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Not many footballers can honestly claim to have transformed an entire position with their playing style. Manuel Neuer was and is different. Who’s this then? Manuel Peter Neuer is a 34-year-old goalkeeper who stands 6ft 4ins tall and was born in Gelsenkirchen, in what was then West Germany. Widely regarded as one of, if […]
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There are few things more pleasurable in football than watching a storied veteran roll back the years; strutting around the park, barking instructions at kids half his age. And if it’s veterans you want, then South America is the place to look. After spending their peak years in Europe, many of the continent’s finest jet […]
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It’s usually a testament to a team’s mentality and ability to remain unruffled, but which Premier League team has won the most points from losing positions this season? With a ridiculously packed schedule, and taking into account the pressing most clubs now employ, it isn’t surprising that teams cannot sustain their performance levels throughout the […]
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Chris Wilder has insisted that he will just “get on with his job” despite his frustrations at Sheffield United not signing anyone in January. The Blades have been languishing at the bottom of the Premier League for much of this season. But three wins out of their last five league games have made their hopes […]
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Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney is set to miss this weekend’s trip to Aston Villa. The Scotsman came through the ranks with Celtic and he made over 100 senior appearances for them between 2015 and 2019. By then, teams around Europe were chasing his signature. But Arsenal beat rivals to the signing as he moved to […]
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Chelsea are interested in signing Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng this summer with his contract set to expire, according to reports. Boateng came through the ranks with German side Hertha Berlin. He signed for their Bundesliga rivals Hamburg ahead of the 2007/08 season. A successful three-year spell there led to his £10m switch to Manchester […]
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Jurgen Klopp also insisted that Ilkay Gundogan is one of the “best players” he has ever coached ahead of Sunday’s clash against Man City. Gundogan spent over four years under Klopp at Borussia Dortmund. In that time they won the Bundesliga and they finished as runners-up in the 2012/13 Champions League. Klopp left Dortmund in […]
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Liverpool have completed the signing of Derby County’s youngster Kaide Gordon, the Rams have confirmed. Gordon joined Derby when he was just six years old. He progressed through their academy and in 2020 he was capped twice by England’s U16s. The midfielder turned 16 in October and two months later he made his senior debut […]
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Paul Merson has insisted that Jesse Lingard needs to “move on” from Manchester United and rebuild his career elsewhere. The midfielder had fallen down the pecking order under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this season. He had only made three appearances for them this term, which all came in cup competitions. With first-team opportunities hard to come […]
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Man United duo Phil Jones and Sergio Romero have been included in the club’s Premier Leauge squad for the remainder of the season. Jones is in his tenth season with the Red Devils after he signed from Blackburn in 2011. In that time he has made over 200 appearances for them and he has won […]
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