The fight to ensure fairness in football is doomed to failure, but more importantly, it would risk ruining the sport. Football isn’t fair. It never has been and in a way it never will be. A team can dominate a match for 89 minutes and still lose. We’ve seen it happen so many times, including in Cup Finals. Everyone is
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Not too long ago, Luka Modric lifted the 2018 Ballon d’Or — the prize awarded to the best player on the planet over the preceding 12 months. Few football experts would have predicted in January 2018 that the classy Croatian would win the award, dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the past decade. As we embark on another
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Luka Modric ended the Cristiano Ronaldo-Lionel Messi domination of the Ballon d’Or, but what questions the point of individual awards in a team sport… In January, Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was awarded the Ballon d’Or, the first player not named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to be given the award since 2007. The 33-year-old is also the
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From a lack of thought for match-going fans to more excitement at the end of the season, We suggest how Spanish football can improve in 2019. Fewer Monday and Friday night matches A standard La Liga weekend round of games includes matches which are not technically on weekends – 20% of them, if not more. These games are often poorly-attended
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Wojciech Szczesny was born in Warsaw Poland, a city passionately behind the country’s most prolific club – Legia Warsaw. Szczesny proudly began his career there and debuted for the club at the ripe age of 15 years. Much like other cultures, certain forms of dance are taught to children as a pastime at a young age – Wojciech Szczesny was
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The Bundesliga provides great action week in, week out. Here are five things that would improve the League for 2019… Bayern back in the title race Despite Borussia Dortmund establishing a lead at the top of the Bundesliga, it would be foolish to rule out Germany’s superpower – Bayern Munich. Dortmund are in the box seat to claim their first
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Will someone finally stop Juventus? Will both Milan clubs return to former glories? And what of the problems on and off the field, we ask… Someone stop Juve Juventus look set to win yet another Scudetto, but how wonderful would it be to see another title challenge like we saw last season? That’s nothing against Juventus or their brilliant Coach
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Liverpool and Arsenal have played out some of English football’s most thrilling fixtures. Yousef Teclab looks back at one particular goal-fest… Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal (Premier League, 2008-09) Liverpool vs. Arsenal is a fixture that has several memorable moments – from the 1989 title decider to the 2001 FA Cup Final. But many remember the madness that occurred in April 2009.
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New faces on the pitch and in the dugout, the introduction of technology, a battle for the title and the national team to continue growing would all benefit the Premier League. Faith in youth There is some exciting, young English talent on the fringes of the Premier League’s leading clubs — Phil Foden at Manchester City, Liverpool’s Rhian Brewster, Ethan
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We are excited to announce that PUMA and City Football Group have signed a global long-term partnership, which will see PUMA supply the reigning English Premier League champions Manchester City, as well as sister clubs in Australia, Spain, Uruguay and China. Starting in July 2019, PUMA will be the official partner of Manchester City FC, Melbourne City FC, Girona FC,
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