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England’s Forgotten Artist: Will Jack Grealish Ever Get His Recall?
Jack Grealish has made an excellent start to life on loan at Everton, with four assists and one goal in his first seven Premier League games. It is hardly surprising to anybody familiar with the 30-year-old’s qualities, but after a difficult spell at Manchester City, he needed to enjoy his football again and David Moyes has given him the freedom to find his smile again.
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Liverpool’s £400m Revolution Hits Early Turbulence
Liverpool’s transfer window was lauded as one of the greatest in modern history. Depending on who you asked, it was testament to how well run the Reds have become or the unfair nature of Profit and Sustainability Rules, but they spent north of £400m to strengthen a squad that won the Premier League title last season.
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Steve Clarke’s Scotland face a make or break moment in World Cup qualification campaign
The best part of three decades have passed since Scotland last played at a World Cup. France 98 was a lifetime ago. Football has moved on since John Collins and co. faced Brazil, Norway and Morocco with the world watching.
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Harry Kane is in the form of his life, so can Thomas Tuchel get the best out of him for England?
The records are falling on a regular basis for Harry Kane this season. By finding the back of the net against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, the 32-year-old became the first player in the history of the Bundesliga to score 11 goals in his opening six matches of a campaign.
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The relegation scrap is shaping up to be the most dramatic part of the 25/26 Premier League season
At the same point of last season, the three promoted teams (Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton) in the Premier League had taken just six points. This season, that tally for Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland stands at 23 points with the latter sitting inside the top five in the table.
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Mourinho could use Chelsea reunion to make a statement
Jose Mourinho knows the standing he has at Stamford Bridge. “The Biggest One” is how the legendary Portuguese coach labelled himself in the context of Chelsea’s history before a reunion with his former club in the Champions League this week.
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‘Lazy’ Aston Villa are in serious trouble
Unai Emery didn’t hang around after full time to applaud the Aston Villa fans who’d travelled to the Stadium of Light to see another dismal performance by their team on Sunday, quickly disappearing down the tunnel to mull over his thoughts.
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Dembele’s win shows that Ballon d’Or voting has returned to its roots
In recent years, the Ballon d’Or has become a symbol of football’s increasingly individualistic culture. The criteria for winning it changed without anyone saying so. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have done so much for football, but their generation-defining fight to be the best has perhaps had an adverse effect on the way success is measured, particularly in the realm of this award.
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Bruno Fernandes Hits 100 Goals as Amorim’s Driving Force at Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes scored his 100th goal for Manchester United in the 2-1 win over Chelsea on Sunday. Of those 100 goals, 30 have put United ahead in games. 21 of them have been winning goals, illustrating just how important the Portuguese midfielder has been to the Old Trafford club over the last five years.
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Was Noni Madueke misjudged by Arsenal fans?
There weren’t many more unpopular signings this summer than Noni Madueke to Arsenal, and much of the negativity came from Gunners fans. The truth is, it probably wasn’t aimed at Madueke himself, but rather the idea that yet another Chelsea squad player was heading to the Emirates Stadium and the optics of that were far from ideal.
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Michael Olise can show Chelsea the sort of winger they’re missing in Bayern Munich meeting
Chelsea wanted a new winger this summer. More than one, actually, and they signed some, adding Estevao, Jamie Gittens and Alejandro Garnacho to their squad. Joao Pedro can also operate out wide. This was an area the decision-makers at Stamford Bridge identified as a priority and the Blues spent the best part of £200m addressing it.
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