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In 2007, Matthew Briggs became the Premier League’s youngest ever player for Fulham. By 2010 he was being linked with Manchester United and Bayern Munich. A decade later, his journey hasn’t gone quite as expected. Among the many different factors that shape a career in the professional game, the importance of getting the right break […]
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In 2007, Matthew Briggs became the Premier League’s youngest ever player for Fulham. By 2010 he was being linked with Manchester United and Bayern Munich. A decade later, his journey hasn’t gone quite as expected. Among the many different factors that shape a career in the professional game, the importance of getting the right break […]
There are few silver linings from Liverpool‘s extraordinary injury crisis this season, but it does at least give an opportunity for their younger fringe players to show what they can do. Some of the club’s greatest players started to break through by filling in for sidelined first-teamers, which can prove as inspiration to those stepping […]
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Manchester United‘s talent factory has been the key to some of the club’s greatest successes in modern times and also made idiots of pundits along the way. In 1995, Alan Hansen famously predicted that United would not win anything with the class of ’92 at the heart of their side, only for the Red Devils […]
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Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez are two names that will conjure up disappointment among the Manchester United faithful – but not Inter Milan fans. Both were huge signings when they arrived at Old Trafford, but it is safe to say that both ultimately left without showing the peak of their powers – particularly Sanchez. Now, the duo […]
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After accidentally telling the world that Jack Grealish was injured, Aston Villa players were supposedly ‘banned’ from playing fantasy football last week. If you have an interest in FPL, you’re probably familiar with the story already. On Friday, February 19, just after the FPL deadline passed for GW25, it transpired that several players and staff at Aston […]
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While Lionel Messi’s future at Barcelona remains uncertain, he showed just how much the club means to him during their 3-0 win over Sevilla. After losing 2-0 to Sevilla in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final, Barcelona pulled a goal back through Ousmane Dembele’s brilliant long-range effort. The visitors were then awarded a penalty in the 73rd-minute but Marc-Andre ter Stegen saved […]
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Manchester United have endured a mixed season in the Premier League so far – but are they making progress under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? After briefly being considered as title contenders, they now sit 14 points behind rivals Manchester City and could be drawn into a top four battle. We’ve compared their record after 27 Premier League games in 2020-21 […]
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Gerard Pique is a Barcelona icon, but time stands still for no man. Two short weeks ago, Pique became the subject of a series of internet memes following his attempt at stopping the rampaging Kylian Mbappe by grabbing desperately at his shirt. It was an irresistible visual metaphor of both Barcelona’s decline and the passage of time […]
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While Deco’s brief spell in the Premier League disappointed a lot of Chelsea fans, we still look back on his time in England with an awful lot of fondness. After starring for Jose Mourinho’s Porto, Deco was expected to follow the manager to Chelsea in 2004, only to then choose Barcelona instead. Playing alongside Xavi and Andres Iniesta, he […]
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