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Stadium Guide: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

10 Jul, 2024

After a difficult couple of years, Tottenham Hotspur have been rejuvenated by the arrival of the influential Australian head coach Ange Postecoglou. The former Celtic, Yokohama and Australian national team boss has introduced an attractive style of football and gained serious buy-in from the fanbase in his early months at the club. And off the pitch, Spurs have been going through a period of reinvention and redevelopment too. Increased...

Stadium Guide: Westfalenstadion (Borussia Dortmund)

16 Jun, 2024

Euro 2024 is just around the corner. The prestigious international competition brings together the best countries in Europe every four years, with global heavyweights like France, Italy and Germany battling it out to be crowned the continent's greatest. Tournaments like Copa America and AFCON are packed full of elite-level players and rich culture and history, creating incredible footballing spectacles at every edition. But given the global...

Training Grounds: Wilford Lane, Nottingham Forest

25 Jun, 2023

A play-off final victory over Huddersfield last May sealed Nottingham Forest's return to the Premier League after a 23-year absence that proved painfully long for the City Ground faithful. It was a huge moment for Forest, a moment which ensured that manager Steve Cooper will forever enjoy legendary status at the east Midlands club. And since then, a huge amount of upheaval has taken place. The Reds made headlines during the summer of 2022...

Training Grounds: Watford FC Training Ground (London Colney)

25 Jun, 2023

During the reign of the Pozzo family, Watford FC has gained a reputation as a ruthless club that hires and fires coaches with greater regularity than almost anyone else. Since December 2013, 17 head coaches have taken the hot seat at Watford, a remarkable tally for a period of less than a decade. That being said, this period has seen several years of Premier League competition, as well as a historic run to the FA Cup final in 2019. So with so...

Training Grounds: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground, Wolves

25 Jun, 2023

Wolverhampton Wanderers is a football club that's committed to doing things a little differently, whether that means the development of a world-beating eSports Division or the launching of an innovative club-affiliated record label . Ultimately, they operate on the basis that you need to be able to think outside the box if you want to compete with the best clubs in the Premier League on a budget that simply doesn't match up to the likes...

Training Grounds: Ciudad Real Madrid (Real Madrid)

25 Jun, 2023

In recent years, Real Madrid have consistently shown their pedigree by blowing away the competition to win European football's biggest prize: the Champions League. Their latest victims were Frank Lampard's Chelsea, and regardless of whether or not they win the 2023 edition of the knockout tournament (next up, they face Manchester City ), their European record in recent years has been remarkable; they've won five of the last nine...

Training Grounds: Motspur Park, Fulham FC

25 Jun, 2023

Many football fans have been shocked by Fulham's impressive performances during the 2023-23 Premier League season. After winning the Championship at a canter last season, they've fired their way into a genuine battle for European qualification, against the odds. It's almost unheard of for a newly-promoted side to make such an impact, particularly within the Premier League era, and Marco Silva and his players have gained themselves plenty of...

Training Grounds: Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley FC

25 Jun, 2023

Vincent Kompany's start to life at Burnley has been remarkable. Despite undergoing an intense transitional period in which a number of key first team players have departed and been replaced by younger professionals, the Lancashire club have shot to the top of the Championship table whilst playing a scintillating brand of possession-oriented football. With the Championship title now in the bag, they'll find themselves ding at the top table of...

Stadium Guide: Old Trafford (Manchester United)

16 Jun, 2023

Manchester United's AON Training Complex has undergone some important renovation work in recent years, but the Red Devils' training ground still repeatedly comes under fire from critics, with many people frustrated by the fact that it doesn't match up to state-of-the-art new facilities like the Leicester City FC Training Centre . At the same time, United's home stadium has also faced criticism, with ex-player Gary Neville describing Old...

TQL Stadium (FC Cincinnati): Stadium Guide

16 Jun, 2023

Lionel Messi's recent move to MLS side Inter Miami has provided a major boost for a national soccer league that's aiming to raise its profile and attract some of the biggest stars from across the world (while also producing its share of homegrown talent). Numerous teams have joined Major League Soccer over the past decade as part of an extensive expansion project. One of those new additions is FC Cincinatti. At the time of writing, FC...

Training Grounds: Hotspur Way (Tottenham Hotspur)

30 May, 2023

It's been a period of upheaval for Tottenham Hotspur of late. In 2017, they moved out of their home ground White Hart Lane and into the brand-new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium , saying goodbye to 118 years of history at the Lane. Those at the club hope the stadium move will fuel an upward trajectory on the pitch, although to date that hasn't materialised, with successive teams struggling to push forward, despite the efforts of elite coaches such...

Training Grounds: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper (Barcelona)

10 May, 2023

Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta — the list of players that have graduated from Barcelona’s academy and gone on to become world class talents is seriously impressive. It’s no surprise that over the years, La Masia (the name of Barcelona’s youth facility) has gained a reputation for developing extreme technical ability in young players. Barcelona's relative struggles in recent years have arguably come largely due to their...

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