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Why Barcelona Are Willing to Sell Frenkie de Jong to Manchester United
On January 23, 2019, FC Barcelona tied down Frenkie De Jong after competing with Manchester City and Paris Saint Germain for an initial fee of €75 million. He was the most sought-after midfielder for the 2018/2019 season in Europe. The Spanish club had their eyes on him as far back as 2016. With the…
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Where Did It All Go Wrong for Romelu Lukaku at Chelsea?
At the time of his second signing, Romelu Lukaku had scored 113 Premier League goals and recorded 35 assists, but none of those numbers had come in a Chelsea shirt. His last known memory in the colors of Chelsea blue was a missed penalty in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup against Bayern Munich. But he…
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Gabriel Jesus: The Answer to Arsenal’s Center Forward Predicament?
Gabriel Jesus would be an unbelievable signing for Arsenal. At just 25, he’s a serial goalscorer with a top physical profile whilst being versatile. The Brazilian’s versatility is one of his biggest assets, but it’s not just the versatility that makes him a worthwhile signing for Arsenal, it’s the quality and profile of the player.…
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How Hungary Exposed All of England’s Lurking Problems in 4-0 Defeat at Molineux
Suddenly, an ‘irrelevant’ Nations League game became incredibly relevant. It felt like a fever dream: the squad of Hungary players at full-time raced away to their section, dancing away, covered in smiles, scarcely believing the magnitude of what they had just done, or, more likely, how easy it was to pull it off. What…
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Vagner Da Silva: Portuguese Football, Europa League Memories and Success With Qarabag
You started your career in your native Brazil with Club Athletico Paranaense. What are your memories of your time there? I have only the best memories from my time in Athletico. When I got there I was 13 years old, it was there that I was formed, as a man and goalkeeper. I had…
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Analysing Gabriel Jesus: A Bomb Waiting to Go Off For Mikel Arteta’s Gunners?
With the mighty weight of being Aguero’s successor at City on his shoulders, Gabriel Jesus signed for English giants Manchester City in January 2017 for a reported fee of 33 million Euros. This was the Brazilian’s first venture out in Europe, before impressing at Palmeiras at his home soil, Brazil. Since then, he has…
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Mohamed Salah’s Best Moments Wearing the Liverpool Jersey
Since Jurgen Klopp joined in 2015, the rise of Liverpool has been phenomenal. The addition of Mohamed Salah in 2017 to the Liverpool team has cemented the Klopp era into the history books. Salah has been in electric form for his club ever since joining. Here are his best moments with them. Winning the…
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Scouting The A-League: Midfielders
The Australian A-League has had a rather turbulent time since its establishment back in 2005. The last few years have seen something of a revival, after a period of stagnation there has been a new lease of life for the A-League. There has been a renewed quality of players not only moving to the…
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Born in Colombia, Thriving in Dallas, is Jesús Ferreira the Answer to the USMNT’s Striker Predicament?
David Ferreira, a diminutive midfielder from Colombia, was crowned Major League Soccer’s most valuable player after leading FC Dallas to within a whisker of their first playoff title in 2010. He joined the franchise on loan from Club Athletico Paranaense the season prior and quickly established himself as a fan favourite at Toyota Stadium.…
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Eddie Nketiah: Arsenal’s Newest #14
“A lot of people think it only took me 15 seconds to score for Arsenal, but I’ve been working on it my whole life.” Throughout his entire career, Eddie Nketiah has been the underdog that keeps trying to prove people wrong. Being released by Chelsea in 2015 after seven years at Cobham, due to…
