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Mark Hughes and the Culture Change at Stoke City
On Sunday at Carrow Road, Xherdan Shaqiri made his Stoke debut in a 1-1 draw against Norwich. Shaqiri provided an assist on a free kick, completed 34 passes and looked solid on his debut. However, what he did on his debut is ultimately irrelevant. What is relevant is that Stoke City had a 23-year-old who has…
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REPORT: Kevin de Bruyne to Join Manchester City
It looks like this is finally happening. Bild, one of the more reliable papers in Europe, is reporting this afternoon that Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will, at long last, return to the Premier League as a member of Manchester City. The 24-year-old Belgian has agreed terms on a massive six-year deal that will pay him €20…
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Regression To The Mean
In what is becoming the most repetitive narrative in the BPL, it seems that Arsenal are looking at another season of what-ifs. I know, it’s early, we’re only three weeks in, but it really looks like this year, we’re gonna get the same old Arsenal. I’d love to be wrong, honestly. I’d love for Arsenal…
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I’m All In On The Bundesliga
When I became a soccer fan I remember having to hunt down grainy, laggy streams to watch my beloved Arsenal. For the past three seasons NBC Sports has held the Premier League rights and made it easy to watch HD quality football for the American audience. I didn’t watch many other leagues because I had…
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The Swansea Way
Swansea City have a special place for EPL fans. First off they are as close to a hipster club as they come in the EPL (which isn’t saying much considering how large the EPL is; no EPL club can really be a true hipster club), their rags to riches story rivals the likes of Southampton…
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Bundesliga Preview Part 1: The Return of the Black and Yellow
The first major storyline in the Bundesliga is probably what to make of Borussia Dortmund? There was supposed to be a huge exodus from the club after a disappointing season that started at a snail’s pace just for a heroic effort to salvage a Europa League spot. And while Jurgen Klopp looked like the first…
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You’re Gonna Go Far Kid: Anwar El Ghazi
The summer is an interesting time for the Eredivisie and it’s fans. While bigger leagues find summer a time of excitement and new beginnings, in Holland it often comes as the bittersweet end to something bigger. Memphis Depay, Georginho Wijnaldum, Jordy Clasie, Ricardo Kishna, Niklas Moisander and a few others made their moves from the…
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Marcelo Bielsa Leaves Olympique Marseille in a Blaze of Glory
We should’ve known that this is how it would end between Marcelo Bielsa and Olympique Marseille. A manager who is the antithesis of sanity combined with a club such as Marseille, with its frenzied, checkered history, had all the ingredients for a ripe disaster, and it happened in as crazy a way as anyone could’ve predicted.…
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