Features Archive
VAR represents the first regressive change to offside in football history
Roberto Firmino was the latest to discover that technology isn't good enough to give a definitive conclusion on a 150-year-old doctrine
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Happy Birthday, Cristiano Ronaldo! A selection of his greatest ever goals
FC's Great Goals project continues, where we rank every goal of the Portuguese superstar across a number of key areas
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Is Marcos Alonso set for a career rejuvenation under Thomas Tuchel?
The Spaniard was frozen out by Frank Lampard in favour of Ben Chilwell, but looks to be firmly in Tuchel's plans at Stamford Bridge
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Why Mason Mount is the only Chelsea player who can't be dropped
The Englishman has faced down fan criticism to shine at Stamford Bridge, despite his teammates' recent struggles.
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Pogba provides Manchester United with new threat ahead of Liverpool trip
The Frenchman is starting to prove that he can flourish in an entirely different role following Bruno Fernandes' arrival.
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Is Iago Aspas one of the best players in the world?
Celta Vigo’s hero is stepping it up once again this season with what could be his best season ever.
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Frenkie De Jong: The change that has turned around Barca's fortunes
De Jong is finally starting to look like the player Barcelona thought they were buying from Ajax.
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Barcelona and Messi’s Ballon d’Or robbery
Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the worst Ballon d’Or decision in history
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Why Callum Hudson-Odoi deserves to start over Christian Pulisic for Chelsea
The young winger has found himself behind Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic and Timo Werner in the pecking order, but his recent form means he has to start
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Portugal’s next big thing? Pedro Neto is on fire
The young winger produced another impressive performance for Wolves on Sunday.
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Messi reaches 644 for Barcelona - what is his greatest ever goal?
Introducing FC's Great Goals project, where we rank every goal of the Argentine across a number of key areas
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Liverpool: What does Curtis Jones’ form mean for midfield rivals?
The 19-year-old has become a key part of Liverpool’s early season success and could be pushing some of his teammates out of the squad.
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Donyell Malen tipped as potential Sancho successor at Dortmund
He has risen, got injured and is now back to his best for PSV - the former Arsenal youth player looks set for big things
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What does Frank Lampard's best Chelsea attack look like?
Following Olivier Giroud's stellar Champions League performance last night, Frank Lampard has a serious selection headache
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Lionel Messi: Should Manchester City sign him or not?
The Argentine is arguably the closest he has come in his career to leaving the Camp Nou, and Pep Guardiola might want a reunion
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'Players have a breaking point' - how the calendar is impacting player welfare
Injury experts Zone7 believe the irregular scheduling is simply asking for increased injury risk
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Was Thierry Henry robbed of the Ballon d’Or?
In the mid-noughties the Frenchman was in blistering form in England for Arsenal, but did his European performances count against him...
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Messi, Ronaldinho, Cavani and the greatest goals that almost were
A collection of the greatest could have been moments from some of the world's greatest players
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'We are killing players' - coronavirus has put the football calendar into sharp focus
The string of covid-related call-offs have further highlighted just how unsustainable the current set-up is
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All in the mind - Liverpool hold mental edge over Manchester City
Liverpool are the self-proclaimed ‘mentality monsters,’ but what does that mean for the outcome for both them and City?
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Is Zlatan returning to the Swedish national team?
Like a fine wine, the big Swede is only getting better with age – is he one of the best strikers in the world again?
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The cage, the airport and football's greatest ever adverts
From Nike to Adidas, with Pepsi in between, brands have provided some truly memorable commercials over the years
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What is Liverpool's ceiling now that Van Dijk is missing?
The Dutchman leaves a gaping whole at the back for Liverpool, but is it all doom and gloom?
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Ozan Kabak: 19/20 statistics for Liverpool's potential Van Dijk replacement
The 20-year-old impressed in an underwhelming Schalke side in the 2019/20 Bundesliga campaign
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Getafe: Preventing injuries before they happen is football's next data evolution
How Zone7 use AI to help clubs eliminate lost minutes through avoidable overload
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