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The best non-European player at every Premier League Big 6 club today
9Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The best non-European player at every Premier League Big 6 club today

The English Premier League is obviously going to be dominated by players from both England and Europe as a whole, but this is a truly international league where players and fans from around the world come together. There is a great legacy of players outside of Europe in the Premier League like Didier Drogba and Sergio Aguero. Here are the best current Premier League stars from outside European nations who are starring for the top teams in the league's Big Six. Arsenal: Gabriel Magalhaes (Brazil) This one was easy. Gabriel Magalhaes is the best center back in the Premier League right now, though Marc Guehi is awfully close, and it's been about time that he received recognition for his quality from even the Premier League diehards. With all due respect to William Saliba, Gabriel is cut ...
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2026 Champions League Round of 16 first leg picks, score predictions for every game
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2026 Champions League Round of 16 first leg picks, score predictions for every game

On Tuesday and Wednesday night this week, most of the biggest clubs in world football will clash in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, and there are some huge matchups on tap like Manchester City vs. Real Madrid and PSG vs. Chelsea - both matches with history to them. Here are predictions for the scores of each first leg battle. Galatasaray vs. Liverpool Galatasaray had their way with Juventus, and they do pose a threat to Liverpool because of the skill and explosiveness of their attacking players, especially in transition. Plus, playing in Istanbul is never easy. Liverpool are in a tough moment, and they are going to be in for a surprise on Tuesday night, drawing 2-2 as more questions are asked about Arne Slot and his tactical setup in midfield. Prediction: Galatasara...
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most underrated player right now
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most underrated player right now

Everyone wants to talk about the superstars and the guys competing for scoring titles or the Ballon d'Or, but there are so many great players even at the Big Six Premier League clubs who don't get enough love. So let's shout out the workhorses who are shining for the biggest teams in England without as much fanfare as their teammates. Arsenal: Jurrien Timber The young right back has slotted in beautifully for Arsenal since joining and has become the nailed on starter with 27 of them this season. Timber has eight goal contributions and is one of many set piece mavens for the club, but where he really stands out is his one on one defending. You can make a very, very strong case that Timber is already the best defensive fullback in world football. He leads Arsenal's elite defense with 2....
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most turnover prone player in the 2025/26 season
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most turnover prone player in the 2025/26 season

There is nothing more frustrating and nothing that destroys confidence in a team's attack than a player who can't keep ahold of the ball, especially if they are not creating enough danger with it. Here is every Premier League Big Six club's most turnover prone player in the 2025/26 season, using WhoScored's data on times dispossessed and poor touches to guide each decision. Arsenal: Viktor Gyokeres The clear winner is striker Viktor Gyokeres. Although his presence has been massive to Arsenal tactically as a true No. 9 who can be the focal point of the attack, his actual quality on the ball has been appalling. Gyokeres has one of the worst first touches in the Premier League and loses the ball frequently, which is wild for a player who only even averages 0.2 dribbles completed per game...
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats

The chance creators don't often get the same praise as the goal scorers, but the players in Premier League history who have often captured imagination have been the ones making the beautiful assists, like Kevin De Bruyne and Mesut Ozil in recent years. Using only statistics to guide our evaluation, let's take a look at the best creators of the 2025/26 Premier League season so far. I used expected assists, key passes, and big chances created to produce this top 10. 10. Leeds CM Anton Stach It is always good to throw in a curveball from outside the top clubs, and Leeds can credit their survival so far in part to brilliant Bundesliga signing Anton Stach. Not only is he an elite defender, but he is averaging 2.2 key passes per game for a team that would have major issues without his chance c...
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Chelsea are learning to embrace Alejandro Garnacho’s best attribute
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Chelsea are learning to embrace Alejandro Garnacho’s best attribute

With another tremendous performance to help Chelsea survive a very tough Wrexham side in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, Alejandro Garnacho, written off as someone the Blues would immediately try to sell this summer transfer window, is playing himself back into the good graces of the Blues faithful. Garnacho will never be mistaken for the most consistent player, and the word frustrating often comes to mind with him. His antics and perceived selfishness did not curry him favor at Manchester United after an initial honeymoon period and a strong endorsement from his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. But the gem who followed in Wayne Rooney's footsteps with an epic bicycle kick has finally begun to show those same qualities for Chelsea in the last couple of weeks, with great skill and technical abi...
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Casemiro subtly emphasizes Manchester United’s strategy in summer transfer window
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Casemiro subtly emphasizes Manchester United’s strategy in summer transfer window

Casemiro was written off as finished not too long ago, with even former Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher famously imploring the Brazilian to leave the football before the football left him. But the Manchester United defensive midfielder has come roaring back, and if he can help Michael Carrick and the Red Devils complete the turn around to resuming business as usual as a Champions League team again, then he will have become not just a Real Madrid icon but also a Man United one, too. He remains highly effective in the 2025/26 season, and if you now count Bruno Fernandes as an attacking midfielder again after the replacement of Ruben Amorim with Carrick, then Casemiro is by far Man United's best pure midfielder. There is such a huge difference between how Man Unitd play with Casemiro ...
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2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Updated predictions approaching Round of 16
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Updated predictions approaching Round of 16

The Champions League Round of 16 will begin on Tuesday this week, and it feels like there are only a handful of teams of the 16 with a great chance at winning it all this year. That being said, there is also no clear favorite. One of last year's finalists, Inter Milan, were already knocked out, while Real Madrid, Liverpool, and PSG are all in bad periods. Here is a ranking of the top eight teams (the proverbial top half) of the 16 heading into the Champions League Round of 16 action this week. 8. Chelsea I don't think anybody seriously buys Chelsea as top contenders, as they recently lost to rivals Arsenal in the Premier League and even struggled with Wrexham in the FA Cup this weekend. But you know what? When Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer are healthy and playing together, this tea...
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Chelsea have only one Tosin Adarabioyo solution now
7Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Chelsea have only one Tosin Adarabioyo solution now

Chelsea were able to prevail against underdogs Wrexham in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup on Saturday, but even though the score line read 4-2, the Blues were agonizingly close to getting sent packing. There were several terrible performances from a Chelsea perspective, but nobody drew stronger criticisms than center back Tosin Adarabioyo, who has been a liability all season long. Tosin is now the poster child for Chelsea of free agent signings gone wrong and a reminder that just because someone is free in world football, it does not mean you should sign them. Because for Chelsea, the cost of being saddled with a well below average center back who has to start significant games is huge, and while Liam Rosenior should never be starting him at this point, he has little choice with the...
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Arsenal have to stare down an uncomfortable Riccardo Calafiori realization
7Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal have to stare down an uncomfortable Riccardo Calafiori realization

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori is one of the most talented players in that left back and center back hybrid role in European football, but the Gunners faithful are going to start having some difficult conversations about his long term value soon. Since joining Arsenal from Bologna, Calafiori has been as advertised in terms of his technical quality on the ball as a passer and progressor with his ball carrying, though his defensive work has recently been overshadowed by another new addition to the team this summer, Piero Hincapie. The Ecuadorian international has seemingly usurped Calafiori as the preferred option for Arsenal. Calafiori just returned from an injury, but it was not until Mansfield Town in the FA Cup that he actually started a game, with Hincapie ostensibly Wally Pi...
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