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The Sporting
JANUARY 26, 2023
The 5 Greatest Centre-Backs of All-Time! Centre-back is a position in which size and strength are often the key attributes managers and scouts look for. Yet, the players on our list weren’t always the biggest, strongest or most intimidating central defenders.
The Sporting
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Nottingham Forest’s 5 Best Players Ever Nottingham Forest is currently one of the “sleeping giants” in world football, having only just been promoted to the Premier League after 23 years away. Throughout the Reds’ 158-year existence, some of the greatest football players to kick a ball have passed through the doors of the City Ground.
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The Sporting
JUNE 29, 2023
Defending Duos: The Greatest Centre-Back Partnerships of All Time Everyone has their favourite centre-back partnership - but who are the greatest of all time? Harri Burton brings us his top 5 central defender partnerships - tell us yours in the comments!
The Sporting
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Richard Rufus: Football Icon Turned Scam Artist Richard Rufus: Surprise football fraudster. The centre-back made his Charlton debut against Derby County on October 29, coming off the bench as a 19-year-old - the Addicks drew the game 2-2. Crippy Cooke tells the full story.
The Sporting
AUGUST 12, 2022
Football Stories: The Youth of today. A continent that lives and breathes football. 2022 UPDATE - The best young English Players in Football today Updated by Chris Magee. A series on Europe’s best up-and-coming talent. Some of the most remarkable European players made their mark early on in their careers. Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Sporting
AUGUST 6, 2023
The 10 Tallest Football (Soccer) Players in History Tall football players have used their height advantage to dominate aspects of the game for years. But who are the tallest football players of all time? Simon Bloch Jorgensen, one of the tallest football players of all-time. Read on to find out! metres (6 feet 10.5
The Sporting
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Four football wonderkids who couldn’t fulfil their potential and get to the very top of the game Late in the 2020 summer transfer window, Theo Walcott joined Southampton on a season-long loan from Everton. This post explores four football wonderkids who never quite lived up to the hype.
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