
Oliver Young-Myles
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Hit or miss? Every Premier League player poached by Real Madrid
Thanks to their status as one of world football’s most prestigious and wealthiest clubs, Real Madrid are generally able to sign their most desired transfer
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Remember when Sean Dyche and Ashley Young played in the Championship together? Us neither
We all remember the most famous football elevens, including the rock-solid centre-back pairings, right and left-sided interchanging wingers and deadly forward partnerships, but there are
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Where are they now? Argentina’s 2008 Olympic gold winners
Despite their deserved billing as one of the world’s elite footballing nations, Argentina had to wait nearly 30 years for a major honour at international after
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From 90s Parma to Allegri’s Juve: A career XI for each decade Buffon has played in
Gianluigi Buffon is a one-off. A once in a generation phenomenon. He is Italy’s all-time most capped footballer, was Juventus’ inspirational captain prior to his
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A full line-up of superstars River Plate gave European football
Aside from a shock relegation in 2011, River Plate are a club that have always competed for major honours both domestically and in the Copa
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Where are they now? The Team GB Olympics squad from London 2012
Throughout the history of the Olympics, only twice has men’s football not been a feature of the games – the last of which was in
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Jose Fonte explains why footballers care about stats: ‘Thiago Silva’s pass accuracy motivates me’
As a general rule of thumb, if you’ve played alongside José Fonte in central defence, the chances are you will have had or are going
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What happened next? Every member of Portugal’s history-making from Euro 2016
Portugal stunned the football world when they beat host nation France 1-0 in the Euro 2016 final at the Stade de France, securing their first-ever
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What happened next? Every winner of Manchester United’s Jimmy Murphy award since 2000
Throughout the good times and the bad, a defining characteristic of Manchester United as a football club throughout the generations has been their emphasis on
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Would this combined XI of ex-Sporting CP stars have ended their Primeira Liga drought by now?
Rarely, if ever, has one club provided a tournament winning national team with so many of its star players as Sporting CP did to Portugal’s
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Brazilian football’s ‘Best Newcomer’ award winners – where are they now?
Introduced in 2007, the Best Newcomer award is handed out to the breakthrough young talent in Brazil’s Serie A. It is an accolade that can
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Valencia: Experts at ‘flipping’ top players in the transfer market
When it comes to selling players, certain clubs are experts at manipulating the transfer market for their advantage by finding a way to sell their
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Nine world-class players who rediscovered their form after suffering an ACL injury
Unfortunately, injuries are par for the course for professional athletes and footballers are perhaps more susceptible than most to damaging bones and muscles due to
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Raheem Sterling highlights racial inequality among English football’s top jobs: ‘Give black coaches the right opportunity’
Raheem Sterling has called for black coaches and those from other minority ethnic backgrounds to be granted the same opportunities at the top level of
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How a Xabi Alonso-inspired Real Sociedad side came so close to becoming shock La Liga champions in 2002/03
Atletico Madrid were the exception to the rule in 2014 but, usually, the La Liga title is either won by Real Madrid or Barcelona. Of
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Can you name every player to score 10+goals at the World Cup?
The World Cup remains the most prestigious competition in football with the world’s best players congregating together every four years to compete for the iconic
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La Liga 2019-20 is back: Here’s your state of play for the title race, relegation battle & most exciting players
Following a coronavirus-enforced three month absence, La Liga makes its long-awaited return this week. Similarly to the Premier League, the bosses in Spain’s top-flight have