Stories By Gareth McKnight
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Features
/ 10 years agoAustria’s golden generation destined for Euro 2016
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]entral European nation Austria’s limited influence over the world game must surely be compounded by sharing a border with two of...
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Arsenal
/ 10 years agoArsenal outcast, Denmark hero: The puzzling figure of Nicklas Bendtner
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n international hat-trick is a feat that is rarely achieved, but one was recorded in Denmark’s last-ditch 3-2 victory over the...
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Athletic Bilbao
/ 10 years agoDiego Simeone’s impossible task: Matching Real Madrid and Barcelona in an uneven playing field
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he stranglehold that Real Madrid and Barcelona have over Spanish football is unerring, unequivocal and virtually impossible to overhaul. However, upon...
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Espanyol
/ 10 years agoThe evolution of Lucas Vázquez; Real Madrid’s on-loan old school winger eyed by Liverpool
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]aking the grade at Real Madrid is an intimidating task for youth-team graduates; there are no shortage of top-quality teenage stars...
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Everton
/ 10 years agoAaron Lennon: Tottenham’s mistake is Everton’s gain
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ompetition for places at White Hart Lane inevitably means that a certain number of players that were once deemed as key...
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Barcelona
/ 10 years agoLuis Suárez: How an unconventional signing has reinvented Lionel Messi and Barcelona
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]arcelona took the initiative in the La Liga title race with a 2-1 victory in a tetchy El Clasico fixture against...
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Lazio
/ 10 years agoNeymar’s best friend: Felipe Anderson a focal point of Lazio’s resurgence
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]razilian footballing history is interspersed with some of the best players to ever play the beautiful game, with legendary figure Pelé the...
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Juventus
/ 10 years agoA glorious chance for Juventus, as Max Allegri dispels the memory of Antonio Conte
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ntonio Conte’s decision to walk away from Italian champions Juventus in the summer after three imperious years in charge had alarm...
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England
/ 10 years agoPick Kane, Sterling, Wilshere: England under-21’s have chance to restore national pride
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any followers of the Premier League cite the division as the best top flight on the planet but in reality English...
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Real Madrid
/ 10 years agoAnalysing Gareth Bale’s situation: Adored at Tottenham, unloved in Madrid
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the end of last season, Gareth Bale was on top of the world. After a season in Spain as the...
