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Femi Orenuga was just 15 when Premier League side Everton came calling. He had just written his name into the record books as the youngest player in Southend United's history when he appeared as a substitute in the Shrimpers' FA Cup win over Luton Town in the FA Cup in 2008. He reportedly rejected Manchester …
Friday 10 August There were two English scorers in the qualifying round of the Women's Champions League. Unlike the men's competition, the qualifying round in the women's tournament is a group stage made up of ten groups of four. Former Everton player Caitlin Hayes scored a brace for Cypriot side Barcelona FA as they defeated Olimpija …
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There are some striking similarities between the careers of Manchester City superstar Raheem Sterling and Dave Moli. Both were snapped up by Liverpool for big fees during their teenage years and both also played for England at under-16 level. Where the similarities stop though are when the pair reached senior football. Sterling cannot claim to …
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I have written about the LFE's Erasmus+ Player Placement programme before which gives young English footballers who have been released by professional clubs the chance to play in Sweden and earn a long-term contract. Well recently 17 more players have been given the chance to impress in Sweden. I have tweeted about a few of …
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Omar Rowe has spent the last year in Ayia Napa but he certainly wasn't there for a lads' holiday. Instead of nights out and boat parties, the former Southampton striker was instead scoring goals and winning games. So much so that he has just secured a transfer to a club in the top flight of …
Friday 3rd August Friday was a day of debuts with four Englishmen making their league debuts across the world. First, Neville Rivelino played his first game for Schwechat in the third tier of Austrian football. The 24-year-old winger who had been playing Greece, played the full ninety as his side drew 0-0 with Gary Noel's …
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Harley Willard is different from your usual 20-year-old. He may have grown up in Premier League academies but the path he has taken since is entirely unique from that of any of his peers. If his move to Sweden at the start of the year was unusual, it was nothing compared to the move he …
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Whilst players and fans alike were celebrating Wolverhampton Wanderers promotion to the Premier League, Jack Price was watching his former teammates lift the Championship trophy from over 4,500 miles away. Having spent seventeen years of his life representing Wolves, it was a proud moment for the midfielder born in Shrewsbury. "I had the best time at …
Continue reading "Jack Price: The former Wolves midfielder aiming to win big with Colorado Rapids"
Signing your first professional contract is always a special moment for any footballer but for Daniel Heffernan, it was something he never expected to do at the age of 28. "It was a proud moment, if I'm honest," he says. "At 27/28 it wasn't really something I'd think would happen anymore and I was happy …
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Saturday 28th June Gary Noel made his debut for his new side SC Weiche but despite the presence of the English goal machine, Weiche lost 2-1 away to Jeddeloh. Noel is now in his third season of football in the German fourth tier, having scored 14 in each of his seasons so far. Former Plymouth …
Continue reading "Hopcutt, Rooney & Ward: Weekend review 28th & 29th July"
