Leicester have all but wrapped up the Premier League title under the nose of traditional title contenders, and the humbled English juggernauts will likely retaliate by attempting to seduce every other league’s TOTY (team of the year) nominees with the television deal monies. AS Roma defender Kostas Manolas has been heavily linked with Chelsea and 

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While other players may have grabbed the headlines in West Ham’s successful campaign, one of the East London club’s unsung heroes has been Winston Reid. The centre-back is in his sixth season at Upton Park and is someone who has made steady progress over the years with this campaign certainly one of his most impressive. 

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Remember Gareth Bale? Of course you do, but for the last 20 minutes at White Hart Lane last Sunday afternoon Tottenham fans would have struggled to name their former Welsh winger as they witnessed their team tear Manchester United to shreds. Filling the role of attacking talisman on the right-side was Erik Lamela, scoring the 

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A lot of trust was put on the shoulders of Brazilian Anderson Talisca to revamp Benfica’s midfield when he signed for the club, but his contribution to the Portuguese giants has dwindled this season. However, 18-year-old Renato Sanches has stepped in, taken his chance and made the vacant position his own. The midfielder joined Benfica’s 

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“I have been there 21 years and I will never give up until it finally happens, but who knows? I have still got a lot to give, whether that is here or somewhere else, for sure,” John Terry said after accepting an award for his outstanding contribution to London Football. Despite showing maximum intent to 

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Given the way Mauricio Pochettino has spent the season wrestling with the dilemma of whether to sign another striker to support a sparse forward line which identifies Harry Kane as his only recognised striker, it was apt that Tottenham sunk Manchester United’s Louis Van Gaal to a new low on Sunday afternoon. Van Gaal has 

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“At the moment, no. We are starting to look at people who can strengthen our squad. But we are not on any particular case in a concrete way,” said an animated Arsene Wenger when the press quizzed him about the potential arrival of Granit Xhaka.   Given the gaffer’s inclination to rubbishing speculations before making 

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Hoping to escape the economic and political clutch of the European Union, the United Kingdom citizens have been deliberating the prospect of exiting the EU for quite some time now. With the public split on this front, chances are that the referendum, which is scheduled to be held in June, may force Britain to cut 

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After much anticipation and speculation, Chelsea confirmed the signing of Antonio Conte on Monday evening, with the highly coveted manager taking charge upon the culmination of European Championship. Given he is mooted as Jose Mourinho’s spiritual successor, he will likely set Stamford Bridge abuzz.   What he is known for Despite winning one Champions League 

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Jurgen Klopp even took the time out to embrace Harry Kane and utter the words “what a strike!” to the Spurs striker after his swivel-shot cancelled out Phillipe Coutinho’s opener at Anfield on Saturday evening. It was a barnstorming game and a point was fair, but the Liverpool manager would not have avoided drawing the 

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Jack Wilshere had a metal plate inserted in his leg after cracking a fibula in pre-season training. With only 630 league minutes left this season, his contribution will likely not be much between now and end of the season. However, with his European Championship involvement all but confirmed by England manager Roy Hodgson, he will 

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Aymeric Laporte has been one of the most sought-after young players in European football. The 21-year old has been one of the best young centre-backs in world football for a couple of seasons and the fact that he is far away from the age considered to be the peak for defenders makes his potential and 

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