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It Was the Biggest Party of the Season and Only One Team Turned up
In the 8th minute, Raheem Sterling latched onto a long, raking ball from Ederson. His touch was not as clean as he would have liked and the back heel he eventually resorted to was not ideal. This was still positive, Sterling had gotten in behind Reece James, surely he would have another stab at it…
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Player Analysis: Boubacar Kamara
Despite being only 21 years old, Boubacar Kamara is already one of the more experienced heads in the ever-growing class of hugely talented young French midfielders gaining match experience and catching the eye on the European stage. Having been with Olympique de Marseille, his local club from the age of 5, he made his debut…
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Player Analysis: Simy Nwankwo
The 2020/21 football season in European football was a favourable one for Nigerian strikers, one of which was Simeon ‘Simy’ Nwankwo. Simy was in stellar form throughout the season, especially in the second half and was one of the very few shining lights in an otherwise dire season for Crotone. Crotone finished the Serie A…
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Player Analysis: Theo Hernández
“Theo is doing great from an attacking point of view. Personally, I hope that he can be here with us one day but it is not a choice that I can make. Since he signed for Milan, he has improved a lot and you can see it in every match. He scores goals and makes…
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The European Super League Is Dead: Long Live the Super League
It’s fair to say that anyone who supports the idea of a European Super League will find themselves in a very small minority. There are perhaps a few people not named Andrea Agnelli or Florentino Perez who might still support the project, but certainly not within earshot of a journalist. Somewhere in a secret lair,…
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The Same Questions Persist at Manchester United but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Can Still Be the Man to Answer Them
It is never a great idea to draw definite conclusions about a team or coach based on a single game. Even if that game is the final of a major European competition. The margins are so fine within any 90-minute period that any such prediction would most likely be inaccurate. Manchester United’s loss to Villareal…
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Player Analysis: Uroš Račić
When Valencia announced the signing of Uroš Račić from FK Crvena Zvezda, there were varying reactions from sections of both fanbases. While the Valencia fans tried to be optimistic about the signing, looking for all information they could get regarding this unknown 20-year old, a section of the Crvena Zvezda fanbase on Twitter appeared to…
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The Renaissance of Renato Sanches at Lille
Five years ago, an 18-year-old Renato Sanches broke onto the scene for Benfica and achieved history by winning the European Championship with Portugal, but after a disastrous move to Bayern Munich and an unproductive loan spell at Swansea City, his career looked to be headed nowhere fast. However, at 23 years of age, Sanches has…
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Player Analysis: Dion Charles
Dion Charles is a player that has played more non-league football than the top four leagues. A player that got released from Blackpool, he chose to play for close non-league neighbours in AFC Fylde which included being sent out on loan to Skelmersdale United, a team in the seventh level of English football. Following the spell…
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The Rise and Fall of Bernard Tapie’s Marseille: Part 4: La Balance
This is the fourth installation of a six-part series on Olympique de Marseille. You can read “Part 1: L’homme d’affairs,” here, and “Part 2: La Nuit Les Projecteurs Se Sont Éteints,” here. You can read “Part 3: Nuits Blanches Et Thés Frelatés,” here. You can read “Part 5: Les Retombées,” here. You can read “Part…
