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Keane tells Man United star to ‘go and play chess’ over Arsenal’s winning goal

Roy Keane has criticized the goalkeeper Altay Bayindir van Manchester United about his role in losing his side against Arsenal – although colleague expert Micah Richards did not share the same position. United slipped to beat in their opening match of the season against the side of Mikel Arteta, with Ricardo Calafiori who went home […]

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13 footballers with unusual hobbies: Piranha, bingo, fencing, chess & more

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Some football players have hobbies that you would not necessarily expect – including former players of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool and a current Premier League star. Although most footballers tend to play golf or fifa, there are one or two that have been rather inventive when they are looking for things to get rid

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Revealed: Maresca’s ‘football and chess’ thesis that fuels everything he does’

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If your knowledge of chess is limited to cheating accusations with trembling beads and the Netflix drama The Queen's Gambit, then Enzo Maresca's 42-page thesis may not be the most compelling lecture that you could pick up in the dentist's office. But between the talk about Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and the Nimzo-Indian defense and

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Ancelotti to tackle Pep with Champions League chess match tactics

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Valverde will be straight in, in the absence of Lucas Vázquez. The doubt is in the middle: Modric or Ceballos. With a shaky defense-the mildly exhausting a forward line of world class, Real Madrid will go to the Etihad to play Manchester City in the Champions League for a competition that seems destined to be

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Maresca’s obsession with chess has transformed Chelsea into title contenders

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ENZO MARESCA has strategically transformed Chelsea into Premier League title contenders. Cole Palmer may have rolled his eyes at the idea, while Noni Madueke has downplayed the Blues' chances, but a 5-1 win over Southampton in midweek has got the pundits talking. They sit in second place, seven points behind leaders Liverpool, and are ready

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