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Toulon Tournament: Match 3: France-Qatar
If you had tuned into this match without having any prior background information, you’d have thought that the French side were the 22-year-olds on the cusp of their prime, while the Qatari side were the precocious teenagers making their way up from academy-level football. In fact, it was the opposite. Despite being five years their…
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Toulon Tournament: Match 2: Portugal-Chile
In a far more even-handed affair than the opening match, Portugal and Chile contested for all three points during the second match of the first day of the Toulon Tournament. Chile scored early with a lovely header from Mathías Pinto, and they held onto the lead to preserve a 1-0 victory. Perhaps the two most hyped…
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Toulon Tournament: Match 1: England-Japan
With England winning the past three editions of the Toulon Tournament, the premier U-22 tournament in football, you’d be forgiven for thinking they could muster the pressure of Japan on opening day. Think again. While England went ahead 1-0 early on through a swooping header by England captain Trevor Chalobah, Japan, the better side from…
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Champions League Final Fan Preview: Liverpool
Finally, after an almost interminable three week wait, the Champions League final is nigh. Standing in the way of Liverpool avenging their final defeat to Real Madrid in Kiev last season are their domestic rivals, Spurs. In some way’s, both club’s group stage campaign’s have mirrored each other’s. Both team’s went into the final match…
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Manchester United’s Sickness: A Medical Diagnosis
As the curtain falls on the 2018/19 Premier League season, followers of Manchester United will be very much glad to see the back of it. Their campaign has ended in utter misery with a 2-0 loss to the already relegated Cardiff. Ironically, the current United manager and ex-bluebird manager (who was in charge when the…
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Eddie Nketiah: Arsenal’s next big thing?
After a string of dismal performances in the league, Arsenal finally showed up in their last match of the campaign at Burnley. The Gunners won the match 3-1, thanks to their Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scored a brace and become the first player since Robin van Persie to bring the Premier League Golden Boot…
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Santi Cazorla : To Hell and Back
After four years and a life threatening injury, Santi Cazorla has been called back up to the Spain squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers. He last played for La Roja on 9 October 2015, where he scored twice in a 4–0 win over Luxembourg at the Estadio Las Gaunas. In this time period he overcame…
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Salomón Rondon – El Gladiador del Mundo
Most watchers of the world’s game will know Salomón Rondón for his time in the Premier League. During that time, Rondón has been a historic player and ambassador for Venezuela, as only one of two players from Venezuela to play in the PL. To truly understand the player and his journey, however, one must look…
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Antoine Griezmann: A 24/7 Telenovela
Antoine Griezmann is undoubtedly one of the best football players in the world right now. He’s taken Atlético Madrid to new heights globally, leaving as the fifth highest goal scorer in the club’s history after only five seasons. He’s been on two Ballon D’Or podiums and he’s been involved in nearly half of the team’s…
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Eden Hazard: A Modern-Day Premier League Great
It is 5th May 2019, and Maurizio Sarri’s beleaguered Chelsea have just clinched a 3-0 victory against Javi Gracia’s Watford. It is a crucial result, because it ensures that despite all the turbulence that has buffeted Stamford Bridge this season, the Blues will be making an appearance in the Champions League next season. Praise for…
