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Raoul Bellanova: Cagliari’s Buccaneering Right Back
Raoul Bellanova has had a merry-go-round experience in the early years of his professional football career, moving from club to club in search of stability and consistent minutes. After spending more than a decade in the AC Milan youth system, the Italian right-back was acquired by French club Girondins de Bordeaux in January 2019…
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Breaking Down Arsenal’s 2003/04 Invincible Season
“It’s not impossible to go the season unbeaten and I can’t see a reason why it’s shocking to say that”-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. This statement was largely met with ridicule by the British media ahead of the 02/03 season. And when the 02/03 season ended, it seemed like the media was proven right as…
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How Will Burnley Fare Without Sean Dyche?
Until last Friday, Sean Dyche was the longest-serving manager currently in the Premier League, spending almost a decade at Turf Moor. But the Clarets hierarchy opted for a change, to give the club ‘the best possible chance of retaining its Premier League status,’ one which Dyche had helped them maintain since 2016. The…
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Consistency Was the Key for Greg Taylor to Earn Regular Celtic Place
Greg Taylor arrived at Celtic in 2019 under Neil Lennon as Celtic chased nine league titles in a row. He was a part of the Celtic side who clinched that feat although not a mainstay in the team due to his arrival late in the summer window. Unfortunately, for Taylor and for Celtic, his…
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Thomas Partey: The Ghanaian Dynamite in Arsenal’s Midfield
It’s no longer news that the Super Eagles of Nigeria did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup after watching Ghana, qualify on an away goal despite a one nil draw at the M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria. The match had a chaotic and tragic end, as the CAF/FIFA Official Dr. Joseph Kabungo died…
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Christian Eriksen’s Revival in Brentford
The events of 12th June 2021 will be etched in football history forever. Whilst playing for Denmark against Finland in the group stages of Euro 2020, Christian Eriksen, Denmark’s footballing hope, suffered a cardiac arrest. The disturbing scene of the Danish medical team performing CPR on Eriksen was laid bare for the whole world…
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Christian Norgaard: Brentford’s All-action Midfielder
Brentford haven’t been quite as abrasive as Sheffield United and Leeds United in their assault on the Premier League. After all, two of Yorkshire’s most decorated clubs had old scores to settle, a reputation to live up to. This is new territory for the West London outfit. They’ve had to learn the hard way. …
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Viktor Gyokeres – Coventry’s Swedish Revelation This Season A Key Factor In Sky Blues’ Success
Coventry have been another surprise package in the Championship this season, a league renowned for favouring the underdog. In and around the promotion spots for large spells of the season, the Sky Blues have unfortunately tailed off in recent weeks – it’s hard to constantly keep up those levels over an entire season, Mark…
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How Villarreal Became European Football’s Ever-Present Underdog
When Gerónimo Rulli saved a David de Gea penalty in the 2021 Europa League Final shoot-out, he etched perhaps the greatest underdog story in Spanish football history into the record books, putting his side into the pantheon of great European upsets. Villarreal had won a trophy they, quite frankly, had no right to win. …
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Real Madrid vs. Osasuna: Four Things We Learned From Los Blancos’ 3-1 Win in El Sadar
Real Madrid continued their quest for a 35th league title on Wednesday night as they traveled to Pamplona to face Osasuna at El Sadar. Going into the midweek fixtures, Real Madrid were 14 points clear at the top of La Liga with 6 games to go and needed 7 more points to clinch the title. …
