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Quiz: Name the last 20 UEFA Champions League group winners

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Quiz: Name the last 20 UEFA Champions League group winners As the Champions League returns tonight, why not test your knowledge of the tournament in recent seasons by naming the last 20 teams to have won their respective group since the 2015/16 season.It’s sounds easy, so we’re forcing you to answer each in order, starting with the Group A winne...

U21 stars of the week: Dembele, Thuram and Wan-Bissaka among top performers

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U21 stars of the week: Dembele, Thuram and Wan-Bissaka among top performers With Europe’s top five leagues all back in action following the international break, we run the rule over the top performing youngsters aged 21 and under, with some familiar names and faces, and all too familiar as far as Inter were concerned.The Nerazzurri suffered a second reverse of the sea...

Comparisons to Messi becoming more applicable for in form Eden Hazard

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Comparisons to Messi becoming more applicable for in form Eden Hazard I thought (Eden) Hazard was one of the best players in Europe, but now I am changing my mind that he is the best.”Those were the words of Maurizio Sarri after the Belgian’s one man demolition job of Cardiff at the weekend, and while the Chelsea boss made the remark with a wry smile, the ...

Quiz: Name the England goalscorers and assisters under Gareth Southgate

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Quiz: Name the England goalscorers and assisters under Gareth Southgate As England prepare for their 27th game under the tutelage of Gareth Southgate with the visit of Switzerland (match preview), can you recall the 24 players to have had a direct hand in a goal under the current coach since he took the reins on an initial caretaker basis two years ago.Penalty shootouts...

Nations League round-up: A and B best XIs dominated by Switzerland and Wales

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Nations League round-up: A and B best XIs dominated by Switzerland and Wales As fans around Europe slowly get to grips with the concept of UEFA’s new Nations League format, there was some understandable apprehension as to just how seriously the matches would be taken, particularly by the elite sides in League A.It’s fair to say that the first big game of the tour...

Scout Report: Ibrahim Sangare - Ligue 1’s next midfield colossus

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Scout Report: Ibrahim Sangare - Ligue 1’s next midfield colossus It’s fair to say that France’s top tier produces a number of top young stars in the making, some of whom go onto greatness while others fall short of expectations.It’s always a playground packed with midfield talent, and that was certainly the case at Toulouse around the turn of th...

Ranked: The top summer signings in the Premier League thus far

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Ranked: The top summer signings in the Premier League thus far As we head into the first international break of the new season, it’s the ideal time to look back on the four games that have passed in the Premier League, assessing how the newest recruits to their respective clubs have fared thus far.Here we reveal the top five rated new signings of the seas...

Championship round-up: Gayle storms to top of the ratings in team of the week

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Championship round-up: Gayle storms to top of the ratings in team of the week With six games already having been played by every Championship side, it’s fair to say the table is taking shape, with Leeds and Middlesbrough setting the pace - yet to taste defeat, while at the opposite end Ipswich and Reading are yet to win a game.That said, the top two miss out on the team...

Chelsea and Tottenham stars among top 10 Championship deadline deals

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Chelsea and Tottenham stars among top 10 Championship deadline deals While the top-flight clubs may have been unable to sign any players on Friday, plenty of Premier League youngsters went out on loan and the Championship sides in particular were keen to snap up a last minute deal.We run down ten of the best deadline day loan signings to England’s second tier t...

Dembele, Promes, Lo Celso: Top 10 deadline deals outside of England

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Dembele, Promes, Lo Celso: Top 10 deadline deals outside of England With the transfer window now closed across Europe, the summer’s business is officially over and while their may not have been any Premier Leauge arrivals on Friday, there were plenty of big deals on the continent.We take a look at the top ten signings not involving English clubs from deadline ...