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How Chelsea cast-off Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped AC Milan destroy PSG

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How Chelsea cast-off Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped AC Milan destroy PSG The frenzied nature of the UEFA Champions League’s simultaneous action has the ability to create a bit of a footballing blur, where so many things happen, and so many storylines unravel, that it’s hard to focus on just one.Occasionally, though, someone delivers a performance so overwhelm...

Why Van de Ven's impending absence will prove costly to Tottenham

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Why Van de Ven's impending absence will prove costly to Tottenham With Micky it's a pretty significant one. Those were not the words from Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou that fans wanted to hear. Shortly before the break of Spurs' eventual 4-1 loss to Chelsea on Monday, Micky van de Ven pulled up with a hamstring injury. Having already lost Cristian Romero to a re...

Why Southgate needs to hand Newcastle's Gordon a first England call-up

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Why Southgate needs to hand Newcastle's Gordon a first England call-up Eyebrows were raised when Newcastle United parted with an initial £40m in January to pry Anthony Gordon away from Everton. The versatile forward had more yellow cards than he did goals when turning out for the Toffees last season - six cautions and three goals - and he was perhaps the definiti...

Is Van Dijk now back to his best in a Liverpool shirt?

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Is Van Dijk now back to his best in a Liverpool shirt? For any team, a midfield revamp would prove disastrous as they seek to build upon a fairly solid campaign. Liverpool may have underperformed last season by their high standards, ultimately finishing fifth, but a number of Premier League teams would bite your hand off for a Europa League spot.What wa...

Ice-cold Gvardiol already well-established as part of the Man City furniture

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Ice-cold Gvardiol already well-established as part of the Man City furniture After losing Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez in the summer, there was a debate over whether Manchester City’s squad was stronger or weaker compared to last season. That question remains unresolved, but there is no doubt that the addition of Josko Gvardol has strengthened Pep Guardiola’s ...

How Dominik Szoboszlai is powering Liverpool's surprise title challenge

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How Dominik Szoboszlai is powering Liverpool's surprise title challenge Dominik Szoboszlai is the definition of an all-action footballer.There was justifiable hype around his £60m transfer to Liverpool over the summer, though given the volatile record of recent attacking signings from the Bundesliga, many understandably preached caution and warned of a potential s...

Just how good is PSG wonderkid Warren Zaire-Emery?

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Just how good is PSG wonderkid Warren Zaire-Emery? Paris Saint-Germain has one of the most renowned academies in the world, but their pursuit of European dominance during the Qatar owned era made it very hard for youth players to break through to the first team.The likes of Mike Maignan, Christopher Nkunku, Kingsley Coman, Xavi Simons and many other...

How majestic Mbeumo maximised his chance to become Brentford’s star forward

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How majestic Mbeumo maximised his chance to become Brentford’s star forward Brentford look set to lose a big-name forward before the start of the 2024/25 Premier League campaign but it might not be the player you think it’ll be. Ivan Toney has been linked with Arsenal and Chelsea over recent weeks and a move could be on the cards for the suspended striker. However, Br...

Presenting Matias Soule: Argentina's next wing-wizard on the Juventus books

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Presenting Matias Soule: Argentina's next wing-wizard on the Juventus books Argentina’s capacity to produce left footed attacking talents is unmatched. The latest to join the likes of Messi, Di Maria and Dybala, is Juventus winger Matias Soule.Soule came through the youth system at Velez Sarsfield, but followed his idols in making the switch to Europe in early 2020. H...

Watkins thriving with the responsibility of being Aston Villa's main man

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Watkins thriving with the responsibility of being Aston Villa's main man Ollie Watkins is in an exclusive club in the Premier League this season. He’s the only player to have scored five goals and chipped in with five assists.The likes of Erling Haaland (9), Mohamed Salah and Heung-Min Son (both 7) have scored more than the Aston Villa No.11 but only Salah (11) can...