All posts tagged "Football"
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Ten footballers who had an unusual career after retiring
It’s been reported that former Turkey striker and politician Hakan Şükür is now working as an Uber driver in America. We decided to list ten footballers who have gone on to have an unusual career after retiring.
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Premier League betting tips: City to punish Arsenal’s defensive woes
Football writer Chris Bland is back to tackle this weekend’s Premier League action as Manchester United look to continue their solid form, whilst Manchester City can take advantage of a poor Arsenal defence.
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Will Chelsea splash their cash in January?
With Chelsea free to sign players in January following a successful appeal of their transfer ban, Dan Tracey weighs up the pros and cons of looking to strengthen the squad after Christmas. At the start of this current season, Chelsea were deemed a club in transition and with the shackles of a FIFA transfer ban restricting them, it was almost seen as a free hit for their new manager Frank Lampard.
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Champions League betting tips: Tottenham seek revenge on Bayern
Chris Bland is back to preview tonight’s Champions League action as Jose Mourinho travels to Germany looking to avenge the 7-2 defeat inflicted upon Spurs back in October. If you agree with his tips for tonight why not get involved in tonight’s Pick 5 pool? Dinamo Zagreb v Manchester City Manchester City travel to Croatia with top spot already secured in the group, however after Saturday’s disappointing defeat to Manchester United on Saturday, Pep Guardiola will be keen for a response from his side.
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If football clubs were musical artists…
Have you ever wondered which bands or singers most closely resemble Premier League football clubs? Of course you haven’t, why would you? However, that hasn’t stopped us putting together a list of 12 of them.
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Weekend Football Stats: 13th – 16th August
Another packed weekend of football action is fast approaching, with clubs in England, Spain, Germany and Italy all gearing up to do battle after the international break. We’ve put together a weekend football stat pack with every form table you will need to make it as easy as possible to tackle our 1X2, BTTS & total goal pools.
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How weather caused one of the craziest football matches in history
Storm Dennis is here and sporting events across the country are being cancelled. Once upon a time though, they went ahead regardless of the weather and, on one occasion, a football match played in heavy fog became one of the most shambolic sporting events in history.
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Which goalscorers could improve in the Premier League this season?
We’ve used StatsBomb’s expected goals (xG) data to identify the players whose goal tally in the Premier League last season differed the most from what those chances would typically have yielded. While finishing skill could well account for some of the discrepancies, players whose expected and actual goal tallies differ significantly tend to see those differences narrow or disappear over time, making xG a useful tool for identifying hot and cold streaks that will come to an end eventually.
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Would Harry Maguire be a good signing for Manchester United?
With Leicester widely reported to have agreed a fee with Brighton for the transfer of Lewis Dunk, the logical conclusion is that they’re prepared to allow Harry Maguire to leave for Manchester United.
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Things could be worse for Arsenal and United
Stan Kroenke has been trending on Twitter again after Arsenal fan groups released a joint statement encouraging their American owner to alter the manner in which he runs the club or get out altogether.
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The madness of football transfer fees
A few weeks ago, Aaron Wan-Bissaka agreed a deal that took him from Crystal Palace to Manchester United for a fee that could reach £50 million. The price tag makes him the the joint most expensive Englishman of all time, the second most expensive full back of all time, the fifth most expensive defender of all time and the 42nd most expensive football player of all time.
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