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My Premier League Team Of The Year (With a Twist!)
Yesterday, the PFA (Professional Footballers’ Association) released their Premier League Team of the Year. To be honest, it’s incredibly boring! Manchester City boasts six players, while four players are from Liverpool. The lone player not from either of the two clubs in Manchester United’s Paul Pogba. As a Chelsea fan, I have to admit I’m fuming that Eden Hazard hasn’t made the team. The man has been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award but can’t make the Team of the Year? Ridiculous. Nevertheless, the PFA Team of the Year got me thinking. I want to make my own Team of the Year, but with only one player…
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Champions League Semifinal Predictions!
Welcome back to Noah botches his Champions League predictions! If you recall, a few weeks ago I published my predictions for the quarterfinals of this year’s Champions League. They were not the greatest. I went two for four, which is pretty poor. Now that we are down to the semifinals maybe I can get lucky and go two for two! Here are my Champions League semifinal predictions. Who’s Still Standing? The Champions League is somewhat equivalent to the March Madness of soccer. (Maybe that’s why I love it so much.) After starting with 32 teams, only four remain standing. Barcelona swept aside Manchester United 4-0 on aggregate, and they will…
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Euro 2020 Preview: England
Welcome back everyone! Today we will be looking at another European nation primed to push for the 2020 European Championship. The English National Team looks to be on the brink of contention for major silverware. If you are enjoying these Euro 2020 previews, let me know and I will get another one cranked out! With that being said, let’s get into this preview. Star Power Every country that wants to contend for international titles has to have marquee players to help them push for trophies. England has more than enough stars to help them in that regard. Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are two players performing at a very high…
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Racism In Soccer…
Hello again everyone. Today’s article is going to be taking a look at one of the biggest issues in the football world today. Racism in soccer has been especially prevalent recently. It is a hot button issue and frankly is very sobering to hear about. This shouldn’t be an issue and yet it is. Let’s get into it. What Is Happening? Racism in soccer is seemingly growing, which is absolutely alarming. This is 2019 and we still have this kind of behavior from fans. Players that are usually of darker skin color are subject to monkey chants and racial slurs being hurled at them all game long. This is an…
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Winning A World Cup Might Be Just The Beginning…
Hello everyone! Today’s article is a special piece. It has been written by a friend of the site from The Goal Effect. Please check out his site, it is fantastic and takes a whole new perspective on the beautiful game. This article will be a sneak peek as to what his website looks like. I’m sure you will enjoy it! I also wrote a piece for his site so feel free to go read that over on his page. With that being said let’s begin, enjoy! Winning A World Cup Might Be Just The Beginning… La vie est belle! And yes, life is beautiful, especially if you are a French…
