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Why Thierry Henry is still the Premier League's greatest ever overseas player

by Charlie Fairbank at Thursday, Aug 3 2023 13:00
Why Thierry Henry is still the Premier League's greatest ever overseas player Since the Premier League’s inception, the arrival of overseas talent has helped established the division as one of the best in the world. The Premier League has hosted the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, Vincent Kompany, Petr Cech, Didier Drogba, Eden Hazard, Peter...
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Throwback Thursday: The rise and fall of 'Bargain of the Century' Michu

by Charlie Fairbank at Thursday, Jul 20 2023 13:54
Throwback Thursday: The rise and fall of 'Bargain of the Century' Michu On this day 11 years ago, Swansea City signed Michu from Rayo Vallecano, in a deal worth £2m. What came next was one of the most impactful and unexpected single campaigns from a Premier League player we have seen, as the Spaniard became arguably one of the football bargains of the century.In t...
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Throwback Thursday: The day Mario Gotze became a Germany legend

by Charlie Fairbank at Thursday, Jul 13 2023 08:05
Throwback Thursday: The day Mario Gotze became a Germany legend On the 13th of July 2014, Germany and Argentina faced off in the 2014 World Cup final. This would be Argentina’s first World Cup final since they lost to West Germany in Rome in 1990.This Throwback Thursday, we look at the build up to the showdown and the final itself, which topped off a spect...
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Throwback Thursday: The Serbian who swapped Chelsea for Man Utd

by Charlie Fairbank at Thursday, Jul 6 2023 11:50
Throwback Thursday: The Serbian who swapped Chelsea for Man Utd Mason Mount’s transfer from Chelsea to Manchester United has been in the spotlight in the past few days, with the English midfielder at long last completing his switch on Wednesday.Many names have made the move from Chelsea to Old Trafford, including Juan Mata in 2014 and the late great Ray Wi...
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Throwback Thursday: The forgotten stars when England last played Malta

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Thursday, Jun 15 2023 12:15
Throwback Thursday: The forgotten stars when England last played Malta The domestic football season is over and before the players take their break before pre-season, there are a still a number of international fixtures to be played.England will continue their European Championship qualification campaign on Friday when they take on Malta having beaten Italy and Ukraine...
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Throwback Thursday: When Inter defeated Bayern to land the historic treble

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Thursday, Jun 8 2023 12:28
Throwback Thursday: When Inter defeated Bayern to land the historic treble As we approach the pinnacle fixture of the European football season, much of the attention has been on Manchester City and their pursuit of a famous treble, which they'll clinch with a win in the Champions League final on Saturday.What mustn’t be forgotten is the team who intend to stop them, ...
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Throwback Thursday: Looking back on the 2011 FA Cup Manchester Derby

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Thursday, Jun 1 2023 10:20
Throwback Thursday: Looking back on the 2011 FA Cup Manchester Derby Manchester City and Manchester United meet for the first time ever in a major cup final this Saturday, as the local rivals lock horns in a bid to clinch the FA Cup.Though they have of course met before to decide who wins silverware, namely the Community Shield, while also contesting a number of semi...
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Throwback Thursday: Memorable Premier League displays from Arsenal pair Xhaka and Saka

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Thursday, May 25 2023 13:40
Throwback Thursday: Memorable Premier League displays from Arsenal pair Xhaka and Saka Arsenal will likely go into the final weekend of the Premier League season deflated after their poor finish to the campaign, which has seen them win only two of their last eight games and Manchester City crowned champions. Despite this, the Gunners will head into their match with Wolves with optimis...
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Throwback Thursday: Remembering Newcastle's last European adventure

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Thursday, May 18 2023 10:05
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Newcastle's last European adventure As we approach the final week of the Premier League season, third-placed Newcastle have Champions League football firmly in their sights with three games left to play at the time of writing.With the Magpies guaranteed a return to European football next season in some capacity, for Throwback Thursday...
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Throwback Thursday: Recalling 'Battle of the Bridge' with Pochettino set for Chelsea

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Thursday, Apr 27 2023 10:53
Throwback Thursday: Recalling 'Battle of the Bridge' with Pochettino set for Chelsea With the imminent appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as the new manager of Chelsea, for Throwback Thursday this week, we decided to look back at one of the most dramatic games during his tenure as manager at the Blues’ fierce rivals, Tottenham, best remembered as the ‘Battle of the Bridg...
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