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Arsenal-bound Torreira set for audition against France's Premier League elite

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Arsenal-bound Torreira set for audition against France's Premier League elite Fans of Arsenal have become accustomed to casting an eye over the French national side over the last two decades, blindly hoping that Arsene Wenger has some sort of paternal connection with every top youngster coming through les Bleus’ ranks.They’ll be watching with interest as Didier De...

Four players impressing at the World Cup to trade on Football INDEX

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Four players impressing at the World Cup to trade on Football INDEX Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money. Football INDEX offers fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players compared to the short-lived outcome of betting on football re...

Group C round-up: Premier League quartet make up top five performers

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Group C round-up: Premier League quartet make up top five performers In what was an anti-climactic end to the action in Group C to say the very least, France and Denmark progressed to the round of 16 having played out the first goalless draw of the World Cup to date.Australia and Peru crashed out, with the latter leapfrogging the Socceroos with a victory, and while i...

Stats prove Kante is no longer the best Premier League ball winner

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Stats prove Kante is no longer the best Premier League ball winner While tactics and formations change, there is one player role that will likely never die out, with the vast majority of systems requiring at least one ball winner in the middle ground.The last two title winners in the Premier League were built around that particular player, with N’Golo Kante h...

Chelsea vs Roma: The missing players ahead of Stamford Bridge showdown

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Chelsea vs Roma: The missing players ahead of Stamford Bridge showdown Yesterday Chelsea fans will have been buoyed by Antonio Conte’s pre-match press conference ahead of the Champions League visit of Roma after the Italian confirmed that Alvaro Morata was in contention to start.When the Spaniard was forced off in Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester City with a ...

Football Manager 2018: New player roles explained

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Football Manager 2018: New player roles explained The launch of Football Manager 2018 is less than a month away and as ever there are some new features to look forward to. Amongst them are four new player roles to consider when refining your tactics, and here we analyse just what each will offer, along with some examples of players that would suit ...

Should Fabregas be a permanent fixture in the Chelsea XI?

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Should Fabregas be a permanent fixture in the Chelsea XI? With 55 minutes on the clock, Cesc Fabregas trotted off the pitch to the sound of rapturous applause. The Spaniard made his first league start of the season at Arsenal back in September, yet it was a forgettable return to the Emirates for the midfielder. Fabregas failed to influence the game in a ma...

Form Guide: Is Kante Chelsea's greatest ever holding midfielder?

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Form Guide: Is Kante Chelsea's greatest ever holding midfielder? “N’Golo is playing very well.” Glowing praise from manager Antonio Conte after Kante had made a season-high 14 tackles in a Premier League match this season as the Frenchman put in a battling display in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool. “He has to improve his build-up play,”...

Fact or Fiction: Could cowardly champions Leicester really get relegated?

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Fact or Fiction: Could cowardly champions Leicester really get relegated? It may have taken a controversial late Sam Vokes winner to condemn Leicester to their ninth away defeat of the season but in truth they hardly deserved more. The Clarets were denied a blatant penalty in the first half and not only controlled possession (59%) - which is very much against their genera...

Can Kante replacement Ndidi upstage predecessor's Leicester return?

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Can Kante replacement Ndidi upstage predecessor's Leicester return? When push came to shove and fans asked for their signing of the season at the end of Leicester City’s title winning campaign, you would’ve been hard pressed to argue against N’Golo Kante taking the accolade. The tough-tackling midfielder cost the Foxes just £8m from Caen and ...