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Ranking the 10 best Premier League center backs in 2026
11Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League center backs in 2026

Most people agree that the Premier League has ascended all the other leagues in European football with the most money, production value, drama, and individual quality than the rest. Where the Premier League's difference in quality truly shines out the most than at any other position is at center back, where clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, and Arsenal have an embarrassment of riches at the position - and that is not even including all the great underrated defenders at smaller clubs beyond the Big Six. As 2026 continues, let's take a look at the 10 finest center backs in the Premier League right now, ranking them in order. 10. Marcos Senesi, Bournemouth Set to be one of the hottest free agent center backs on the summer 2026 transfer market, Marcos Senesi h...
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Ranking the 10 best young left backs in world football in 2026
10Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best young left backs in world football in 2026

Because left footers are more rare than right footers and because top fullbacks are hard to find in the modern game, left backs are among the most valuable players in world football and can often be a weak link for the top teams in European football. As 2026 trudges onward, let's take a look at the best young left backs in world football today, ranking the current crop of young talent under the age of 24 from 10th to 1st. 10. Daniel Svensson, Borussia Dortmund If this list were solely about the players' performances in the 2025/26 season, Daniel Svensson would probably rank a couple of slots higher, because he has overperformed this season as a workhorse player on the left flank in that wing back role on a Dortmund team that is otherwise pretty atrocious out wide. While projectin...
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The 10 biggest transfer bargains of the 2025/26 Premier League season
10Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The 10 biggest transfer bargains of the 2025/26 Premier League season

We are more than halfway done with the 2025/26 Premier League season, and now it makes sense to take a look back at the summer transfer window at how the new faces in the league have gotten along with their teams. Here are 10 transfers from the summer that have proven to be the biggest bargains of the season thus far, shaping title races, European battles, and relegation fights in the 2025/26 campaign. Cristhian Mosquera to Arsenal, 15M If you ask me, Cristhian Mosquera was definitely the best bargain of the summer 2025 transfer window, because Arsenal pounced on an excellent young center back who was playing at a high level in La Liga, snatching the proverbial cat out of the bag long before their competitors had even heard of Mosquera's exploits in Spain. And all Mosquera has do...
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Full Premier League Summer 2026 Transfer Window Predictions: Where Sandro Tonali, Elliot Anderson will land
7Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Full Premier League Summer 2026 Transfer Window Predictions: Where Sandro Tonali, Elliot Anderson will land

The January 2026 transfer window just ended, but it is never too early to keep one eye peeled on the upcoming summer transfer window, especially since a lot of the moves that were not made and the rumors that were started in the winter tend to carry over into the summer. Here is a complete look at all the big moves that could be completed in the summer 2026 transfer window around the Premier League. Let's predict each big name that could move and where they could go. CM Sandro Tonali from Newcastle to Arsenal Bruno Guimaraes is the biggest fish on Newcastle United who could potentially move teams this summer 2026 transfer window, but the most likely Newcastle stars to exit are Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali. Once one of the finest young center midfielders in European football, th...
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Ranking the 15 best goalkeepers in world football in 2026
25Jan By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 15 best goalkeepers in world football in 2026

You would think the goalkeeper position would be the easiest to evaluate on the football pitch, because, well, goalkeepers are more stationary than other players and can be largely evaluated on how successful they are at stopping the other team from scoring. But it isn't really that simple. Although goalkeepers are primarily asked to make saves, ask any Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur fan how much having a goalkeeper who does not command the box well or makes basic errors in possession can totally destroy your team's sense of stability. There is also the matter of reputation. Many goalkeepers can skate by on a reputation built up over the years of greatness, whereas some younger goalkeepers find it more difficult to gain a foothold for this reason. Finally, there is the mat...
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2025/26 Premier League Picks, Score Predictions for Every Matchday 11 Fixture
7Nov By Cody AcevedaNo Comments
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2025/26 Premier League Picks, Score Predictions for Every Matchday 11 Fixture

Premier League Matchday 11 starts on Saturday with a Big 6 battle between Tottenham and Manchester United and caps off on Sunday with a heavyweight clash of Manchester City vs. Liverpool. Let’s get ready for these games and rest of the weekend’s fixtures with our Premier League predictions and picks for every match. Tottenham vs. Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 12:30p.m. GMT (7:30a.m. ET), Saturday, November 8 Manchester United snapped a three-game win streak with a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest on Matchday 10. Tottenham, meanwhile, suffered another disappointing defeat at home in a 1-0 loss to Chelsea. The Man Utd result was surely disappointing for Red Devils fans, but it’s hard to overstate just how bad Spurs were last weekend. The Lilywhites created 0.05 expected...
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2025/26 Premier League Picks, Score Predictions for Every Matchday 10 Fixture
30Oct By Cody AcevedaNo Comments
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2025/26 Premier League Picks, Score Predictions for Every Matchday 10 Fixture

Premier League Matchday 10 will see Burnley host league leaders Arsenal, Tottenham take on Chelsea in a London Derby, and a struggling Liverpool will play against a resurgent Aston Villa at Anfield. Let’s get ready for these games and rest of the week’s fixtures with our Premier League predictions and picks for every match.  Brighton vs. Leeds United American Express Stadium, 3:00p.m. GMT (11:00a.m. EDT), Saturday, November 1 After two successive defeats on the road to Manchester United and Arsenal, Brighton will host Leeds at the Amex. Fabian Hurzeler’s team have kept just one clean sheet in their last 22 matches in all competitions. If there’s ever a chance for the Seagulls to get their first clean sheet of the season, it would be here.  Leeds have been shut out in three of their f...
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Ballon d’Or Power Rankings after Real Madrid trounce Barcelona in El Clasico
28Oct By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ballon d’Or Power Rankings after Real Madrid trounce Barcelona in El Clasico

Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe were the heroes again, as Real Madrid got their revenge on Barcelona for four straight Clasico defeats in 2024/25 to remain top dogs in the 2025/26 La Liga table with a 2-1 win over the Blaugrana. Here are the latest Ballon d'Or power rankings after the narrative-turning El Clasico. 5. Manchester City ST Erling Haaland Erling Haaland has been the biggest star in the Premier League again this season, and you really have to wonder where Manchester City would be at this point in the campaign and in the table without the Norwegian sensation bagging 11 goals in 9 games. 4. Barcelona RW Lamine Yamal While Lamine Yamal was a bit disappointing in El Clasico, we are still talking about the most electrifying winger in the world with a whopping five dribbles c...
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2025/26 Premier League Picks, Score Predictions for Every Matchday 9 Fixture
23Oct By Cody AcevedaNo Comments
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2025/26 Premier League Picks, Score Predictions for Every Matchday 9 Fixture

Premier League Matchday 9 kicks off on Friday with Leeds facing West Ham. On Saturday, Chelsea take on high-flying Sunderland, while Manchester United host Brighton at Old Trafford. It all ends on Sunday, with Arsenal battling Crystal Palace in a London Derby and Everton playing Tottenham. Let’s get ready for these big games and the rest of Matchday 9 with our EPL picks and predictions.  Leeds vs. West Ham Elland Road, 8:00pm BST (3:00pm ET), Friday, October 24 We’re only nine weeks into the 2025/26 Premier League season, but this is a must-win match for both teams.  Leeds suffered their second straight loss last weekend with their 2-0 defeat at Burnley. Another loss could see them drawn into the thick of the relegation battle. West Ham, meanwhile, are already in the relegation zone....
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Ballon d’Or Rankings after Harry Kane conquers Der Klassiker
18Oct By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ballon d’Or Rankings after Harry Kane conquers Der Klassiker

Harry Kane scored the opener at the near post from a corner kick for Bayern Munich in the first half of Der Klassiker vs. Borussia Dortmund, but he saved his best moment for last with a David Beckham-esque long ball to the left for Luis Diaz, which eventually led to Jobe Bellingham's comedy of an error and Michael Olise's sliding winner. Bayern's 2-1 win over Dortmund came as a result of a team effort, but, once again, Kane was a star performer, drawing six fouls and even making a crunching slide tackle near his own penalty box in the waning minutes of the match. After Kane stepped up again for the Bavarian giants in their biggest home game of the Bundesliga season, let's take stock of where the England international ranks among the Ballon d'Or candidates. 5. Barcelona RW Lamine Yam...
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