Stories By Callum Williams
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Will Ronald Koeman succeed at Barcelona?
In August Ronald Koeman was announced as the new manager of Barcelona on a two-year contract. The 57-year-old Dutchman, who led Holland to qualification for the postponed Euro 2020 finals, still had two years on his contract with the Dutch national team but the KNVB didn’t stand in the way of the once in a lifetime opportunity.
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City Football Group – Which clubs do they own?
Since the Abu Dhabi United Group’s takeover of Manchester City in 2008, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based private equity company, owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, have kept on acquiring more football clubs.
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Top football stadiums in Europe
Watching football is best enjoyed while being present in the stadium. The way a football stadium is designed puts the fans excitingly close to the pitch so that they can fully enjoy the atmosphere. Watching a football game live is not comparable to watching the game at home on the TV from your couch.
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Who will be the next manager of the Netherlands?
The Netherlands’ head coach position is up for grabs due to the departure of Ronald Koeman, who has joined Barcelona. Assistant coach Dwight Lodeweges is in charge on a short term basis but the KNVB are looking for a permanent replacement.
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Brazilian football players: Who will be the next Neymar?
The amount of talent to emerge from Brazil is so high that the South-American country is, by far, the biggest exporter of football players to Europe, with many Brazilian football players trying their luck overseas each season.
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The 10 highest paid football managers in 2021
Gone are the days when football managers earned a (relative) pittance compared to the players that they coached. These days football managers are superstars in their own right and earn vast amounts, not only from their basic salaries, but also from lucrative sponsorship tie ups as well.
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Which Premier League team should I support?
Football fans are known for their loyalty. Fiercely partisan, once you establish a connection with a football club it is near impossible to ever break it. A study at the University of Oxford by anthropologists in 2016 found that “intense experiences of crucial wins and losses shared with fellow fans bind them more tightly to one another and their club“.
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Highest paid football players | Top 10
Earlier this year, France Football revealed a list of highest paid football players in the world. Like the previous year, Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi was first ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. The first and second positions are usually predictable but who are the rest of the highest-paid football players in the world? Here are the top ten.
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US sports return to Colossus
It’s not quite ‘business as usual’ in the sporting world, with most major sporting events still being played behind closed doors as a consequence of the Coronavirus pandemic. However, major sports have gradually filtered back onto our screens in recent weeks and months.
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How many goals has Ronaldo scored?
Ronaldo vs. Messi, the eternal debate surrounding which of the global football icons isn’t just the best player on the planet but the greatest of all time. Ronaldo is certainly among the richest of all time, with how now confirmed as one of the highest paid athletes in history.
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Pools betting: What is it and how do I do it?
Pools betting is a form of betting where every player’s stake is combined into a single pot and then divided between whoever predicts the correct outcomes of the pool. In this quick guide to pools betting, we’ll talk you through the terminology, explain the basic theory and tell you why Colossus Bets is the best place to do it.
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