September - October 2020

Soccer 360 Magazine

The Ultimate Soccer Magazine Featuring The Best from Around the World

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Soccer 360 Magazine
EDITOR Steven Davies EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Rob Paton ASSISTANT EDITOR Nick Calabretta ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Bill Asaro GRAPHIC DESIGN Gary Robinson Nick Libertucci SUBSCRIPTION COORDINATOR Tamara Hausner WEB MASTER Nick Libertucci Mike Barnes, Susy Campa
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Blame It On The Big Guns
At first glance there was something rather depressing about the semi-final line-up for this strangest of Champions League campaigns. Perennial German champions Bayern Munich were joined by RB Leipzig, a team founded 11 years ago and bankrolled by a s
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Kings Of Europe
It goes without saying that it has been a season like no other. It spanned more than a full calendar year and dealt with postponements due to a global pandemic and revamped competition formats once the go-ahead was given to resume action. But after a
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The Psg Project
French domestic titles have piled up in that time but Europe’s most glittering of prizes has eluded them. But this year Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Angel Di Maria and co came closer than ever to achieving that aim. Winning the Champions League has always
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Ladies First
As Champions League football returned, most of the attention was on Bayern Munich’s unbeaten run to the Champions League final and the 1-0 win against Paris Saint-Germain that brought the Bundesliga club its sixth title. But the women’s version of th
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Goal King
The Ballon d’Or is widely regarded as the most prestigious individual award in the game. Organised by France Football, voting is compiled from journalists all over the world. It’s history, dating back to 1956, and global voting format add to the hono
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Did You Know?
1 Romelu Lukaku became the first player to score in six consecutive knockout stage matches in major European competition since Cristiano Ronaldo between 2012 and 2013, when he scored in the Europa League final for Inter Milan. 2 Jesus Navas appeared
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Round-up
"Today, begins a new chapter of his career in the world of football, as it was said almost a week ago: from Maestro to Mister. From today he will be THE coach for people of Juventus, as the club has decided to entrust him with the technical leadershi
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No Fans? No Problem
We may not know how long the 2020-21 Premier League season is set to be played out in front of empty stadiums, but TV screens around the world will be fired up in huge anticipation at the dawn of the new campaign. There are some great stories buildin
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Bright Future
Having been as many as 14 points behind Premier League rivals Leicester City following an abject 2-0 defeat at home by Burnley at the end of January, Manchester United embarked on a fantastic run, either side of the COVID-19 enforced suspension, that
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Up For Grabs
Juventus clinched a ninth successive Serie A title at the end of the 2019-20 campaign but it was far from vintage. The Bianconeri lost more games than Inter and Atalanta and also conceded more goals than the Nerazzurri. Nevertheless, the champions wi
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Zinedine Aspirations
His position is similar to Zinedine Zidane, the man whom he defeated to clinch Italy’s fourth World Cup crown. Zidane still had two years of experience in football management. He led Real Madrid Castilla from 2014 to 2016 before assuming the mantle o
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Perfect Prediction
The 2019-20 campaign was billed as Juventus against Inter for the title and ultimately, the clubs finished in the top two places. The Bianconeri sealed a ninth straight Scudetto and were pushed all the way by the Nerazzurri, but also Lazio and Atalan
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Raring To Go
La Liga gave a welcome boost to the world when it resumed in June, preceding a thrilling finish to the league with competition at the top and bottom until the very last round of fixtures. The new season, starting the weekend of September 12, promises
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Silva Again
Real Sociedad were one of the most entertaining teams in all of Europe in 2019/20, playing an attacking and winning brand of football. Not resting on their laurels, they’ve added yet another creative spark to their squad by signing David Silva. The 3
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Real Return
Real Madrid’s first La Liga title since 2017 was secured on the back of a flawless run of domestic form following the season restart back in June. Zinedine Zidane’s side trailed arch-rivals Barcelona by two points in the title race, prior to the leag
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Business As Usual
It’s pretty straightforward in the Bundesliga: Bayern Munich are the obvious frontrunners and everyone else will have to play catch-up. That’s how it has been for the past eight seasons and counting. Although this past campaign saw die Roten suffer a
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New Aspirations
Julian Nagelsmann’s arrival at RB Leipzig at the start of the 2019-20 Bundesliga season was greeted with real interest from within Germany and across Europe. Nagelsmann had established himself as one of the most tactically astute young coaches in Ger
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Authentic Akinola
Ayo Akinola may not have been the most hyped player heading into the MLS is Back tournament, but he was all anyone could talk about once he arrived in Orlando with Toronto FC. The youngster was left to fill the void up top, with Jozy Altidore sufferi
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Making Waves
This August, Manchester City made the shock announcement that sent ripples throughout the footballing world, signing United States Women’s National Team midfielder Rose LaVelle from the National Women’s Soccer League. That move coupled with City’s ad
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New Markets, New Horizons
After a very successful Challenge Cup one might expect the NWSL to take the moment and enjoy all of the positive feedback. But as the league has shown throughout the past few years rather than resting on its laurels it is looking to continue to grow.
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Challenge Prizes
The National Women’s Soccer League announced the award winners of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup with Rachel Daly from Houston Dash named Tournament Most Valuable Player, and Golden Boot winner. Kailen Sheridan from Sky Blue FC was awarded the Golden Gl
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Road To Rome euro 2020 Qualification
SOME OF THE MOST PROLIFIC PLAYERS IN FOOTBALL PARTICIPATED IN EURO 2020 QUALIFYING, AND RECORDED IMPRESSIVE GOAL HAULS TO BOOT… Euro 2020 is due to get underway in Rome on June 11, 2021, when Roberto Mancini’s impressive Italy take on Turkey in the c
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The Dark Truths
Barcelona recently unveiled their new kits for the 2020/21 season, creating quite a stir amongst the Blaugrana faithful. The home jersey certainly has similarities with Barca’s 2010/11 shirt, the year in which Messi and company went on to conquer Eur
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Youth Rising
Greenwood has enjoyed a hugely promising debut season since being handed his first-team opportunity, scoring 13 goals in all competitions including netting his sixth Premier League goal of the campaign against Brighton in mid-week. The 18-year-old’s
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Zinedine Zidane
The 2019-20 LaLiga Santander title is Zinedine Zidane’s 11th as Real Madrid coach in just three and a half seasons, a figure which rounds out, incredibly, at around one trophy every 19 games. Also, he’s yet to lose a Champions League knockout tie, an
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They Said What?
His status as a Juventus icon was earned courtesy of 290 goals in all competitions, whilst his loyalty to the Italian giants was demonstrated after firing the club back to promotion following the Bianconeri’s relegation amid the Calciopoli scandal. D
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The Steady boys
It helps to have a number of stars capable of playing at the highest-level week in week out, with this list of players able to play consistently despite knocks, niggles and the dreaded risk of rotation. We’ve decided to look at the Premier League nam
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Goal Time
Manchester United sit as the fifth highestscoring side in Europe since the turn of the New Year, their winter window acquisition of Bruno Fernandes proving to be the catalyst behind an impressive second half of the season for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s s
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Bosman Kings
Italy’s most successful club has dominated the division in recent years owing largely to their ability to manoeuvre in the transfer market, the club’s savvy recruitment team moving quickly whenever spotting a cost-efficient opportunity to strengthen.
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Summer Movers
The disruption to football caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has affected clubs across the globe. Many will be suffering financially, regardless of the level at which they play, but this doesn’t appear to have affected the ability, or willingness, of m
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Top Summer Transfers
Arthur FC Barcelona to Juventus $85m Victor Osimhen Lille to Napoli $83m Miralem Pjanic Juventus to Barcelona $71m Timo Werner RB Leipzig to Chelsea $63m Nathan Aké Bournemouth to Man City $54m Leroy Sané Man City to Bayern Munich $53m Hakim Ziyech A
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New Heart
Hart arrived in north London on a two-year deal following the expiry of his contract at Burnley, with the former England international set to boost Spurs‘ goalkeeping options following the departure of Michel Vorm, as well as helping the club fulfil
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Gascoigne The Movie
From tears in Turin to dentist chairs at Wembley and wrecked hotel rooms in La Manga, it’s fair to say, of all the British sporting sagas that could conceivably make the jump to the big screen, none would be more suitable than the Paul Gascoigne stor
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360 Funnies
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Player-manager Power
Juventus really have become a microcosm of everything that is wrong with modern football. They are so desperate to become one of the ‘big’ clubs, both on and off the field, with President Andrea Agnelli the head of the European Club Association, push

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