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Why generational Barcelona talent Lamine Yamal is worth the hype

by Yash Shah at Thursday, Feb 15 2024 16:28
Why generational Barcelona talent Lamine Yamal is worth the hype Barcelona’s financial issues meant that they have been unable to compete for the best attackers in the transfer market. But the rise of Lamine Yamal from their famed La Masia academy means that they did not need to look elsewhere.With a WhoScored rating of 7.01, Yamal has been one of the highe...
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Why Kamara injury blow ends Aston Villa's Champions League hopes

by Sam Tighe at Wednesday, Feb 14 2024 09:07
Why Kamara injury blow ends Aston Villa's Champions League hopes On Monday afternoon, as Aston Villa fans continued to shake their heads and wonder how on earth their team had contrived to lose to Manchester United the day before, more cruel news struck: Boubacar Kamara is out for the rest of the season - and potentially the rest of 2024 - due to a torn ACL susta...
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Euro-Star: Vinicius Junior the focus after Real Madrid dismantled Girona

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 13 2024 12:38
Euro-Star: Vinicius Junior the focus after Real Madrid dismantled Girona Euro Star returns this week to focus on the best performing player in Europe outside of the Premier League. As always, we put the vote out on X to let our followers decide who of the best rated players they'd like to know more of from the weekend, with a Real Madrid sensation topping the vote.Vinici...
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Youth Watch: High-flying Barcelona winger Yamal ranked Europe's top teenager

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 13 2024 11:45
Youth Watch: High-flying Barcelona winger Yamal ranked Europe's top teenager There's an Eredivisie feel to the top rated teens rundown this week with no fewer than six players from the Dutch top tier represented in the top 10, which includes stars from Ajax and PSV. However, it's a Barcelona winger that tops the leaderboard as we run down the best performing teenagers across...
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Brits Abroad: Bellingham shines in Real Madrid's title-boosting win over Girona

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Feb 12 2024 14:40
Brits Abroad: Bellingham shines in Real Madrid's title-boosting win over Girona It's time for another look at Brits Abroad we we round up the performances of British players across the continent. Jude Bellingham starred for Real Madrid as they eased past Girona to move five points clear at the top of the table. Their 4-0 win came at a cost, however, with Bellingham now sideline...
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Chelsea and the Thiago Silva predicament

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Feb 9 2024 09:21
Chelsea and the Thiago Silva predicament Earlier this week it was reported that Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino was considering switching to a three-man defence in order to shore up the leaky Blues backline. Chelsea had just lost 4-2 at home to Wolves that saw them drop into the bottom half of the season. In the wake of the defeat, Belle ...
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Assessing Charles De Ketelaere’s redemption season following disappointing AC Milan spell

by Yash Shah at Thursday, Feb 8 2024 16:11
Assessing Charles De Ketelaere’s redemption season following disappointing AC Milan spell There was a lot of excitement around Charles De Ketelaere’s move to AC Milan last season. After an excellent season for Club Brugge, De Ketelaere moved for a Belgian league record fee to a Milan side that had just won their first Scudetto in over a decade.He was supposed to usher a period of d...
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How Luton boss Rob Edwards brought out the best in Barkley

by Sam Tighe at Thursday, Feb 8 2024 11:48
How Luton boss Rob Edwards brought out the best in Barkley Ross Barkley just needs to be loved.It’s always been this way, throughout a career that brought him up and through the ranks at Everton, then to Chelsea, Aston Villa, Nice and now Luton Town. There is a clear common denominator to any success he’s had: He’s been shown care, underst...
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Why Man City are set to add wing-wizard Savio to the ranks

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 6 2024 17:01
Why Man City are set to add wing-wizard Savio to the ranks Savio is expected to join Manchester City from Troyes this summer having never played a competitive minute for the French side. The Brazilian signed from Atletico Mineiro in 2022 and was immediately loaned out to Dutch side PSV. Having struggled for minutes in the Eredivisie powerhouse, Savio was th...
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Euro-Star: Deniz Undav assessed following star player display at Freiburg

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 6 2024 15:37
Euro-Star: Deniz Undav assessed following star player display at Freiburg In the second of our weekly series on WhoScored, we take a look at the stats of one of the top performing players outside of the Premier League to keep tabs on the in-form performers across Europe. Maximising our X account, our followers voted on the player they'd want to know stats on from the week...
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