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Robin Le Normand: Analyzing Atlético Madrid’s New Defender
Since claiming the 2020/21 La Liga title and ending a seven-year title drought, Atlético Madrid have finished third in back-to-back years, whilst the most recent campaign saw them finish fourth behind Real Madrid, Barcelona and Girona. This summer, they’ve undergone a major rebuilding process with veteran players like Álvaro Morata (31), Saúl Ñíguez (29), Memphis…
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Marin Pongračić: Shining the Spotlight on Fiorentina’s New Defender
The Serie A season is just a week away, and Fiorentina have acted quickly in losing Serbian defender Nikola Milenković by replacing him in spending €15 million on German-born Croatian international Marin Pongračić from Lecce. After spending his youth career at Bayern Munich and FC Ingolstadt, Pongračić move to Bayern Munich city rivals 1860…
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Jørgen Strand Larsen: The Norwegian Talent Set to Shine in the Premier League
Norway has been developing in football at a very good pace. They’ve built their foundation by focusing on developing young prospects who now play at all the big clubs around Europe. Erling Haaland has won the Premier League Golden Boot for two consecutive seasons, and Alexander Sørloth finished as the runner-up in the 2023-24 La…
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Sergi Cardona: Villarreal’s New Left Back
After a horrendous start to the season, Villarreal were able to finish 8th, only a few points off the UEFA Conference League qualification under new manager Marcelino García. The left back position at Villarreal needs reinforcements after Alberto Moreno’s end of contract and the departure of Johan Mojica. Because of this, they have signed Sergi…
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Lloyd Kelly: Reunited at Last With Eddie Howe
Lloyd Kelly has had to grow up fast and trust his instincts to make it as a professional footballer. A product of the foster care system, the Newcastle defender could be forgiven for being guarded or withdrawn. Unconditional trust is a crucial part of any team dynamic, and Kelly, who can’t recall the last time…
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Gregor Kobel: Dortmund’s Golden Gloved Hero
All hail King Kobel. If the royal label seems slightly exaggerative, this is an assurance that it is not. In a Kobel world, it would be treason to think that Gregor Kobel was not currently one of, if not the best goalkeeper in the world. In a Kobel world, it would be an offence…
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Emile Smith Rowe: A New Beginning for One of Hale End’s Finest Products
After a 14-year spell at his boyhood club, highly rated English midfielder, Emile Smith Rowe has made the switch from North to West London to join Fulham in a club record deal that could rise to £34 million with add-ons. Smith Rowe is one of the success stories from Arsenal’s Hale End Academy, making his…
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Rafa Marín: Spain’s Next Top Center Back
One year after winning their first Scudetto in over three decades, Napoli languished and suffered a dismal 10th-place finish. The Partenopei went through three different managers and missed out on European football entirely, a title defense that will go down in infamy. However, club president Aurelio De Laurentiis and the team’s recruitment department has been…
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Igor Thiago: Brentford’s Ideal Ivan Toney Replacement, or the Premier League’s Next Wesley Moraes?
Heading into the 2023/24 Premier League season, and in the whole year prior to that, one main question has engulfed all the discussion surrounding Brentford Football Club, how will they replace Ivan Toney? Or, more specifically who will they replace him with. With just a couple of weeks left before the start of the…
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Ibrahim Osman: A Gem in Brighton’s Newly Assembled Arsenal
When it comes to the spotting and development of young talents, not many football clubs do it better than Brighton & Hove Albion, the English side seem to have unearthed another gem in Ghanaian youngster, Ibrahim Osman who joined the club this summer for a fee reported to be in the region of £16 million…
