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Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele, who today celebrates his 23rd birthday, is progressing as planned in recovering from the hamstring injury that sidelined him indefinitely on February 3. Continue reading “Ousmane Dembele’s doctor confirms winger to return in three months”
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. After Tuesday’s news broke about Ousmane Dembele’s fitness, Barcelona’s quest to conquer Europe again just got a whole lot more difficult. Continue reading “3 possible replacements for Ousmane Dembele at Barcelona”
Ernesto Valverde’s dismissal on Monday felt long overdue, but how will Barcelona players – first-team regulars and those eager to impress – respond under new manager Quique Setién as they enter the business months of 2019-20 and beyond? Continue reading “3 Barcelona players who could benefit from Quique Setién’s appointment”
Tottenham qualified for the Champions League knockout rounds as group runners-up during an action-packed affair at the Nou Camp, where their 1-1 draw with Barcelona proved enough to progress as Inter Milan failed to beat PSV in the group’s other fixture. Which players struggled here, while others impressed?
Continue reading “Barcelona 1-1 Tottenham: 5 Hits and Flops”
Ousmane Dembele has certainly suffered over the past year after his big-money switch to Barcelona. The £103.5m transfer fee – making him the world’s third-most expensive signing of all-time – was either going to hinder his progress or allow him a bigger platform to quickly justify it. Continue reading “The Ousmane Dembele conundrum”
It was a frustrating evening for World champions France, as they were comfortably beaten 2-0 by Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands at De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam. Continue reading “UEFA Nations League – Netherlands 2-0 France: 5 Talking Points”
After successive defeats to start the campaign, Arsenal supporters have been left wondering what if their transfer business was added to this summer… Continue reading “5 transfer targets Arsenal failed to sign this summer”
According to recent reports, Paris Saint-Germain are still prepared to make a big-money surprise signing from another top European side before the August 31 deadline… Continue reading “Reports: PSG seriously interested in signing Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembélé this summer”
After suffering a heartbreaking extra-time final defeat by Portugal at Euro 2016, the onus is on France’s golden generation to step up and justify why they’re all so highly-rated.
Continue reading “FIFA World Cup 2018: 5 keys to success for France”
Neymar’s pursuit of the Ballon d’Or took him to PSG last summer, but here are five reasons why the Brazilian will never win the accolade.
Continue reading “5 reasons why Neymar will never win the Ballon d’Or”
Borussia Dortmund managed to pull off a huge coup with this signing, one which surprisingly went under the radar on deadline day this summer.
Manchester City’s teenage winger Jadon Sancho has joined Peter Bosz’s first-team squad for a reported £8m fee and at 17-years-old, it’s a testament to both his current ability and potential for further development that he is regarded so highly. Continue reading “Analysis: What can Dortmund fans expect from wonderkid Jadon Sancho?”
Continue reading “AS Monaco (6) 3-1 (3) Borussia Dortmund: Hosts excel and seal semi-final berth”
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