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By Owen Murray The second of two massive derbies in England this weekend saw Manchester City beat their rivals Manchester United by a staggering scoreline of 6-3, featuring dual hat tricks from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden, City’s first in the derby for over 50 years. A second consecutive…
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Data viz courtesy of the Twenty3 Toolbox; start your free trial here. 3. BELLA-KOTCHAP’S BIG DAY Lisandro Martínez was officially named Man of the Match in the Premier League’s early kick-off between Southampton and Manchester United, but if you remove the outcome bias, the best player on the…
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By Owen Murray Data viz in this article is courtesy of the Twenty3 Toolbox San Diego. London. Almelo. And now, Vigo. United States international midfielder Luca de la Torre is arriving on the Iberian Peninsula as a breath of fresh air into a Celta side that…
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(Preferred qualifications: lots of money and a city that needs a team) By Owen Murray To establish a top-tier sports team in modern day America, the land of marketing and stock market teams, everything needs to go right. A combination of reliable front-office staff, financial backing, fans, good on-field performance,…
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As Robert Lewandowski continues his open courtship of Barcelona despite Bayern Munich’s desperate attempts to hold onto their star with public statements claiming his presence is guaranteed next season, a miniature crisis is unfolding. If Lewandowski indeed leaves the club, the sole remaining out-and-out striker in the squad is…
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What a season. We’ve seen it all. Title races down to the wire, great escapes pulled off in the dying seconds, glory, grief, and genius. The season is done (and what a season it was!), and without any major (Men’s) international tournaments this summer ahead of the November World Cup…
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The Champions League Final. A game that elicits the most electric of reactions and memories in the minds of football fans. Drama. Occasion. Quality. History. This game has it all. In Seattle, Washington, on May 4, two teams will play for regional supremacy in a match that promises to be…
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There are some things that seem written in the stars – and the idea of a 40-year-old Joaquín lifting the Copa del Rey into a starry Sevilla sky on a balmy evening to cap off a career that has spanned the course of 23 years and four separate decades, was…