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Player Analysis: Takefusa Kubo
It has been quite the whirlwind start to Takefusa Kubo’s young career. In August 2009, he was awarded MVP at FC Barcelona Soccer Camp at the age of eight and continued to impress for them in youth tournaments before leaving Kawasaki Frontale’s youth side and heading to Spain after being invited to join La Masia…
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Crysencio Summerville: Leeds United’s Breakthrough Star
Daniel James’ deadline-day departure to Premier League rivals Fulham, deemed controversial at the time by Leeds supporters, has afforded the Dutch starlet Crysencio Summerville with more opportunities to showcase his undoubted talent. Game after game went by with the club’s development squad where Summerville, deployed in multiple roles behind the striker, proved a class…
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Kevin De Bruyne: Belgium’s Killer Pass Specialist
Over the last two decades, we have been able to witness the magic of various playmakers who have thrilled fans all over the world with what we often refer to as “killer passes,” or defence-splitting passes or line-breaking passes that produce goal-scoring opportunities for their attackers. They can also be regarded as the final pass…
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Kylian Mbappé: The Little Prince Set For a Coronation in Qatar
After Mike Maignan, Presnel Kimpembe, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté and Christopher Nkunku, the latest injury-related absence to afflict France is Karim Benzema. For the first time in 44 years, the reigning Ballon d’Or winner and the runner-up will miss out on the World Cup with Benzema and Sadio Mané following in the footsteps of Allan…
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Bukayo Saka: The Little Giant From Ealing
After missing a penalty in the Euro 2020 Final defeat to Italy at Wembley Stadium and suffering disgraceful backlash and racial abuse, Bukayo Saka has bounced back like nothing happened and has reached superstar status at Arsenal. He has cemented his place in the Arsenal team as the starting right wing forward and has also…
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Lautaro Martínez: El Toro’s Time to Shine in Qatar
At 25 years old, Lautaro Martínez looks set to play a leading role in Argentina’s hopes of winning their first World Cup since 1986. The goal machine from Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires has been one of the most consistent players since Lionel Scaloni took over the coaching reigns of the Argentina National Team in 2018,…
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Cody Gakpo: The Key to the Netherlands’ Hopes in Qatar?
At 23 years old, Cody Gakpo has solidified himself as one of the hottest prospects in the Eredivisie and emerged as the captain and attacking talisman for PSV Eindhoven. Born in Eindhoven, Gakpo spent 11 years at PSV’s academy before making his first-team debut on February 25, 2018 as an injury-time substitute in a 3-1…
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Takehiro Tomiyasu: Arsenal’s Jack-of-all-trades in Defense
Arsenal began their major rebuild in the 2021/22 summer window, which was desperately necessary after finishing 8th the previous season and not qualifying for Europe for the first time in 25 years. £150m spent, the most of any of PL side; 20 departures, permanently or on loan, with only 7 of those still on the…
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Iliman Ndiaye – One of the Most Exciting Players in the Championship Right Now
Iliman Ndiaye has been something of a bright spark for Sheffield United since he broke through into the first team in 2021. The 22-year-old enjoyed a productive season during the previous campaign, breaking through into the first team during a 6-2 victory against Peterborough where he grabbed two goals and an assist to ensure everyone…
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Michael Olise: Crystal Palace’s Orchestrator on the Flanks
Michael Olise may have been famed for his blunt post-match interview last weekend, but the 20-year-old certainly doesn’t lack character on the pitch. One of the brightest young wingers in the Premier League. It seems only a matter of time before Olise becomes the latest Championship prospect to take his club form to the country.…









