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Most Improved Premier League XI, left to right: Sunderland’s Jordan Pickford, Stoke City’s Joe Allen, Chelsea Eden Hazard, Stephen Ward of Burnley and Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling. Composite: Action Images, Getty, AFP, Rex

Premier League’s most Improved XI: from Pickford to Pedro, a Team on the up

by Paul Doyle | Nov 17, 2016 | Sports

Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) Last season, after returning from a loan stint at Preston, the young goalkeeper had to continue learning his trade by sitting on a bench and contemplating how he might displace Vito Mannone. On-field action was restricted to three...

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Ahmed Musa has a shot saved by Chelsea’s Asmir Begovic during Leicester City’s EFL Cup third round defeat last week. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

Ahmed Musa: I Want to Give Something to People back Home in Nigeria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 5, 2016 | Sports

Ahmed Musa has been smiling at a couple of old photos showing the friends he grew up playing street football with back in Nigeria, together with a newspaper article flagging up his potential when he was a child. The third picture handed to him is much more recent,...

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Graziano Pelle scores for Southampton

Pelle Recovers from Knee Injury

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 13, 2016 | Sports

Reuters reported that the English club Southampton striker Graziano Pelle is returning to full fitness, after missing four games due to a knee injury. Manager Ronald Koeman said that Pelle could be playing against Watford in the Premier League on Wednesday. The Italy...