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May
17
2023
By The African Mirror
The records FC Barcelona and Ter Stegen have already set, and the records they could still break in 2022/23

The records FC Barcelona and Ter Stegen have already set, and the records they could still break in 2022/23

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XAVI'S team has already clinched the 2022/23 LaLiga Santander title, but can still break a few more records. FC Barcelona is celebrating, having clinched the 2022/23 LaLiga Santander title with their 4-2 win at RCD Espanyol on Sunday. Xavi's team already have 85 points after 34 matchdays and has been dominant this season. Barça have broken a few records along the way, but still have a few to target over the remaining four matchdays. The records this FC Barcelona squad have already broken Never before has a team won the LaLiga Santander title while recording 10 or more 1-0 victories,…
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May
17
2023
By The African Mirror
Five things you might not know about Robert Lewandowski, the striker who has won 12 league titles in the past 13 years

Five things you might not know about Robert Lewandowski, the striker who has won 12 league titles in the past 13 years

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LEWANDOWSKI is known all around the world, but here are five more facts about the Polish striker to help you get to know him better. Robert Lewandowski is one of the most famous footballers on the planet and is the Gerd Müller Trophy winner for the Best Goalscorer of 2022, while he currently leading the Pichichi rankings in LaLiga Santander… but here are five things you might not already know about Lewi! Lewandowski has won 12 league titles in the past 13 years The Polish striker is a winner. And, the evidence of that is in the fact that he…
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May
17
2023
By The African Mirror
Five things you may not know about Jules Koundé

Five things you may not know about Jules Koundé

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THE French international has won the LaLiga Santander title in his first season with FC Barcelona. JULES Koundé is a LaLiga Santander champion. In his first season at FC Barcelona, the club he joined from Sevilla FC in the summer of 2022, the Frenchman has been solid and impressive, both as a right-back and centre-back. Here are five other things you may not already know about him. A late bloomer The man who is set to be one of the best defenders in the world over the next decade wasn’t always tipped for the top. It was not until 2013…
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May
17
2023
By The African Mirror
Five key reasons why FC Barcelona won LaLiga Santander

Five key reasons why FC Barcelona won LaLiga Santander

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THE Blaugrana have clinched the LaLiga Santander title with four rounds to spare, and there are several explanations for their stellar season. FC Barcelona has already been crowned as LaLiga Santander champions, mathematically securing the top spot with four matchdays to spare. This is the 27th league trophy won by the Blaugrana, and it is their first since 2019. Xavi Hernández now joins the exclusive club of FC Barcelona legends to win the league title as player and coach of the team. Below comes a look at five of the main reasons to explain why and how FC Barcelona has…
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May
11
2023
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
The phenomenal rise of Victor Osimhen

The phenomenal rise of Victor Osimhen

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NAPOLI'S fans cheered loudly as their team advanced towards their first Serie A championship in over 30 years, which would also be their third title in history. The Nigerian star player, Victor Osimhen, was the driving force behind their success. His electrifying performances on the pitch have earned him not only the adoration of Napoli fans but also the attention of top European clubs. But in the match against Udinese, he truly cemented his place in football history. Osimhen secured Napoli's long-awaited victory with a single penalty strike, propelling himself to new heights of fame and fortune. But Osimhen was…
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May
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Abde Ezzalzouli, the Moroccan youngster powering CA Osasuna’s Copa del Rey charge

Abde Ezzalzouli, the Moroccan youngster powering CA Osasuna’s Copa del Rey charge

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THE 21-year-old has been key to the Pamplona side’s run to the Copa del Rey final and has earned praise from Xavi Hernández, the coach of his parent club FC Barcelona. When it became clear towards the end of the 2022 summer transfer window that FC Barcelona was going to loan out their talented young winger Abde Ezzalzouli, CA Osasuna coach Jagoba Arrasate urged the club’s sporting director Braulio Vázquez to do all he could to bring this rising star to El Sadar. And, he succeeded. On the final day of the window, Abde was brought in on a season-long…
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May
05
2023
By The African Mirror
How CA Osasuna rejuvenated its youth structure to usher in a new generation of first-team players

How CA Osasuna rejuvenated its youth structure to usher in a new generation of first-team players

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THROUGHOUT its 103-year history, CA Osasuna has punched above its weight. Coming from a city, Pamplona, of fewer than 200,000 people and surrounded by huge historical clubs in the Basque Country such as Athletic Club and Real Sociedad, they have had little choice. And given the meagre resources at their disposal, their achievements are admirable.  They have spent 41 seasons in LaLiga Santander and achieved eight top-10 finishes, their best being when they came fourth in 1990/91 and 2005/06. They also had memorable campaigns in knockout competitions, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2007 and Copa del Rey…
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May
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Five things you may not know about CA Osasuna

Five things you may not know about CA Osasuna

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HERE comes a look at five interesting facts about one of the clubs to have spent the most time in the top flight of Spanish football, a club which is owned by its members and which prides itself on never giving up. Having spent 41 seasons in the top flight of Spanish football, and 37 in the second tier, CA Osasuna is one of the most historic clubs in LaLiga. It is also, along with Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Athletic Club, one of just four professional football clubs still owned by the club members. Throughout its more than 100…
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May
05
2023
By The African Mirror
The magic of CA Osasuna’s El Sadar stadium, the award-winning ground that makes the most noise

The magic of CA Osasuna’s El Sadar stadium, the award-winning ground that makes the most noise

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THE venue in Pamplona was voted the 2021 World Stadium of the Year by Stadium Database. CA Osasuna will be playing in this Saturday's Copa del Rey final in Seville. Although the team will play far away from the city of Pamplona, they produced many magical nights at their home ground of El Sadar to make it this far. And, it's a very special stadium, one which was named last year as the ‘World Stadium of the Year 2021’ by Stadium Database, a leading publication covering stadiums and sporting infrastructure on an international level. The result of the popular vote…
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Apr
29
2023
By The African Mirror
Five things you may not know about Real Zaragoza

Five things you may not know about Real Zaragoza

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THE club from Spain’s fifth-largest city have been playing at LaLiga SmartBank level for almost a decade, yet boasts a glorious past. Here come five things you may not know about the club. Real Zaragoza may not have played at LaLiga Santander level since 2013, but the team from the city of the same name boast a glorious past and is one of the most successful clubs in the history of Spanish football. Los Blanquillos – a nickname which refers to their white shirts – was founded in 1932 and have achieved a lot in its 91 years of history.…
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