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Pedro Gonçalves: The Versatile Dynamo Driving Sporting’s Success
It has been an epic start to the campaign for Sporting CP. The Lions have enjoyed a perfect start to their title defense, scoring 39 goals and conceding just 5 in league play, and apart from their 4-3 defeat to Porto in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira as well as a 1-1 draw to PSV…
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Kerem Aktürkoğlu: Benfica’s Turkish Treasure
For a while, Porto and Benfica were the global headline makers in Portuguese football. But there has been a recent shift led by Rúben Amorim and Viktor Gyökeres. Having won last season’s Primeira Liga by the longest margin since the 2010/11 season, Sporting CP have yet to drop points with nearly one-third of the season…
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Sergio Gómez: Real Sociedad’s Versatile Playmaker
Sergio Gómez started his senior career as one of La Masia’s brightest prospects. A transfer to Borussia Dortmund seemed to be a natural step for the talented Spaniard. However, after failing to break into the Dortmund first team followed by an underwhelming spell at SD Huesca the youth international found himself on the way to…
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Moise Kean’s Redemption Season at Fiorentina
It has been eight years since Moise Kean became Juventus’ youngest-ever debutant as well as the first player born in the 2000s to play in one of Europe’s top five leagues and the UEFA Champions League, winning a domestic double in his first season before heading out on loan to Hellas Verona. Since then, Kean…
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Álex Baena: Villarreal’s Creative Protagonist in Attack
One of the most important figures following Villarreal’s final charge to Europe last season was Álex Baena, the top assist provider of the 2023/24 LaLiga campaign. Following that came a call-up to the Euros by Luis de la Fuente and although he didn’t participate too much, he then was pivotal in obtaining the Olympic gold…
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Does Kylian Mbappé Truly Deserve the Criticism He’s Been Receiving?
As we find ourselves in the summer of 2024, the atmosphere at the Bernabéu is electric with chants of “Mbappé!” ringing through the air as he enthusiastically declares, “Uno, dos, tres, Hala Madrid!” This warm reception greeted him as he joined a club eager to usher in a new Galáctico era envisioned by Florentino Pérez.…
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Can Bryan Gil Get Back to His Best at Girona?
Bryan Gil, a player whose electrifying style and unique qualities have caught the attention of fans and critics alike, is one of the most promising footballers of the emerging generation of Spanish football. This young winger, with his messy hair and unpredictable moves, has proven to be a natural talent who seems to embody the…
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Sheraldo Becker: Real Sociedad’s Surinamese Sharpshooter
After Sheraldo Becker scored 11 goals and got 7 assists in the Bundesliga with Union Berlin qualifying for the Champions League, Real Sociedad came in January to sign the forward for just €3 million. Since joining, he has had a lot of protagonism participating in 8 of 9 matches so far this season, and last…
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Marash Kumbulla: Back to Basics at Espanyol
Since joining Roma for a fee of just under €30 million, Marash Kumbulla has not shown the potential he was destined for, which led to him being loaned out the past 6 months to Sassuolo where he had limited game time. Nonetheless, now at Espanyol, he has participated in every match since he joined and…
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Evan Ndicka: Roma’s Ivorian Rock at the Back
Born on August 20, 1998, in Saint-Malo, France, Evan Ndicka began playing football at a young age and joined Ligue 2 side AJ Auxerre at the age of 13, progressing through the club’s academy and making his professional debut on 27 January 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over Clermont Foot. Ndicka signed his first…
