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Premier League preview: Liverpool capable of title challenge with exciting new additions

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Premier League preview: Liverpool capable of title challenge with exciting new additions  Despite languishing 25 points behind Manchester City in the Premier League last season and almost finishing out of the top four altogether, Liverpool, and not Chelsea, Tottenham or Manchester United, seemed the side most capable of denying Pep Guardiola’s side from retaining their crown next t...

Manchester United target on the rise on Football INDEX

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Manchester United target on the rise on Football INDEX Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money.Football INDEXoffers fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players compared to the short-lived outcome of betting on football results.Intrigued by what ...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: World Champion Griezmann completes XI

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: World Champion Griezmann completes XI Antoine Griezmann concludes the WhoScored Team of the Tournament for the 2018 World Cup after garnering an impressive rating of 7.51 in seven appearances for France. The 27-year-old started the tournament slowly but finished it as France’s most influential player, scoring a penalty in their 4-...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgian star Hazard top rated player

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgian star Hazard top rated player Belgium arguably played the best football at the 2018 World Cup and captain Eden Hazard finished the tournament as the highest WhoScored rated player (8.53). Hazard won the WhoScored Man of the Match award in four of his six appearances at the tournament and claimed second place in FIFA’s Gold...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Mbappe the second of three Frenchman

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Mbappe the second of three Frenchman Paris Saint-Germain supporters can rest assured that Kylian Mbappe will still be at the club for at least one more season after squashing reports of a move to Real Madrid in the immediate aftermath of their 4-2 win over Croatia in Sunday’s World Cup final. Mbappe delivered some truly breathtak...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: France left-back Hernandez secures spot

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: France left-back Hernandez secures spot France arguably had the best squad of players at the 2018 World Cup but it was thought teams would be able to hurt the eventual winners in-behind their full-backs. Fitness concerns surrounding Benjamin Mendy and Djibril Sidibe forced Didier Deschamps to play two natural centre-backs on the flanks. D...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Silva the sole Brazilian representative

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Silva the sole Brazilian representative Brazil fell well short of expectations at the 2018 World Cup, crashing out to Belgium in the quarter-finals. The absence of Casemiro was telling against the Red Devils, with Fernandinho doing an awful job of protecting Brazil’s back four in his absence. Aside from Brazil’s 2-1 defeats at...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Trippier emerges as England star

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Trippier emerges as England star England exceeded expectations at the 2018 World Cup, achieving their best finish since 1990 and successfully fixing the disconnect with supporters along the way. The Three Lions played some good football at times but their semi-final defeat to Croatia only illustrated their flaws. Nevertheless, Engl...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Glove winner Courtois shines

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Glove winner Courtois shines Belgium might look back on the 2018 World Cup as a missed opportunity but the Red Devils still achieved their best ever finish, beating England 2-0 on Saturday to secure third place.There were a number of standout performers for Roberto Martinez’s side, including Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Cou...

Player Ratings: Belgium 2-0 England - Red Devils secure third place at 2018 World Cup

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Player Ratings: Belgium 2-0 England - Red Devils secure third place at 2018 World Cup A closer look at the performances and explanation of the player ratings from Belgium’s 2-0 win over England in the bronze match at the 2018 World Cup:Belgium - 7.15Thibaut Courtois - 7.45 - The 26-year-old turned in another flawless performance, making five saves, to ensure Belgium ended their...