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João Pedro: Watford’s Brazilian Talisman in Attack
Almost every season in recent memory has brought to light a great gift given to the Championship and its fans. Through the combination of a small enough sample size of top-level quality and the ambivalence of Premier League clubs has allowed a handful of far superior players to slip through the net and into the…
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Largie Ramazani: The Belgian Winger Set For a Breakthrough Campaign at Almería
Newly promoted Almeria find themselves hovering above the relegation zone following the departure of Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq to Real Sociedad, but they have nevertheless picked up four goals and four points and will be counting on Fernando Martinez, Rodrigo Ely and talented youngsters like Kaiky and Largie Ramazani in their attempt to stay up.…
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Rayan Cherki: The Next Superstar to Emerge From Lyon’s Academy?
Very rarely does a player come along who truly mesmerises onlookers with what he can do with a football at his feet. There’s a level of natural ability that can scarcely be taught and only be admired — Lyon’s Rayan Cherki possesses that ability. An incredibly gifted offensive player with the innate ability to…
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Simon Banza: Braga’s French Talisman in Attack
At this premature stage of the 2022/23 Liga BWIN campaign, it would not be controversial to crown Simon Banza as one of the signings of the season and a real coup for SC Braga. Transfermarkt valued the French talisman at 5 million euros as of May 2022, however, he joined Braga for merely 3 million…
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Daniel Podence: Wolves’ Portuguese Winger
Wolves have struggled for goals this season, and with new signing Sasa Kalajdzic suffering an ACL injury before he’s had a chance to kick a ball, Bruno Lage has been dealt a rotten hand just six games into the new campaign, prompting the signing of Brazilian striker Diego Costa on a free transfer, but they…
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Dane Scarlett: The Tottenham Loanee Making Headlines in League One for Portsmouth
It should take time to adjust to the harsh reality of a loan move, but Dane Scarlett has made an immediate impact at Portsmouth. As Fratton Park rose to hail the Tottenham Hotspur loanee’s double against promotion rivals Peterborough United, it is easy to forget that Scarlett is just an 18-year-old on his first temporary…
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Gonçalo Ramos: Benfica’s New Leader in Attack
At 21 years of age, Gonçalo Ramos is the latest Benfica striker that is attracting interest from various Premier League sides and other European giants. Following the departure of Darwin Núñez to Liverpool, the forward has already bagged goals including a hat-trick in the Champion League. Ramos came through the youth setup at the…
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Vítor Roque: The Next Wonderkid of Brazilian Football?
From Neymar to Vinícius, from Gabriel Jesus to Antony, Brazilian football continues to produce more and more talented attackers who are capable of making the leap to a premium European side, and the next talent to follow their footsteps could be 17-year-old Vitor Roque. Born in Timóteo, Minas Gerais, Roque joined América Mineiro’s youth…
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Goal-hungry Liel Abada Is Mature Beyond His Years and Ready for a Breakthrough Year at Celtic
When Celtic or Rangers are playing in a crunch game against each other or in European competition, there is a natural response to pinpoint key senior players. Graeme Souness in his capacity as a Sky Sports pundit regularly references the need for teams to have ‘good senior professionals’ if they want to be successful in…
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Ellis Simms – A Future Everton Star In The Making?
Starring out on loan away from Everton with Hearts and Blackpool, Ellis Simms might’ve expected some first-team opportunities under Frank Lampard this season. Scoring goals galore out on loan at two separate clubs is a healthy return for a player finding his feet in the men’s game, a useful backup option perhaps for the Toffees…
