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How Rasmus Kristensen and Marc Roca Will Fit In at Leeds United
Leeds United’s start to their summer recruitment has been encouraging for supporters, adding depth and quality to positions that were glaring issues for the Whites. USA international Brenden Aaronson was the first through the door, with the deal wrapped up just days after their survival. Red Bull Salzburg defender Rasmus Kristensen followed his former…
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How Luton Town Defied The Odds with a Moneyball Approach
Luton Town, a team often written off by opposing fans, teams and even the bookies. According to an article from YorskhireLive on 31 May 2021, the Hatters were fourth in the bookies’ favourites to be relegated to League One at 3/1. A prediction that they blew out of the water, finishing in the playoff places to…
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Four Things We Learned From The AFC Champions League Group Stage (West)
One of the most exciting, fascinating and vibrant club competitions in world football has just reached the knockout stages. The Asian Champions League has a great habit of producing shock results, showcasing fascinating storylines and exhibits no shortage of quality, stand-out footballers. Within the 60 games in the West zone of the ACL, some…
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Rasmus Kristensen: Analyzing Leeds’ New Danish Defender
Leeds United have been hard at work to ensure their new manager Jesse Marsch has the tools to compete and avoid suffering from a lack of depth after barely securing a third consecutive Premier League campaign following a last-minute victory against Brentford to send Burnley to the second tier on the final day of the…
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European Club Competitions 2022-23: What Is on the Line for Countries as the 2024-25 UEFA Reforms Loom Large on Horizon
We enter one of the most crucial seasons of European club competition of all time. There are just two years to go before a major shakeup to the Champions League and its sister tournaments. It will see the three-decade-old group stage round make way for a single league table for the first half of the…
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Bruno Lage’s Wolves Can Improve on a Promising First Season by Addressing Their Biggest Transfer Needs
Wolverhampton Wanderers proved a lot of critics wrong last season. Despite Nuno Espirito-Santo departing for Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves responded in style, challenging for European football for much of the campaign under Bruno Lage. With one win in their last eight games, though, there is room for improvement. A combination of complacency, tired legs and…
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The Cesspit of Corruption: How Qatar Bought a World Cup
In January 2015, The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe published a report by Michael Connarty titled, ‘The Reform of Football Governance’. This report sought to both examine and expose the alleged corruption which led to Qatar’s successful bid in December 2010 to host the 2022 World Cup. That success caused consternation amongst…
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Player Analysis: Brooke Norton-Cuffy
When it comes to finding the sweet spot between substantial and strenuous integration of academy graduates, Arsenal have a more intriguing recent history than most. Arsene Wenger helped establish a great reputation in doing this only for it to be diminished somewhat in the years following his departure. However, one of Mikel Arteta’s greatest…
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The Coming of Age of Castello Lukeba at Lyon
The Olympique Lyonnais academy is famed for bringing through talents such as Karim Benzema, Clement Grenier, Nabil Fekir, Houssem Aouar and Hatem Ben Arfa. The latest talent to break through is young centre back Castello Lukeba. The 19-year-old made the step up to the first team after long-term injuries forced manager Peter Bosz to turn…
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How Bournemouth Returned to the Premier League under Scott Parker
AFC Bournemouth’s top-flight return arrives at an interesting moment in the club’s history. After earning promotion back to the Premier League at the second time of asking, the Cherries are hoping to pull off a surprise or two under Scott Parker in 2022-23. “You see regularly it in teams that get promoted: the challenge…
