the top Reddit posts from r/soccer for the past day
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Player Interview | Fikayo Tomori on his debut: “The Manager had said to get close to their attackers, so when Sanchez got the ball I decided to foul him and Zlatan was like 'That is it, that is what you should do, be aggressive, it’s good’. So, obviously, that was a bit of an early boost for me.”
Frankfurt [2] - 0 Bayern Munich - Amin Younes 31'
[GDS] Kessie on why is he really called a president? “Once I arrived at Milanello, I parked in Gazidis’ spot. They told me it couldn’t be done, I said ‘What’s the problem? I’m the new CEO of Milan.”
Southampton [1] - 0 Chelsea - Takumi Minamino 33'
Non PL Daily Discussion
[Official] Ryan Shawcross leaves Stoke City after 14 years as a Potter.
[Cope] Mbappe's agent Minguella: Barca had a chance to sign Mbappe in 2017. We had a deal for 130m (+25m incentives). Mbappe would get 10-16m net. In the end they opted to sign Dembele instead. Some Barca board members went as far as saying that Mbappe was a nobody who hadn't achieved anything.
Jari Litmanen, Ajax legend and Finland's greatest footballer of all time, turns 50 years tomorrow. His cultural legacy popularised Jari as a Dutch first name. Here is a glimpse from 7 years ago a generation of Jari's was enough for a full XI
Soccer is the most "pirated" sports content. 27.4% of illegal downloads and views in sports are of soccer games
[echo] Sadio Mane wants to invest in another football club. He has been in talks since October over potentially pumping his own money into French fourth tier side Bourges Foot, investing in the facilities, the youth team set up and the creation of a women's team.
List of some not so obvious club names and their meaning. (Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A, La Liga]
Free Talk Friday
Jesus Manuel Corona (Porto vs Juventus) magic (didn’t count)
The best attacking and defending teams in Premier League
[Wheatley] Venkatesham: "How do you explain to a black footballer that pirated content is taken down in minutes but not racist abuse?"
AC Milan forward Ante Rebić, after paying off all debts of the people from his village, has donated money for the development of an institution for the education and rehabilitation of children [article in Croatian]
Tactics Thursday
[TIME]: Marcus Rashford is one of the next 100 most influential people
Look at this dribbling from Trincao in last night's Champions League match between PSG and Barcelona!
UEFA Club Competitions - New Format: An Illustrated Guide