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Arsenal, Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, Philippe Coutinho & the End for Arsene Wenger?
There’s nothing new about key Arsenal players being injured. There’s nothing new about Arsene Wenger seeing his players lose on the first day of a new Premier League season. Liverpool have beaten the strong teams with Jurgen Klopp on the sidelines last season, but the main question regarding both sides is whether or not their opening encounter is any indication of the changes we’re about to see this season.
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Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic & a Fantastic Beginning
The Jose Mourinho debut as manager of Manchester United in a Premier League match went as expected: A win. Not an exciting one, but a powerful one, if that’s even a way to describe. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata did too. Eric Bailly looked very good in defense, and overall it was an interesting change compared to the depressing performances of last season.
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Premier League Results & Table
A great start to the new Premier League season, as champions Leicester City were beaten by Hull City, Manchester City barely won as Pep Guardiola made his debut, Jose Mourinho had a much better start to his Manchester United tenure with Zlatan Ibrahimovic making his mark quickly, while Liverpool survived a thriller in London against Arsenal, Philippe Coutinho leading them with a brace, including the best goal of the weekend.
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Manchester United, Manchester City, Guardiola, Mourinho & the Premier League Arms Race
It’s been three years since Manchester United last won the Premier League title. It’s been two for Manchester City. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are the new managers of the city rivals, and per tradition from their previous working places, are getting plenty of money to spend in order to end these short droughts.
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Lionel Messi Meme of Walking his Dog Goes in Surprising, Hilarious Directions
There’s been a lot of focus this summer on Lionel Messi, not necessarily because of football. His new hair, the beard, his Derrick Rose jersey, and now walking his dog, all becoming hilarious memes.
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Manchester United, Leicester, Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic & No More Paul Pogba Rumors
It’s hard to decide what made Manchester United fans and especially Jose Mourinho happier: The team winning the Community Shield with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic winner, or the Paul Pogba transfer saga finally coming to an end.
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Liverpool FC: Jurgen Klopp Football Impressive, But it’s Only Preseason
In their third and final match as part of the International Champions Cup, Liverpool smashed Barcelona 4-0 in Wembley. A week before the Premier League begins, it’s a terrific way to build up some confidence.
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Players With the Most European Golden Shoe Awards
Since the European Golden Shoe award was rebooted to reflect the difference in difficulty between leagues in Europe, six players have won the award multiple times: DIego Forlan, Thierry Henry, Mario Jardel, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez. Between 1968 and 1991, the award was given to the top scorer in any European League, not […]
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Most Successful Nations in the Olympic Football Tournament
As we head into the 2016 Olympics in Rio, and the 26th time football will be played in the summer Olympics, there are five nations with two or more gold medals over the years: Hungary, Great Britain, Argentina, USSR and Uruguay.
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Juventus, Bayern Munich, PSG & the One-Team League Phenomenon
As we enter the 2016-2017 season, finding something new in the German Bundesliga, Italian Series A and French Ligue 1, when it comes to the identity of the champions, is difficult to expect. Juventus, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are in a class of their own professionally and financially, making sure that remains while they weaken their biggest rivals.