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PSG bow out of the UCL again!!!

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For their 11th consecutive time in 11 years, PSG’s attempt at winning the Champions League ended in more misery, leaving the manager, Christopher Galtier, in between a rock and a hard place. With their project, which just started a couple of years ago, failing to deliver, I think I speak for the world when I say they need to liquidate and start all over.

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Cancelo’s struggles continue at Bayern

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In one of the biggest shocks ever in a January transfer window, Manchester City allowed Portugal’s Joao Cancelo to leave on loan to Bayern Munich. At the beginning of the season, Cancelo was regarded as the best full-back in the world, so the fact he was able to leave midway into the season without a replacement caught the majority of football fans by surprise. However, he hasn’t been having a rosy run at Bayern, which perhaps explains why Pep Guardiola really wasn’t too weary about seeing his once-trusted player go out on loan. 

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FIFA Football Awards – Messi did not deserve “the Best”

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The annual FIFA Football Awards took place in Paris on Monday night, with some of the most high-profile figures in the sport competing for honours in a number of different categories. Lionel Messi was named as the men’s footballer of the year, having led Argentina to their first World Cup triumph since 1986 in December. Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas was also named women’s footballer of the year for 2022. Lionel Scaloni and Sarina Wiegman, meanwhile, won the best men’s and women’s coaches awards of 2022.

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Ederson’s Struggles

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Manchester City goalkeeper, Ederson Moraes, has redefined and modernized the art of goalkeeping in recent years, contributing to the team’s attack and also helping in passage of plays, especially when the team is under pressure against tough opponents. Manager Pep Guardiola has described him as the ideal goalkeeper for the team,

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Cancelo and Pep fallout leading to Bayern loan

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An expected quiet end to the transfer window for Premier League champions Manchester City exploded into life on Monday when it emerged Joao Cancelo was to join Bayern Munich in a shock loan move. The Portugal international has moved to the Bundesliga giants on loan until the end of this season. Bayern have an option to buy Cancelo for a fee in the region of €70 million.

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The Rise and Fall of Dele Alli

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When fans of England’s Three Lions watched Dele Alli head Raheem Sterling’s cross beyond Robin Olsen to send their national team through to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018, little or none of them would have been able to predict the midfielder’s subsequent fall from grace five years later. At 26 years old, it still feels like there’s little time left to reignite his career, but his recent performances have been abysmal, to say the least, and if there’s any chance that things would change, it has to start now.

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Arsenal’s sudden rise in form

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Arsenal has completely transformed under the Influence of the Club’s manager- Mikel Arteta. Yes the same Mikel Areteta whose job was threatened at the end of last season is at the cusp of securing Arenal a comfortable spot in the Champions League and maybe a Premier league title. It’s a surprise to the majority of us football fans as the expectation was that Arsenal would suffer yet another disappointing league campaign, with both Arteta and technical director Edu criticized immensely for their recruitment style and strategy, preferring young, promising, and underrated players to established, world-class players.

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Flop Antony?

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The Red Devils secured a new addition up top for manager Erik ten Hag last August, signing one of his key players from his former club Ajax in Antony Santos. The Dutchman looked to build his team in his mold after taking over in May and the latest signing is the statement, making him [Antony] Man Utd’s second-most expensive signing ever behind Paul Pogba.

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