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Month: April 2025

The Most Arrogant Players in Football
Opinion and Debate

Football’s Most Arrogant XI (Plus Manager): Biggest Egos in the Game

April 25, 2025 Gareth

The world of professional football is one full of those that are the very best at what they do. Whilst a lot of the players, managers and other personalities associated with the game manage to […]

Longest Football Bans
Football History

The Stories Behind the Longest Bans in Football

April 12, 2025 Gareth

Footballers tend to be passionate people. You can see as much on the pitch when things aren’t going their way. They are also young and very well paid, relatively speaking, and this combination can lead […]

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