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Harry Maguire’s Manchester United Deal: Loyalty, Form and Timing
A Pay Cut, A New Contract and a Career That Continues to Divide Opinion
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Greig Hopcroft
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Could Arsenal End Up Empty-Handed?
Arteta’s gamble leaves Arsenal with no margin for error
Apr 6
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Eddie Gibbs
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Arsenal’s International Withdrawals: Crisis or Calculated Control?
Eleven players pull out, questions grow louder, but Mikel Arteta insists every decision has been driven by honesty, communication, and a title race…
Apr 4
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Greig Hopcroft
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Liverpool, Arne Slot and the Search for Solutions - Jan Molby's view
Mar 6
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Xabi Alonso’s Madrid Spell Was Doomed From the Start
Jan 13
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Eddie Gibbs
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Jamie Carragher Is Right About Liverpool’s Problems, But Not About the Fix
Jan 28
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Greig Hopcroft
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Power Without Patience, Why Modern Football Keeps Eating Its Own Managers
Jan 5
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Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim and repeat the cycle
Jan 5
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Eddie Gibbs
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Manchester United drifting towards irrelevance
Jan 12
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Greig Hopcroft
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Are Spurs choosing ideology over survival with De Zerbi appointment
A brilliant coach with a history of friction walks into Tottenham chaos
Apr 1
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Eddie Gibbs
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World Cup Play-Offs: Football at Its Most Ruthless
6 places remain, 22 teams still fighting, a decisive look at the pressure, tactics and defining moments that will shape the final road to the 2026 World…
Mar 25
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Arteta’s Arsenal Are Not Entertaining, But They Are Inevitable
Wembley setback does little to derail Arsenal's season
Mar 23
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Eddie Gibbs
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Jan Mølby Column: Big Response in Europe, Bigger Questions Ahead for Liverpool
A week of sharp contrasts, from Spurs frustration to a dominant European night, plus thoughts on Arne Slot, Richard Hughes and Brighton away
Mar 20
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Champions League Quarter-Finals: Where Power Meets Pressure
Opportunity knocks for emerging contenders to PSG's crown
Mar 19
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Eddie Gibbs
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AFCON Final Torn Apart as Morocco Crowned Champions
CAF overturns Senegal victory after walk off controversy, rewriting African football history
Mar 17
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Chelsea Punishment Raises Serious Questions About Premier League Integrity
Manchester City case now framed by Chelsea outcome
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