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The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
1y ago
Scoring a Premier League hat-trick is a special achievement for any player. Doing it for three different clubs is even better.
Just five players in the Premier League’s entire history have scored a treble for three different clubs, an exclusive group of great goalscorers who have collected their own unique hat-trick.
The Premier League players to have scored a hat-trick for three different clubs: Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham, Manchester United and Portsmouth)
Teddy Sheringham won the Premier League Golden Boot during the division’s inaugural campaign, a season which saw the forward leave Notti ..read more
The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
2y ago
Harry Kane extended his brilliant record in London derby fixtures at the weekend, after scoring from the penalty spot during Tottenham’s 3-1 defeat at Arsenal.
Following his latest effort in an all-capital clash, we’ve ranked the players with the most Premier League goals in London derbies.
Jermain Defoe – 28
Jermain Defoe scored 28 goals in London derby encounters, having spent much of his career in the capital during spells at West Ham and Tottenham.
Defoe came through the academy system at West Ham and broke into the side as a teenager, but departed under a cloud following the Hammers’ rel ..read more
The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
2y ago
At risk of sounding like a broken record, Peter Crouch never really looked like a Premier League footballer. Both in appearance and demeanour, he was a unique character who stood out among English football’s top division.
Crouch’s career was one of peaks and troughs, one which saw him overcome internal and external doubts to join the illustrious company of scoring a century of Premier League goals.
Along that journey he represented seven Premier League clubs and became almost universally popular, with the self-depreciating striker and his endearing relatability winning admirers far wid ..read more
The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
2y ago
Traditional target-men have been on the decline in modern football, but an aerial avenue to goal is still among the most effective methods in the game.
We’ve decided to look at a collection of centre-forwards who specialised in the art of headed efforts, ranking the five players with the most headed goals scored in Premier League history.
5. Dwight Yorke – 38
Dwight Yorke might not be the first forward who springs to mind when discussing the Premier League’s best headers of a ball, but the former Aston Villa and Manchester United forward proved hugely effective in the air.
Yorke scored 38 of ..read more
The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
2y ago
The Premier League are set to approve new funding to the EFL with parachute payments to be reduced in a bid to increase competitiveness.
EFL clubs have called for the removal of parachute payments to relegated Premier League clubs, in addition to an increase in the funding distributed to the lower divisions from England’s top tier.
Following two-and-a-half years of negotiations the Mail are reporting that an agreement could now be reached with the proposals, labelled ‘A New Deal for Football’, to be discussed on Tuesday.
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The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
2y ago
Rio Ferdinand lacked little when it came to being the complete centre-back. Both elegant and athletic, he was capable of bettering forwards with speed, strength, or sharpness of mind.
An astute reader of the game and cool and confident in possession, across a long career at the top of English football he staked a claim as the finest central defender of the Premier League era.
Inducted into the infamous Academy of Football at West Ham, Ferdinand had not always been destined to be one of the great defenders England have produced.
Undoubtedly talented, a move to the backline was initially ..read more
The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
2y ago
The Championship is one of the most demanding divisions in European football, a marathon of competitive action as sides contest for promotion to the promised land of the Premier League.
Once again it is expected to be a gripping a gruelling season in England’s second tier and we’ve decided to look at the five favourites to be crowned champions of the Championship.
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Here are the five favourites to win the Championship in 2022/23.
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The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
2y ago
There are few more spectacular sights in football than the overhead kick, a show of athleticism, timing and technique to score a truly glorious goal.
Everaldo became a social media storm this week after scoring a sensational overhead effort, with the forward’s last-minute equaliser for J-League side Kashima Antlers a goal that will no doubt be replayed time and time again.
Ohhhh wow.
Everaldo has just done THIS in the 89th minute to equalise for Kashima Antlers in the @J_League_En.pic.twitter.com/0xU6eZGF9H
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) July 6, 2022
The Brazilian’s spectacular strike had us ..read more
The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
2y ago
Jose Mourinho this week secured the signing of Nemanja Matic, bringing in a familiar face to Roma after the midfielder’s contract expired at Manchester United.
Mourinho has now worked with the Serbian midfielder at three different clubs, with the duo clearly valuing each other’s methods of work after another reunion in Rome.
Mourinho is not the first manager to have regularly recruited former favourites however, and we’ve decided to look back at five times coaches signed the same player on multiple occasions.
Fabio Capello and Christian Panucci
Fabio Capello’s best sides were often built on s ..read more
The Football Faithful » Queens Park Rangers
2y ago
Son Heung-Min won the Premier League’s Golden Boot this season after a brilliant individual season, scoring 23 league goals to share the award alongside Mohamed Salah.
The South Korean became the first ever Asian winner of the accolade, whilst his achievement was made all the more impressive after sealing a Golden Boot-winning campaign without a single penalty scored.
Following his feat, we’ve decided to look at the players with the most ever Premier League goals in which none have come from the penalty spot.
Kevin Campbell – 82
Kevin Cambpell came through the ranks at Arsenal before f ..read more