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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes leads Euro 2024 qualifying best XI

by Sam Hammond at Jumatano, Nov 22 2023 11:12
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes leads Euro 2024 qualifying best XI With the European Championship’s group phase of qualifying now complete ahead of next summer’s finals, we’ve taken a look back at the standout performers across the campaign. Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, who has starred for Portugal, leads the way, while there are als...
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Why Gavi's absence will be a huge test for Barcelona

by Sam Tighe at Jumanne, Nov 21 2023 13:59
Why Gavi's absence will be a huge test for Barcelona It’s tough to watch any player succumb to major injury in football, but when one as young and as prodigiously talented as Gavi falls, it stings that little bit more.The 2022 Golden Boy winner, not yet turned 20, has been a fixture in Barcelona and Spain’s first-teams for just over 2 year...
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Arsenal star Saka leads U21 Premier League Team of the Season so far

by Sam Hammond at Ijumaa, Nov 17 2023 11:37
Arsenal star Saka leads U21 Premier League Team of the Season so far With a break in Premier League action for the November international break, we’ve taken a look at the competition’s standout U21 performers. Players from Burnley, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Everton, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City are represented in the XI. To be included, player...
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How rejuvenated Everton are getting the best from Vitalii Mykolenko

by Sam Tighe at Alhamisi, Nov 16 2023 09:34
How rejuvenated Everton are getting the best from Vitalii Mykolenko “Vitalii Mykolenko needs to get better in attack”“Vitalii Mykolenko needs to be more of a factor going forward”“We need more from Vitalii Mykolenko in the final third”He heard you.Early this month the Ukrainian scored his first Everton goal for 18 long months - an...
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How Leroy Sane's electrifying form can fuel Bayern’s European dreams

by Yash Shah at Jumatano, Nov 15 2023 17:43
How Leroy Sane's electrifying form can fuel Bayern’s European dreams Leroy Sane is off to his best ever start to a season. With a rating of 8.53, he is also WhoScored’s best rated player in Europe’s top five leagues so far this season.Sane appears to have finally found his feet at the club, and looks like the player Bayern always hoped he would be when th...
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Trio of Chelsea stars make Premier League’s Best Signing XI

by Sam Hammond at Jumatano, Nov 15 2023 12:03
Trio of Chelsea stars make Premier League’s Best Signing XI With the November international break upon us, we’ve taken a look at the best XI of summer signings in the Premier League this season, and it’s Chelsea who lead the way, with three players making the cut. There are also representatives from Tottenham, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, ...
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Why Chelsea's Reece James should be considered England's best right-back

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Nov 15 2023 09:26
Why Chelsea's Reece James should be considered England's best right-back Mauricio Pochettino will have been aware of the risk of making Reece James Chelsea captain back in August. A new skipper was needed at Stamford Bridge following Cesar Azpilicueta's departure and James was the logical choice, to an extent. The England international is a Chelsea youth academy product ...
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Ezri Konsa's Aston Villa form justifies long overdue England call-up

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Nov 14 2023 13:15
Ezri Konsa's Aston Villa form justifies long overdue England call-up There was a period where it looked as though England had missed out on their chance to call up Ezri Konsa. The centre-back is eligible for Portugal and prior to the emergence of Antonio Silva at Benfica and Goncalo Inacio at Sporting CP, A Selecao could have used a centre-back of Konsa's calibre bac...
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Chelsea and Man City youngsters among those vying for international recognition

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Nov 14 2023 11:27
Chelsea and Man City youngsters among those vying for international recognition Another international break presents stars from across the world the chance to earn a first senior cap for their respective nations. Here we pick out 10 hoping to make their debut for their national side, with stars from PSG, Chelsea, Manchester City and Celtic all featuring.Warren Zaire-Emery - Fra...
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Why O'Neil deserves huge credit for transforming Wolves' fortunes

by Greg Lea at Jumatatu, Nov 13 2023 15:45
Why O'Neil deserves huge credit for transforming Wolves' fortunes When Gary O’Neil was handed the reins at Wolverhampton Wanderers on the eve of the new season, he knew there was one area of the team that he needed to improve above all others.For most of their time in the Premier League since promotion in 2018, Wolves have been among the division’s low...
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