Watch: Pepe destroys two Leicester players with great skill

Arsenal‘s Nicolas Pepe destroyed two Leicester City players with a piece of quick-footed skill during their 3-1 win at the King Power Stadium. Pepe was instrumental in Arsenal’s success at the King Power Stadium, scoring their third goal and being at the heart of an excellent away performance. But the moment that caught our eye was […]

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Watch: Jordan makes funny last-ditch effort to try & stop Messi

Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordan turned to desperate measures in his bid to stop Lionel Messi from scoring for Barcelona. During his incredible career, Messi has been renowned for his incredible dribbling ability, and he is near impossible to defend against when running at pace.  “Barca has, without any doubt, the best player in history: Leo Messi,” […]

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How Lukaku compares with Man Utd’s forwards since 19-20

After being deemed surplus to requirements by Manchester United, Romelu Lukaku has rediscovered his best form at Inter Milan. Lukaku enjoyed a brilliant debut season at Inter under Antonio Conte and is currently spearheading their pursuit of the Serie A title. We’ve compared his stats in all competitions at Inter to the corresponding United stats of Marcus Rashford, […]

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De Bruyne has a weak foot that most players can only dream of

‘Are Manchester City better without Kevin De Bruyne?’ many of you foolishly pondered as Pep Guardiola’s side slotted in a third against Tottenham two weeks ago. The final score read 3-0 to the home side. It was City’s fifth win in a row without last season’s Player of the Year,  sidelined with a hamstring injury. So the […]

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Revisiting Lyon’s FM 2011 wonderkids, 10 years on

Back in November 2010, when Football Manager 2011 was released, Lyon were still among the top dogs in French football and might not have imagined how the following decade would go. They’d failed to win the Ligue 1 title in each of the past two seasons after winning seven in a row between 2001 and 2008, and finished as […]

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10 players who rejected the chance to play for England

Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala has chosen to play for Germany over England – but who else has rejected the opportunity to play for the Three Lions? Plenty of footballers have chosen the famous white shirt over other options, including Declan Rice, John Barnes and Raheem Sterling. But others have gone in a different direction. We’ve […]

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Comparing Pau Torres’ stats to Man Utd’s centre-backs

Not for the first time over the past year, Manchester United have been linked with Villarreal centre-back Pau Torres as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to bolster his backline this summer. According to Eurosport, United view the 24-year-old Spain international as a cheaper alternative to their top target, Jules Kounde of Sevilla. Torres is said to […]

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Watch: All the extra assists Fernandes could have had this season

Only Harry Kane has more assists in the Premier League than Manchester United‘s Bruno Fernandes, but the Portuguese playmaker can feel he might have had a whole lot more. As well as battling to top the assists chart this season, Fernandes is behind only Mohamed Salah in the top scorers chart, currently on 15 goals, […]

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10 depressingly recent events older than Tottenham’s Dane Scarlett

While Dele Alli stole the headlines during Tottenham‘s 4-0 win over Wolfsberger 4-0 in the Europa League, he was not the only player that caught the eye. Jose Mourinho handed 16-year-old Dane Scarlett his third appearance for the first-team and he impressed, setting up Carlos Vinicius for his second goal of the night. “He is […]

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When Raul left Real Madrid and became a Schalke legend

When an ageing Raul moved to Schalke 04 in 2010, fans couldn’t believe their luck. That summer, Real Madrid veterans like Guti, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Raul were faced with two problems: the increasing influence of a new generation of Galacticos, and the ruthless plans of new boss Jose Mourinho — problems that forced them […]

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