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Was keeping hold of Mahrez a victory for Leicester?
With plentiful restless oligarch and sheikh owners more than willing to invest their surplus millions into football clubs around the world, huge player transfers have become common place. Clubs with a valuable asset are therefore in a powerful position.
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What is VAR in football? Why do we have it?
What is VAR you may ask? VAR is an acronym for video assistant referee. It is a team of people who sit in a room surrounded by screens. There will be a former or current elite referee in charge of the group who will speak to the in-game referee over the headset that is now commonplace for match officials.
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How Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s self belief worked as the perfect ad campaign at Manchester United
With eight clubs on his extremely impressive CV, and an average of just over two years at each of them, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has always lived by one simple motto: ‘I’m here for a good time, not a long time.
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Eden Hazard faces career-defining choice this summer
Eden Hazard won yet another man of the match award as Chelsea ran out 4-0 victors over Brighton last weekend. The score flattered the Blues, but that was in largely down to the jaw-dropping brilliance of the Belgian international.
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Should Sam Allardyce be looking over his shoulder for Marco Silva at Everton?
Upon arriving in the Premier League 12 months ago, Marco Silva had a clear plan. His ambition led the path to the top for him in English football, but he had to start at the bottom of the top flight. Job one, the role that would spark the journey if he got it right, was at Hull City.
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Arsenal must wave goodbye to misplaced loyalty
Alexis Sanchez’s inevitable Emirates exit is almost confirmed. Mesut Ozil’s future is cloudy at best. Arsenal’s two marquee names that were meant to bring a new era of success to the club could both be gone by the time the World Cup kicks off this summer.
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Why do Premier League clubs opt for the same names?
A similar argument is had with almost every managerial appointment in the Premier League. Sometimes it’s British versus foreign, others it’s experience versus younger alternatives. It all boils down to the same question: why do we see the same faces appointed in the Premier League? It provokes endless debates, polarises people, and quickly descends into jibes about people’s views away from football.
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Pete O’Rourke’s £10,000 Pick 8 Preview
Pete O’Rourke previews this weekend’s 1X2 Pick 8 pool, kicking off on Friday at 19:30 with Bundesliga action. You can join his Syndicate, playing for £10,000, here. Leverkusen vs Bayern Bayern Munich face a trip trip Leverkusen as they aim to continue their relentless march to another Bundesliga title.
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Theo Walcott’s Arsenal career shows exactly where Arsene Wenger has gone wrong
It isn’t entirely his fault, in fact most of it isn’t, but as the latest inquest into the dire situation at Arsenal begins, one of the biggest questions being asked is how is Theo Walcott still at the club.
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Hughes’ decline shows clubs ignore warning signs
Mark Hughes has been on the verge of losing his job for weeks now. There are Stoke fans who will tell you he should have been replaced months ago. Stoke sit in the relegation zone with far and away the worst defensive record in the league.
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Five players who shed their underrated tag in 2017
Each calendar year ends with a crescendo of football in England. Where others are allowed invaluable time off, a bitter schedule hits the finest players in the country. Whether you support it or not, it is great for the spectators.
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