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181Hard Work: An intangible precursor to success in Football
High school basketball coach Tim Notke used to drill the importance of hard work into the minds of his young players with...
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1.8KAfter the lows, now come the highs for Liverpool’s Academy
There seems to be the impression that Neco Williams’ emergence as a potential backup to Trent Alexander Arnold came as something of...
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536Forgotten Franchises: Jack Gregory, Elton John and the story of LA Aztecs
For the past 100 years, superstars, wannabes, and sycophants have swarmed the streets of LA but you would be wrong to think...
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850Denied promotion despite being 25 points ahead, Stowmarket Town FC look forward to the future
Few really took note when the Football Association announced it had decided to end with immediate effect all leagues in steps 3...
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1.0KThe hunt for Bryan Ruiz’s lost goal
I am certain this happened. Bryan Ruiz is lurking in the box, donning the white shirt of Fulham. Nonchalant air, flowing locks,...
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1.5KDutch Vs Deutsch: An inherent difference between Performance & Achievement
A longstanding intense football rivalry between the Netherlands and Germany has lessened with time. The post-war hatred, especially from the Dutch side,...
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721The surprising life changes footballers make post retirement
The life of a footballer can follow very similar trajectory. Unless you are one of the world’s biggest stars, many careers across...
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947Cognitive Entrenchment and the curious case of Jose Mourinho
There is this popular image of hypnosis where one person is dangling a swinging pendulum in front of another’s face until they...
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570Book Review: Cheers, Tears and Jeers – A History of England and the World Cup
It takes a brave and perhaps ever-so-slightly masochistic person to take on a history of England and the World Cup. Gary Thacker...
