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Once a hero of the Coupe de France, Henri Saivet can these days be found playing in front of a big Sainsbury’s in Middlesbrough. Is there still a player in there? Henri Saivet hasn’t played a game of senior domestic football since May 26, 2019. For a 30-year-old once considered the next Thierry Henry, that […]
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After Bobby Robson’s Barcelona beat Paris Saint-Germain in the 1997 Cup Winners’ Cup final, Pep Guardiola pointed at Jose Mourinho and embraced him with a big bear hug. Guardiola was one of the finest players of his generation; Mourinho was a former school coach who had worked his way to the top. Their paths had crossed a decade and a half before […]
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Jose Mourinho was left confused after being asked about Tottenham‘s new sponsor ahead of their Premier League game against Everton. Spurs had announced that they have signed a sponsorship deal with Dulux, who have become the club’s official paint supplier. Minutes after the partnership was announced, Dulux’s official Twitter account went viral by mocking Spurs on social media. “Can the dog […]
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After being frozen out at Arsenal by Mikel Arteta, William Saliba has shown why he’s so highly-rated during a loan spell at Nice over the second half of 2020-21. Saliba, who joined the Gunners for a reported £27million in the summer of 2019, was left out of their Premier League and Europa League squads by Arteta and is yet […]
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Every successful football team needs a bastard. While goals win games and defences win titles, the all-consuming thirst for success helps build dynasties. With this in mind, it’s impossible to maintain success without having players willing to indulge in the dark arts. Think Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira during the Premier League’s most intense rivalry […]
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Some of the Premier League’s greatest have come from Spain. Just think of the names: David Silva, Fernando Torres, Cesc Fabregas, David De Gea, Santi Cazorla, Xabi Alonso. But just because some Spaniards are great, doesn’t mean they’re all an absolute guarantee. There have been more than a few duds. And mixed in with those, […]
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Tensions were high on Merseyside on Wednesday night as Liverpool faced Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Without fans to inspire Liverpool inside Anfield, there were ugly scenes ahead of the game outside the stadium, where the Real Madrid coach was left with a broken window after objects were thrown by supporters. […]
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Deep into the second half at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night, as PSG looked to hang on to the 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich that would see them through to the Champions League semi-final, Angel Di Maria ran the ball up the touchline with two defenders in hot pursuit. It was the perfect opportunity to […]
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David Batty didn’t score many goals, but when he did they were usually pretty special. A tough-tackling midfielder known for his no-nonsense, selfless approach to the game, Batty found the back of the net just nine times across his 20 seasons as a professional. Even so, a David Batty goal was usually something to savour, with […]
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In eight seconds of individual brilliance that broke the deadlock seven minutes into the second half of Fluminense’s game with Nova Iguacu, everything good and everything bad about the first few months of the year in Brazilian football was perfectly summed up. In Brazil, February, March and April are taken up by state championships, which are […]
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