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By Owen Murray The second of two massive derbies in England this weekend saw Manchester City beat their rivals Manchester United by a staggering scoreline of 6-3, featuring dual hat tricks from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden, City’s first in the derby for over 50 years. A second consecutive…
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It’s been a window full of intrigue, but some players have used it to devastating effect, to make the jump from squad players to locked in starters in Qatar, or to inscribe their name firmly in their managers squad lists. We look at a couple of Dutch delights, an England…
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It’s under two months to the World Cup, but which positions for which teams are giving their managers headaches? We discuss the biggest logjam positions in the international realm, from England’s right-backs to Spain’s left-backs, and from the glut of glorious attacking players for both Argentina & Brazil, to France’s…
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The transfer window has closed and we’ve had a couple of games in each league, so whilst pre-season predictions are fun, this feels like a good time to lock our selections in for the season – which can only mean it’s 5×5 time. The concept is simple – we each…
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Hello Rank Squad! Deadline Day will soon be upon us, and we’ve set DJ to work in order to line up TEN of the biggest stories and sagas that will look to go right to the wire this summer. From the world’s biggest players to free agents looking for a…
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Data viz courtesy of the Twenty3 Toolbox; start your free trial here. 3. BELLA-KOTCHAP’S BIG DAY Lisandro Martínez was officially named Man of the Match in the Premier League’s early kick-off between Southampton and Manchester United, but if you remove the outcome bias, the best player on the…
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Hello Rank Squad! It’s creeping towards the end of the transfer window and certain teams are still desperately in need of reinforcements – as we prepare for things to get stressful over the next week. We take a peek behind the curtains at Goodison Park, Stamford Bridge, the King Power…
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Data viz courtesy of the Twenty3 Toolbox; start your free trial here. 3. KVARADONA Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Remember the name (if you can). It’s tough to spell, it’s even harder to say, but he’s an easy, easy watch in this kind of form. ✨…
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Hello Rank Squad! We’re back to normal programming after the madness of Preview season, and it’s nice to be back on home ground. With that in mind, we return to a staple of the Ranks Calendar – the biannual visit around the grounds to see which players are in real…
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Hello Rank Squad! Welcome to the sixth and final episode of our Big Season Preview Series – as we culminate in the casa di calcio, Italy! With Milan holding the title, Inter snapping at their heels, Juventus hoping for a return to power, there’s a major title race to discuss,…