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Assuming Kylian Mbappe is the new Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the new Lionel Messi? 869 days separate the two iconic footballers of the modern era, or two years, four months, two weeks and three days. Therefore, assuming the age gap between Mbappe and his great rival is the same, with the Frenchman born on December 20 1998 […]
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“You cannot build mentality giants in one game,” Jurgen Klopp said after victory over RB Leipzig. “A lot of people were waiting for us to slip again, but we didn’t. A lot of people probably expected us to slip again because of the situation.” We assume a “mentality giant” is a couple of rungs down from a […]
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You may have noticed that Rangers currently top the Scottish Premiership, 18 points ahead of Celtic, 30 points above Hibernian and still unbeaten. They have won 25 of their 29 games. Perhaps most remarkable of all, they have conceded just eight goals and currently have a goal difference of 61. When they inevitably win the […]
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Barcelona are obviously and literally the big losers. Yet Daniel Levy must have felt a tinge of regret watching Mauricio Pochettino soar. In the most literal sense, obviously Barcelona were the big early losers. They quite literally lost 4-1. At home. They are most likely out of the Champions League again, and at the […]
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Liverpool won an important Champions League game but the main story for the Reds was Kylian Mbappe and those very specific ‘omens’. In for the Kyl What to do when by far the biggest development from Tuesday evening’s Champions League games was neither linked to the Premier League nor a transfer story? The Daily […]
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Send your thoughts on Barcelona schadenfreude and more to theeditor@football365.com. Xabi Thiago The high line RB Leipzig played was suicidal. Liverpool looked good because they beat the press and could always play it high and long and our attackers were all over it. Alisson looked good with his feet again which was encouraging as he […]
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Arsenal want to raise at least £50m by offloading nine players in the next transfer window. Tottenham are more interested in Brendan Rodgers. ARSE ABOUT FACE After permanently offloading Emiliano Martinez, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Sokratis, Mesut Ozil and Shkodran Mustafi over the past two transfer windows, Mikel Arteta and Arsenal have clearly developed a particular […]
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After Mason Greenwood signed a new contract at Manchester United, we took a look at how his form compared with the other teenagers in Europe’s big five leagues. There are 25 players under 20 currently ahead of Greenwood for goals and assists this season. Here are the top 10… 10) Nathanael Mbuku – Reims […]
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Harry Maguire had a very odd day on Sunday, forgetting all his football training and then also his media training. He was a bit of a prick, to be honest. So who’s this week’s prick then? Manchester United captain and disconcertingly cumbersome yet often effective centre-back Harry Maguire. What’s he done? Manchester United […]
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Andrea Pirlo Milan thought Pirlo was past his prime when he clocked up 10 seasons of service at the San Siro in 2011. The midfielder played only 17 times in their Serie A title-winning campaign and, aged 31, it was felt he wasn’t worthy of a new contract. Which, in hindsight, seems one of the […]
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