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Does Brighton Belong Among The Premier League Elite?

Entering Matchweek 9 of the 2022-23 season, the upper third of the Premier League table looks roughly as it always has. Arsenal sits on top after an excellent start. Manchester City is in second, doing Manchester City things (read: absolutely demolishing teams). Antonio Conte has Tottenham Hotspur sitting in third and playing as well as […]

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Is Soccer Wrong About Long Shots?

Manchester City was in trouble. The team had dominated the Premier League by passing its way into perfect shooting positions, but if it couldn’t find a way to score against Leicester City in the penultimate game of the 2018-19 season, Liverpool could snatch the title away. In the 70th minute, center back Vincent Kompany trundled […]

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