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Champions League top scorers of all-time | Top 5
The Champions League is back with Europe’s elite facing off for the chance to reach the final, which is set to be played in Istanbul on May 29. Bayern Munich are among the favourites as the German giants aim to defend their title but teams including Real Madrid, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are in the running too.
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Virgil van Dijk stuttering form a concern for Klopp
There was more than an element of freakishness to Liverpool’s 7-2 defeat to Aston Villa before the international break. Indeed, everything that could have gone wrong for Jurgen Klopp’s side did go wrong and Virgil van Dijk found himself at the centre of it all.
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Best young goalkeepers in the world | Top 10
The goalkeeping position has never been more valuable or advanced than it is now, with modern day goalies expected to act as the first stage of a team’s attack in addition to keeping the ball out of the goal.
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Are football fans the lifeblood of the game? No chance.
It has long been said that football is a great reflector of society. In some ways that has seldom been more true than now. Back in March, as the Covid-19 pandemic first began to take hold and the United Kingdom went into lockdown, the sport did its bit.
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What next for Lebron James after record MVP win?
LeBron James continued to dominate the NBA playoffs with stunning performances in his 17th year in the league. Despite Jimmy Butler being the first player to outscore, outrebound and out-assist LeBron James in a Finals game (including LeBron’s teammates) the Lakers moved on to wrap up a 4-2 after winning game 6 against the Miami Heat 106-93, with James landing his fourth NBA Finals MVP award and becoming the first to do so with three different teams.
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5 football players who ended their career too early
Andre Schurrle, FIFA World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, has confirmed his retirement at the age of 29. As of July 2020, his contract at Borussia Dortmund was mutually terminated a year early, although he had been on a loan spell with Spartak Moscow last season.
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Premier League pay per view is one cash grab too many
With the benefit of hindsight, it now seems inevitable. Nothing that the Premier League or their broadcasting partners has done in recent memory put fans before finances, so why start now? Of course I am referring to Premier League pay per view, the latest financial squeeze put on long-suffering football fans who really should have seen it coming.
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Champions League predictions – 5 outsiders for 2020
It’s that time of the year again when the best sides in Europe do battle in the toughest competition in football, the UEFA Champions League. Having a slightly later start date due to the COVID pandemic, it has meant that teams are arriving into the competition a bit rustier than usual.
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Europa League predictions – 5 contenders for 2020
The Europa League is often unfairly cast as a European equivalent to the League Cup, a competition nobody is particularly bothered about winning until the accidentally reach the last stages. However, the second tier European cup often provides some of the most exhilarating matches around today.
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5 best NBA Finals ever | NBA Finals ranked
The LA Lakers triumphed 4-2 in a good NBA Finals series but not a great one. Don’t worry though because we’ve put together a list of the five best NBA finals ever – and some of them just go to prove that anything can happen.
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Sheffield United and Wilder facing difficult second season
Although the Premier League is contending with the impact of a virus at present, there is another plague that sometimes befalls those who compete in it and with the threat of ‘second season syndrome’ always looming large, two clubs will be hoping they are not floored by its virility.
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