Stories By Harry De Cosemo
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Sport
RB Leipzig’s Identity Crisis: Why Germany Wants Them to Fail
RB Leipzig are the most hated club in Germany. Their sheer existence is the antithesis of the country’s fan-centric football culture and identity, only existing as a force in the Bundesliga thanks to its takeover by worldwide energy drink conglomerate Red Bull in 2009.
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Out of Sync: Vlahovic and the Tactical Evolution of the No. 9
This is the summer of strikers. Everybody wants one, which is a development many football purists will see as a sign nature is healing. Scoring goals is, after all, the entire point of the sport, but there have been years of tactical innovations changing the way teams attack, resulting in a lack of readymade ‘number 9s’.
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Players ‘downing tools’ to force deals through
Believe it or not, the summer transfer window is seen by some as the most exciting and dramatic period in the football calendar, despite no competitive action being played. In some ways, it is understandable; after all, signing players is what generates the buzz of what could happen.
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Nottingham Forest could be in for a difficult season
It has been an interesting couple of seasons for Nottingham Forest. After gaining promotion to the Premier League in 2022, the club signed 24 players in preparation for their new challenge, before breaching Profit and Sustainability rules a year later, incurring a points deduction.
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What next for Marcus Rashford ?
Marcus Rashford’s career has followed a well-trodden path in English football. He emerged as a teenager at Manchester United in 2016, exploding into life under Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford. It wasn’t long until he made his England debut and went to that summer’s European Championships as the exciting new hope of a nation.
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More Than a Game: Mourning Diogo Jota and the Power of Football
Football is in mourning. The tragic deaths of Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva has cast a dark shadow over the sport which may never fully dissipate. Liverpool, as a city and a club, are far too familiar with grief.
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What next for Eberechi Eze ?
When Eberechi Eze scored Crystal Palace’s winning goal in the FA Cup final against Manchester City in May, he could have been forgiven for thinking his work with the Eagles was done. But that isn’t what makes his character so special.
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Oviedo Back From the Brink: One Last Miracle from Santi Cazorla
Santi Cazorla is twice a European champion and an FA Cup winner. He is one of Spain’s golden generation, a marvel of a footballer who helped break down barriers. His small, diminutive frame was his springboard to success when the sport, particularly in England where he thrived at Arsenal, was convinced physical prowess was a minimum requirement.
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Spurs Make the Switch to Frank
Whether Ange Postecoglou deserved to be sacked by Spurs or not, Daniel Levy mustn’t have expected such backlash. The media were always likely to be critical because his Europa League victory flipped the narrative on the strangest of seasons in an instant.
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Jadon Sancho is at a career crossroad.
Jadon Sancho was once a trailblazer. In 2017, it was extremely rare to see England players of any age make moves abroad, let alone those looking to take their first steps at senior level. When he signed for Borussia Dortmund from Manchester City as a teenager, he was barely known outside of Etihad campus.
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Unexpected Champions League Finalists
Perhaps this wasn’t the Champions League final most people would have predicted in August, but it is hard to think of two more deserving teams meeting in Munich on Saturday than Paris Saint-Germain and Inter.
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