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Throwback Thursday: Kane's breakout Tottenham season on the way to superstardom

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Thursday, Mar 30 2023 11:35
Throwback Thursday: Kane's breakout Tottenham season on the way to superstardom In this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday, we look at Harry Kane’s breakthrough Premier League season following his record breaking goal against Italy last week, which saw him become England's all-time top scorer.Before that superb first full season in the Premier League, Kane endured...
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Poor Premier League form has Forest looking nervously over their shoulder

by Greg Lea at Thursday, Mar 30 2023 08:59
Poor Premier League form has Forest looking nervously over their shoulder April is approaching and the score is still 30-26. Ahead of a crunch clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers this weekend, Nottingham Forest have still made more signings than they have won points this season.It has been an extraordinary campaign off the pitch for Forest. It is true that substantial inve...
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Ronaldo and Mbappe both feature in the European Championship qualification best XI

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Wednesday, Mar 29 2023 11:47
Ronaldo and Mbappe both feature in the European Championship qualification best XI The European Championship qualification campaign got underway during the international break and here we present a best XI of those players to have made at least two appearances. Portugal and France are represented by two players each, as the Euro 2016 finalists got off to the perfect start winning ...
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Chelsea and Arsenal stars among Premier League's shot stopping supremos

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Wednesday, Mar 29 2023 09:30
Chelsea and Arsenal stars among Premier League's shot stopping supremos With Premier League returning on Saturday after the last international break of the season, we run through the best shotstoppers so far this season, taking a look at the goalkeepers with the best save success rates of those to make at least 15 appearances.10. Nick Pope - 68.2%Starting the list is th...
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Revealed: Europe's hottest hitman... and it's not Erling Haaland

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Tuesday, Mar 28 2023 13:30
Revealed: Europe's hottest hitman... and it's not Erling Haaland With league action returning soon, we take a look at the players who have been most clinical in front of goal in Europe's top five leagues this season. With players from Brentford to Marseille, we run down the top 10 most prolific players of those to have mustered 50 or more shots.10. Randal Kolo Mu...
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Deadly Man City duo among biggest post-World Cup rating drops

by Charlie Fairbank at Tuesday, Mar 28 2023 11:27
Deadly Man City duo among biggest post-World Cup rating drops Having taken a look at the top 10 players to have flourished since the World Cup, with the likes of Ollie Watkins, Eddie Nketiah and Marcus Rashford all lighting up the Premier League in 2023. Here, we will be looking at those players who have not shone since the World Cup, as we identify the top 10...
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Arsenal? Liverpool? Tottenham? Where next for Leicester star James Maddison

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Mar 27 2023 12:20
Arsenal? Liverpool? Tottenham? Where next for Leicester star James Maddison James Maddison may not have scored or assisted in England’s win over Ukraine but he certainly caught the eye. It was his first start for the Three Lions and his first appearance for Gareth Southgate’s side since his cameo off the bench in the 7-0 victory against Montenegro back in Novemb...
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Why Tottenham ultimately pulled the trigger on Conte's time at the club

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Mar 27 2023 09:47
Why Tottenham ultimately pulled the trigger on Conte's time at the club For the fourth season running, Tottenham will go through a campaign without the same manager at the helm. Over a week had gone by since Antonio Conte's post-match rant in the 3-3 draw with Southampton, essentially a come and sack me plea, before Spurs pulled the trigger on Sunday night. Cristian Ste...
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Nagelsmann Out, Tuchel In: Why Bayern Munich made their managerial change

by WhoScored.com at Friday, Mar 24 2023 18:03
Nagelsmann Out, Tuchel In: Why Bayern Munich made their managerial change Julian Nagelsmann has been sacked by Bayern Munich. Wait! What? Under Nagelsmann, the perennial German champions have impressively racked up a supreme eight wins from eight in the Champions League this season, cruising past PSG in last round, while also comfortably beating La Liga leaders Barcelona ...
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Liverpool's Van Dijk one of four Dutch representatives in France-Netherlands combined XI

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Friday, Mar 24 2023 12:14
Liverpool's Van Dijk one of four Dutch representatives in France-Netherlands combined XI France and Netherlands get their European qualification campaign underway tonight as the Group B favourites go head-to-head. Here we present a combined XI of the two sides.Jasper Cillessen (Netherlands) - 7.07In between the sticks is Netherlands’ hero of the 2014 World Cup. The former Ajax sho...
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