Italia 90′ is the first World Cup I can remember. I was six year old at the time and it’s the tournament that allowed me to fall in love with football. When I announced on Twitter that I was going to make more retro blogs as the current football calendar was being suspended due to […]
Posted on March 16th, 2020 by scott
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Sergio Agüero scored his 244th goal in a Manchester City jersey today as a he helped his side overcome a one goal deficit to Southampton to beat the Saints 2-1 (BBC Match Report) in the Premier League. Only Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Andy Cole, Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry have scored more Premier League goals […]
Posted on November 2nd, 2019 by scott
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Liverpool have recently been linked with a big move for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, with Talksport stating that a deal could be agreed within weeks. I think it would be a very smart signing, if they can indeed do a deal with the Italian champions. The Premier League side have some fantastic attacking talent […]
Posted on March 21st, 2019 by scott
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Ajax rolled back the years and produced a European masterclass to eliminate current holders Real Madrid out of the Champions League. It’s no surprise that the Dutch giants will be hosting a lot more scouts after such a classy victory. In fairness their talented group of players had already attracted the attention of some of the […]
Posted on March 9th, 2019 by scott
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Chelsea have finally brought in the striker that was top of Maurizio Sarri’s wish-list. Gonzalo Higuain arrived at Stamford Bridge this week after completing his loan deal from Juventus. According to BBC Sport, The Blues can sign the hitman permanently in the summer for £31.3m if he’s a success in London during the next six […]
Posted on January 25th, 2019 by scott
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New Arsenal manager Unai Emery has been heavily linked with Argentine international Ever Banega, a player Emery knows well from their time together at Sevilla. Banega has been one of a very few that have actually impressed for Argentina at this summer’s World Cup. He gave a majestic performance as he helped his nation to […]
Posted on June 28th, 2018 by scott
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Reports are circulating that Manchester United could be about to launch a £55m bid for Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria. The Champions League champs could be willing to do business as they try and offset the money they’ve spent on Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez this summer and they may also try and sign […]
Posted on August 9th, 2014 by scott
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Congratulations to Germany for their fine World Cup win. All in all the best team/squad won and that should be celebrated. As should the feat of being the first European side to win in the Americas. The winning goal from Mario Gotze was one that would be welcome in any final. A nice early cross from […]
Posted on July 14th, 2014 by scott
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So FIFA have announced the nominees for their top player awards for this summers World Cup in Brazil. The nominees are… The Golden ball (Player of the tournament) – Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos, Philipp Lahm, Mats Hummels (all Germany), Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano, Angel Di Maria (all Argentina), Neymar (Brazil), Arjen Robben (Holland), James Rodriguez […]
Posted on July 13th, 2014 by scott
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It may have surprised most of us but Argentina have looked quite toothless up-front at this years World Cup. Apart from Lionel Messi, obviously, who has saved his nation in their first two fixtures. Both Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain have struggled to make much of an impact so far in Brazil. So with qualification […]
Posted on June 25th, 2014 by scott
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