The Daily Mail are reporting that Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a £25.7m deal to bring Emerson Royal from FC Barcelona. Emerson has been a standout performer for Real Betis in La Liga in recent seasons. Barca then exercised an option to bring the player to the Nou Camp earlier in the summer. If it weren’t […]
Posted on August 30th, 2021 by scott
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The Olympics has a history of turning budding footballers into stars… I’m thinking of Ronaldo, Nwankwo Kanu, Carlos Tevez and Xavi who have all flourished at the elite sporting event. The tournament can act as a shop window for young hopefuls that wish to win a transfer to a top club. The world’s biggest clubs […]
Posted on July 22nd, 2021 by scott
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A Brazilian teenager could be the catalyst Manchester United need to send them back to the top. Gabriel Veron could be Brazil’s next footballing superstar. The eighteen year old helped his nation in securing the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2019. In that tournament Veron wowed everyone with his ability and he go on to […]
Posted on April 6th, 2021 by scott
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Up until Fabio Capello’s arrival in 2006, Ronaldo had enjoyed scoring successes at Real Madrid. In his four full seasons at the Bernabeu, the Brazilian hitman had ended as his club’s top scorer on each occasion. The fantastic forward had rebuilt himself and his career after devastating knee injuries had threatened to kill his career […]
Posted on March 24th, 2021 by scott
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Much has been made of Liverpool’s fantastic front three in recent years. Yet The Reds defence was just as significant as they claimed their first Premier League title last term. This campaign hasn’t gone just as swimmingly for the front three and that has meant that more pressure has been shifted onto the team’s backline. […]
Posted on January 17th, 2021 by scott
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Ronaldo! King Of The World by Wensley Clarkson This book reminds me why I like autobiographies compared to a writer analysing a subject. If you want to know more about Ronaldo’s early years and relive his struggles from the World Cup 1998 then this could be for you. Getting into the book I became instantly […]
Posted on January 16th, 2021 by scott
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London seems to be awash with Brazilian centre-backs but both Thiago Silva and David Luiz may have to step aside as Arsenal new boy Gabriel Magalhaes could go on and prove he’s the real deal in the Premier League. The twenty-two year old arrived at The Emirates this summer in a €26m deal from Ligue […]
Posted on September 13th, 2020 by scott
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Arsenal have announced that they have signed Brazilian internationalist Willian (Source Arsenal.com) on a three year contract, after he let his contract run down at London rivals Chelsea. Much has been made of the length on the forward’s new deal, three years for a thirty-two year old is pretty long. People have also questioned the […]
Posted on August 16th, 2020 by scott
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I was a Ronaldo fanboy since I first heard about his talents pre the 1994 World Cup, when he was known as Ronaldinho! He just burst onto the footballing scene. Possessed electric pace, raw unique power, a carnival amount of skills and a prolific eye for goals. Even later in his career, when he basically […]
Posted on March 14th, 2020 by scott
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Jurgen Klopp never likes to really throw a new signing in at the deep end. The German coach has an instinct to hold certain new personnel back and get them to earn their spot in his Liverpool team. On occasion a player has walked straight into the side, like Mohamed Salah and Alisson. Andy Robertson […]
Posted on September 25th, 2019 by scott
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