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Youth Watch: Hato excels in Ajax draw as Santos shines for Strasbourg

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Youth Watch: Hato excels in Ajax draw as Santos shines for Strasbourg Youth Watch returns to take a look at the best rated teenagers across Europe the past weekend. A Barcelona sensation claims top spot this week, while Strasbourg, Burnley, Ajax and Feyenoord teens also shone as we run through the top 10.10. Wouter Goes (AZ Alkmaar) - 7.13 vs FC VolendamWouter Goes pu...

Youth Watch: Barcelona pair Yamal and Cubarsi shine once more

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Youth Watch: Barcelona pair Yamal and Cubarsi shine once more Stars from the top three in La Liga feature in Youth Watch this week as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Girona teens all make the cut. Valencia, Feyenoord and FC Koeln are also represented as we run through the 10 best performing teenagers across Europe this weekend.10. Arda Guler (Real Madrid) - 7.11 vs...

Youth Watch: Savio ranked Europe's top teen after stunning Girona display

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Youth Watch: Savio ranked Europe's top teen after stunning Girona display In Youth Watch this week, stars from Barcelona, Besiktas, Feyenoord and Fiorentina all make the top 10 best performing teens across Europe. However, it's a Girona sensation who claims top spot after a player of the match showing against Rayo Vallecano.10. Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona) - 7.58 vs GetafeGive...

Manchester United youngster makes best rated Europa League XI

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Manchester United youngster makes best rated Europa League XI Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI from the midweek Europa League action, with additional information about their Football INDEX share prices. Goalkeeper: Giedrius Arlauskis (CFR Cluj) - 9.68 ratingCRF Cluj are in a fantastic position to qualify for the next round of the Europa League a...

The statistics behind Brighton and Leicester’s reported interest in Eredivisie sensation

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The statistics behind Brighton and Leicester’s reported interest in Eredivisie sensation Reports have emerged linking Brighton and Leicester with Eredivisie star Alireza Jahanbakhsh, while the player’s agent has gone one further and confirmed AZ Alkmaar are negotiating his transfer with an unnamed foreign club. The 24-year-old even fuelled more speculation through his official Ins...

Former Liverpool outcast among our Football INDEX buy tips

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Former Liverpool outcast among our Football INDEX buy tips Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money. Football INDEX offers fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players compared to the short-lived outcome of betting on football results. Intrigued by what...

Weghorst form allowing AZ to move on from Vincent Janssen

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Weghorst form allowing AZ to move on from Vincent Janssen There's something admirable in the way AZ seamlessly replace their leading marksmen. Since the 2010/11 season began and prior to this campaign the Alkmaar-based club have boasted four different main centre-forwards each successful as the last. Combined the quartet averaged 35 goals, across 74 matche...

Eredivise 2016/17 Season Preview

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Eredivise 2016/17 Season Preview It's not been the easiest of times for those who see the world through orange tinted glasses. The national team ignominiously failed to qualify for this summer's European Championship while their domestic clubs have fallen by the wayside at continental level and now face the distinct reality of the ...

Janssen Transition a Godsend for AZ and Netherlands

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Janssen Transition a Godsend for AZ and Netherlands Every once in a while an individual emerges from relative obscurity. A rags to riches tale. And there's no better contemporary example than Vincent Janssen, a relentless forward with boundless potential, his debut season in a top-flight league has been nothing short of extraordinary. No doubt when s...

Player Focus: Important Season Ahead for New AZ Captain Gouweleeuw

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Player Focus: Important Season Ahead for New AZ Captain Gouweleeuw An unfortunate ramification of football's globalisation and its ongoing commercialisation, accelerated by the infamous Bosman ruling, has been the systematic decline of those competitions outside of Europe's biggest television markets effectively turning them into feeder leagues. One such example is...