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Gabriel Jesus’ injury problem for Arsenal
With World Cup 2022 in the middle of the season rather than the middle of the year, every Premier League club feared their players getting injured in Qatar. Earlier this month, Arsenal received the dreaded news: Gabriel Jesus had damaged his knee and would need surgery, after which he would be sidelined for up to three months.
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England will regret not winning the World Cup with Harry Kane at his peak
World-class strikers are difficult to find. England, however, have one in the form of Harry Kane. At 29, Kane is at the peak of his powers. He is the Three Lions’ joint-record goal-scorer and boasts a skillset that makes him one of the best centre forwards of his generation.
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Bellingham’s breakout tournament
Certain football clubs will have entered this prolonged World Cup break with a strategy in mind. Tournaments are high time for players angling for a move to impress, and there have been a few in Qatar.
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World Cup success proves Hakim Ziyech is too good to sit on Chelsea’s bench
Few, if anyone, expected Morocco to make a run to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup yet the North Africans deserve their place in the tournament’s final four. Walid Regragui’s team have conceded just one goal in five matches in Qatar – and that goal was an own goal in a win over Canada.
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The Lovren and Gvardiol partnership
When Dejan Lovren made his Croatia debut in 2009, Josko Gvardiol was seven years old. Now the two players are starring at centre-back together as the Vatreni seek to reach a second World Cup final in as many tournaments.
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The top ten left-backs in Premier League history
Playing on the left side of the pitch is considered a tricky task at best and it only gets harder if you are expected to both attack and defend. It’s why left-backs are given the unenviable task of doing both throughout the 90 minutes.
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Kylian Mbappe is using the 2022 World Cup to show he’s the best player in the world
The way Kylian Mbappe scored his second, and France’s third, against Poland in Les Blues’ round of 16 match at the 2022 World Cup was reflective of a player operating at the peak of his powers. It all looked so easy for the 23-year-old is breaking records almost every time he steps on the pitch in Qatar.
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Gakpo, Kudus, Bellingham… which players will get big moves after the 2022 World Cup?
The World Cup is the biggest shop window in football and with the January transfer window just around the corner it’s likely clubs are looking at events in Qatar with a view to making some deals. Only two weeks will separate the World Cup final and the opening of the window, so any transfer preparation must be done hastily.
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The top 10 greatest right backs in Premier League
Since the Premier League was launched in 1992, the role of a full-back has changed tremendously. Gone are the days of physical giants knocking attackers down on the flanks and in their place are hybrid all-rounders.
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2022 World Cup glory would be the crowning achievement of Lionel Messi’s career
Lionel Messi’s relationship with his own country has long been a difficult one. Argentina has never embraced the 35-year-old like they did Diego Maradona, the icon of La Albiceleste’s 1986 World Cup triumph.
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Will France go all the way?
Didier Deschamps became only the third manager in history to take a team to three consecutive World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday. He followed in the footsteps of West Germany duo Sepp Herberger and Helmut Schon by overseeing a 3-1 victory over Poland at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha.
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