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Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is one of the strangest periods in recent Premier league history. The team was good, but also not great. Organized, yet incredibly chaotic. the period is polarizing for a lot of reasons. But nobody can deny that entertaining was never in short supply. Was getting rid of him a mistake? 🎟️For Reliable Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/Xmae0M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Football is a simple game, twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win” - Gary Lineker. Having said that, there’s no denying that we’re currently in the middle of a downturn in what is historically only upwards trajectory. Even still, despite that - you can never truly feel comfortable counting them out, can you? As the Brazilians know, there are 7 reasons that dictate why that is and will indefinitely remain the case. 🎟️For Reliable Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/Xmae0M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Under Carlo Ancelotti, Chelsea looked like they had it all, only for everything to fall apart immediately after. Was it fair? Probably not. Was it the right choice? It's hard to argue against that. 🎟️For Reliable Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/Xmae0M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hansi Flick had spent roughly 3 decades toiling in the background of football management. Failing to break his way through, having to settle for roles behind the scenes and out of the spotlight. And then, in the space of 9 months, he became one of the greatest managers of his generation. Most called it an overnight success, but you and I know better. 🎟️For Reliable Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/LK7P7j Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's difficult to explain Barcelona from the outside looking in. This is a club that is no doubt one of the greatest the world has ever seen. However, over their entire existence, they have been incapable of being consistent on either a financial or a sporting front. How? Why? 🎟️For Reliable European Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/dOzGjM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once upon a time, Manchester United were believed to be finished under sir Alex Ferguson. It was believed that he was finished and needed to hang up his boots. Instead, he doubled down on his tried and trusted philosophy and proved that form is temporary, but class is permanent. This is how Fergie rebuild Manchester United. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the story of how a young, fiery, some might even describe as delusionally ambitious man achieved the impossible in Scotland. Crushing the old firm, all the while defeating Europe's biggest clubs. A result that the man himself described as “Nothing short of a Miracle”. How did he do it? 🎟️For Reliable Premier League Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/Xmae0M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thierry Henry is, in my humble opinion, the greatest player in Premier League history. An insanely versatile striker that popped up everywhere, scored and assisted at will. Today, we look back at his incredible career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2014, Barcelona was at a crossroads. The club that had scaled unprecedented heights under Pep Guardiola just a few years prior was now reeling from turbulence on and off the pitch. Luckily for them, this is a club that always seems to find ways to claw themselves way back to the top regardless of circumstance– nowhere was this more evident than under Luis Enrique. It’s a story of domination. It’s a story of a trio that arguably will never be topped. However, ironically, it’s a story of how a combination of elite talent can paper over the cracks of a broken system. So how did it happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

France is an elite football nation. In the modern day, they produce, perhaps, the widest pool of world class talent on the planet. But, contrary to popular belief- that has not always been the case. All of that changed on July 12, 1998. The day the unthinkable happened. Brazil – the kings of the game – were dismantled 3–0 by a rampant French outfit. It's a story of innovation, coming right off the back of decades of confusing disappointment. In this video, we detail how France became football royalty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you were to quiz the average football fan, you’ll find that Jose Mourinho is both the furthest thing from Manchester United in ethos, yet is so similar where it really counts. Born winners. And while there was much winning to go around while he was the manager, you have to ask the question - at what cost? 🎟️For Reliable Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/dOzGjM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leicester City winning the Premier League is the closest thing that we will ever get to a real life fairytale. A team that was languishing in the lower leagues only 2 seasons prior going on to win it all is the stuff of legends. How did they do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we re-tell the story of how Manchester City made it to the big time. The setting, the characters, the controversy and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jürgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund were a marvel in full flight. A team built from relatively minimal cost, with the heart and soul of an incredibly empowering fan base and city. Before Bayer Leverkusen, it was Klopp's Borussia Dortmund who were known as the Bayern Killers. For Good reason too. This is the story of how it happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bayern Munich are the greatest German team to ever exist. Pep Guardiola is arguably the greatest manager of his generation (an easy argument to make). Combine the two and what you get is a one of the most efficient teams of all time. However, depending on who you ask - this was simply not enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices