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Arsenal? Liverpool? Tottenham? Where next for Leicester star James Maddison

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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...

Why Tottenham ultimately pulled the trigger on Conte's time at the club

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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...

Nagelsmann Out, Tuchel In: Why Bayern Munich made their managerial change

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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 ...

Liverpool's Van Dijk one of four Dutch representatives in France-Netherlands combined XI

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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...

Italy vs England Combined XI: Trippier tops an England dominated team

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England captain Kane leads Tottenham trio in England squad best rated XI

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England captain Kane leads Tottenham trio in England squad best rated XI With England back in action for the first time since the 2022 World Cup, attention turns to Euro 2024 qualification as they kick off their campaign with Italy tonight. Here, we take a look at the best rated XI available to Gareth Southgate of those in the squad, with Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester U...

Throwback Thursday: When Arsenal favourite Ozil was the world's best playmaker

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Throwback Thursday: When Arsenal favourite Ozil was the world's best playmaker In the latest edition of Throwback Thursday, we take a look at Mesut Ozil’s fantastic 2015/16 Premier League season for Arsenal after the World Cup winner announced his retirement from football on Wednesday.Before this season, many Gunners fans would crave to have a campaign as they did in the...

Arsenal frontman among Premier League stars enjoying post-World Cup flourish

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Arsenal frontman among Premier League stars enjoying post-World Cup flourish The World Cup came at a good time for many players as they sought to get their form back on track. As such, we take a look at those who have enjoyed the biggest rating increase from before and after Qatar 2022 looking at those to have made at least 10 appearances before the tournament and eight appe...

Lavia and Botman amongst top ten international debutants to watch

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Lavia and Botman amongst top ten international debutants to watch The domestic calendar is halted and attention turns to the final international break of the season, with fixtures from Euro 2024 qualifiers, AFCON qualifiers and friendlies. We take a look at the ten debutants to keep an eye out for during the international break. Ivan Toney – England It feels...

Crystal Palace taking a huge gamble in replacing Vieira with Hodgson

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Crystal Palace taking a huge gamble in replacing Vieira with Hodgson It was a stroke of genius from the club to give Patrick [Vieira] the job, Roy Hodgson said of his successor as Crystal Palace manager in November 2021.I admire him very much and respect him – he’s a very good person as well. I am pleased to see a club that means a lot to me in such good ...