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How to Become a Premier League Fan
Football is the most popular sport around the world. There are hundreds of different leagues across a variety of countries, all of which offer something different to their counterparts. However, the most popular league is the Premier League (also known as the EPL). The Premier League is the most-watched football league globally, with its…
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Brennan Johnson: The Nottingham Forest Youngster Exceeding Expectations At His Boyhood Club
After starring out on loan last season with Lincoln City, quiet anticipation was in the air for what Brennan Johnson could offer this campaign with Nottingham Forest. With obvious connections to the club – Brennan was born in Nottingham with his father David making 140 or so appearances for Forest – the limelight was…
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The Numbers Behind Robin Gosens’ Move to Inter
After spending the last five seasons with Atalanta, Robin Gosens made the move to Inter Milan on a loan with an obligation to buy for €25 million. He will be looking to serve as Inter’s long-term replacement for Ivan Perišić and provide them with a much-needed spark as they attempt to win the Scudetto…
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Grading Every Premier League Team’s January Transfer Window
Every Premier League team managed to do some sort of move with the expectation to aid them be it now or for the future. While the start of the month and most of it was very quiet the end was actually mental and one move after the other lined up each more fun and…
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BTL’s Team of the 2021 African Cup of Nations
Africa’s tournament has come to an end, but it wasn’t without excitement, thrill, mouth-watering moments and of course, heartbreak. The tournament produced some incredible moments from some amazing players, some of whom you would expect to be in the team and some lesser-known players. The 2021 African Cup of Nations was one of the…
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Musa Barrow: Bologna’s Gambian Talent
Musa Barrow was a promising youngster that came through the famous Atalanta youth academy after he was lured from his native Gambia to come and play football in Italy as a teenager. After scoring 23 goals in just 18 Campionato Primavera matches in 2017/18, he was integrated into the senior squad by Coach Gian…
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Romain Perraud: Southampton’s French Fullback
At 23 years of age, Romain Perraud emerged as one of the top-scoring left backs in Ligue 1 for Oliver Dall’Oglio’s Brest with 3 goals and 7 assists in 36 appearances in the 2020/21 season. This earned him a €13 million move to Southampton in the summer, and whilst he has often rode the bench in…
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Tactical Analysis: Wayne Rooney’s Derby County
Many of you will remember a time in the not-so-distant past when Derby County was a club, to the point of social media ridicule, referred to as Frank Lampard’s Derby County in wider football circles, and that mantle of a high-profile ex-player in management was soon passed over to Wayne Rooney when he took charge…
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Player Analysis: Anthony Elanga
When Ralf Rangnick arrived at Manchester United, one player, in particular, caught his eye. Was it five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo? Nope. Was it Bruno Fernandes and his irrepressible thirst for goals and assists? Not him either. No, it was United’s 19-year-old Swedish forward Anthony Elanga who was the source of…
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Anthony Gordon: Merseyside’s Latest Boy Wonder
On a moody Saturday morning at Goodison Park, Steven Gerrard and his re-invigorated Aston Villa side buzzed around an unenthused Everton, still rocking from their messy split with Rafa Benitez. By the end of the first half, Villa were 1-0 up. It could have been more, they mustered seven shots to Everton’s none. To…
