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REVEALED: The top 10 tackling centre-backs in Europe

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REVEALED: The top 10 tackling centre-backs in Europe Some would have you believe that tackling is something of a lost art in football, with the leniency towards full-blooded challenges seemingly a thing of the past. While it’s always been a vital part of winning possession, the timing of tackles is more important than ever, so we wanted to look ...

Assessing Hoffenheim's bid for Europe under 'Mini Mourinho' Nagelsmann

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Assessing Hoffenheim's bid for Europe under 'Mini Mourinho' Nagelsmann It’s fair to say that the top two in the Bundesliga have tricky away games to negotiate as domestic action returns following the international break. Surprise package RB Leipzig have to travel to the BayArena to face Bayer 04, while leaders - by virtue of goal difference alone - Bayern are in ...

Key Battles: Where England-Scotland clash will be won and lost

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Key Battles: Where England-Scotland clash will be won and lost Ahead of tonight’s big game at Wembley we assess three key battles that could be decisive as England host rivals Scotland in an attempt to assert some early dominance in Group F.We start with the two captains on Friday night, set to come to blows in the middle ground despite facing heavy criti...

REVEALED: Ten top youngsters in line to make international debuts

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REVEALED: Ten top youngsters in line to make international debuts The opportunity to watch some new faces in action is often one of the most exciting prospects of an international break, and this one is no different, with a number of leading nations handing call-ups to hot prospects. Here we look at ten players under the age of 23 that could make their senior inte...

Exclusive Interview: Head coach Muslin setting underachieving Serbia on right path

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Exclusive Interview: Head coach Muslin setting underachieving Serbia on right path With the final international break of the year upon us, all of those in World Cup qualifying action will be hoping to end 2016 on a high. One such nation that know that a winning end to the year would see them in a very strong position is Serbia, aiming to put a bitterly disappointing and unsuccessf...

Six of the Best: Top rated players uncapped at international level

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Six of the Best: Top rated players uncapped at international level This week’s ‘Six of the Best’ is an international special, as we reveal the highest rated players that, as yet, are yet to be capped at senior level.Iago Falque (Torino / Spain)In terms of youth careers, they don’t come a lot more glamorous than Iago Falque’s. Switching...

The impossible football quiz #11

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The impossible football quiz #11 How did you get on in the quiz this week? Let us know in the comments below...

Form Guide: Why Zaha undoubtedly deserves second England chance

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Form Guide: Why Zaha undoubtedly deserves second England chance When you see someone put £50m on the table that's when you think about it (selling).” That wasn’t a quote from Jurgen Klopp about Philippe Coutinho, or Antonio Conte on Eden Hazard, but Alan Pardew after Crystal Palace turned down a £15m bid from Tottenham for Wilfried Zaha i...

Brighton better equipped to avoid repeat of play-off heartache

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Brighton better equipped to avoid repeat of play-off heartache The Championship is an exceptionally unforgiving league, as Brighton found out last season. The nature of the play-off system means that the season ends in high drama, to the delight of the neutral but at times the despair of fans of the clubs involved.The format is a popular one in general but does...

Newfound goal threat elevating Özil and Arsenal to next level

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Newfound goal threat elevating Özil and Arsenal to next level Were it not for a moment of sheer genius from Mesut Özil, we were just minutes away from yet another ‘typical Arsenal’ scoreline. As it is, the German’s exquisite solo effort against Ludogorets will no doubt spark the equally familiar question as to whether this Arsenal side h...