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John Swift: Reading’s Out-of-Contract Talisman
Released and resigned at Premier League Chelsea by the age of 14, John Swift has always been touted as a forward thinker on the football pitch. Swift, now 26, has become the creative lynchpin for Reading fans to cling to during their dogfight for EFL Championship survival. His beginnings at Chelsea were complex,…
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Boavista and Os Belenenses: The Glorious Exceptions to Portuguese Football’s Oldest Rule
In the top ten leagues of European football (ranked by the UEFA Coefficients system), there have been a total of 173 different champions. The most have come from The Netherlands and Germany, with 29 separate clubs lifting each title, while 28 account for France, and 24 from England. A total of 16 have won…
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Player Analysis: Kamaldeen Sulemana
Somewhere in the largely unknown Danish Superliga, scouts from clubs throughout Europe were coming to watch a teenager from Ghana who’d been turning heads with his blistering pace and defence-distorting dribbling abilities. FC Nordsjælland’s Kamaldeen Sulemana was taking Denmark by storm during the 2020/21 season, terrorising opposition defenders with his unpredictable moves and gradually…
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Tactical Analysis: Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool
Liverpool visited the Etihad Stadium in hopes of securing all 3 points heading into the last 7 matches of the campaign, with only a point separating the two juggernauts ahead of this clash. Pep Guardiola’s side, as we’ve come to expect had other plans, going ahead early through Kevin De Bruyne, only to be…
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Rebuilding Tottenham Hotspur Under Fabio Paratici
Following Spurs’ fruitless golden era last decade, sporting director Fabio Paratici has taken the helm in hopes of launching the London-based club to newfound heights. “Our target is to be focused on the team, to choose the right players, and to build the best style of football we can. Spurs have the best infrastructure…
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Searching for Tottenham’s Next Left-sided Center Back
Despite still having plenty to play for in the Premier League, one eye is already being cast to how Tottenham Hotspur could shape up under Antonio Conte next season. Fabio Paratici is already trying to build on the squad and, reportedly, a left-sided centre back is his main priority. It’s important to state…
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Conor Gallagher: The Latest Cobham Product Who’s Thriving On Loan in the Premier League
Chelsea fans often rave about their youth academy, with good reason too. The likes of Fikayo Tomori, Marc Guehi and Tammy Abraham have come through the academy and are now thriving away from the club. A fact that Chelsea fans lament. However, with their talent factory being as endless as it is, another one…
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The Slow and Steady Rise of Luton Town: How The Hatters Went From Financial Ruin To Surprise Championship Promotion Contenders
Looking at Luton’s recent past, Kenilworth Road hasn’t always been such a positive and passionate place. The 2008-09 season saw The Hatters fall down to the National League, a 30 point deduction due to financial difficulties effectively sealing their fate before a ball was even kicked. Managed by club legend Mick Harford at the…
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Looking Back on Milan’s Blockbuster Summer 2017 Shopping Spree
As Paolo Maldini lifted the Champions League trophy in 2007, jubilation filled the black and red half of Athens’ Olympic Stadium, as the streets of Milan partied to celebrate their club’s seventh European Cup and their second in just four years. The Rossoneri were at the pinnacle of football, but as they came to realise;…
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: Leicester’s Prodigious Midfield Talent
Leicester City have been on the crux of a dilemma all season. Previously the youthful, vigorous underdogs of the neutral. They are now a team of weary travellers, seemingly watching their time pass them by. Two successive years of failing to qualify for the Champions League has taken its toll. It was in the…
