Top of La Liga. Knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage. €1.3 billion in debt. Having spent €150 million in the summer to bring in Lewandowski, Kounde and Raphinha, expectations were and still are high for this season. Starting with their European campaign, they drew a challenging...
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Eric Cantona, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney: each of these players has led the line for Manchester United in the Premier League. What ten Hag would do to bring one of them back now. After a disappointing 0-0 draw at home to Newcastle, their search for a centre forward must...
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Are Arsenal the real deal? Are Liverpool in decline or just in a temporary slump? Although the 3-2 score indicates a tight encounter, the game was controlled by Arteta’s men, with their performance encapsulated by the energy of their young Brazilian forward, Gabriel Martinelli. After an electric start, Martinelli found...
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Another Manchester derby. Another Manchester City win. Another Erling Haaland hat-trick. For Manchester United, the second time this season they have found themselves trailing 4-0 at half-time. They responded to that last 4-0 half-time humiliation at Brentford by winning the next four league games. Even if they were to do...
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Bottom of the league. One point. 22 goals conceded. Brendan Rodgers’ side, which secured a fifth-place finish alongside an FA Cup triumph just two seasons ago, look set for a potential relegation battle this year. But how exactly has it gone so badly wrong for Leicester City, a side which...
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It has been widely reported that Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United this summer to continue playing Champions League football throughout the final years of his career. His absence from the start of pre-season training for United indicates that these are not just rumours, and the 37-year-old will likely...
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Zero wins, two draws and two defeats. With five months until England get their World Cup campaign underway in Qatar, England’s form is at the very least concerning. Crowning the June Nations League fixtures with a 4-0 humbling at home to Hungary capped off a disastrous couple of weeks for...
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With the Premier League returning at the start of August, teams are seeking to bolster their squads through the summer, none more so than the ‘Big Six’. The emphasis for the ‘Big Six’ is at the minimum to secure a place in the Champions League, if not to challenge for...
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