Articles by Matthew Stead
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F365 FeaturesEvery Premier League manager’s first and biggest signing from Arteta to Lage
Mikel Arteta started with a Pablo Mari while Jurgen Klopp made a whole host of signings for Mainz. Thomas Tuchel has the biggest signing.
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F365 FeaturesThe most expensive Premier League signings from each of Europe’s current top 20 divisions
Only two players appear more than once on a list of the three most expensive Premier League signings from each of Europe's top 20 divisions.
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NewsWales 1-1 Belgium: Brennan Johnson keeps survival hopes alive with late equaliser
Brennan Johnson scored his first ever goal for Wales as Rob Page's side came from behind to earn a creditable draw with Belgium.
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F365 FeaturesLiverpool icon tops ranking of every single Uruguayan player to feature in Premier League
Darwin Nunez will hope to emulate the success of one former Liverpool player if he moves to Anfield. Uruguayans have had a mixed time of it.
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F365 FeaturesLiverpool and Mane not alone: Five clubs who rejected transfer clauses for being too unrealistic
Some clubs go all Football Manager with transfer clauses. Liverpool scoffed at Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane add-ons but they've been here before.
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NewsLiverpool, Man City dominate PFA Awards as winners say it’s an honour to be voted by peers etc
All the winners at the 2022 PFA Awards are delighted to have been voted for by their peers as per usual. Man City and Liverpool dominated.
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NewsThe real quiz: Liverpool have twice as many players as Man City in PFA Team of the Year
Manchester City won the Premier League title but Liverpool have clamed the moral victory with twice as many players in the Team of the Year.
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NewsEverton chief issues grovelling apology for failures but shows ways in which club has learned
Farhad Moshiri has apologised to and thanked Everton supporters after a dreadful season from which he swears to have already learned mistakes.
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NewsLiverpool baffled by Mane bids as frustration grows over hypocritical Bayern Munich
Liverpool were 'bemused' by Bayern Munich's second bid for Sadio Mane and feel the Bundesliga giants are being hypocritical over his valuation
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NewsGrealish shares Southgate tactical advice in comparison with ‘structured’ Guardiola
It turns out that Pep Guardiola is a bit more tactically organised than Gareth Southgate. Jack Grealish has pulled the curtain back here.
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Football Transfer GossipTransfer gossip: Spurs ask about £70m Man Utd forward as Ten Hag tries to steal Conte target
Manchester United have asked about Antonio Conte's £50m primary centre-half target after Spurs made a surprise play for Marcus Rashford.
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Topical Top TenTen exciting rumours which are bound to turn into the most boring summer transfer sagas
Early June is the best time to predict which exciting transfer rumours are likely to drag on all summer and quickly become incredibly boring.
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F365 FeaturesArsenal included in five Premier League deals that seem as predictable as Matic’s Mourinho reunion
Jose Mourinho is expected to sign Nemanja Matic again, but Arsenal are involved in these deals that seem just as predictable and inevitable.
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F365 FeaturesThe Premier League assistant managers: from Leicester to Man Utd and more
Most teams are sensible enough to have one assistant manager. Man Utd and West Ham obviously have to be awkward. Southampton's may not exist.