Football fans were rushing home from work on Tuesday to get in front of a screen ready for this season’s first Champions League games. And what a start it was! Under the weeknight floodlights footballers seem to do their best work, especially in Europe’s biggest competition. Last year saw a cracking Ronaldo overhead kick sink …
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Sam Allardyce and Roy Hodgson’s favourite mascot Harry the Hornet has retired. The man behind the mask, Gareth Evans, who was heavily criticised by both Premier League managers for diving at the feet of Wilfried Zaha after the winger was booked for simulation, has decided to call it a day. Gareth announced on Twitter: “I …
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Today’s the day that four English clubs will find out their fate for this season Champions League Group Stage: we can hear the anthem playing already! The draw takes place this afternoon at 17:00 BST at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are the four English teams that …
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We rarely see young football managers given much opportunity in the upper echelons of today’s game. With risks being higher than ever for football clubs to survive, very few will take a punt on a young unproven coach to lead their team. But there are a few out there who have some serious time on …
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We’re only two weeks into the Premier League season and already it seems that the title race is well underway. Manchester City and Liverpool have been pipped as the two favourites to lift the trophy and both are stamping their claim on the title early on. There was plenty to talk about after three days …
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The question on everybody’s lips right now is: ‘How will Manchester City fare without Kevin De Bruyne?’. Probably just fine. After the midfield maestro was confirmed to be out for 3 months with a knee ligament injury sustained in training earlier in the week, we’ve taken a look at the Premier League teams who suffered …
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What happened to International Friendlies? I remember as a child I used to love watching England set up against anyone, but now we’re older and things seemed to have changed. Now, the international breaks are a thorn in the side as the football league has to take a 2-week break to accommodate pointless matches that …
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It’s back! It’s finally back! This weekend sees the return of the Premier League, and we couldn’t be more excited. The first round of games have thrown up some great fixtures that will throw us head first into the 18/19 season, rather than ease us in gently. Although we may not see many appearances from …
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By now Antonio Conte must be sick of the sight of Maurizio Sarri; after all, this isn’t the first time the Italian has had to make way for his fellow countryman. But who exactly is Sarri? Before taking over the reigns from Conte for the first time – at Italian side Arezzo – Sarri had …
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