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Forget just goals - Why Kane should smash the Bundesliga assist record

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Forget just goals - Why Kane should smash the Bundesliga assist record Assist in the fourth minute, goal in the 74th. Harry Kane’s Bundesliga career got off to the perfect start as Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 4-0 in Friday’s traditional curtain-raiser.Never has the nation of England been so intrigued by a German league game. The past lure of talents li...

Why Man City are prepared to spend big on wing-wizard Jeremy Doku

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Why Man City are prepared to spend big on wing-wizard Jeremy Doku Phil Foden won the WhoScored player of the match award from the right flank. Julian Alvarez scored the winning goal starting from the number 10 role. Manchester City secured a 1-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday night, that in itself a tough match given the Magpies' performances since Eddie Howe took...

Why Julian Alvarez is the perfect De Bruyne replacement for Man City

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Why Julian Alvarez is the perfect De Bruyne replacement for Man City Newcastle United would’ve fancied their chances against Manchester City at the Etihad this weekend.The champions were without Kevin De Bruyne, a deal to sign Lucas Paqueta has been called off and a replacement for Riyad Mahrez had yet to be brought in. It could even be argued that the Magpies ...

Standout display proves how important Pape Sarr can be for Tottenham

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Standout display proves how important Pape Sarr can be for Tottenham There were a number of criticisms aimed at Antonio Conte during the death throes of his Tottenham career, many, if not all, of them justified. One was the lack of rotation involving his favoured XI and those that arguably deserved a chance to secure a regular starting spot. Yves Bissouma is a case i...

Who is Bradley Barcola? The Olise alternative on Chelsea's wishlist

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Who is Bradley Barcola? The Olise alternative on Chelsea's wishlist Earlier this week, Chelsea activated Michael Olise's £35m release clause. The Frenchman was also being monitored by Manchester City after an impressive season with Crystal Palace, but despite triggering the clause, Olise turned down the chance to swap south for west London and instead penned a...

Who is Carlos Baleba? Brighton’s Caicedo replacement courted by Europe’s elite

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Who is Carlos Baleba? Brighton’s Caicedo replacement courted by Europe’s elite The demand for high quality talent in football has never been higher. A few years ago, a €100m transfer would raise eyebrows, but so far this summer we have seen the transfer fee for four players exceed that figure.Some clubs have realised that investing in their scouting can help be the first ...

How Abelleira established herself as the heartbeat of Spain's World Cup quest

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How Abelleira established herself as the heartbeat of Spain's World Cup quest At just the third time of asking, Spain has reached a first World Cup final in the women’s game.Having won just one of their previous seven matches across tournaments in 2015 and 2019, their squad of talented world class players has finally fulfilled the expectations put on them, against a bac...

Who is Wataru Endo and why are Liverpool signing the Japan star?

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Who is Wataru Endo and why are Liverpool signing the Japan star? Liverpool's high-profile failings in the transfer market has undoubtedly impacted their overall preparation to the season. The summer started so well for the Reds, too, as they quickly confirmed the captures of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai. The recruitment drive rapidly ground to a hal...

Enzo and Caicedo: Do Chelsea have the Premier League's best midfield pairing?

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Enzo and Caicedo: Do Chelsea have the Premier League's best midfield pairing? Enzo Fernandez opened the 2023/24 Premier League campaign in fine form, delivering a midfield masterclass on Sunday as Chelsea drew 1-1 with Liverpool. That wouldn’t - or shouldn’t! - have surprised anyone. At just 22 years of age, he’s won silverware with three separate clubs, lif...

Why Arsenal made the move to sign David Raya

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Why Arsenal made the move to sign David Raya Arsenal have already strengthened well in the summer window. Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber improve Mikel Arteta's options in attack, midfield and defence. Despite shipping 43 league goals last season, the third fewest in the division, Arteta is still looking at areas of improvement, wi...