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Chelsea spent more than £35million on agents’ fees in the 12 months to the start of February, new data published by the Football Association shows. The Blues invested heavily in new recruits last summer, bringing in players like England defender Ben Chilwell from Leicester and Germany international Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen. The FA’s report […]
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Featuring a couple of Man Utd starlets, eight academy graduates, a £10million recruit, and a record signing… 1) Antwoine Hackford – Sheffield United 16 years, 9 months, 13 days Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield United The centre-forward was given his Premier League debut at the start of January, perhaps in part for Chris Wilder to […]
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With the season approaching business time, it’s decision time for clubs over the players they have allowed to leave temporarily. Keep, sell, release or loan again… Arsenal – William Saliba Most of the players dispatched on loan by the Gunners this season need to take the hint. Lucas Torriera and Matteo Guendouzi have their […]
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Johnny Nic can’t fathom why a big club never took a punt on Kevin Phillips. But that only makes Super Kev more endearing… Who’s this then? Kevin Mark Phillips will be 48 in July and is a 5’ 7” former striker for a plethora of Premier League and Championship clubs. Unusually, he played on […]
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Ian Wright has suggested that Chelsea have “everything” as a team and he has backed them to finish ahead of Leicester City by the end of the season. The Blues have been resurgent since the appointment of Thomas Tuchel. They are yet to lose from his 14 games in charge and they have won ten […]
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Leicester City star Kelechi Iheanacho is set to be offered a new long-term contract as a reward for his fine form this season. The forward joined Manchester City in 2014 and he made his debut for them in 2015. He netted 21 times from 64 outings for the Premier League leaders in his two years […]
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We’ve already looked at the points won from losing positions this Premier League season. Yes, well done, Manchester United, we’re all very impressed. Now let’s get on with something much better for the soul: laughing at the disastrous losing of points from winning positions. Everyone does it – not a single club has managed to […]
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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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It seems likely the season will end with 23 coaches having a crack at being in charge of a Premier League club this season. Let’s rank them. 23 (NE) Paul Heckingbottom (Sheffield United, since March) Harsh to put him last, but however bad the results were under Chris Wilder when viewed collectively, individually they […]
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Former Leicester City and Huddersfield Town striker Frank Worthington has sadly passed away at the age of 72. The eight-cap forward died peacefully in hospital on Monday evening following a long illness, his family announced in a statement to the PA news agency. Worthington represented more than 20 clubs in a long playing career that […]
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