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WhoScored Explained: How Manuel Neuer changed world football

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WhoScored Explained: How Manuel Neuer changed world football Germany are ushering in a new era when they take on Hungary in their UEFA Nations League opener this weekend. Following their quarter-final Euro 2024 exit, Thomas Muller, Ilkay Gundogan, Toni Kroos and Manuel Neuer all called time on their international career. For Kroos, he hung up his boots for go...

Stats study: Which goalkeeper truly has the most impressive clean sheet record?

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Stats study: Which goalkeeper truly has the most impressive clean sheet record? The world of football statistics has evolved rapidly over the past decade and continues to do so, but there are some statistics that continue to be used as a sign of high level performance without any great context.Given the infrequency with which they are in possession of the ball, it's fair to say...

Barcelona vs Bayern: Is Neuer now the superior German goalkeeper?

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Barcelona vs Bayern: Is Neuer now the superior German goalkeeper? Tonight's Champions League tie between Barcelona and Bayern Munich is, without doubt, the game of the round. Two of Europe's heavyweights clash and there are a number of mini-battles across the pitch that is well worth your attention.The key meeting between the Champions League's highest rated playe...

Player Focus: Should Enrique Persist with Bravo as Barcelona's Number 1 Next Season?

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Player Focus: Should Enrique Persist with Bravo as Barcelona's Number 1 Next Season? One of the main criticisms of Gareth Southgate’s England U21 squad was that he did not maximise the national pool. The likes of Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling and Jack Wilshere, among others, were all eligible to turn out for the Three Lions at the European U21 Championship, yet played no part ...

Player Focus: The Best Players Not Selected for the World Cup

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Player Focus: The Best Players Not Selected for the World Cup With the announcement of every national squad ahead of this summer's World Cup, we have been ceremoniously presented on social media with the players considered most unfortunate to miss out. Brazil's current strength in depth was exhibited to the masses with an unbelievably impressive starting XI of...

Player Focus: Why Ter Stegen Can Replace Valdés

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Player Focus: Why Ter Stegen Can Replace Valdés I consider that my cycle as a Barcelona player will come to an end when my current contract expires in 2014, goalkeeper Víctor Valdés said last May. The Spaniard came through the famous La Masia academy to make the number 1 spot his own following his first team debut in 2002 and, with ...

Player Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Under-21 XI

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Player Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Under-21 XI International breaks are a time for reflection, as well as moaning that there is no domestic action to look forward to. The tables are taking shape across Europe's top 5 leagues and in turn those playing have had sufficient time to impress their respective national coaches.With a World Cup year appr...

Player Focus: WhoScored's Under 21 Team of the Season

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Player Focus: WhoScored's Under 21 Team of the Season With La Liga coming to an end this weekend, WhoScored.com have taken the chance to calculate the Under 21 Team of the Season based on player ratings, though no players from the Spanish, nor the French league, make the grade. To do so players must have been 21 or under at the start of the season and ...

Player Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Under-21 XI

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Player Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Under-21 XI It's been a breakthrough season for a number of young stars across Europe's top 5 leagues and WhoScored has compiled a team of the top rated players of the age of 21 and under.To be included in our all star XI players must have started at least 10 league games for their respective sides, and the res...

Player Focus: Save Success Rate

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Player Focus: Save Success Rate Goalkeepers can often be the most undervalued players in any team, and it is true that a truly great one can be the difference between winning and losing a title or survival from the drop. Therefore, we have decided to analyse those who have been key to their side's respective success this season by...