Stories By Harry De Cosemo
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Sport
Newcastle win too little, too late for Steve Bruce
It’s amazing what the return of Allan Saint-Maximin, the gradual lowering of expectations and a deepening sense of crisis have done for perspective at Newcastle United. Leeds United won at St James’ Park on Tuesday evening, ending their own run of three straight defeats while stretching their hosts’ wait for a league victory to nine games.
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Arsenal draw a line under expensive Mesut Özil saga
His arrival was supposed to define an era but, instead, his exit did that. Mesut Özil has finally left the Arsenal building, through the back door and with absolutely no consequence for Mikel Arteta, his manager and one-time teammate.
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Model club Leicester in title hunt again
They were nasty, aggressive and awkward, but they had to be because they were 5000/1 and nobody gave them hope. Leicester City started off the most politically seismic year in recent memory by giving the English football establishment a bloody nose and winning the title.
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Wayne Rooney retirement warrants more attention
The news trickled through the airwaves and onto the Twittersphere but it really should have exploded. In fairness, there was a good reason why Friday’s announcement of the retirement of Wayne Rooney from football was so understated; it was the subtext to a bigger, more important development.
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Is Phil Foden now realising his potential under Guardiola?
With one touch of the ball, Phil Foden took two Brighton defenders out of the game and opened up the space to score his eighth goal of the season. The 20-year-old picked the ball up from Kevin De Bruyne, whom he had been combing with all night, before placing the ball past the visiting goalkeeper Robert Sanchez with a minute of normal remaining time remaining in the first half at the Etihad Stadium.
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FA Cup highlights how much football is missing fans
For almost a year now, football has been hollow, lifeless, clinical and cold. Practically, it can be argued that the role of supporters has been proven secondary in terms of its necessity to the sport’s continuation, but in almost every other sense, they play a vital role.
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David Alaba could thrive in the Premier League
It was at Bayern Munich where Pep Guardiola arguably made his greatest tactical innovation and David Alaba was a huge part of it. Pushing boundaries has long been the hallmark of the Catalan’s coaching career; with Barcelona, he showed it by conjuring different formations and showed a tendency to judge a player’s position solely on attributes and the possibilities he saw, rather than traditional team roles.
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Is Bruno Fernandes the new Cantona for Manchester United?
Bruno Fernandes has been at the epicentre of an impressive turnaround for Manchester United and is undoubtedly the key to any future titles for the club. Everything has revolved around his quality, his touch, his vision and his leadership.
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Team Salah vs. Team Mane: a strange twist to football tribalism
Writing about a world footballing superstar is a dangerous game these days. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi not only changed football on the pitch, but the way the sport is viewed and consumed off it.
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Lampard proves it’s who you know, not what you know
It is often said that, as a manager, your career is directly linked to your reputation. Sometimes perception, rather than results and concrete performances, are taken into account. Supporters and the media are the unofficial jury which boardrooms often pay attention to when deciding on the future of their dugout.
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Sport
Atletico Madrid heading into uncharted waters as La Liga favourites
Diego Godin rose highest at Camp Nou, and competed the fairytale. Perhaps it says more about the landscape of Spanish football than the true extent of Atletico Madrid and their role of plucky underdogs, but the Uruguayan defender’s equaliser against Barcelona in May 2014 was a moment to remember your surroundings.
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