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The best Dominican Republic footballers of all time
The Caribbean is always a surprising source of football talent with each island boasting major stars. Despite sports such as baseball and basketball having a higher profile in the Dominican Republic, the Latin nation has started producing some major stars.
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Chelsea would be stupid to let Conor Gallagher leave
It said everything about the failure of Chelsea’s season that they only sealed safety from relegation with victory over Bournemouth on Saturday, four games from the end of the 2022/23 campaign. Nobody at Stamford Bridge will be sorry to the back of this season, but a pivotal summer lies ahead for the Blues.
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Romeo Lavia’s form for Southampton
After Southampton’s 3-1 defeat at Newcastle last weekend, Romeo Lavia slumped on the pitch. The Belgian teenager had been one of the Saints’ bright sparks in midfield at St James’ Park, exploiting space and setting their counter-attacking game plan in motion, and he deserved more for his afternoon’s work.
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Gundogan the under-appreciated star of the Guardiola era at Man City
Ultimately, Ilkay Gundogan made himself something of a villain as he missed a penalty kick to make the final stages of Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Leeds United more nervy than they needed to be, but the German had already afforded himself some leeway by finding the back of the net twice earlier in the match.
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The greatest Danish Superliga XI of all time
When it comes to being a hotbed of natural talent, few domestic leagues have regularly provided a tough testing ground quite like the Danish Superliga. Since 1991, the Danish top flight has proven to be an excellent breeding ground for young Nordic talents as well as a good launch point for talents from across the world.
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Milan Derby is something to savour
Nobody saw it coming, but the fact that AC Milan will face Inter in a Champions League semi final should get any football fan excited. The perception will be that, even with three Italian teams in the quarter-finals before Milan knocked Napoli out, that the standard of Serie A is not high enough for this level of the biggest club competition in Europe.
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Kompany should stay at Burnley to avoid the mistakes made by Gerrard, Lampard and Solskjaer
Burnley will be back in the Premier League next season, but this will be a different Burnley team to the one that suffered relegation from the English top flight nearly 12 months ago. Under Vincent Kompany, the Clarets have bounced back by swaggering to the Championship title in a style unfamiliar to those used to Sean Dyche’s direct and physical approach.
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Greatest Cypriot players of all time
Having been influenced by British, Greek and Turkish customs down the years, Cyprus has always been a surprising mix of football styles and cultures. It’s blend of different influences have seen the island always looking to prove itself against bigger opposition.
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Joe Willock has been a vital part of Newcastle’s improvement
When is it time to talk about Joe Willock? The Newcastle midfielder has been a vital part of their seemingly unassailable ascent to Champions League qualification, but it wouldn’t be unfair to suggest he hasn’t quite got the credit he deserves.
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Haaland is doing to the Premier League what Messi and Ronaldo did to La Liga
Not for 91 years had a player scored 50 goals in a single season for an English top flight team until Erling Haaland reached the milestone for Manchester City. The sport has changed a lot since Pongo Waring found the back of the net 50 times for Aston Villa in the 1930/31 season, but goals remain football’s most valuable currency and Haaland is richer than anyone else right now.
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Gary O’Neill should be a candidate for Manager of the Year
As recently as mid-February, Bournemouth found themselves firmly inside the bottom three at the foot of the Premier League table. Only Southampton sat beneath the Cherries as they went seven matches without a win following the World Cup break.
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