2016 will be a very interesting year for football fans, because the Euro 2016 promises to be one of the most competitive football tournaments that the football world has ever seen! Since the Euro 2012 many teams have progressed, while some have become weaker – which means that no one can say for sure who 

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Both Marquinhos as well as Adrien Rabiot have been pretty vocal about their dissatisfaction with their current situations at PSG. Marquinhos admitted that he would prefer to feature more regularly for the Parisian side, which doesn’t come as a surprise considering he’s at an age crucial for his development. He is currently the third-choice centre 

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Barcelona have been reported to be keeping tabs on Monaco youngster Almamy Toure. The 19-year-old right back has caught the eye of many people by his performances for the French side. Born in Bamako, Mali, he played with FC Bourget near Paris initially and joined Monaco in July 2010, as a 14-year-old.   Established a 

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Back in 2011 Bojan Krkic joined Roma from Barcelona in a complicated deal that cost the Italian club an initial €12 million but permitted the Catalans the opportunity to buy-back the attacker two seasons later for an obligatory €13 million. Bojan started more games for the Giallorossi than any other player that season, making 33 

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Barcelona youngster Sergi Roberto has enjoyed something of a breakthrough season at the Camp Nou, just months after nearly being deemed surplus to requirements. However with the midfielder set to turn 24 in February, the remainder of the season could determine whether he has a long-term future at the club. Since joining the club as 

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Barcelona’s recent policy of loaning out or even selling their brightest youngsters with a buy-back clause rather than giving them a chance in the first-team at the Camp Nou has been much criticised. However in the case of Alen Halilovic, who is impressing in La Liga on loan at Sporting Gijon this season, their approach 

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Louis van Gaal is set for yet another spending spree at Manchester United, with Barcelona defender Marc Bartra at the top of his shopping list.   Another Barca player heading for exit When a Barcelona player cannot secure a first team place there is the inevitable clamour for their services, with plenty of well-known clubs 

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In recent transfer windows, Liverpool have been linked with many goalkeepers including Barcelona’s Marc-André Ter Stegen. Much of the speculation was prompted by the inconsistent performances and dodgy distribution skills of current first-choice stopper Simon Mignolet. However, despite the criticism, former Reds boss Brendan Rodgers stuck by the Belgian.   Klopp keen on replacement keeper 

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It often seems that every young Barcelona player is linked with a move to the Premier League prior to the transfer window opening. This year, the honour falls to the highly-rated 20-year-old midfielder Sergi Samper.   Limited places at the top table As one of the hottest prospects to emerge from Barca’s La Masia academy 

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This is a continuation of Jonny Troy’s top Ballon d’Or nominees. You can have a look at the first installment here.   14. Paul Pogba The hottest property in Europe, a tall strong player who is technically gifted is hard to find. He really does have the potential to move up these rankings in the 

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The Ballon d’Or has been whittled down to the final 23 and to be honest it is obvious who will be right at the top. Well, the top two anyway. However, looking through the remaining 21 it is genuinely difficult to separate them. I have put how I would order them and a short explanation 

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The golden boot of football, is given only to a select few, So if you surely want one - you must now join a queue. This award is an honour - and it salutes the player’s ability, The golden football boot award - is also internationally. The golden football boot ward - is a prize 

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In the past few weeks, Riechedly Bazoer’s profile has steadily grown from a precocious talent who has become a prominent fixture in Frank De Boer’s starting lineup to scoring on his debut for the Dutch Under-21 side in its qualifying campaign for the Under-21 European Championship to a much deserved call up by Danny Blind 

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Can Bayern Munich win the Champions League? And why is it a huge deal for Pep Guardiola if they do? Well, it’s fairly obvious that to win the Champions League is something momentous, particularly if you do it with more than one club, but in recent years Guardiola has failed to pass the semi-final stage, 

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On Wednesday it was their defence being called into question, Barcelona’s 4-1 defeat at Celta Vigo was the third time in nine matches this season they have conceded four goals and they left Balaidos having shipped 15 goals already this campaign. To put that into context Luis Enrique’s team let in just 38 goals in 

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