Stories By Harry De Cosemo
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Chelsea’s strategy still seems to lack direction
When Chelsea signed Pedro Neto from Wolves this week – their 35th signing under Todd Boehly and the Clearlake group – something became abundantly clear. It has been two years worth of chaos since the American consortium took over at Stamford Bridge and never had there felt like a plan is in place to succeed.
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Zubimendi would be a great signing for Slot
Every pre-season is always the same. Supporters are starved of football to watch or transfer news to obsess over, but remain desperate for something to grab onto and get them through until the season starts.
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Newcastle are set to hold on to Guimarães for another season
Newcastle United’s summer has been one undercut by a lot of fear and uncertainty. Boardroom changes, a possible approach from England to replace Gareth Southgate as coach of the national team and slow progress when it comes to major signings have all caused some unrest amongst the fanbase.
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Why many clubs seem behind on transfer business this summer
Football fans up and down the country are getting nervous. So often, by this point in the summer, with just weeks to go until the start of the season, clubs are well on their way to completing their squads for year ahead.
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Gareth Southgate’s successor needs to be a forward-thinker.
Gareth Southgate’s decision to resign as England manager did not come as a surprise. Although defeat to Spain in the final of the European Championships is still very raw, it is important to remember the result will have had little to no impact on his final decision.
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Southgate should go out on a high rather than stay on as Manager
Gareth Southgate let out an almighty roar and gestured to the crowd. “One more!”, he screamed. England had beaten the Netherlands to reach their second successive European Championship final; the last push is against Spain in Berlin on Sunday.
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Bellingham will continue to prove doubters wrong
Nobody builds up footballers only to knock them down again like English fans and media. Jude Bellingham is the best and most important player in this current generation; you only need to look at how he dragged Gareth Southgate’s team into extra time of their Euro 2024 last-16 tie with Slovakia with a stunning bicycle kick on Sunday.
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Should Portugal drop Ronaldo for the round of 16?
When Portugal dropped Cristiano Ronaldo and beat Switzerland 6-1 in the last 16 at the 2022 World Cup, it felt like a seminal moment. Fernando Santos, the manager at the time, replaced him with Gonçalo Ramos, who scored a hat-trick to justify the decision.
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Nico Williams is one of the players to watch this summer
Before the start of Euro 2024, while everyone was doing their pre-tournament predictions, one of the key topics was who would be the breakout star. The name of Athletic Club’s Nico Williams was on a number of people’s lips; the 21-year-old has enjoyed a superb season at club level, and this summer the Euros in Germany offered him an excellent springboard to improve.
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Bakayoko will be key to Belgium’s Euro campaign
For the first time in a decade, Belgium are going into a major international tournament without the pressure of being among the favourites. Football is cyclical, and the Red Devils have reached the end of theirs.
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Kroos has been one of the greatest players of his era
Toni Kroos is the forgotten member of the greats in this generation of midfielders. The German, 34, played his final game for Real Madrid on Saturday, his final game of club football in fact. It just so happened to be the Champions League final, and Madrid’s win, their 15th in all, gave Kroos a sixth career crown.
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