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Analyzing Dean Smith’s First Match as Norwich City Manager
Southampton took the lead early on via a goal from Adam Armstrong, who had joined in the summer to replace attacking talisman Danny Ings, who left for Aston Villa for a whopping fee of £30 million after refusing to sign a new contract extension. With Ings missing out on a homecoming due to injury…
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Breaking Down Fiorentina’s €80m-rated Sharpshooter Dusan Vlahovic
Rumors about Dusan Vlahovic’s move become hot news every time he closes a giornata with goals. After it was reported that he doesn’t plan to extend his contract which will end in June 2023, big clubs such as Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur have become interested in his services, with La Viola reportedly setting his price…
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Player Analysis: Jonathan David
A mere eight months after ending Paris Saint-Germain’s domestic dominance and winning their first Ligue 1 title in a decade, Lille find themselves 12th in Ligue 1 after a summer exodus that saw them lose Boubakary Soumare, Luiz Araujo, Mike Maignan, and perhaps most importantly, manager Christophe Galtier. However, perhaps the lone shining light in…
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The Ultimate Bundesliga 2021/22 Data Analysis
The international breaks are an odd period in the football calendar, offering respite for some, monotonous friendlies for others, and career-defining qualifiers for the rest. Even in the world of sports journalism, the international break can throw a shoe-horn in regular plans, allowing individuals like myself to deviate from the normal schedule, and refine some…
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Scott Twine: Primed for a Seamless Rise to the Top
With a daily influx of fixtures and the ringing of fake crowd noise forever in our ears, football fan fatigue reached its peak through the first few months of this year, at least from a personal perspective, and I found myself searching for ways to restore my enthusiasm in the sport that started to become…
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Jonathan David: Lille’s Canadian Golden Boy
Born in the city that never sleeps at the turn of the new millennium, in Brooklyn on the 14th January of 2000, a new star in Jonathan Christian David had arrived. Emigrating to Haiti and then Canada, a new star was in the making. Not one to settle for success in Canadian Soccer or the…
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Mohamed Journi: The Libyan Midfield Maverick
Mohamed Journi was born in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on 7 May 2000. He began his career at Al Ahli Tripoli, appearing for their Under 23 team before transferring to Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in the summer of 2020. CS Sfaxien loaned Journi to fellow Tunisian club US Tataouine for a season. During…
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How Antonio Conte Could Transform Tottenham Hotspur
On November 2, 2021, Tottenham Hotspur announced the managerial appointment of Italian phenom Antonio Conte; a sluggish start to the new Premier League season under previous manager Nuno Espírito Santo saw the club slump to 9th in the table following four consecutive London derby defeats to Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Arsenal, and West Ham. Eventually,…
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Adama Traoré — Wolves’ Explosive Winger Who is Ready For The Next Step
Adama Traoré is one of the better players in the Premier League and has been for quite some time. With his combination of breakneck pace, excellent crossing, ferocious strength, and uncanny ability to exploit space whilst in possession, he has been a thorn in the side of opposing defenses for years now. One might…
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Exclusive Interview with Simão Sabrosa, Director of International Relations for SL Benfica
Breaking the Lines’ Zach Lowy had the chance to talk with Simão Sabrosa inside the offices of the Estadio Da Luz – house of SL Benfica, located in Lisbõa, Portugal. The legendary former player from Benfica talked about his new position with ‘The Eagles’ as the Director of International Relations. He shared with Zach about…
