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France have no choice but to build a new-look team for the 2022 World Cup
France know how to win a World Cup. Indeed, Les Blues have been crowned world champions twice in the last 24 years with Didier Deschamps’ team lifting the trophy at the 2018 World Cup. France will once again be among the favourites in Qatar, but Deschamps will have to build a new team at the tournament.
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Could Mykhailo Mudryk be the next big Premier League star?
Mykhailo Mudryk sensed his moment and took it this season. Although Shakhtar Donetsk dropped down to the Europa League in the new year, his stardust has been left on Europe’s biggest stage already. He is their talisman and their playmaker, the man who makes them tick, leading the quest for a glimmer of joy in what is a terrible time for all Ukrainians.
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Best ever World Cup openers
The 2022 World Cup begins on Sunday, with hosts Qatar taking on Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. Neutrals will be hoping for an entertaining encounter in the mould of these five opening games from tournaments gone by.
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What is going on at Juventus?
The way Juventus faltered in the Champions League was symbolic of their incredibly deep problems. Alongside PSG, perhaps purely on the basis of their standing in European football, the Old Lady were expected to qualify for the knockout stages, but only managed to secure a place in the Europa League.
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Kane, Messi, Mbappe? The top contenders to win the World Cup’s Golden Boot
With the World Cup now just around the corner, anticipation is at fever pitch among football fans despite concerns remaining about Qatar’s suitability as the host nation for the competition. While Brazil seem set to kick off as the favourites to lift the Jules Rimet trophy just before Christmas, the race for the Golden Boot seems to be wide open at this stage.
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Top 10 Goalkeepers in Premier League History
No one lives or dies by the sword quite like a goalkeeper in football. Keep a clean sheet and you’re a hero. Concede that late-minute decider and you become the villain. It’s why keepers are a special breed of player.
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Julen Lopetegui is the ambitious appointment Wolves needed to mark the start of a new era
Wolves wanted Julen Lopetegui as their new manager even before they sacked Bruno Lage and they weren’t prepared to be denied in their pursuit of the Spaniard. At first, Lopetegui appeared unsure of the Molineux club’s offer, rejecting their first approach, but the former Sevilla manager will take charge in the West Midlands in the World Cup break.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Chelsea transfer now looking like a mistake for all parties
Eight touches is all Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could muster before he was hooked by Graham Potter after 64 minutes of Chelsea’s home defeat to Arsenal. The 33-year-old spent the rest of the match watching from the Stamford Bridge bench as his former club claimed another win to take them back to the top of the Premier League table.
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Gareth Bale’s MLS Cup final shows what he could still offer Wales at the World Cup
For the majority of the 32 minutes Gareth Bale played in Saturday’s MLS Cup final, the Welsh winger offered next to nothing. It was clear in the lack of movement from the 33-year-old that he was a long way short of full fitness, but the Los Angeles FC attacker still came up with a match-defining moment that ultimately sent his team to glory.
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Reiss Nelson can be secret weapon of Arsenal’s title challenge this season
Few expected Reiss Nelson to be Arsenal’s primary difference-maker against Nottingham Forest, but that’s the role he ended up playing as the Gunners claimed a 5-0 win to stay top of the Premier League table.
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Tottenham’s slow start haunts them again
Tottenham Hotspur have now played four games against fellow members of the Premier League’s big six this season. Three have ended in defeat and one produced a fortuitous draw. Spurs’ shortcomings in the most high-profile matches may have ended their title hopes before the World Cup break.
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