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Statistically assessing who would be the best Dembele successor at Tottenham

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Statistically assessing who would be the best Dembele successor at Tottenham With Mousa Dembele currently sidelined, his time at Tottenham is slowly drawing to a close with a whimper rather than a bang. The Belgian’s contract is up at the end of the season and he’s unlikely to see that extended, unless push really does come to shove. Having made just seven league...

Form Rankings: Ronaldo top of the pile in Europe as goalscoring glut continues

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Form Rankings: Ronaldo top of the pile in Europe as goalscoring glut continues The goals continue to fly in for Cristiano Ronaldo who, at 34, is in remarkable scoring form, even by the remarkable standards he has set throughout his career.Yet another brace from the Portuguese forward was enough to earn a narrow victory at Eibar and seen the Real Madrid star jump to the top of ...

Team Focus: Can New-Look Inter Pose a Threat to Juve's Dominance?

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Team Focus: Can New-Look Inter Pose a Threat to Juve's Dominance? “How many new players do you think you need?” the Sky Italia pundit and former goalkeeper Luca Marchegiani asked Roberto Mancini after Inter finished the season with a 4-3 win against Empoli. “Eight or nine,” Mancini replied to roars of laughter back in the studio. Delivered ...

Player Focus: French Midfielders Proving Hot Property in the Transfer Market

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Player Focus: French Midfielders Proving Hot Property in the Transfer Market As far as the transfer market is concerned this summer, holding midfielders are proving to be hot property, with many expected to exchange clubs over the coming months. Johannes Geis is the latest to have made an eye-catching move, trading Mainz for Schalke despite interest from a host of clubs acro...

Match Report: Lacazette Leads Hungry Reserves to Impressive France Win

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Match Report: Lacazette Leads Hungry Reserves to Impressive France Win It had to happen somewhere, sometime, but here? That Alexandre Lacazette’s first goal for France was scored at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, the home of Lyon’s bitter rivals Saint Etienne (he was accordingly booed when he touched the ball in the early stages of Sunday’s game with De...

Player Focus: Fierce Competition as Deschamps Decides France’s Midfield Preferences

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Player Focus: Fierce Competition as Deschamps Decides France’s Midfield Preferences After the Lord Mayor’s Show, it’s normal to have the comedown. Still, reflecting on Samir Nasri’s sumptuous finish for Manchester City in Sunday’s Capital One Cup final win over Sunderland will leave plenty perplexed at why the former Marseille player is absent from Didier De...

Player Focus: Checking Up on France's Class of Turkey 2013

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Player Focus: Checking Up on France's Class of Turkey 2013 In a country that highly prizes national team honours at any level, France’s victory at the Under-20 World Cup was far more than an impressive footnote for their players’ fledgling careers. It was, as L’Equipe said on the morning after the penalty shoot-out victory over Uruguay in ...

Player Focus: French Starlets Conquering Spain

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Player Focus: French Starlets Conquering Spain If France go on to dominate International football in a few years, they might have Spain’s La Liga to thank. Why? Because some of the best young French players around are currently earning their trade in Spain’s top flight, and importantly they’re playing regularly despite their te...