Month: March 2018

How Key Players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are Performing This Season

How Key Players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are Performing This Season

Posted by | Mar 25, 2018 | , , , |

With less than 85 days to go till kick-off for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, now seems like a good time to review the most important players in some of the key teams and look at how they are performing in the season so far. As the host country, Russia is the only nation that automatically qualifies for the tournament. All the other 31 countries had to earn their spots through various events, and the current odds of them winning range from 1000:1 for the lowest-rank team (Saudi Arabia) to 5:1 for Germany and Brazil, causing many...

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A neutral’s guide to England’s World Cup hopes

A neutral’s guide to England’s World Cup hopes

Posted by | Mar 7, 2018 | , |

It is a fair assessment to state that England have not delivered at a World Cup in a very long time. Since reaching the Semi Finals in Italy in 1990, England have won just eight games at the World Cup Finals. To put that into perspective, Germany have won 28 games in the same time span. In the last two World Cups, England have scored a combined total of five goals. Germany have hit 34. Because of England’s record however, it becomes difficult to assess the team objectively. The British media – now in a phase of pessimism over...

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The Man, the Myth, The Legend – Zlatan Ibrahimović

The Man, the Myth, The Legend – Zlatan Ibrahimović

Posted by | Mar 2, 2018 | , |

The future of this footballing legend has been mired with uncertainty in recent months and there are rumours circulating of mid-season transfers. Although Zlatan made a fantastic impact during his first season with Manchester United (scoring 17 goals including some important match winners), his subsequent season has been littered with injury which has seen him play just 5 games. 2017-2018 has so far proved hugely disappointing for the Swedish striker – he has at this point in time failed to score a goal, and has played 5 games for United in the regular season. In 2017, Ibrahimović suffered a...

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The Waiver Wire Standard: GW 29 featuring Watford and Liverpool

The Waiver Wire Standard: GW 29 featuring Watford and Liverpool

Posted by | Mar 1, 2018 | |

GW28 had an unusual Thursday fixture, but now GW29 starts up again on Saturday. Here are some players who can help Draft Fantasy managers in GW 29 and 30, and who also, importantly, have a guaranteed fixture in GW31. 1. Ilkay Gundogan, MID, Manchester City Gundogan helped City claim their first trophy of the season in the Carabao Cup last Sunday, and earlier in the month he scored twice against Basel in UCL play. His two goals in UCL matches his EPL season tally albeit in quite a few more EPL games, but it underscores the German’s high offensive...

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