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Jørgen Strand Larsen: The Norwegian Talent Set to Shine in the Premier League
Norway has been developing in football at a very good pace. They’ve built their foundation by focusing on developing young prospects who now play at all the big clubs around Europe. Erling Haaland has won the Premier League Golden Boot for two consecutive seasons, and Alexander Sørloth finished as the runner-up in the 2023-24 La…
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Sergi Cardona: Villarreal’s New Left Back
After a horrendous start to the season, Villarreal were able to finish 8th, only a few points off the UEFA Conference League qualification under new manager Marcelino García. The left back position at Villarreal needs reinforcements after Alberto Moreno’s end of contract and the departure of Johan Mojica. Because of this, they have signed Sergi…
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Lloyd Kelly: Reunited at Last With Eddie Howe
Lloyd Kelly has had to grow up fast and trust his instincts to make it as a professional footballer. A product of the foster care system, the Newcastle defender could be forgiven for being guarded or withdrawn. Unconditional trust is a crucial part of any team dynamic, and Kelly, who can’t recall the last time…
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Cruz Medina: The Latest Teenage Wonderkid in MLS
Birthdate: September 24, 2006 (17) Foot: Right Height: 5’9 Nationality: US / Mexico It has been nothing short of a meteoric rise for Cruz Ivan Medina. Born in San Francisco, Medina racked up 31 goals and 28 assists at the U-13 level for the San Francisco Glens from 2017 to 2019 before joining the…
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Gregor Kobel: Dortmund’s Golden Gloved Hero
All hail King Kobel. If the royal label seems slightly exaggerative, this is an assurance that it is not. In a Kobel world, it would be treason to think that Gregor Kobel was not currently one of, if not the best goalkeeper in the world. In a Kobel world, it would be an offence…
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Jan-Niklas Beste: Benfica’s New German Wideman
If you were to reduce Jan-Niklas Beste to a particular position on the left hand side of the football pitch, that would be underselling him. Left-wing, left midfielder, left-wing back – the German can do it all. Off of a great season for Bundesliga newcomers Heidenheim alongside fellow stars Tim Kleindienst and loanee Eren…
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Emile Smith Rowe: A New Beginning for One of Hale End’s Finest Products
After a 14-year spell at his boyhood club, highly rated English midfielder, Emile Smith Rowe has made the switch from North to West London to join Fulham in a club record deal that could rise to £34 million with add-ons. Smith Rowe is one of the success stories from Arsenal’s Hale End Academy, making his…
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Rafa Marín: Spain’s Next Top Center Back
One year after winning their first Scudetto in over three decades, Napoli languished and suffered a dismal 10th-place finish. The Partenopei went through three different managers and missed out on European football entirely, a title defense that will go down in infamy. However, club president Aurelio De Laurentiis and the team’s recruitment department has been…
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Bound by Tactics: The Enigma of James Rodríguez’s Unseen Brilliance
It is woven into the fabric of human nature to ask questions, to seek understanding in a world often resistant to simple explanations. The answers we find can be fascinating, absurd, or even verging on madness. In this spirit, a select group of individuals, self-styled as “football tacticians,” have undertaken the formidable task of quantifying…
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Igor Thiago: Brentford’s Ideal Ivan Toney Replacement, or the Premier League’s Next Wesley Moraes?
Heading into the 2023/24 Premier League season, and in the whole year prior to that, one main question has engulfed all the discussion surrounding Brentford Football Club, how will they replace Ivan Toney? Or, more specifically who will they replace him with. With just a couple of weeks left before the start of the…
