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England head into their penultimate international break before the European Championships with a lot of questions that still need answering… Poor form against top opposition Since 2019, England have rarely faced A-list opposition. Out of their last 18 games, only five have come against nations who are in the top 15 of FIFA’s world […]
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We’ve already looked at the points won from losing positions this Premier League season. Yes, well done, Manchester United, we’re all very impressed. Now let’s get on with something much better for the soul: laughing at the disastrous losing of points from winning positions. Everyone does it – not a single club has managed to […]
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England face San Marino and Albania this week. How about some players who are one of few to represent their country in the Premier League? England start their qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup with a match against perennial whipping boys San Marino before facing Albania on Sunday. No player from San Marino […]
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Is Odegaard the new Ozil at Arsenal? We’ve compared the new playmaker with two iterations of the old… “When everyone was a little trembling he gave us that stability and that composure on the ball and he created chance after chance.” A statement that could easily have been made about a Mesut Ozil performance […]
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We’re not sure any of us are ready for Luis Suarez returning to Liverpool. Also: Man Utd may have a use for Eric Bailly… LIVERPOOL LINE UP SUAREZ RETURN Here’s one with which you Liverpool fans can pleasure yourself furiously this Thursday morning… the Reds want to re-sign Luis Suarez. Apparently, Jurgen Klopp wants […]
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It seems likely the season will end with 23 coaches having a crack at being in charge of a Premier League club this season. Let’s rank them. 23 (NE) Paul Heckingbottom (Sheffield United, since March) Harsh to put him last, but however bad the results were under Chris Wilder when viewed collectively, individually they […]
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The FA has announced it has signed a ‘landmark’ multi-million pound deal with Sky Sports and the BBC for the broadcast rights to the Women’s Super League. The agreement, which will run for three years from the 2021/22 season, is believed to be worth around £8m per year. Some of the money will be used […]
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Premier League top scorers with 10 goals or more feature on this list – ranked by shot conversion. 11) Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) Shot conversion: 17% Shot accuracy: 57% Goals: 10 xG: 13.01 The Villa striker has had a stellar maiden season in the Premier League, breaking double figures to earn an England call […]
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Fred had a game to forget as Manchester United were dumped out of the FA Cup. His display was made to look all the more shoddy by Leicester’s Fred with frills, Wilfred Ndidi. The Foxes’ midfield dynamo is one of five players United could spark bidding wars over this summer to improve an ailing midfield, […]
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Some Newcastle players reportedly believe Steve Bruce ‘wants to be sacked’ by the club and are ‘confused and concerned’ that Mike Ashley is sticking with his man. A damning report in the Daily Mail details how Newcastle’s players have been given six of nine days off after their 3-0 capitulation to fellow relegation strugglers Brighton […]
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