point-of-call for young people aged 18-25 across Greater Manchester and beyond. Touring the hub,…
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Livingston Boss David Martindale on Chances of Finishing in the Top 4, VAR in Scottish Football, and Potential European Football for Livi
I would like to congratulate you on winning manager of the month, that must have been a nice moment for you. “Yeah, it was good, it was good to get recognised, but the awards are team awards. They’re for the players and staff, and I’m just the lucky individual who picks it up and…
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Will Manchester United Be Better Without Cristiano Ronaldo Around the Squad?
Now that Cristiano Ronaldo has finally left Manchester United, will they be a better team without him in the squad? Read on. After a damaging interview with Piers Morgan on November 14th, 2022, which aired in two parts over November 16th-17th, the wheels were set in motion that led to Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Manchester…
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Jamal Musiala: The Naturally Gifted Phenomenon
Steffen Tepel is a former junior combined skier World Champion, who now specialises as a neuro-athletics coach. He believes football is heavily dependent upon your visual and cognitive skills, and mentors many elite footballers to help with their agility, peripheral vision and decision-making. Tepel explained to SPOX how players should dribble without fixation upon…
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Tactical Analysis: England 3-0 Senegal
After topping their group with 7 points and 9 goals, England showed their class against the recently crowned AFCON champions, Senegal, after a challenging start in their round of 16 battle. Gareth Southgate opted with much of the same starting eleven that impressed against Wales in their final group game. Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka replaced…
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How Morocco Condemned Spain to a Second Straight Penalty Shootout Elimination in the Round of 16
Morocco continues to make history in Qatar 2022 and take out Spain from the Round of 16 in the World Cup and qualifies for the next round against Portugal, a match that was complicated for both teams, a penalty shoot-out was resorted to determine the winner and here Bono was the national champion of Morocco…
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How Morocco Made it to the World Cup Quarterfinals for the First Time in Their History
President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa said: “The development of football in Morocco should be based on a three-pronged approach focusing on facilities, talent and well-qualified staff. My Federation colleagues and I are certain that these three things must be in place to ensure proper development.” This dedication to improving the footballing…
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How Morocco Became the World Cup’s Biggest Overachievers
Eyebrows were raised in August when the Royal Moroccan Football Federation made the decision to sack manager Vahid Halilhodžić just 3 months before the start of the 2022 World Cup, but that risk has paid dividends during the tournament thus far. The Bosnian saw his tenure end due in part to the disappointing Quarterfinal defeat…
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Player Analysis: Facundo Torres
Uruguay have crashed out of the FIFA World Cup at the group stage for the first time since 2002, and with Luis Suárez (35), Edinson Cavani (35), Diego Godín, Martín Cáceres (35) and various veteran players entering the final years of their career and Diego Alonso leaving his position as manager, one thing is clear:…
