Stories By Harry De Cosemo

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  Newcastle United transfer news leaves fans in uncharted water

  Every summer at Newcastle United, the world caves in. Without fail, at the end of each season and before the start of the next, something always goes wrong. The bells of the crisis alarm sound like clockwork in June and July.

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  No going back for Messi and Barca

  On June 27th, 2016, just three days after his 29th birthday, a different Lionel Messi announced himself to the world. After missing in the penalty shootout during Argentina’s loss to Chile in the Copa America final, La Albiceleste’s talisman publicly claimed to be at the end of his tether.

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  Bayern Munich win places football at dark crossroads

  Manuel Neuer lifted the Champions League trophy high above his head and let out a celebratory scream. It was a sixth European crown for Bayern Munich, moving them above Barcelona and level with Liverpool in the all time winners’ standings.

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  Could a bad week for Guardiola lead to a Messi reunion?

  Pep Guardiola sank to the floor, utterly crestfallen. Lyon striker Moussa Dembele had just condemned his Manchester City side to another season without the Champions League glory they crave. Four years into his time at the Etihad Stadium, the man known as football’s greatest innovator is facing the biggest questions since his arrival.

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  Andrea Pirlo appointment the latest in a disturbing trend

  For Maurizio Sarri, it was déjà vu. On Saturday, after Juventus were dumped out of the Champions League on away goals by Lyon, the chain-smoking Italian was relieved of his duties. Although he arrived having left Chelsea by his own accord a year ago, it is widely believed he jumped before he was pushed by Roman Abramovich.

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  Southgate must solve goalkeeper issue to enhance World Cup hopes

  Gareth Southgate must solve age-old goalkeeper issue to enhance England’s World Cup hopes From Gordon Banks, through to Peter Shilton and David Seaman, the great England sides of yesteryear all had top goalkeepers to build upon.

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  Is Willian the Premier League’s most underrated player?

  Even at a club like Chelsea, when the going gets tough, the cream rises to the top. The days of John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba ruling the Blues dressing room are long gone; it has had to adapt to a new era and a different kind of leader.

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  Biggest win of Rafa’s reign could be turning point for Newcastle

  Ask almost anyone in Newcastle city centre, and they’ll tell you it is true; Rafa Benitez is magic. On Thursday night, the manager of the most important football club in the world to those people, Newcastle United, was serenaded by around 200 people at a Q and A event put on by one of the biggest national newspapers; Sunday’s game at home to Manchester United was on the horizon, and they needed their hero to pull a rabbit from the hat.

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  How Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s self belief worked as the perfect ad campaign at Manchester United

  With eight clubs on his extremely impressive CV, and an average of just over two years at each of them, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has always lived by one simple motto: ‘I’m here for a good time, not a long time.

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  Should Sam Allardyce be looking over his shoulder for Marco Silva at Everton?

  Upon arriving in the Premier League 12 months ago, Marco Silva had a clear plan. His ambition led the path to the top for him in English football, but he had to start at the bottom of the top flight. Job one, the role that would spark the journey if he got it right, was at Hull City.

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  Theo Walcott’s Arsenal career shows exactly where Arsene Wenger has gone wrong

  It isn’t entirely his fault, in fact most of it isn’t, but as the latest inquest into the dire situation at Arsenal begins, one of the biggest questions being asked is how is Theo Walcott still at the club.

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