Stupid, exercised, wasted Chelsea. More money than Scrooge McDuck. Less meaning than his cousin, Donald. They sign children, give them up, give them lifelong sentences – sorry, contracts – and think it will succeed. How misled. That was the story, not in the least after their Carabao Cup defeat from Liverpool from 2024 when Schadenfreude […]
The football world is united in mourning for the late Liverpool Vooruit Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva, after the couple died tragically last week. Jota and his brother died when their car crashed in the early hours in North Spain last Thursday morning. The accident came only 11 days after Jota was
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Bijna 10 jaar na het verlaten van Celtic voor Southampton, kan de impact van Virgil van Dijk op de Parkhead Club op meer manieren worden gemeten dan het paar Premiership -titels en de competitiebeker die hij gedurende twee seizoenen won. Voorafgaand aan zijn overdracht van £ 13 miljoen naar de zuidkust, waren de beste Engelse
Scottish football’s great tapestry has been made all the richer by the variety of threads which have been interwoven across 150 years. A nation which has prided itself on seeing homegrown sides conquer Europe also takes delight in witnessing its finest exports excel on foreign soil. This does not preclude any observer from appreciating how
David Beckham claimed that he ‘never could have imagined’ receiving the ‘truly humbling honour’ of a knighthood after he was finally named among the recipients in King Charles’ Birthday Honours list last week. The prize has eluded the former England captain for more than a decade having previously missed out when a ‘red flag’ from the
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The next generation list of 2014 has turned out to be a mix of world treaties and overwhelming products, with a collection of players born in 1997 originally tipped for the top Spotting the crème of the crop in football is one thing, but pulling out the next sensation is a completely different ball game.
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The next generation list of 2014 has turned out to be a mix of world treaties and overwhelming products, with a collection of players born in 1997 originally tipped for the top Spotting the crème of the crop in football is one thing, but pulling out the next sensation is a completely different ball game.
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Real Madrid has confirmed the worst kept secret of football: Xabi Alonso is their new manager. The former midfielder of Spain, Liverpool and Madrid has been announced as a replacement for the club for Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian moves to International Management with Brazil after Los Blancos decided to participate in the company with the
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To the joy of Evertonians, Goodison Park will not suffer the same fate as some of the famous old grounds of English football after the Toffees play their last game in their house from 133 years on Sunday. From next season, Goodison will be the permanent home base of Everton's Women's team, while the men's
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At what time is money worthless? That is, in short, the question with which the women and girlfriends of football players in the two and a half years since the Gulf state have been lured to Saudi Arabia, started diversifying his oil-based economy and his international reputation, first began to revitalize his international report. Since
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Mastery of the Dark Arts is one of the most underrated qualities of football. Many think they are in it, but the truth is that some are much better at it than others. We would put together a SH*Thous XI, but it soon became clear that this kind of player is found disproportionately in the
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April Fools' Day jokes dominated social media on Tuesday morning, taking some fans of the opportunity to poke pleasure at Manchester United. It has been a terrible season for the Red Devils, who are currently in 13th place in the Premier League table. They seem to miss European football completely and have not come close
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