The written word from the Ranks FC gang - Sam for the analysis, Dean for the latest transfer news, and Jack for the narratives you didn't even know you needed; plus some friends of the Rank Squad will be popping up here as well!
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By Owen Murray Data viz in this article is courtesy of the Twenty3 Toolbox San Diego. London. Almelo. And now, Vigo. United States international midfielder Luca de la Torre is arriving on the Iberian Peninsula as a breath of fresh air into a Celta side that…
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(Preferred qualifications: lots of money and a city that needs a team) By Owen Murray To establish a top-tier sports team in modern day America, the land of marketing and stock market teams, everything needs to go right. A combination of reliable front-office staff, financial backing, fans, good on-field performance,…
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As Robert Lewandowski continues his open courtship of Barcelona despite Bayern Munich’s desperate attempts to hold onto their star with public statements claiming his presence is guaranteed next season, a miniature crisis is unfolding. If Lewandowski indeed leaves the club, the sole remaining out-and-out striker in the squad is…
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With ten minutes to go against Empoli on 24 April 2020, on Matchday 34 of the Serie A season, Napoli were 2-0 up and looking comfortable against an Empoli side sitting in lower-mid table and who hadn’t won a league game since December. Then, in a calamitous collapse of catastrophic…
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What a season. We’ve seen it all. Title races down to the wire, great escapes pulled off in the dying seconds, glory, grief, and genius. The season is done (and what a season it was!), and without any major (Men’s) international tournaments this summer ahead of the November World Cup…
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The Champions League Final. A game that elicits the most electric of reactions and memories in the minds of football fans. Drama. Occasion. Quality. History. This game has it all. In Seattle, Washington, on May 4, two teams will play for regional supremacy in a match that promises to be…
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There are some things that seem written in the stars – and the idea of a 40-year-old Joaquín lifting the Copa del Rey into a starry Sevilla sky on a balmy evening to cap off a career that has spanned the course of 23 years and four separate decades, was…
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So, the long-awaited “title decider” was in fact no title decider at all. It’s as you were for Manchester City (74 points) and Liverpool (73 points), just a point apart at the summit of the Premier League, with 7 games to go. It is genuinely possible that both teams win…