Stories By Harry De Cosemo
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Are conditions right for a Mourinho revival in Roma?
Jose Mourinho was famed for not fully committing to trophy celebrations. At a time when he could have been involved in at least two or three per season, every season, sometimes he wouldn’t be there at all.
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Are Arsenal finally emerging from the wilderness this summer?
It was getting late and the already palpable tension was starting to squeak onto the pitch at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal were losing 1-0 to a relegation-threatened Fulham side. for whom victory would represent a last reprieve in their bid for Premier League survival.
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Chelsea facing pivotal striker search this summer
Chelsea are perched on the precipice again. Despite the way it ended under Thomas Tuchel last season, there are so many doubts running into the next one, mainly centring around expectation. They are European champions but how close are they to a Premier League title and how much time will Tuchel get to push them towards Manchester City?.
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Raphael Varane could be the final piece of Man United jigsaw
Proceed with caution, that is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s approach when it comes to Man United’s attempt to sign Raphael Varane. Players like Raphael Varane are rare and signing someone of that quality takes a whole lot of courage and money but needs to be matched by luck.
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Euro 2020 hero Gianluigi Donnarumma entering unchartered territory in Paris
There was one moment, more than any other, which signified that England were in trouble on Sunday night. Wembley was in full swing and, after an unpleasant and difficult night off the pitch, ready for a fitting conclusion to the Euro 2020 final.
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Clubs should be wary of reactive transfers for Euro 2020 stars
After the return of fans to football and the change in atmosphere and familiarity that it brings, the pandemonium and the sense of making up for lost time, Euro 2020 is over. It could have been England’s crowning moment, an end to the bitter anguish we love to spin as brilliant real-life drama and romance; a chance to celebrate something real.
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Everton Olympic u-turn could keep Richarlison at Goodison Park
Carlo Ancelotti was sticky tape to a gaping wound at Everton but last month that wound was exposed. Rumours circulating in obscure corners of the Spanish media soon began to gather a frightening pace and, within a matter of a couple of days, talk of Ancelotti returning to Real Madrid for a second spell became fact.
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Messi contract saga highlights Barcelona turmoil
The circus surrounding the Barcelona contract of Lionel Messi expiring was primarily led by Real Madrid-centric tabloid TV show El Chiringuito, which went viral for its rather comedically straight-faced scapegoating of Eden Hazard after he was seen laughing with Chelsea players following Los Blancos’ Champions League exit.
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Gareth Bale future unclear after Euro 2020
The dust may finally be settling but the emotions are still raw and painful. Given how the hype train returned with great ferocity ahead of Wales’ delayed Euro 2020 campaign, five years on from their heroic trail to the semi finals in France, exiting as they did with such a flat, meek performance against Denmark in the last 16 was tough to take.
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Premier League will miss understated but brilliant Wijnaldum
Gini Wijnaldum left Liverpool with respect and love. He had proven himself at Anfield, as the first cog in Jürgen Klopp’s unstoppable Red machine. It was the summer of 2017, the German’s maiden summer in charge and he had inherited a middling squad from Brendan Rodgers.
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Levy making a mess of Tottenham Hotspur job search
Julian Nagelsmann was rumoured but then was quickly ruled out. It was the same for Brendan Rodgers. Antonio Conte stories appeared but didn’t stick around. There were closely followed, bizarrely, by Mauricio Pochettino.
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