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Andy Robertson has admitted that it is “incredibly difficult” to try to win the Premier League with Liverpool due to the expectations placed upon them. The 2020/21 campaign has been a really tough one for the Premier League champions. They have had to deal with a number of high profile injuries to the likes of […]
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Arsenal look set to be disappointed this summer with Real Madrid ‘not even contemplating’ allowing Martin Odegaard to leave on a permanent deal. The Norwegian has drawn plenty of praise since his loan move to the Emirates in January, with the Gunners reportedly keen to sign him on a permanent basis at the end of […]
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Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah has revealed that Chris Wilder twice wanted to resign from the club, demanding £4million in severance to do so. Wilder eventually left by mutual consent earlier this month with disagreements between the two parties destroying their working relationship. Prince Abdullah discussed Wilder’s departure, his concerns over recruitment and the search […]
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Gareth Taylor said he believed Manchester City could turn the tie around after the first leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final saw them beaten 3-0 by Barcelona in Monza. A strike by former Liverpool and Arsenal forward Asisat Oshoala put Barca ahead in the 35th minute and Mariona Caldentey doubled the lead with a […]
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Emma Hayes was “grateful” Chelsea only conceded one away goal and hailed goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger as the best in the world after her side’s 2-1 win over Wolfsburg. The Blues head into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with a one-goal advantage, with Pernille Harder scoring against her former club. Chelsea took a […]
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Burak Yilmaz scored a hat-trick as the Netherlands slumped to a surprise 4-2 defeat to Turkey in the first game of their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign. Yilmaz’s deflected shot put Turkey ahead in the 15th minute and the 35-year-old Lille forward struck his second in the 34th minute before sealing his hat-trick with an […]
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Gareth Bale blamed “sloppy mistakes” for Wales’ defeat in their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier to Belgium. Wales led through Harry Wilson’s superb 10th-minute opener – the product of a sweeping 17-pass move and Bale’s brilliant through ball – before Belgium fought back to win 3-1 in a manner befitting the world’s number one team. […]
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Gabriel Batistuta. You remember him. Beautiful blue eyes, hair like a wild stallion and a right foot like a traction engine. For many of us, our introduction to the Fiorentina striker came on Saturday mornings through Gazzetta Football Italia. James Richardson sat in a cafe, coffee and croissant close at hand, talking us through another gloriously violent week […]
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In the autumn of 1987, Granada CF president Alfonso Suarez decided to make a statement – and it was to be bold and brash. Granada had been promoted from the third to the second tier of Spanish football the previous season, but for Suarez that was not enough. He wanted fame, notoriety. In the late […]
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England could dominate the Euros with Harry Kane and John Stones, sure. But their tenth possible unique XI features Dominic Solanke, so there Gareth Southgate would be forgiven for sacking it all off, albeit in his incredibly mild-mannered and amiable fashion, when you consider just how many English footballers actually exist. There are bloody […]
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