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Nuno Tavares’ Ascent to Arsenal
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Benfica decided to go against the grain and reclaim what was rightfully theirs. After falling short to Porto in the league for the second time in three years, the club, in an attempt to curry favor with president Luís Filipe Vieira before the upcoming elections, engineered the biggest…
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The History of Golden Boot Winners at the Euros
Many facts about the men’s European Championships are well-known, like that it started in 1960 and Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top-scorer with 14 goals. However, you may not be aware of the individual Golden Boot winners in each edition since the European Nations Cup as it was initially known started 60 years ago with…
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Player Analysis: Memphis Depay
Dutch players have come and gone from the Premier League, some have been a roaring success like Dennis Bergkamp or Robin van Persie, some not so much like Nigel de Jong but in the summer of 2015 when Manchester United splashed out £25million on the Dutch sensation Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven on the insistence…
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Player Analysis: Glen Kamara
It’s Christmas 2019, and a man walks into a bar and opens his briefcase. He tells everyone in that bar that he has £50,000 to spend and wants to purchase something then and there. Every man and woman in the bar approaches him with an idea; however, only a few stick out to the savvy…
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Behind Closed Doors: The Most Iconic Halftime Moments in Football History
Whether it’s heart attacks or fistfights, historic speeches or cathartic rants, the halftime dressing room is a lion’s den… They say football is a game of two halves but that short interval between when the players traipse back to the dressing room is often overlooked amidst the excitement of the game. This is where…
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Can Patrik Schick Emulate Milan Baroš’ Golden Boot Heroics?
Fans of the Czech Republic will have nothing but fond memories of Euro 2004, where their nation topped a tough Group D, which contained the Netherlands, Germany and Latvia, before going all the way to the semi-finals of the tournament, and now Euro 2020 is shaping up to be another European Championships to remember for…
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Who Are the Breakout Stars of Euro 2020?
We’ve waited a long time for the European Championships to come around what with the 12 month delay but, boy oh boy, have they been worth the wait. Here we take a look at five of the breakout stars of Euro 2020. Before we throw the five names out, what constitutes a breakout star?…
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Analyzing Italy’s Euro 2020 Campaign under Roberto Mancini
After losing the World Cup in 2018, Italy is back with a bang with strong team play and better tactics. The improvement is observed in the team with several changes in the attacking, defense, and formation of the team. Till now, Italy has been unstoppable and won 30 matches with 11 clean sheets. Along…
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Tactical Analysis: Germany vs. England
It’s coming home! Probably. Maybe. England will at least be final bound, right? Who knows. But what we do know is that England finally have beaten Germany in a knockout stage of a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup, failing to do so four times since then (1970, 1990, 1996, 2010). The first…
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Tactical Preview: Belgium vs. Italy
As we reach the business end of Euro 2020, it’s been nothing short of an entertaining showcase. This edition of the tournament will arguably go down in history as one of the best in recent times. We’ve been spoilt with all sorts of drama, from a flurry of own goals to David & Goliath clashes…
