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7 Essential Steps for Students Wanting to Start a Career in Sports Journalism
Launch a Sports Journalism Career: Student’s 7-Step Guide Master the path to sports journalism with our 7-step guide. Ideal for students aiming to turn their sports passion into a rewarding career. Have you ever found yourself glued to the TV during a major soccer match, hanging onto every word the commentator utters, or…
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Soccer Injuries and Prevention: An Essential Guide for College Athletes
Preventing Soccer Injuries: A Comprehensive Guide for College Athletes by Phil Collins of EssayService Protect your soccer career and health with this guide by Phil Collins of EssayService on injury prevention. Find out more on breakingthelines.com! Soccer Injuries and Prevention: An Essential Guide for College Athletes As a college athlete, you’re likely…
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Clermont Foot – Ligue 1’s ‘Other’ Overachievers
Ligue 1 is a division of disparity. The top side, PSG, possess a squad worth about £760 million, whilst the poorest side is worth approximately £23 million. What this means, however, is that the division is a perfect environment for underdog stories, everyone’s favourite kind. Most will be aware of RC Lens’ outstanding run over…
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Brasileirão Week 13: Brilliant Braga, Gallant Grêmio and Fogão March on Managerless
The 2023 Brasileirão is already shaping to become a memorable one, as Brazil’s giants remain neck-and-neck with one another in the top half as the table and the managerial merry-go-round continues in full flow. Following a week dominated by uncertainty surrounding the dugout at surprise league-leaders Botafogo, the Rio side would enter their meeting with…
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A Lesson in Club Mismanagement: How Hertha Became Berlin’s Second-Best Club
The darling of football writers making lists about unsuccessful capital cities in terms of football, Hertha have always been viewed as a sleeping giant. Considered to be among the best teams in the country in the interwar years, Hertha’s fanbase and catchment area was sliced in half with the construction of the Berlin Wall. Fans…
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Why the GOAT Debate is the Lowest Form of Football Analysis
If you asked people in the 1930s who the best footballer ever is, Leandro Andrade’s name would probably have come up quite a lot. The situation is similar with Ferenc Puskas, Michel Platini, Pele, Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff or Lionel Messi. However, what most people would have been able to do up until recently is…
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Lutsharel Geertruida: Feyenoord’s Dutch International Linked With Barcelona and Leipzig
Lutsharel Geertruida is a 22-year-old defender from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Spotted by local rivals Sparta, Geertruida developed in Sparta’s academy, before switching to Feyenoord at youth level. He progressed through the age groups, playing for the u19s before making his full first-team debut at 19, during the 19/20 season. He has made ~20 league starts…
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Tactical Analysis: Luis Freire’s Rio Ave
At only 37 years of age, Luis Freire is the youngest coach in the Primeira Liga. Freire has coached at every level of Portuguese football, managing 351 games in total and gaining seven promotions in his career with a host of different teams. He has moved from the I Div.Lisbon AF with Ericeirense all the…
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Raphael Guerreiro: What to Expect From Bayern’s Portuguese Arrival
As Raphael Guerreiro collapsed onto the pitch, head in hands, it felt like the end of another era. Another era in which the Bundesliga title slipped from Borussia Dortmund’s grasp. The Yellow Wall will rebuild, pick up the pieces of another ill-fated project and go again, as they always do. But, without the talismanic talents…
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Tactical Observations: Villarreal CF Under Quique Setién (Part 1)
The 2022/23 season was eventful for Villarreal. The Yellow Submarine were forced to replace their head coach in October, returned home to the renovated Estadio de la Cerámica in late December and in 2023 are celebrating their centenary year. By early June, Villarreal had finished the LaLiga campaign in fifth place. Their hopes of catching…
