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The Turkish Revolution at Hull City
Acun Illicali is a 53-year-old Turkish entrepreneur who recently became the new owner of Championship side Hull City FC. Illicali made his name in the entertainment business, starting out as a sports reporter and a TV host in Turkey before starting his own production company, Acun Medya, the success of which has put him in […]
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Who is John Textor?
John Textor is a name that will be familiar to some football fans, for example those of Crystal Palace, and completely unknown to others. Textor is a 56 year-old American businessman from Missouri who is the majority shareholder of the South London club whilst also being a shareholder of Botafogo football club in Brazil and […]
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Inside FC Nordsjælland’s Talent Development
FC Nordsjælland are a young club from the town of Farum in Denmark who are entrusting the success of their club and its business model on players of a similar age to the club itself. In 2003, the club officially became FC Nordsjælland having previously been recognised as Farum Boldklub and quickly became at home […]
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Kieran McKenna: Life after United
On December 16th 2021, Kieran McKenna was announced as Ipswich Town’s new manager at the age of 35. This appointment followed a spell of five years as a coach at Manchester United with three of those spent as an assistant to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer where, alongside Michael Carrick and Mike Phelan, he received criticism from […]
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The Fall of ‘I Crociati’: Parma’s Story
Hernán Crespo, Gianluigi Buffon, Lilian Thuram, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianfranco Zola and Enrico Chiesa. Five Coppa Italia finals between 1992 and 2002 which includes three trophies, a Supercoppa victory and a league runners up medal, two UEFA Cup wins, and European Cup Winners Cup and a European Super Cup. These are the players and trophies which […]
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Football Down Under
The A-League, quite understandably, does not have a great number of followers from Europe and although I am not the most consistent follower of the league myself, I thought it would be good to explore how the league is developing and what its future may look like. In order to appeal to viewers from Europe […]
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Ganso: The Lost Brazilian Star
In the 2008/9 season in Brazil, Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima, a.k.a Ganso, made his debut for Santos FC. He would go onto be nominated for the ‘Rookie of the Year’ accolade in his homeland, win the ‘Best Player’ award in the following season’s Copa do Brasil and draw comparisons with the legends of Kaka […]
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Strasbourg & Freiburg: Europe’s Overachievers
Each season sees unfancied teams either gain or retain a position toward the top of the table that many fans did not expect them to achieve. I will look at a couple of the lesser reported on teams having great seasons despite having fewer resources than those around them. The first side I’d like to […]
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Kondogbia, Carvalho and The Best Lifestyle Transfers
I was watching the highlights of a Venezia game recently when I thought about Ethan Ampadu and how much he must be enjoying life off the pitch. A strange thought I know, but playing for Venezia in the Italian top-flight is one of those moves that is incredibly appealing as a fan looking in from […]
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The History of Women’s Football
During World War I, a large proportion of Britain’s female population began working in factories to fill the gap left by the men who had gone to fight. This mass movement into the workplace soon led to another movement with a profound impact. The unease surrounding women who worked soon became an afterthought as they […]
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