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The Millennium’s First Ballon D’Or Talent
Throughout the history of Brazilian football, every generation has seemed to produce a stand out player, someone that, despite their age, sits head and shoulders above the rest. A superstar, if you like. A player destined to shine on the world’s biggest stage. The last 20 years has seen Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaká…
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Scouting Report: Wylan Cyprien
As the Ligue 1 title race heats up nearing the last third of the season, all eyes are squarely on the typical battle between Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain. However, only 3 points behind Monaco—and level with PSG—sits an unlikely challenger, who many overlooked at the beginning of the year. Despite a fourth place finish last…
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Scouting Report: Darlington Nagbe
Darlington Nagbe isn’t the most renowned pair of words in the English language, but he’s quickly becoming one of the best players in the United States. The 26-year-old midfielder flirted with a move to Scottish giants Celtic all winter long until reports came in that Celtic and Portland could not agree a fee for the…
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Player Analysis: Piotr Zielinski
Piotr Zielinski From playing on Empoli to being a shoo-in to start agains the defending European Champions, Piotr Sebastian Zielinski has undergone a lot of progress over the past year. The Polish midfield virtuoso was born in the small Polish town of Zabkowice Slaskie. With an area of 13.67 square miles and a population of…
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My Best Prospect: Rasmus Nissen-Kristensen
Surprisingly, FC Midtjylland, founded in only 1999 after the merger of local clubs Herning Fremad and Ikast BK, were the first club in Denmark to establish an organized football academy. Inspired by FC Nantes Atlantique’s academy concept, FCM directors Claus Steinlein and Flemming Broe built the FC Midtjylland akademi on a concept that has to…
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Patience: André Gomes’s time is coming
From the San Mamés, we saw a very controversial and frustrating game that leaves many questions. But the fact remains, the Spanish champions lost against a Bilbao team that was missing their best player this season, Yeray. Nonetheless, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and this light is called André Gomes. He…
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Player Analysis: The Evolution of Nemanja Matić
Background Nemanja Matic. A player that draws out many different opinions from within the football world, the Serbian has come a long way since making his first team debut for 3rd division Serbian side Kolubara Lazarevec at the age of 16. Matic stayed on as a squad player, amassing 16 appearances in three seasons. The…
