Kalin Naidoo – Playing for 90 https://playingfor90.com Soccer News for International Soccer, Football, and Futbol Teams and Leagues Tue, 20 Jun 2023 23:50:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 Coming to America – a game-changer by the name of Lionel Messi https://playingfor90.com/2023/06/20/lionel-messi-mls/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/06/20/lionel-messi-mls/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2023 23:50:53 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=498465 By the time Lionel Messi makes his debut for Inter Miami on July 21, even the gold standard that is the English Premier League and La Liga will have to take a back seat to the new football revolution happening stateside. North America will be the epicenter of the football universe as its brightest star […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/06/20/lionel-messi-mls/feed/ 0 Mbappe seeking greener pastures as PSG project threatens to implode https://playingfor90.com/2023/06/19/mbappe-greener-pastures/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/06/19/mbappe-greener-pastures/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2023 21:27:21 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=498449   The recent news that Paris Saint-Germain talisman Kylian Mbappe will not continue with the French giants past the 2024 season has put clubs on alert as they scramble for his services. The Parisien club, while surprised by the timing of the Frenchman’s announcement, now must move quickly to avoid losing the superstar on a […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/06/19/mbappe-greener-pastures/feed/ 0 Manchester City and their enigmatic coach stand on the cusp of greatness https://playingfor90.com/2023/06/01/manchester-city-enigmatic-coach/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/06/01/manchester-city-enigmatic-coach/#respond Thu, 01 Jun 2023 05:26:33 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=498254 By the time the Champions League final begins in about 10 days, Manchester City could be one step away from a historic treble that would be the zenith of Pep Guardiola’s eventful term with the Citizens. Victory in Saturday’s FA Cup final, a week before their date with Inter Milan in Europe’s premier club competition, […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/06/01/manchester-city-enigmatic-coach/feed/ 0 The football world shifts to Istanbul as Champions League glory beckons https://playingfor90.com/2023/04/28/eyes-istanbul-champions-league-glory/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/04/28/eyes-istanbul-champions-league-glory/#respond Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:26:40 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=497856 This year’s Champions League has reached the business end, courtesy of some scintillating football. Thirty-two teams have been whittled to four as they battle for the most fabulous prize in European football. The protagonists The four teams offer a fascinating glimpse of pedigreed clubs that have fought through injury, self-doubt and expectation to have the […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/04/28/eyes-istanbul-champions-league-glory/feed/ 0 Liverpool’s roller coaster of a season continues https://playingfor90.com/2023/03/14/liverpool-roller-coaster-season/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/03/14/liverpool-roller-coaster-season/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:25:41 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=497413 The last week and a bit have perfectly encapsulated Liverpool’s wretched season. Despite being regarded as the kings of Europe quite recently, their fall from grace has been startlingly swift and surreal. This season is more of a tale of Cinderella through reverse engineering, as the Reds have become the kings of inconsistency in a […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/03/14/liverpool-roller-coaster-season/feed/ 0 Arsenal defeat Leicester City as the Gunners dare to dream https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/26/arsenal-defeat-leicester-city/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/26/arsenal-defeat-leicester-city/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:03:04 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=497165 Arsenal defeated Leicester City in the latest round of Premier League fixtures, keeping their noses in front of a reinvigorated Manchester City. The Gunners are now 18-3-3, good for 57 points. And Mikel Arteta’s men also have a game in hand over the Citizens. At King Power Stadium on Saturday, Gabriel Martinelli broke the deadlock […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/26/arsenal-defeat-leicester-city/feed/ 0 Tuesday’s high drama in the Champions League https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/22/tuesday-high-drama-champions-league/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/22/tuesday-high-drama-champions-league/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:45:10 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=497112 Champions League once again brought out its best Tuesday night produced a sumptuous feast of attacking football that lit up the Round of 16 ties of the Champions League. Two games of outstanding quality provided some early insight into potential finalists for this year’s edition of Europe’s premier club competition. Liverpool vs Real Madrid A […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/22/tuesday-high-drama-champions-league/feed/ 1 Africa U-20 Nations Cup: Feeder system for exploitation of young talent? https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/20/africa-u-20-exploitation/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/20/africa-u-20-exploitation/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:18:52 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=497063 The African U20 Nations Cup began on Feb. 19 in Egypt with little fanfare compared to CAF’s senior tournaments. It is a vital event for most European scouts who descend on Africa en masse to discover the next generations of Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah – no doubt a cheaper option than finding young talent […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/20/africa-u-20-exploitation/feed/ 0 Has the bubble finally burst at Liverpool? https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/12/bubble-finally-burst-liverpool/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/12/bubble-finally-burst-liverpool/#respond Sun, 12 Feb 2023 20:55:01 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=496936 Liverpool fans must be shaking their heads in disbelief as this season’s rollercoaster lurches from one catastrophe to the next — seemingly with no end. With seven losses in the first half of the season and an unfamiliar tenth spot in the EPL table, the heady heights of last year’s quadruple chase have been long forgotten […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2023/02/12/bubble-finally-burst-liverpool/feed/ 0 Are Napoli finally Scudetto-bound? It sure looks like it https://playingfor90.com/2023/01/25/napoli-scudetto-bound/ https://playingfor90.com/2023/01/25/napoli-scudetto-bound/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:26:27 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=496737   Neapolitans are dancing in the streets again, in a state of delirium, as their home club sits comfortably atop Serie A, 33 years since their last triumph courtesy of a certain Diego Armando Maradona. Napoli and their fans are daring to dream as owner Aurelio de Laurentiis, a former film producer, has added a […]

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