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The criteria is that they must not have played even a minute in the Premier League before…which ruled out most of Norwich and Watford’s squad. It also ruled out Ivan Toney, with his ten Newcastle minutes in 2015/16. We think we pretty much nailed it last year. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) Absolutely extraordinary in the […]
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Less than two weeks until the Euros then. Are you ready? No, us neither. But it’s coming and it’s coming very, very soon. The squads have to be confirmed on Tuesday, and even with UEFA’s concession of allowing an extra three players in what are now 26-man line-ups there are still going to be some […]
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Pep Guardiola still has not won the Champions League since 2011. He’s spent much of the decade since reinventing glorious ways of being knocked out and the City boss came up with a new on Saturday… Rafa Benitez once wrote a book called Champions League Dreams. For Liverpool, the trophy has always been an […]
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Remembering seven European finals in half a century for Chelsea… Chelsea beat Manchester City in Saturday’s Champions League final to take their record to six wins in seven major European finals. The PA news agency remembers the Blues’ past European showpiece appearances. 1971 Cup Winners’ Cup: Chelsea 2 Real Madrid 1 (replay) Chelsea’s 1970 […]
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When Lincoln City take to the Wembley pitch in Sunday’s League One play-off final, it will represent the pinnacle of their sublime and ridiculous rise through the leagues in recent years. But win or lose, the Imps’ adventure will continue. With Michael Appleton’s side facing Blackpool, this final is delectable for the neutral. These are […]
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Pep Guardiola gave Thomas Tuchel a gift before kick-off and he and Chelsea gratefully unwrapped it to win the Champions League. 1) It was so comfortable. That’s a statement you would have thought could only be made after a Manchester City win. They’ve got the best coach in the world, they’ve got the best […]
Well this is a first. We have 16 Conclusions on the Championship play-off final between Brentford and Swansea. Soak it in. But first read Brentford are Premier League: Moneyball and a broken jinx 1) Let’s start at the beginning. The past couple of weeks have given us the long-awaited return of fans back in stadiums. […]
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Throw those flatcaps in the air, twang those braces and pass the beard oil – it’s victory for the hipster xG nerds. Brentford are a Premier League football team. They’ve avoided ‘La Decima’; broke their jinx to win the play-offs at the tenth time of asking. They won it in 20 devastating minutes. Freddie Woodman […]
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Chelsea being in the Champions League final brings back a horrible personal memory for me. It was the day my childhood dream died. And the day a friendship was lost forever. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was still in my first few months as a football writer, learning the ropes at Football365 […]
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Manchester United’s season may be over but the hard work is just starting for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Here are five things shunted up his to-do list by their miserable Europa League final defeat… 1) Pick a keeper. Any keeper… Solskjaer’s goalkeeping situation was already complicated before every Villarreal player scored past David de Gea […]
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