Category: Planet Football

Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool stoppers are among the goalkeepers who have made the most mistakes in the Premier League over the last four and a half years. Being a goalkeeper is the most unforgiving job on the pitch because if they make a mistake it’ll almost certainly prove to be a costly one.  Using statistics from the Premier League […]

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Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool stoppers are among the goalkeepers who have made the most mistakes in the Premier League over the last four and a half years. Being a goalkeeper is the most unforgiving job on the pitch because if they make a mistake it’ll almost certainly prove to be a costly one.  Using statistics from the Premier League […]

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The writing was on the wall for Gary Cahill when he was made to look painfully slow by Patrick Bamford in the first half of Leeds United‘s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Monday night. Bamford has improved many facets of his game since making the step back up to the Premier League with Leeds, but […]

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On the face of it, the first half of the 2020-21 couldn’t have gone much better for Sevilla. Julen Lopetegui’s side are fourth in La Liga after 21 games, a point behind Barcelona and Real Madrid in second and third and six ahead of Villarreal in fifth. Last week, they scrapped their way past Almeria to […]

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When Football Manager 2011 was released back in November 2010, Chelsea were the reigning Premier League champions and looked to have a bright future. The Blues also won their first FA Youth Cup of the Roman Abramovich era that year, a competition they’d go on to dominate with a further five more triumphs over the following eight years. But unlike […]

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While we’re not going to call it a ‘Golden Generation’, England currently boast a really exciting crop of young players. Gareth Southgate still has experienced players like Harry Kane and Jordan Henderson in his senior squad, but it’s the young prospects currently emerging that have got people excited. We’ve picked an Xl of players who […]

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To say this season has been tough for Barcelona would be an understatement verging on the ridiculous. After the Lionel Messi transfer saga came to an uneasy end there has been a dire run of form, some disastrous financial results, the resignation of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu, the postponement of the election to choose his permanent successor […]

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You only need to have a cursory browse of the headlines to see the name on everyone’s lips after Manchester City‘s massive 4-1 win away at Liverpool. Arise, Philip Walter Andres Foden. In 2021, this is the biggest game in English football, the most dominant duopoly in the Premier League since the peak years of Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United and […]

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Manchester City ended an 18-year wait to beat Liverpool at Anfield in style this weekend with a 4-1 win that takes them five points clear at the top of the Premier League. Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic proved that they keep getting better with age, while the A-League provided plenty of entertainment. We’ve rounded up the best of the action […]

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