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Felix, Mbappe and Calvert-Lewin among top 10 players in September

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Felix, Mbappe and Calvert-Lewin among top 10 players in September Now the first month of the 2020/21 campaign is done and dusted for all of Europe's top five leagues, we can take stock of the action so far. One interesting trend thus far is the struggles of those that went deep in European competition last season. Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germai...

Chelsea star among the five free agents to improve Tottenham this summer

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Chelsea star among the five free agents to improve Tottenham this summer Tottenham need to be shrewd in the summer transfer window. Head coach Jose Mourinho has already been informed that the free agent market is one he'll need to utilise in order to strengthen his squad as the Portuguese boss seeks to improve. Spurs are enduring a stuttering season having been knocked o...

Forget Slimani and Ighalo! Who Manchester United should be looking to sign this month

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Forget Slimani and Ighalo! Who Manchester United should be looking to sign this month There is only a week left to go in the January transfer market and predictably Manchester United are yet to sign a player. In fact, their squad is even thinner following Ashley Young's departure. They had weeks and months to plan for the winter market but go into the final week desperate. United sta...

In-demand Leverkusen star ends season atop European player form rankings

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In-demand Leverkusen star ends season atop European player form rankings With the Premier League having finished a week earlier than the remainder of Europe’s major leagues, we have one more player form ranking leaderboard to run through for this season following the weekend’s action.As one would expect given the absence of one of the five leagues assessed, i...

Players to trade on Football INDEX ahead of Saturday’s World Cup action

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Players to trade on Football INDEX ahead of Saturday’s World Cup action Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money. Football INDEX offers 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 ...

The Expert: Napoli well equipped to ruin Real Madrid title defence

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The Expert: Napoli well equipped to ruin Real Madrid title defence Napoli will not train at the Bernabeu tonight. They will conduct their final walkthrough training session elsewhere. Maurizio Sarri has his reasons for doing so. He doesn’t want his players to think too much about where they are playing and stress out about it. Anxiety can cause a sleepless ni...

Has Sarri stumbled upon perfect role for magic Mertens?

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Has Sarri stumbled upon perfect role for magic Mertens? It had still yet to sink in when Dries Mertens appeared in front of the cameras early on Sunday evening. “In order to get my head around it, I’m going to have to go home, be by myself for a bit and have a think,” he said. Like Tom Hanks in Castaway, Mertens’ only company, as ...

Team Focus: Youthful Belgium Can Use World Cup to Build for Future

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Team Focus: Youthful Belgium Can Use World Cup to Build for Future For Belgium, this World Cup has been billed as an opportunity for their young side, brimming with talent, to show onlookers the planet over the extent of their talents. It is no secret just how good the likes of Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany and Romelu Lukaku are, but do they genuinely, as some have ...

Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Players in January

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Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Players in January With the New Year back in full swing, all of Europe's top 5 leagues are back in action and the sides now have to make do with what they've got after the transfer window slammed shut on Friday. With January having come to an end then, here is a rundown of the top players of the month based on WhoScor...