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Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin lies on the ground after a coming together with Manchester City’s Kyle Walker, who was shown a second yellow card for the incident. (Reuters)

Player Simulation Continues to Fool Football Association

by Paul Wilson | Aug 29, 2017 | Sports

London – What a disappointment. Only three weeks into the Premier League season and already it looks as if the Football Association’s initiative on diving and simulation is struggling to keep pace. Towards the end of last season we were told, if you recall, that...

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Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku. (AFP)

Where are the Young Goalscorers Available to Buy?

by Paul Wilson | Jul 25, 2017 | Sports

London – According to just about every manager interviewed on the subject, not to mention the accumulated wisdom of more than 100 years of professional football, the hardest task in the game is putting the ball into the back of the net. It often looks...

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Hitting the ground running (clockwise from top left): Allan Simonsen, Hernán Crespo, Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di Maria and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Composite: PA Images; Action Images; Reuters; Man Utd via Getty Images; AP

English Football’s Overseas Arrivals Who Began with a Gabriel Jesus-Style Bang

by Jamie Jackson | Feb 11, 2017 | Sports

Gabriel Jesus’s stellar start for Manchester City has dislodged Sergio Agüero from Pep Guardiola’s side. The 19-year-old Brazilian, a £27m signing from Palmeiras last month, scored on his full Premier League debut – at West Ham United – and twice in the following...

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Pep Guardiola Pays the Price for Keeping Sergio Agüero from the Reunion

by Sid Lowe | Oct 26, 2016 | Sports

There was no sign of Lionel Messi’s mate. The first time he met Sergio Agüero, they were teenagers, brought together in the Netherlands more than a decade ago. Sitting at a table in a dining room, Agüero looked at the kid opposite him, no idea who he was. “What’s your...