BOOT INSIGHT: PUMA Football launched the Hacked Pack, inspired by players who use their technique and skill to hack the game and take it to New Levels, featuring a disruptive look for the FUTURE and PUMA ONE boots. Influenced by the visual identity of computer programming code, the Hacked Pack combines deep digital blacks and vibrant 8-bit greens. The Hacked
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With his toothy grin, bellowing guffaw and celebratory bear hugs, Jurgen Klopp is a larger than life character in the Premier League. Genuine expressions of delight, such as the sprint onto the pitch to celebrate a 96th-minute Merseyside derby winner, will see the German remembered fondly when he eventually leaves Anfield. But that’s not what Klopp wants to be remembered
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Affectionately known in English football as the Tinkerman, Claudio Ranieri is back in the Premier League, taking charge of struggling Fulham. We looks over the Italian’s long career… Early days Born in 1951 in Rome, Claudio Ranieri signed his first professional playing contract with Roma but only made six appearances in two years at the club and even had a
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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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