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Caleb Okoli: Shining the Spotlight on Leicester’s Italian Defender
It has been four months since Leicester City won the EFL Championship title — it may as well be four years. From the squad that achieved an immediate return to England’s top-flight, manager Enzo Maresca has parted ways for Chelsea and taken the club’s prized midfield asset Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with him to Stamford Bridge in…
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Conor Gallagher: What Can He Bring to Atleti’s Midfield?
If there’s one consistent theme from Atlético Madrid’s summer 2024 transfer window, it’s quality over quantity. Having sold Çağlar Söyüncü to Fenerbahçe for €8.5 million and allowed Mario Hermoso, Stefan Savić and Gabriel Paulista to leave for free, they have reinforced their defense with the arrival of Euro winner Robin Le Normand from Real Sociedad…
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Alejo Véliz’s Fresh New Start at Espanyol
It has been one year since Tottenham Hotspur signed Alejo Véliz for $17 million plus $6 million in additional bonuses and a 10% sell-on clause, a club-record fee that surpassed the $11.5 million that Rosario Central received for Facundo Buonanotte’s move to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022. Since then, he hasn’t quite managed to…
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Marcos Alonso: Celta de Vigo’s New Left Back
After two years at Barcelona, with the past one only participating in 5 matches, Marcos Alonso has joined Celta who have had an excellent start to the season under Claudio Giráldez. Can he add that touch of experience and quality that Celta need at the back to reach Europe? In this article, we will…
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Conor Gallagher’s New Adventure in Madrid
A lot has been made of Conor Gallagher’s treatment this summer. Pushed from pillar to post by his childhood club. Gallagher has landed in Madrid and landed on his feet. Ultimately you can only feel so bad for a man who traded the Chelsea circus for Champions League football. Vilified in England, perceived as little…
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Saúl Ñíguez: Can He Relaunch his Career at Sevilla?
For the first time in 12 years, Sevilla will not be competing in European football this season. Their disappointing 14th-place finish has provoked a sea change at the Andalusian club, with García Pimienta taking charge and becoming the club’s fifth manager since the departure of Julen Lopetegui in October 2022. Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri was…
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Rhineland to Sussex | Tracking the Rapid Rise of Brajan Gruda
Straddling the Rhine River and a focal point in one of Europe’s greatest wine-producing regions, the Rheinhessen, Mainz has been part of Germany’s story since it was founded as Mogontiacum in the final years before the birth of Christ. Growing from a Roman military castrum that helped defend the empire’s border from Germanic tribes…
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What Pierre Kalulu Can Provide to Juventus’ Defense
Cristian Zenoni, Christian Abbiati, Marco Storari, Andrea Pirolo, Alessandro Matri, Mattia De Sciglio, and Leonardo Bonucci. Those are the list of names that Pierre Kalulu has joined in making the move directly from AC Milan to Juventus this decade. The respective outcomes of said moves were largely a mixed bag. Three of those aren’t…
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Donny van de Beek’s Chance for Redemption at Girona
It has been six years since Ajax enjoyed a sensational 2018/19 campaign, winning the Eredivisie title and KNVB Cup and coming within inches of making the UEFA Champions League Final. Since then, the entire core of that squad has gone on to greener pastures: Noussair Mazraoui, Andre Onana and Matthijs de Ligt are now reunited…
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Sergio Camello: Spain’s New Golden Boy
Sergio Camello showed the entire world why he’s worth his weight in gold this summer, scoring two goals in extra time to propel Spain to the gold medal in the Olympic Finals over the hosts, France. The two strikes highlighted a number of his strengths as a center forward, for example: his ability to run…
