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Premier League
Tottenham vs Manchester City Preview – two sides in NEED of points
Tottenham versus Manchester City has a habit of short-circuiting logic. Form guides, league position, expected goals charts, all of it tends to melt away the moment the ball starts rolling in North London. Spurs have beaten better City sides than this and lost to worse ones. The fixture lives on…
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Manchester City vs Chelsea Preview – the Blues go to battle without Maresca
Manchester City vs Chelsea has the feel of a regular big-six Sunday, right up until you remember Chelsea have arrived in Manchester with their manager-shaped space suddenly empty. Enzo Maresca walked away on New Year’s Day, leaving Calum McFarlane to steer the ship on an interim basis and leaving Chelsea…
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Soccer
The Premier League’s Best XI of the last 25 Years
For twenty-five years, the Premier League has not only been a football competition, but also a stage for fantastic stories and physical and technical battles that have shaped the concept of “modern football”. Choosing a single lineup that encapsulates this era is not merely a technical task, but rather an attempt to…
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Soccer
The Ballon d’Or Curse – A Dark Twist for Football’s Brightest Stars
Securing the Ballon d’Or is the ultimate accolade a footballer can achieve. However, there’s an unsettling trend that has emerged recently: many winners of this prestigious award suffer significant injuries in the season following their victory. From the exhaustive demands of constant training to the relentless pressure of maintaining peak…
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Soccer
Manchester City vs Manchester United Preview
The Manchester derby always carries its own weather system. This one arrives early in the calendar and heavy with consequence. On Sunday 14 September 2025, the Etihad hosts the 197th meeting between the neighbours, each side trying to shake off an awkward start to the season. City opened with a…
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Soccer
The Americanisation of the Premier League ahead of the 2025/26 season
The Premier League is about to get a serious dose of Americanisation ahead of the 2025/26 season. Half-time interviews with sweaty players, cameras sneaking into the dressing room, and every match streaming on your phone like it’s the Super Bowl. The world’s most-watched football league is leaning hard into American…
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