All posts by Alex Morgan

  • Rashford’s Rise: To the Euros and Beyond

    In just three months, Marcus Rashford has risen from the youth team ranks at Manchester United to the front line of the England national team, all while studying for his A-Levels. In the first installment of our...

    • Posted May 30, 2016
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  • Rashford’s Rise: A Barnstorming Debut

    In just three months, Marcus Rashford has risen from the youth team ranks at Manchester United to the front line of the England national team, all while studying for his A-Levels. In our multi-part perspective on his...

    • Posted May 30, 2016
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  • MOTD: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (5-3 pens)

    “La Undecima” wasn’t quite as glorious as La Decima.  Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for the eleventh time after an epic final victory over Atletico Madrid, defeating their cross-town rivals in a dramatic penalty shoot-out...

    • Posted May 29, 2016
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  • Stage set for Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Manchester United

    As the world’s media turns its attention to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s pending transfer this summer, the Swedish forward is soaking up the limelight in typical Zlatan fashion. Ibrahimovic was the starring act as the Swedish national team trained...

    • Posted May 26, 2016
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  • Nagbe’s late winner propels USMNT past Ecuador

    Now is Darlington Nagbe’s time.  The brilliant qualities of the Portland Timbers winger often evade the scoresheet – a deft first touch, the ability to accelerate past a player, or pick out an incisive through-ball — but...

    • Posted May 25, 2016
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  • A Wondo-ful Weekend: Chris Wondolowski Interview

    Between signing a new multi-year contract extension with the San Jose Earthquakes, getting called up to the USMNT’s Copa Centenario squad and coming back from behind against the LA Galaxy, Chris Wondolowski had an action-packed weekend. Alex Morgan...

    • Posted May 23, 2016
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  • MOTD: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United

    Long before Mark Clattenburg’s final whistle sent Manchester United fans into a frenzied euphoria at Wembley, social media was already rife with speculation that this was Louis van Gaal’s last match in charge of the Red Devils....

    • Posted May 21, 2016
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  • Where Palace victory would rank in FA Cup history

    Alan Pardew remembers the 1990 FA Cup Final all too vividly. Some twenty-six years ago, Pardew himself scored an injury-time winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup semifinals to send Palace into the storied cup final. Their...

    • Posted May 20, 2016
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  • Chelsea in for busy summer as Conte rebuilds

    The six years after Chelsea sacked Jose Mourinho for the first time were some of the most tumultuous in the club’s history. In that period, the Blues had six managers of six different nationalities and varying philosophies...

    • Posted May 19, 2016
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  • Klopp hunts Europa League glory versus Sevilla

    The bookies offer odds on everything these days, particularly in football. As we discovered during Leicester City’s fairytale Premier League title triumph this season, it was more likely that David Moyes is named as an X-Factor judge,...

    • Posted May 17, 2016
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