Stories By Graham Ruthven
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Will Sergio Aguero transfer to another Premier League club?
When Sergio Aguero leaves Manchester City at the end of this season and secures a transfer to a new club, he will do so as the most prolific active goalscorer in the Premier League. The Argentine striker currently sits on 182 goals in the division following his expertly-taken strike against Crystal Palace last Saturday.
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Man City and PSG clash is about more than football
The symbol of the Champions League trophy, the famous European Cup that has been handed out to the continent’s best teams since the 1950s, has been in the sights of Man City and PSG for years. For over 10 years, to be exact.
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Arsenal should not sell Joe Willock this summer
Few players have done more to affect the race to finish in the Premier League’s top four than Joe Willock in recent weeks. First, the Newcastle United midfielder scored a late equaliser against Tottenham Hotspur on April 4, which was surely appreciated by his parent club Arsenal.
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Is Kylian Mbappe already the best player in the world?
There were no fans inside the Camp Nou to see, but those fortunate enough to be inside the famous old stadium on February 16 witnessed a changing of the guard at the top of European football. This pitch, and the sport’s elite level, had long been Lionel Messi’s domain.
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Could Julian Nagelsmann be the next Bayern Munich manager?
Until only a few weeks ago, it seemed Bayern Munich would only be in the market for two new central defenders this summer after David Alaba and Jerome Boateng depart. Now, though, it appears that Bayern Munich will need to find their next manager too, following Hansi Flick’s public admission that he wants to leave the Allianz Arena at the end of the season.
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Paul Pogba becoming the player United hoped he would
Had it not been for the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s a good chance Paul Pogba would have left Manchester United last summer. Everything was set up for the Frenchman to bid farewell to Old Trafford for a second time in his career only for a transfer market, and wider economic, depression to cut off his escape routes.
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Jurgen Klopp facing tough dilemma over Sadio Mane
Last season, only Mohamed Salah scored more than Sadio Mane for Liverpool. 18 goals in 35 Premier League appearances represented another significant haul for the Senegalese forward after he’d struck 22 in 36 games the season before.
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New proposals set to irrevocably alter Champions League
The Champions League is where football’s great and good define themselves. While it was once the case that the World Cup represented the pinnacle of the global game, UEFA’s premier club competition now carries a reverence that makes it a more prestigious arena than any other.
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Could Villarreal win another Europa League for Unai Emery?
No manager has won the Europa League as many times as Villarreal manager Unai Emery. Indeed, the Spaniard has made the competition his own, winning it three years in succession between 2014 and 2016 with Sevilla.
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Aidy Boothroyd is no longer working as England U21 manager
2021 had the potential to be a memorable year for more than just one England team. While Gareth Southgate’s side are widely expected to be among the frontrunners at this summer’s Euros, Aidy Boothroyd and his England team boast the talent to make their mark at the U21 Euros which got under way last week.
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Roy Keane isn’t the man to modernise Celtic
A short stint as a Celtic player was memorable, if not exactly successful, for Roy Keane. Having been released by Manchester United, the Irish midfielder ventured north of the border to play for the club he’d supported as a boy.
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