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The 5 Greatest Defensive Midfielders in Football History

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But who are the greatest defensive midfielders in football history? Read on for Drew Farmer’s Top 5 Former Real Madrid and current Man U defensive midfielder Casemiro The dawn of the 21st century led to changes in tactics and it truly birthed the defensive midfielder as we know it. De Rossi lived and breathed Roma.

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Paul Shepherd: The Leeds United Player Jailed For Drug Dealing

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How did the former Leeds United player go from football fame to convicted drug dealer? The Sporting Blog tells the full story! Shepherd quickly fell down the pecking order at Leeds and had a nomadic career without settling at one club for more than a year. So, how did a bright football career fall apart so quickly?

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The Most Popular Sports in Greece

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The Top 5 Most Popular Sports in Greece Many sports have their roots in Ancient Greece - and modern Greeks continue to win big across the world! And who are the country’s greatest athletes? Read on to find out! Greece is one of the most influential countries in the world of sports.

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Who Are the Greatest Ever Centre-Backs in Football?

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The 5 Greatest Centre-Backs of All-Time! Yet, the players on our list weren’t always the biggest, strongest or most intimidating central defenders. Former Manchester United Centre-Back Rio Ferdinand At one time, the centre-back position was reserved for big, brawny men capable of outmuscling an opposing player.

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5 of the Best Free Transfers in Football History

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The 5 Best Free Transfers in Football History Saudi Arabia is dominating headlines in football for the excessive spending of their Pro League clubs! Here at The Sporting Blog, we’re taking a look at some of the best bargain acquisitions of all-time. Read on to find out more. PSG defended their league crown too.

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Carmen Hill: Pitching for John McGraw and Against Babe Ruth

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He never won more than three games in any year, except for 1927 and 1928, when he was 38-21, and faced Babe Ruth and the Yankees in the 1927 World Series In 1915 Hill and Lee Meadows were the first pitchers to wear glasses in the major leagues. And I did, in my first big league start for Pittsburgh on September 17, 1915, a 5-0 four-hitter.

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Johnny Roseboro: Catching Koufax and Drysdale

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Macht Born in Ashland, Ohio, in 1933, Johnny Roseboro was a catcher for the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles (1957-1970), then two years with the Twins and one with the Washington Senators. The biggest was a three-run home run off Whitey Ford in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series that gave Sandy Koufax a 5-2 win.

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