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TOP 10 PLAYMAKERS IN FOOTBALL RIGHT NOW

Here’s our list of the current top 10 footballers primarily responsible for regulating their side’s tempo, being the focal point of their midfields and/or maintaining the press. [penci_video url=”https://youtu.be/bjOANPfZZYE” align=”right” width=”300″ /] DISCLAIMER Before you get into the list do remember that there is a myriad of reasons – many unquantifiable – that go into...
Anshuman Joshi

UEFA Women’s Champions League – Semi-Finals Recap

This year’s UEFA Women’s Champions League is set to end on the highest of notes. The royalties of this competition, Olympique Lyonnais, seven-time title winners overall, who had been winning this title every year since 2016, were knocked out in the quarter-finals this time round by Paris Saint-Germain in spectacular fashion, paving way for a...
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LUIS SUÁREZ – Sponsors | Endorsements | Salary | Net Worth | Notable Honours | Charity Work

Full Name – Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz Age – 34 (24 January 1987) Place of Birth – Salto, Uruguay Nationality – Uruguayan Current club – Atlético Madrid (SPAIN) | League – LaLiga Santander Salary as Player – €125,000 per week First professional appearance (domestically) – 3 May 2005 for Club Nacional de Football in a...
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UEFA Europa League 2020-21 – Semi-Finals Preview

With only four teams left in the UEFA Europa League and the trophy just about in sight, things are about to heat up. Here’s a brief preview for you going into the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals. Villarreal CF vs Arsenal Despite winning two trophies with Mikel Arteta over the past year, Arsenal’s...
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Mourinho Sacked by Spurs – What next for the Special One?

No vibes. No trophies either. What’s to become of the once charismatic Portuguese?   A week and a half ago when The Super League was threatening to attack the very sacrosanct fabric of European football, such drastic was the discourse that when Tottenham Hotspur announced they had dismissed José Mourinho, what otherwise would have been...
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UEFA Champions League 2020-21 – Semi-Finals Preview

UEFA Champions League semi-finals are upon us! This week will see the first legs of two finely poised matches played out. Let’s take a look.   Real Madrid vs Chelsea In the first half of the season, both Real Madrid and Chelsea were prone to average performances that eventually lead them to make a managerial...
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REVOLUTION OR COUP: THE EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE

Twelve of Europe’s biggest football clubs have announced that they have agreed to set up a new mid-week competition, the Super League. This group plans to add three additional clubs as Founders before the inaugural season. The league format states that it will be a competition between 20 teams – 15 founders and 5 annual...
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ATHLETIC BILBAO SPONSORS 2020-21

Here are the sponsors for Spanish top-flight team Athletic Bilbao.   MAIN SPONSORS New Balance – The American sportswear brand serves as the official kit supplier to the club since the 2017-18 season, when it replaced fellow American brand Nike. Reportedly worth €3.5m per season, the deal currently runs until the end of the 2022-23...
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TOP 10 CENTRE-BACKS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW

While defenders hardly ever get the recognition their attacking counterparts would, there are few who catch the eye. After all, without a proper defence for a foundation a team can hardly sustain. Here are my top 10 centre-backs (CBs) in the world right now. [penci_video url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkd6r-RynHo” align=”right” width=”350″ /] DISCLAIMER Before you get into the...
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RANGERS RETURN TO THE TOP OF SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

Last month, Rangers cliched their first Scottish top-flight title in ten years after their arch-rivals Celtic failed to beat Dundee United. Winning the league title is a big achievement in its own right, but for Rangers it’s so much more than that. It’s a culmination of a journey that began nearly a decade ago when...
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