Marcus Rashford’s meteoric rise has led to comparisons with Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Harry Kane, and Cristiano Ronaldo. There are similarities with Ronaldo, the Portuguese captain and right winger, who was with Manchester United from 2003-4, after being transferred from Sporting Clube de Portugal in the close season when he’d made 25 league appearances for the Portuguese side for 3
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To celebrate Labor Day Weekend, MLS players from across Major League Soccer showed solidarity by changing their profile pictures to the “I Am The MLSPA” Mosaic. A press release from the MLS Player’s Association described the graphic as ‘’a collection of hundreds of photos of current players demonstrating the strength and unity that exists among all MLSPA members.’’ The MLSPA
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The supporters for the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders fell silent for the first 33 minutes of the MLS matchup between the clubs at the Providence Park in protest of the MLS ban on political signage at games. Per new MLS rules, fans will not be allowed to demonstrate any political messages during a match including the anti-fascist Iron Front symbol
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The PUMA Football Anthem Pack for FUTURE and PUMA ONE football boots celebrates “the flow”, a state of mind into which players get to bring their best game to the pitch. To get into the flow, the world’s greatest football players are often seen listening to music before an important match. To help other players also reach this state of
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Michael Owen has hit out at Fabio Capello for ‘causing catastrophic damage to both my career and English football in general.’ Owen scored 222 goals for the likes of Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United and Manchester United, while netting 40 times in 89 games for England. However, the one-time Ballon d’Or winner played just once for his country under Capello
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Playmaker icon David Silva has confirmed that he will be leaving Manchester City at the end of the season after a decade at the club. The 33-year-old has amassed 395 appearances for City, winning four Premier League titles after joining from Valencia in 2010. “No, this is the last one,” Silva said when questioned if he would play on beyond
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Consistent Genius: Ben Stokes’ sensational Ashes performance and the inspiration it offers English football Sunday 25th of August 2019 – in what’s since been described as the most incredible innings in cricketing history, Ben Stokes sensationally snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as England beat Australia by a single wicket in the third Test of the Ashes series. Cue
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Alexis Sanchez has insisted that ‘I don’t regret’ joining Manchester United after being confirmed as Inter’s new No 7. United made Sanchez their highest earner on almost €450,000 a week when they signed him from Arsenal in January 2018. However, the ex-Udinese forward managed just five goals in 45 appearances at Old Trafford and he has since returned to Italy with Inter. “I’m
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Juve had a selection dilemma on their hands after they failed to trim their squad sufficiently over the summer. As a result, Emre Can and Mandzukic are the biggest names to have been left out by boss Maurizio Sarri. Their places are filled by Blaise Matuidi and Gonzalo Higuain, the latter of whom has fought his way back into contention. Chiellini
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Countdown to Euro 2020: with less than a year to go, how is the continent’s premier competition shaping up? Soccer 360 Magazine takes a peak! Amidst the feverish atmosphere of the opening days of the 2019/20 domestic season, next summer’s European Championships might currently seem like a small object on our collective footballing horizon. But as the story of the
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