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Manuel Neuer: The Goalkeeper of all Eras
In the continuous cycle that is football, where tactics are a back-and-forth that returns to the point of origin; it legitimizes the present as the appropriate thing and rescues the past as a cause of what will come in the future, the goalkeeper escapes that thin line that fuses both chronologies to make room for…
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Azeem Amir: The Man With No Limits
What do you think when you hear about Rochdale? For some, they think of a small little town outside of Manchester. Others from the southern parts of England may not have even heard of it all. But for Azeem Amir, a third-generation British-Pakistani blind footballer, Rochdale is the representation of his life. It represents where…
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Andrea Cambiaso: The Present and Future of Juventus’ Defense
Club: Juventus Nationality: Italy Position: LB, RB, LM, RM Preferred Foot: Both Height: 5’9”/182cm Age: 24 Strengths: ambipedal, crossing, passing, dribbling, turn radius, athleticism, press resistance, 1v1 defending Areas for Development: defensive positioning At 24 years of age, Andrea Cambiaso has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign for Juventus, becoming a key figure under Massimiliano Allegri…
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The Renaissance of Josip Ilicic
‘I’ll drive them there myself’ is a term of disrespect regularly used whenever the transfer window comes around by football fans in England in regards to the rumoured departure of a player who is disliked. A player who has had such little impact on a fanbase that people are willing to give up their time…
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Marco Reus: A Dortmund Boy, A Dortmund Man, A Dortmund Legend
From Jurgen Klopp to Thomas Tuchel, from Lucien Favre to Edin Terzic – Marco Reus has been a mainstay at Dortmund for almost twelve years. 2024 will mark his final season at the club, with both player and club opting to move on at the end of his current contract. Despite his career in North-Rhine-Westphalia…
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Ángel Di María: The Quintessential Big Game Player
The largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Rosario has bore witness to a treasure trove of world-class footballers ranging from Lionel Messi to Mauro Icardi to Éver Banega to Ángel Correa. One of the many names who has emerged from the cradle of Argentine football is none other than Ángel Di María. …
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Benjamin Šeško’s Humble Beginnings in Slovenia
Mention the name Benjamin Šeško and the response from football fans, journalists or armchair pundits would be to label the 21-year-old as one of European football’s brightest young talents. With Arsenal, AC Milan and other top European clubs heavily linked with the RB Leipzig starlet, there will inevitably be articles on the Slovenian’s time…
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Luis Palma: Celtic’s Honduran Winger
Celtic’s recruitment in the transfer market has been rather underwhelming this season but two signings that have stood out have been Luis Palma and Adam Idah. The Hoops signed Palma for a fee of £3.5 million from Greek side Aris Thessalonki on a five-year contract and has had an impressive first season in Glasgow scoring…
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Ronaldo Makes Losing Promise to Spanish Side
By Ludovic Péron – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31455218 There’s a strong argument to be made for Ronaldo being one of the greatest players of all time. Not the Portuguese one currently topping up his state-sized bank balance in the Middle East, but the criminally underrated legend Ronaldo Luís Nazário de…
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Ivan Toney’s Uncertain Future at Brentford
With the January transfer window drawing to a close, it seems Brentford striker Ivan Toney will have to wait until the summer before setting his sights on a move away. Toney, who has just returned from an eight-month ban for gambling offences, has been vocal about his desire to ‘play for a big club,’…
