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Crysencio Summerville: Leeds United’s Breakthrough Star
Daniel James’ deadline-day departure to Premier League rivals Fulham, deemed controversial at the time by Leeds supporters, has afforded the Dutch starlet Crysencio Summerville with more opportunities to showcase his undoubted talent. Game after game went by with the club’s development squad where Summerville, deployed in multiple roles behind the striker, proved a class…
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Where Has It Gone Wrong for Rangers This Season?
Club football has stopped for a month due to the 2022 Qatar World Cup, and Rangers find themselves nine points behind leaders Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. On Monday, the 21st of November, Rangers sacked manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, a year and three days after he was appointed. The Dutchman had been in charge for…
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Can Argentina End Their 36-year World Cup Drought in Lionel Messi’s Last Hurrah?
If Qatar 2022 is the most controversial World Cup ever, then Argentina 1978 is now the second-most controversial. The tournament took place with the country under the control of a military junta, one that remained until 1983. The junta carried out rampant human rights abuses, as well as the disappearances of a rumoured 10,000 people.…
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Previewing Iran’s Chances in Qatar
Iran can be considered World Cup regulars as they have appeared in four of the last six editions of the tournament however, the next step for the nation is navigating a way through the group-stages and appearing in a first ever knockout phase and this might be the year to do that. Their manager…
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Can England End 56 Years of Hurt and Bring the World Cup Home?
As an England fan living here, it’s pretty easy to be pessimistic before this World Cup. The obvious controversies – better covered here –are the subject of constant media coverage, keeping the argument in the spotlight at all times. Social media ensures that fans argue about the tournament constantly without even being in each other’s…
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Kevin De Bruyne: Belgium’s Killer Pass Specialist
Over the last two decades, we have been able to witness the magic of various playmakers who have thrilled fans all over the world with what we often refer to as “killer passes,” or defence-splitting passes or line-breaking passes that produce goal-scoring opportunities for their attackers. They can also be regarded as the final pass…
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Previewing Senegal’s Chances for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2018 FIFA World Cup saw each of Africa’s five teams fail to qualify for the knockout round, with Egypt finishing bottom of Group A with 0 points, Morocco finishing bottom of Group B with 1 point, and Tunisia finishing third in Group G with 3 points. Nigeria looked set for a knockout round berth…
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Kylian Mbappé: The Little Prince Set For a Coronation in Qatar
After Mike Maignan, Presnel Kimpembe, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté and Christopher Nkunku, the latest injury-related absence to afflict France is Karim Benzema. For the first time in 44 years, the reigning Ballon d’Or winner and the runner-up will miss out on the World Cup with Benzema and Sadio Mané following in the footsteps of Allan…
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Serbia World Cup Preview — Part Three: The Centre-backs
Amongst Serbia’s national team, the defenders tend to get a lot of stick from the fanbase. Some of that is justified, however, a healthy portion of it is not. Is Serbia’s defence really that bad compared to other nations, or do the underlying numbers suggest something different? And what are the main reasons why Serbia…
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Serbia World Cup Preview — Part Two: The Wing-Backs
In any 3-at-the-back formation, the wing-backs play a significant role, but in a 3–5–2 with an attacking midfielder and two strikers up top, their importance gets magnified, as they have the entire wing to themselves. Serbia originally went down this route because of a lack of quality fullbacks, but the Balkan nation hasn’t looked…
