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When Chelsea FC released details of its home kit for the 2016/17 season, it is fair to say that the cost of £95 (for the shirt alone) outraged Blues fans, many of whom derided it as “madness” and “pure greed” on social media. Yet this begs the question – how does the cost of each
The name ‘derby’ derives from local football contests in the county of Derbyshire. Yet even though such a local rivalry has died down in its birthplace, the concept of the derby still exists across the country. Derby day still evokes a thundering tribal roar in even the most placid of football fans. Here are the
After beginning the 2016/17 Premier League campaign in less than assured style with opening day defeat to manager-less Hull City, a few select critics have already begun to circle Leicester City and their proposed desire to transfer their previous domestic form into the new season. It remains to be seen whether or not Claudio
Wayne Rooney was captain of Manchester United under Van Gaal, and therefore sure of his place in the team. Now that United have brought in Zlatan Ibrahimovic to play with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, it was assumed that Rooney would play in midfield. Yet Jose Mourinho has said that Rooney will never play in
When Paul Pogba first arrived on the scene with Manchester United just a handful of short seasons ago, the fiery young Frenchman certainly looked like he had all the talent necessary to make a real splash among the English top-flight in the not too distant future. Several lack of first team opportunities at Old
Throughout a traditionally hectic summer transfer window that has so far seen a whole host of big name players look to try their hand among the Premier League next season – including former Borussia Dortmund stars Henrikh Mkhitarayn and Ilkay Gundogan, Belgium’s Euro 2016 goal-scorer Michy Batshuayi, ex-Bundesliga favourite Granit Xhaka, and of course not
After turning out a series of impressive displays for German outfit FC Schalke 04 among the Bundesliga last season – and subsequently going on to briefly represent Joachim Low’s world champions at Euro 2016 this summer – Manchester City’s latest big money acquisition, Leroy Sane, certainly arrives with a fair amount of hype and sensation
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