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Manchester City’s Chances of Going Far in the UEFA Champions League
There are just five weeks remaining before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar in what will be the first-ever mid-season tournament, and there are various Manchester City stars who will be looking to impress in the world’s biggest sporting competition such as Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson, German midfielder İlkay Gündoğan, Belgian playmaker Kevin De…
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Hamburger SV: The Most Exciting Side in German Football?
Five years after suffering relegation, der Hamburger Sport Verein are showing early signs of being a genuine challenger for promotion to the Bundesliga. After a 93rd-minute winner from Ransford-Yeboah Königsdorffer to seal a 2-1 victory over Hannover, HSV became the first side in the history of the Zweite Bundesliga to win 8 away matches in…
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Championship Underdogs Rotherham United off to Flying Start
No team defines the saying ‘yo-yo club’ as literally as Rotherham United, but the Millers are defying expectations this season. Paul Warne’s side last spent consecutive campaigns in the Championship between 2014 and 2016 before six years of promotion turning to instant relegation the following season. But an astonishingly formidable start in their opening fixtures…
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What’s Gone Wrong at Bayer Leverkusen?
Four weeks into the new season, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are the undisputed disappointment in the German topflight. The Bundesliga side formed in 1904 by workers of the pharmaceutical company Bayer AG was kicked out of the Pokal by 3rd-tier SV Elversberg and has picked up just three points in its first four league matches. …
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Need for Speed: An Analysis of Nottingham Forest’s Defence
As Nottingham Forest adjust to life in the Premier League following an agonising 23-year absence, it appears that the defence has come under the most scrutiny from fans and experts alike. But let’s get this straight, this is by no means a marauding criticism of Forest’s back line. Joe Worrall, Scott McKenna and Steve Cook…
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Alex Neil Answers Stoke City’s Call but Leaves Sunderland Resentful
There is little normality in the Championship, often providing the unexpected, with manager Alex Neil leaving Sunderland for Stoke City, an intriguing twist. Neil became a hero on Wearside after returning the Black Cats to the second tier after four years of frustration and underachievement in League One. The third tier is a division…
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Reading FC – A Case for Hope?
Reading Football Club, where to begin? Last season saw the club’s 150th anniversary, opportunities handed to numerous youth players and survival guaranteed for another year in the EFL Championship. Those are the positives. The negatives? A look at the table shows survival by an uncomfortably slim margin. Just 41 points, good enough for 21st…
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NPFL: The Nine-Man Recruitment Committee Setup Aimed at Helping to Oversee Rangers International’s Targets for New Signings
The management of Rangers International have set up a nine-man recruitment committee with the task of helping the seven-time Nigeria professional football league (NPFL) champions Rangers International to acquire quality players and challenge for honours in the upcoming 2022/2023 Football season, the Breakingthelines.com, reports. However, the nine-man recruitment committee is being headed by the…
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Everton’s Worrying Midfield Situation and Transfer Priorities
Everton’s midfield is always a constant when discussing the club’s lack of progress, dating back to the time of the departure of David Moyes who ensured the balance was right in the centre of the park. However, the 7 managers that have followed Moyes have all struggled to find a solution to the issue –…
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Crystal Palace and Patrick Vieira – Overachievers with a Big Future
In what has been a truly great Premier League season, one of final day ecstasy for Manchester City but agony for Liverpool and Burnley, you would be forgiven for overlooking the overachievement of clubs not fighting at the pinnacle of the table or even for continental qualification. But in the case of Crystal Palace, it…
