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Player Analysis: Pedro ‘Pote’ Gonçalves
History is unfolding in Portugal. Sporting Clube de Portugal are on track to seal their first league title in 19 years and put an end to Benfica and Porto’s duopoly. Whilst the Leões came close to winning the Primeira in 2015/16 under the management of Jorge Jesus, they fell two points short as Rui Vitória’s…
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Player Analysis: Pau Torres
In this article, I will talk about perhaps one of the most underrated football players at the moment. With him not playing in a top club yet, some football fans still do not know the amount of quality that Pau Torres is capable of. The 24-year-old plays at Villareal and is doing a phenomenal job. …
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Scouting Report: Valentino Livramento
Chelsea’s world-famous academy are always producing talented youngsters, with the likes of Mason Mount, Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi already cementing their place in the first team. We know those players are full of quality. However, many are interested to find out who are the next batch of players are, and one of them is…
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Player Analysis: Anthony Nwakaeme
Located on the shores of the Black Sea, the city of Trabzon in Turkey is known for its rainy and cold weather during many months of the local football team’s season. The supporters of said team, Trabzonspor are known for their hard edge and undying passion but also for a sense of gloomy pessimism. …
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Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool Caught on Downward Spiral
On Thursday night, Liverpool’s bad form worsened when they lost to Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea 1-0 at Anfield. This was Liverpool’s fifth league defeat from their last six and a fifth straight home loss. Liverpool have now gone nine hours in the league at home without a goal from open play. The 2020/2021 season has not…
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Isolation-based Pressing in a 4-4-2
Porto played excellently in the 1st leg of their Round of 16 tie against Juventus at the Estádio do Dragão. The principal factor behind their victory was the efficacy of their pressing which successfully confined Juventus and prevented them from sustaining dangerous pressure. Federico Chiesa’s late goal means the game is still open going to…
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Michail Antonio: Matching Europe’s Best
West Ham United are having an excellent campaign. Currently in March and still challenging for European places, David Moyes has taken a side that finished 16th last season, to a season that surely no one could’ve seen coming. They’ve done this through hard work, defensive resilience, tactical flexibility and outstanding recruitment. It’s these new…
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Player Analysis: João Pedro
João Pedro has never had it particularly easy. In 2002, his father, an accomplished player in Brazil, was sentenced to 16 years in prison, leaving his mother to raise him on her own. She managed to save enough money to send her son to private school, making sacrifices in order to give him the best…
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Asante Kotoko and Veo Technologies: Bringing Analytics to the Ghanaian Game
In the last couple of years, Ghanaian football has endured a challenging rebuilding process. Local football structures are being closely examined and changes are being made in order to ensure a more robust footballing ecosystem for the future. Although a majority of the restructure has occurred at the national federation level, there have been quite…
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Scouting Report: Stephen Eustáquio
After decades of mediocrity and frustration, it seems things are finally looking up for Canadian soccer. Canada will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside the United States and Mexico, and they could be set to advance to the first World Cup since 1986. The Canucks begin the first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup…
