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There are some very big decisions to be made across Europe this summer, with some of the best, most valuable players around set to enter the final year of their contracts. There’s plenty of speculation over where the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos will be after their deals expire this summer, while certain […]
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Former Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool men are among the players to score on their England debuts since the turn of the century – but that doesn’t necessarily guarantee a successful international career. Read the full article here. The post WATN? The 13 players to score on England debuts since 2000 appeared first on Football365. […]
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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was a tremendous goalscorer for Leeds United, Chelsea and Middlesbrough in the Premier League – and a real joy to watch for anyone who likes bloody hard shots. Football in the modern era can be tremendously complex, but the thrill of the sport is often found in the simplest of things. It’s […]
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Since becoming Liverpool manager in October 2015, Jurgen Klopp has overseen a huge overhaul of his squad. While injuries may have scuppered their 2020-21 campaign, the changes have undoubtedly paid dividends as Liverpool have won Champions League and Premier League titles under the German. We’ve taken a look at the 34 players to leave the […]
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Think back to watching the United States at World Cups in recent years. They didn’t make it to 2018, but they’ve often been great value, punching above their weight to finish ahead of England in the group stage in 2010 before pushing Belgium’s golden generation to extra-time four years later. On those occasions, they were […]
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Remember the time Erling Haaland exploded onto the scene, leaving some helpless Honduran kids in his wake? Back in May 2019, there was some talk about Alf-Inge Haaland’s son – born in Leeds, and said to have been a fan of his dad’s old team – impressing as a teenager under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at […]
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Here we go again. England have started on route to another World Cup and heartbreak no doubt lies in wait. Bring it on. But the finals in Qatar remain almost two years away. In that time, players will lose form while others will emerge as starters. The likelihood is that the line-up will look very […]
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Italian clubs were happy to splash the cash at the turn of the millennium, sometimes for confusing reasons. If Serie A has a golden age, it was surely that crazy period between Ronaldo’s arrival from Barcelona in 1997 and the match-fixing scandal of 2006 that saw Juventus stripped of their title and relegated to the […]
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A quick look at the odds for the 2022 World Cup has France listed as second-favourites for the trophy behind Brazil. Yet one peculiar trend of recent tournaments has been the rank failure of defending champions. Italy in 2010, Spain in 2014 and Germany in 2018 all fell at the first hurdle while defending their […]
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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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