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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar: The Prince Returns to his Fallen Kingdom
Whether you have been out of work, lost a family member, or have been forced to put your life on hold due to an unprecedented pandemic, 2020 has been a year to forget for everyone. Amongst all the loneliness, and heartache that has been endured across the past 365 days, the only reassurance for many…
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Graham Potter’s Brighton: Do the Seagulls Have Enough To Avoid Relegation?
In their last two league games, Brighton & Hove Albion have played some of the most beautiful football we’ve seen this season. Yet, they stay a side languishing in 16th place after having played 19 games. Many experts have predicted Brighton to find themselves in a tough relegation battle and not make it to the…
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Player Analysis: Mikel Damsgaard
When Danish international Christian Eriksen joined Inter in January 2020, his unveiling by the club was a glamourous one. He was presented at La Scala, the premier opera house in Milan, and wore a stylish black suit, which was quite fitting considering the city’s status in the fashion world. Unfortunately for the former Tottenham Hotspur…
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FC Barcelona’s Presidential Elections: How the Blaugrana Reached the Current Crisis and Who the Candidates Are
FC Barcelona is one of the premier clubs in Spanish and European football. With 5 UEFA Champions League trophies; 26 La Liga trophies and 30 Copa del Rey triumphs in its history, it’s clear to see that the Catalan club have earned the right to be considered one of the biggest clubs in the world.…
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Tactical Analysis: Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday 17 of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season began on Tuesday, January 19, with a variety of appetizing matches; Borussia Mönchengladbach narrowly defeated Werder Bremen at home, Wolfsburg took all three points at Mainz, and Hoffenheim thrashed Hertha Berlin at the Olympiastadion to put Hertha manager Bruno Labbadia in even greater jeopardy of losing his job,…
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Player Analysis: Thiago Almada
Despite a significant slump in local competitiveness and constant economic plights, the Argentine first division (currently known as the Liga Profesional de Fútbol) continues to generate interest all around the world as the search for the next up-and-coming world-beater to come from such a prolific line of production continues. However, in recent years this…
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Data Analysis: Emile Smith Rowe
Heading into Boxing Day, Arsenal sat 15th experiencing their worst start to a campaign since 1974/75 and the club flirting with the relegation zone. Confidence was at an all-time low, pitiable performances from experienced heads and player social media feeds filling with apologies game-after-game. The squad found themselves in a lamentable state. With that,…
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Tactical Analysis: Juventus vs. Sassuolo
Roberto De Zerbi’s Sassuolo side are the team to watch in Serie A this season, and after an exciting 3-3 draw in the last meeting against the Old Lady, the fixture looked to be both promising and competitive. A late first-half sending off for Pedro Obiang changed the complexion of the match. Nonetheless, the game…
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Chelsea Women: The Majestic Queens of the WSL
There aren’t many teams in this world who have the grit and courage to rise back up from continuous setbacks. The innate willpower of these teams is unparalleled and the strength they possess, unmatched. When Emma Hayes took over the Chelsea women’s team in 2012, she inherited a side that seemed to be massively disjointed…
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Joachim Löw’s Midfield Conundrum
With the 16th UEFA European Championship just a couple of months away, the German national team is in one of their most precarious positions since the turn of the century almost 21 years ago. On a steadily declining curve since the sides’ World Cup triumph in 2014, a group stage exit 4 years later, along…
