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Romelu Lukaku and three fellow Manchester United exiles became champions of Serie A in 2020–21, but they’re not the only PL outcasts winning silverware. The Premier League is an unforgiving place where even the greatest talents can fall short. Just ask Gerard Pique or Radamel Falcao. But failure to succeed in the Premier League is […]
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One way to get out of any household chores is to do them so badly first time around that you’re never asked again. The thinking behind this pearl of dubious wisdom is that you’re judged against your previous accomplishments rather than anything else. Which leads us nicely to Trent Alexander-Arnold. Read the article at Planet […]
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Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes was seen arguing passionately with the match officials during half-time of their match with Liverpool. Fernandes had given United the lead in the rearranged Premier League match after his shot took a hefty deflection in off Nat Phillips. But Liverpool turned the game around and goals from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino […]
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Chelsea fell to a 1-0 defeat against London rivals Arsenal on Wednesday night despite creating plenty of chances. Possibly distracted by Saturday’s FA Cup Final against Leicester, Chelsea were sluggish at the start and gifted Arsenal the lead through a farcical backpass by Jorginho. But they improved thereafter and made enough chances to have won the game. Watch […]
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You could see from Diego Simeone’s reaction how much Atletico Madrid‘s 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad meant to him. Atletico’s man in black, the touchline Tom Waits, was a bag of nerves as his men saw out a narrow one-goal lead against their toughest opponents remaining. All three points keeps them at the top of the […]
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Mikel Arteta has come under pressure in his first full season as Arsenal boss, but he has credit in the bank for leading the Gunners to the FA Cup after succeeding Unai Emery midway through the 2019-20 campaign. Legendary former manager Arsene Wenger will always remain the standard-bearer for any Arsenal manager. Arteta did eerily well to emulate his old […]
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People only exposed to football through the occasional television advert could be forgiven for thinking that skills and tricks are approximately 70% of the game. Every second summer companies such as Nike and Adidas recruit star players to bewitch audiences with a succession of rabonas, elasticos and stepovers. More regular football watchers are aware that the majority […]
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Before Marco Van Basten joined AC Milan and began scoring outrageous volleys from impossible angles, ridiculing the best players in the land, and collecting trophies galore, he was a precocious teenager at Ajax. It was at the De Meer Stadium that the young marksman his trade, mainly by scoring outrageous volleys from impossible angles, ridiculing […]
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It’s felt inevitable for months, but Liverpool‘s Virgil van Dijk has announced he will not play in this summer’s European Championships for the Netherlands. The centre-back was injured during the Merseyside derby in October 2020 and hasn’t played since. He will undoubtedly be a huge miss for the Dutch in their first major tournament since 2014. […]
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Before Marco Van Basten joined AC Milan and began scoring outrageous volleys from impossible angles, ridiculing the best players in the land, and collecting trophies galore, he was a precocious teenager at Ajax. It was at the De Meer Stadium that the young marksman his trade, mainly by scoring outrageous volleys from impossible angles, ridiculing […]
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