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Arthur Vermeeren: The Blossoming Belgian Ready for a Big Move
Name: Arthur Vermeeren Club: Royal Antwerp Nationality: Belgium Position(s): DM, CM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’11”/180cm Age: 18 Strengths: football IQ, passing ability, line-breaking passes, stamina, mentality, anticipation Areas for Development: speed, physical strength From Victor Boniface to Bart Verbruggen to Lois Openda, we’ve seen quite a few youngsters depart the Belgian top-flight and…
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Can Ivan Rakitic Steer Sevilla Out of Its Ongoing Crisis?
Sevilla’s 2023/23 league campaign was a sobering crash down to reality. Europa League-winning coach, Julen Lopetegui moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers after a poor start to the season, the enigmatic Isco endured public acrimony with Monchi, the club’s legendary former sporting director, and his contract was terminated. The chaos continued to rumble on under Jorge Sampaoli,…
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The Renaissance of Ross Barkley at Luton Town
It was just 10 years ago that Ross Barkley enjoyed a breakout campaign at Roberto Martinez’s Everton, forming a dynamic duo with Romelu Lukaku in attack, racking up 6 goals and 2 assists in 34 Premier League appearances, and leading Everton within touching distance of a Champions League spot. His explosive movement and eye-catching goals…
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Divin Mubama: West Ham’s Teenage Talent
Name: Divin Mubama Club: West Ham United Nationality: England Position: ST Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’0”/182cm Age: 19 Strengths: Physical strength, hold-up play, ball-striking, finishing Areas for development: first touch Having neglected to sign a replacement for Gianluca Scamacca in the summer, West Ham find themselves desperately short on striker depth. Indeed, with…
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Leny Yoro: Lille’s Next Diamond
At the turn of each of the last two decades, Lille have shined brightly by winning Ligue 1 somewhat as an anomaly once every 10 years. The woes of success have meant that each of these teams have been broken down into pieces as the sharks come circling in the form of top European clubs…
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Sam Curtis: Ireland’s Next Footballing Superstar?
Sam Curtis is Ireland’s next upcoming prospect who has grabbed the attention of Europe’s top clubs and is tipped for a bright future in the game. The Navan-born Irishman has already had trials with AS Roma, Bayer Leverkusen, and Feyenoord. At the age of 14, Curtis made his senior debut for Shamrock Rovers in…
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Vangelis Pavlidis: AZ’s Greek Forward
Despite losing various key players such as Tijjani Reijnders, Milos Kerkez and Jesper Karlsson, AZ Alkmaar have enjoyed an impressive start to the season under Pascal Jensen. The Cheeseheads sit fourth in the table, eight points above Ajax, one behind Twente, five behind Feyenoord, and 15 behind league leaders PSV Eindhoven. They have scored 35…
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From Maamobi to Les Mauves: The Majeed Ashimeru Story
It may vary from country to country, but there is a strange hierarchy of positions, and in Ghana, a particular emphasis is placed on the centre of midfield is seen as the place to be for the most exceptional players to leave their imprint on the game. Majeed Ashimeru, 26-year-old midfielder for Anderlecht, was born…
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Maghnes Akliouche: Monaco’s In-House Solution Paving his Way in Ligue 1
AS Monaco have one of the youngest squads in Ligue 1 and amongst their budding star power is a gifted youngster in the form of Maghnes Akliouche. Already this season he boasts three goals in the books, most notably a brace he bagged in an electric encounter back in September when AS Monaco ran out…
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Santiago Giménez: Feyenoord’s Mexican Sharpshooter in Attack
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 18th of April 2001, Santiago Giménez chose to represent the Mexico national team having moved to Mexico at the age of three with his father. Giménez followed in the footsteps of his father Christian Eduardo Giménez a former professional footballer born in Argentina but who played for the…
