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Where are they now? The best teenage XI in Europe from 2009/10

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Where are they now? The best teenage XI in Europe from 2009/10 Jadon Sancho's career continues to go from strength to strength and talk of a blockbuster summer move to Manchester United is gathering pace. In just two full seaons as a professional, the Borussia Dortmund wonderkid is already considered among the best in the world. Whether his career continues at ...

Bayern Munich trio make most improved Bundesliga XI in 2019/20

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Bayern Munich trio make most improved Bundesliga XI in 2019/20 The return of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season is now just two days away and the buzz for football supporters around Europe is palpable. For players and teams it will be interesting to see how they perform after such an unprecedented break. Will those that were in good form pre-lockdown continue as if ...

How this season's breakout Bundesliga stars stack up on Football Manager

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How this season's breakout Bundesliga stars stack up on Football Manager With the Bundesliga set to return to our screens around the world in less than three days, it has presented the perfect opportunity to take stock of the season so far in Germany. In partnership with Football Manager 20, who are offering 33% off FM20 until May 14 at 6PM (GMT), we run the rule over so...

Santi Cazorla vs David Silva - at their best, who was better?

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Santi Cazorla vs David Silva - at their best, who was better? The latest edition of our fantasy match-ups saw us compare the best league seasons of Robin van Persie and Harry Kane. Both are considered two of the best strikers to have ever played for Arsenal and Tottenham, respectively, and their peak campaigns of the last decade drew a close comparison. This w...

The Bundesliga returns! Remembering the in-form players pre-lockdown

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The Bundesliga returns! Remembering the in-form players pre-lockdown We are only four days out from the return of the Bundesliga and it's starting to feel very real again that we could finally see some live football. The last few months have been devastating all around the world following the deadly coronavirus outbreak but there are signs in certain countries of lif...

Reality vs Football Manager: How the breakthrough stars across Europe fare - Part II

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Reality vs Football Manager: How the breakthrough stars across Europe fare - Part II This is final instalment of our two-part series comparing 10 breakthrough stars of European football with their Football Manager 20 stats. We have ranked all 10 players in order of WhoScored rating and presented their FM20 values from when you start the game, as opposed to any updates. Having alread...

Reality vs Football Manager: How the breakthrough stars across Europe fare - Part I

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Reality vs Football Manager: How the breakthrough stars across Europe fare - Part I One of the most satisying aspects of Football Manager is steering a lesser-name team to glory. That challenge could involve several promotions or simply breaking up the established elite to claim a league title. Choosing to manage a team in those situations will more than likely involve working on a...

A waste of time? What the stats say about Neymar's spell at Paris Saint-Germain

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A waste of time? What the stats say about Neymar's spell at Paris Saint-Germain Neymar's decision to engineer a world record move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 left the Spanish side with a bitter taste. Things turned even more sour when Neymar's camp launched a €26m law suit against Barcelona shortly after. Ironically, it related to an unpaid loyalty bonus....

Revealed: The Premier League's best players ranked squad numbers 1-11

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Revealed: The Premier League's best players ranked squad numbers 1-11 It might seem obscure but an aspect of football that rankles traditional supporters deep to the core relates to the numbers worn by players. Long gone are the days of your starting XI wearing 1-11.Centre-back William Gallas', for example, took Dennis Bergkamp's No.10 shirt at Arsenal when the D...

Nemanja Vidic vs Vincent Kompany - at their best, who was better?

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Nemanja Vidic vs Vincent Kompany - at their best, who was better? We return with the latest edition of our fantasy head-to-head series, as we look back across the last decade of football and compare the standout campaign's of some of Europe's elite footballers. Alexis Sanchez vs Eden Hazard, Mohamaed Salah vs Luis Suarez and Arjen Robben vs Gareth Bale are just so...