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After a season as the only Englishman in the professional divisions in Denmark, Charlie Machell has joined top flight Faroe Islands side 07 Vestur. The versatile 23-year-old from Newcastle has joined the side partway through their season but will have to wait a month for his debut as the league takes a month summer break. …
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In the space of only six months, Callum Rzonca went from playing for a club at the bottom of National League North to winning promotion to the top flight in Poland. Just how exactly did a 21-year-old from Leeds pull off such a drastic career change in such a short amount of time? The answer …
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Taking your football career abroad is always an eye-opening experience but not many players know that more than Netan Sansara. The 28-year-old defender from the West Midlands has learnt a lot about himself since first taking the gamble of a move overseas in 2011. "When I left Walsall, I was in the wilderness about plotting …
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Rob Vincent's playing career may have come to an abrupt end but that hasn't killed any of his ambition. "I'm aiming just as high as a coach, as I did as a player. I want to be as good a coach as I can be and coach at the highest possible level." The 27-year-old from …
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"It was every kids' dream to play for Manchester United and I was no different." Sadly a chance to represent the first team at United never came for Sam Hewson but he came incredibly close. Eleven years ago, he made the bench for United as they travelled to Rome for a Champions League group game. …
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Lee Tuck has played football abroad for a long time. So much so that he almost surprises himself when he thinks back to when it all started. "I didn't think I would ever be playing abroad for nine years. It's crazy how fast time goes. It just feels like yesterday the first time I touched …
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It goes without saying that the internet has revolutionised the way we interact with football. From social media to instantly uploading highlights but for one young footballer, the internet has provided him with so much more. It has provided him with a whole new world of opportunity. "My move came about when the club saw …
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Ryan Nelson was returning for his second season in Norwegian football when he found out he would be joined by two more Englishmen for the 2018 campaign. "Dom [McGiveron] and Kyle [Spence] are two of the nicest lads I've come across in my time playing football," he says. "They are both professional on and off …
You may have heard about an organisation known as LFE recently when it comes to English footballers playing in Sweden. They were instrumental in providing the pathway for Östersunds' Jamie Hopcutt to go from York City to Europa League. The company has even been mentioned in some of my interviews, including those with Andrew Mills …
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Saturday 9th June In the Malaysia Super League, Terengganu kept pace with the chasing pack as they defeated PKNP 2-1. Lee Tuck's sixth goal of the season gave Terengganu the lead and they managed to hold onto victory despite PKNP pulling a late goal back. In Finland, Danny O'Brien laid on the assist for the …
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