Day: 19 December 2018
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Paco Alcacer: A Clinical Start to Life in Dortmund
On the 30th of August 2016, F.C. Barcelona signed Paco Alcacer for €30 million from Spanish rivals Valencia. The move came after years of steady development, as he went from a promising youth prospect to one of the most talented forwards in La Liga. What followed, however, was a less than spectacular, as Alcacer failed to…
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A Tale of Two Eagles; Germany’s footballing influence on the United States
Links between the United States and Germany run deep; deeper than most seem to remember. Dating as early as the 1670s, German immigrants – either seeking religious or social freedoms – began to settle on American shores. It should come as no surprise that many of the known footballing hot-beds in the states boast substantial…