By Brad Jones (@bradjonessport) Since promotion from the second tier in 2016, RB Leipzig, like the rest of German football, have been living in the shadows of Bayern Munich’s dominance. But despite six consecutive Bundesliga titles, there’s no disputing that The Bavarians’ throne has been crumbling for some time, and after an impressive start to …
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No need to panic about Bruce’s Newcastle… yet
By Urban Newton (@urban_newton) It is now exactly nine weeks since Newcastle United appointed Steve Bruce as their new head coach. The replies to the club’s announcement on Twitter were not exactly positive. “Managing Newcastle has never been my dream,” was a quote someone had pulled from the Sunderland Echo during his time on Wearside. …
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Neymar’s Paris renaissance
Jeered roundly as he celebrated one of the great goals of his career, a match-winning goal against Strasbourg on his return to the Parc Des Princes, but how has the Brazilian icon fallen to such a stage? Upon arrival, the Brazilian superstar signalled the crowning moment Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Qatari Sports Investments had long desired. …
Manchester City: trouble in paradise?
By Urban Newton (@urban_newton) Defending is a collective effort. Too often we compare and contrast individuals that are tasked with stopping opponents from scoring. Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Manchester United’s Harry Maguire, for instance, are constantly lauded for their individual ability. They have supposedly single-handedly improved their respective side’s back four. Manchester City yesterday …
Game changers: footballers who defined an era (part two)
By Chris Kelly (@ccalciok) Welcome back. In the second part of our ‘Game Changers’ series, we move past the wartime period, focusing on two very different types of footballers. The first of which was, perhaps, the first to treat his position as a specialist one, assessing and adjusting his game and methods, and in doing …
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Elkeson: The emperor of China’s naturalisation dynasty
The Brazilian footballer hoping to fire China to a World Cup.
Six England U21 players poised for stardom
Max Aarons The 19-year-old full-back shot to prominence last season, as an integral part of the Norwich team that stormed to the Championship title. In his maiden season as a professional, Aarons won the EFL Young Player of the Year and was impressively named in both the PFA and EFL Championship 2018/19 Team of the …
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Granit Xhaka’s faults are simply part of the new Arsenal
By Urban Newton (@urban_newton) “Granit Xhaka,” I wrote back in July 2016. “is expected by many to play this deep holding role in the centre of midfield. His poor disciplinary record is supposed to get Arsenal fans excited. “”Hooray! A maverick! A hard-man at last!” But Xhaka will find it difficult to play this role …
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A kit five times worse than racism
The Paddy Power kit stunt saw the Terriers hit with a £50k fine.
Game changers: footballers who defined an era (part one)
By Chris Kelly (@ccalciok) Over the years, across the entire history of football, an immeasurable amount of players and people have made a huge impact on the game and the dynamics that surround it. Be it through their quality and style of play, their cultural standing and background or the modern day marketing potential of …
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