How Johan Cruyff's all-conquering Ajax shaped Pep Guardiola

How Cruyff’s all-conquering Ajax shaped Pep’s philosophy: Dutch Total Football gods beat Inter in the 1972 European Cup final to start a golden thread that connects to today’s Treble-chasing City side Manchester City’s quest to win the Champions League is inspired by Ajax Pep Guardiola learnt his philosophy from Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff Dutch Total Football gods beat Inter […]

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Pulisic: Last season with Chelsea ‘really tough’

Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. United States midfielder Christian Pulisic admitted that his 2022-23 club season with Chelsea was “really tough.” Pulisic spoke with reporters on Monday from Carson, California, where the USMNT is training ahead of its June 15 CNL semifinal versus Mexico, and said he’s eager to get on the field […]

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Benzema went from 'pussycat' to a big game beast at Real Madrid

PETE JENSON: Karim Benzema’s remarkable success at Real Madrid was due to brilliance and resilience in equal measure… the shy and accident-prone striker dubbed a ‘pussycat’ by Jose Mourinho evolved into a big game beast Karim Benzema is leaving Real Madrid after 14 glittering years with the club Real Madrid paid £40m to sign the then 21-year-old striker from Lyon […]

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Chelsea looking to include players in swap deal for Brighton's Moises Caicedo

Chelsea are exploring the possibility of including some of their fringe players in a deal for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo, according to reports. Chelsea news, exclusives and analysis The west Londoners thought they were closing in on a deal for Sporting Lisbon defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte over the weekend, only for Paris Saint-Germain to double their contract offer to the […]

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