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Kroos has been one of the greatest players of his era
Toni Kroos is the forgotten member of the greats in this generation of midfielders. The German, 34, played his final game for Real Madrid on Saturday, his final game of club football in fact. It just so happened to be the Champions League final, and Madrid’s win, their 15th in all, gave Kroos a sixth career crown.
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Epsom Downs Place 6 preview | 1st June
13.25 Hong Kong Jockey Club Lester Piggott Handicap PERSICA was twice a winner at two and was last seen running well to finish fourth in the London Gold Cup off this exact mark when tackling this trip for the first time.
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Football is entering a new era of unproven managers
We know that football moves in cycles and trends, be it culturally or tactically. Different players, formations and styles come into fashion, and that can begin to impact what is truly important to football clubs, even when they are run like businesses.
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Sancho could be Dortmund’s match-winner in UCL final
Few would have predicted that Borussia Dortmund would make a run to this season’s Champions League final – and even fewer would have called that Jadon Sancho would be an important part of their team.
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McKenna staying at Ipswich would be good news for his development
Kieran McKenna might have anticipated some time to rest and recuperate after guiding Ipswich Town to the Premier League. Instead, the 38-year-old has been the subject of intense speculation about his future with Brighton, Chelsea and Manchester United believed to be particularly keen in the Tractor Boys boss.
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Sandown Win 6 preview | 23rd May
18.07 World Horse Welfare Handicap GET THE MUSIC ON finished runner-up in her first two starts before going one place better at Kempton. She was too keen on her reappearance but she will be fitter here and could pose a threat.
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Selling Guimarães or Isak would be a step back for Newcastle
Bruno Guimarães donned a Newcastle United bucket hat and roared towards the away end at the Gtech Community Stadium. He’d just scored the fourth goal in the Magpies’ win at Brentford, confirming the three points that all but secured European qualification, unless Manchester United beat neighbours Manchester City in the FA Cup final next weekend.
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Southwell Place 6 preview | 22nd May
17.40 Download The Raceday Ready App Novices’ Handicap Chase None of the four can be ruled out. SCRUM DIDDLY progressed nicely over hurdles and has shaped well in three chase starts. He should be competitive.
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Leverkusen are on the brink of European glory.
Bayer Leverkusen are just two wins away from something most would have thought impossible before the start of the season. With victory over Atalanta in Wednesday’s Europa League final and Kaiserslautern in Saturday’s DFB Pokal final, Xabi Alonso’s team will complete an unbeaten campaign in all competitions.
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Ten Hag has only added to the problems at ‘United’.
Eight years ago, Manchester United were in a similar position to the one they find themselves in now. While they were preparing for an FA Cup final, the season as a whole had been disappointing. United had fallen out of the top four and cup glory wasn’t enough for Louis van Gaal to keep his job.
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