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Arsenal target Tapsoba makes Europa League semi-finals best XI

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Arsenal target Tapsoba makes Europa League semi-finals best XI Sevilla and Roma both booked their Europa League final spot at the expense of Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen, respectively, and all four teams are represented in WhoScored's semi-final best XI.Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) - 7.52Despite his heroics between the sticks, Wojciech Szczesny was unable to k...

Ronaldo misses out on #7 in best 1-11 shirt number lineup

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Ronaldo misses out on #7 in best 1-11 shirt number lineup Teamsheet announcements over tannoys at football matches aren't what they used to be. Gone are the days when players are reeled off from 1 to 11 in terms of their squad numbers. In fact, your lucky to get past the third player in a starting lineup before reaching some ridiculously obscure numbers, a...

European Team of the Season: GK - Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan)

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European Team of the Season: GK - Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan) The top rated goalkeeper across Europe’s top 5 leagues, 2016/17 was a campaign in which Gianluigi Donnarumma more than lived up to the hype.At 18 the giant manchild played every single minute of another underwhelming season for Milan on paper, though it was one that offered hope for the future...

Revealed: Analysing the best keepers in Europe this season

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Revealed: Analysing the best keepers in Europe this season There’s been a lot of talk of goalkeepers in the press this week, mostly focussed on the woes of Claudio Bravo after another game to forget for the Manchester City, but which deserve praise for their exploits this season?Using save success as a starting point to herald nine of the top performi...

Match Focus: Leaky Roma Must Tighten Up Ahead of Leverkusen Welcome

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Match Focus: Leaky Roma Must Tighten Up Ahead of Leverkusen Welcome It was a trick that worked a treat for Inter on Halloween. When the starting line-ups were printed on Saturday night, however, their fans feared a horror show at San Siro. Danilo D’Ambrosio hadn’t played a minute all season and yet this was the moment when Roberto Mancini decided to thro...

Player Focus: Why Arsenal Are Pursuing Their Interest in Petr Cech

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Player Focus: Why Arsenal Are Pursuing Their Interest in Petr Cech It is reportedly going to cost Arsenal around £11m to secure the services of Petr Cech. In today’s overinflated market, where Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are valued at the £50m mark, the Gunners’ capture of the vastly experienced keeper represents something of a coup. Desp...

Player Focus: Erratic Ospina Justifying Arsenal Starting Spot For the Time Being

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Player Focus: Erratic Ospina Justifying Arsenal Starting Spot For the Time Being Reports of Wojciech Szczesny smoking in the changing room showers after Arsenal’s New Year’s Day defeat at Southampton certainly did not please manager Arsène Wenger, though the incident did little to cover up for the Pole’s shaky display at St. Mary’s. Szczesny was di...

Player Focus: Pole's Position Set to Come Under Threat from Ospina at Arsenal

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Player Focus: Pole's Position Set to Come Under Threat from Ospina at Arsenal Most French football fans were damning of the decision to hand Salvatore Sirigu the Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Season award at the end of the 2013/14 campaign. The Italian had another solid season with a PSG side tested considerably less than any other side in the division, conceding the fewest goals...

League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season

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League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season Manchester City secured their second Premier League title in three years this weekend as the season drew to a close. Liverpool ran the Citizens’ close, but at 5pm on Sunday, Manuel Pellegrini became the first non-European coach to secure England’s top prize.WhoScored.com has formulated t...

Player Focus: Julio César - A Better Option for Napoli than Arsenal

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Player Focus: Julio César - A Better Option for Napoli than Arsenal Only 3 summers ago Julio César was lifting the Champions League trophy aloft as José Mourinho's Inter Milan side completed an historic treble. He was named Serie A goalkeeper of the year and UEFA's best goalkeeper following his side's success. At the time, few could have argued with th...