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A Look at Germany’s Dominance in the Women’s European Championship
It’s rare in football that an international tournament is dominated by a team for so long. There was obviously the great Brazil side of the 1970s with Pele and Garrincha, and Spain’s golden generation that won everything there was to win between 2008 and 2012, but none have had the longevity like Germany’s women’s side,…
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Leah Williamson: The Ultimate Ball-Playing Defender for Club and Country
Leah Williamson has spent the summer living out her childhood dream of captaining her country at a home European Championships. After leading England to a berth in the Women’s Euros Final, she will be looking to win the first-ever major trophy in the history of the Lionesses. Williamson was born and raised in Milton…
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João Victor: Benfica’s New Brazilian Center Back
It has been quite the busy start to the transfer window for Benfica. Under the watch of their new German manager Roger Schmidt, who joins following a two-year spell at PSV Eindhoven, the Lisbon club have sold Darwin Núñez to Liverpool, offloaded the likes of Everton Cebolinha and Haris Seferović, and reinforced their squad with…
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Leo Ostigard – The Former Brighton Man Eager to Prove a Point After Permanent Switch to Napoli
Leo Ostigard would have been dreaming about becoming a Premier League regular defender after signing for Brighton all the way back in 2018, leaving behind his native Norway for The Seagulls. However, four long years on from this transfer, his career at Brighton never got off the ground – the 22-year-old centre-back never featuring…
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Anthony Gordon: Diamonds Are Made Under Pressure
Few Evertonians will look back on their 2017/18 Europa League campaign with any joy at all. Placed in a group of death with French giants Lyon and a soon-to-be Champions League side Atalanta, the Blues certainly had their work cut out as they slugged through a winless opening five games. The other side in…
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Matthijs de Ligt: The Emergence of Bayern Munich’s New Defensive Rock
Bayern Munich are having a transfer window to remember, poaching some of the best talents in world football without having to break the bank. Although they have lost talisman Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, they have made some superb additions, with Noussair Mazraoui, Ryan Gravenberch, and Sadio Mane joining an already star-studded team. They did,…
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Moussa Niakhaté – What Does the French Defender Bring to Nottingham Forest?
It’s been over a month and a half since Nottingham Forest clinched their historic promotion back to the Premier League after a 23-year absence. An absence as lengthy as 20 plus years for a club as big as Nottingham Forest, always leads to expectations. Whereas that shouldn’t be the case in this situation –…
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Mohammed Kudus’ Journey To The Top
Midfielders, as the name denotes, are the footballers who play in the middle of the field, right between the defenders at the back and the forwards at the front. In today’s game, midfielders have different roles. For instance, some midfielders play at the lower base of the midfield. These are defensive midfielders, and their…
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Flynn Downes – Life-Long West Ham Fan Secures Dream Move After Short but Impactful Swansea Spell
Flynn Downes’ first interview after signing for David Moyes’ Hammers saw the ex-Swansea midfielder beaming with pride, putting pen to paper on a big move to the Premier League and signing for the club he’s supported since a child. He spoke of the surreal nature of the transfer, joining West Ham only a few years…
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Thomas Strakosha: Analyzing Brentford’s Albanian Goalkeeper
After a decade with Lazio at various levels, Albanian goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha has departed from the Italian club as a free agent and he has signed for English side Brentford. The club from West London has been preparing for its second season in the English Premier League and has made two signings from Serie…
