THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
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Best SEVEN transfers of the week - 18/01/2021 - 25/01/2021
7) Arkadiusz Milik - Napoli to Marseille (loan with obligation to buy) 6) Mat Ryan - Brighton to Arsenal (loan) 5) Mario Mandžukić - Free...
My top 10 Goals | Ben Painter
Another personal article on the website here are my top 10 goals in football, most of them are Liverpool based but there is a mix some...
LOAN WATCH: How did Liverpool's players out on loan perform this weekend?
It has not been a great week for Liverpool a 1-0 defeat to Burnley at Anfield ended the Reds 68 game unbeaten streak at home and then a...
5 things we learned from Weymouth vs Hartlepool
It was a defeat for Hartlepool United yesterday, but it was not all doom and gloom as there was plenty of things to look back on reflect...
TOTW17: Who should you pick up?
88 Paul Pogba is the best of the bunch this week, already a favourite for Premier League teams the inform Pogba will be a good addition...
PREVIEW: Weymouth vs Hartlepool United
Pools face Weymouth away at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday and it should be a routine win for the away side. Hartlepool sit in second...
PREVIEW: Liverpool vs Burnley
After a disappointing 0-0 draw against rivals Manchester United on Sunday, Liverpool must win this game against Burnley at Anfield....
DOUBLE AGENTS: Players to have played for Liverpool and Burnley
Ahead of Liverpool's must win game against Burnley at Anfield, The Beautiful Game looks at the players who have played for both sides of...
Five best transfers of the week 11/01/2021 - 17/01/2021
1) Moussa Dembele - Lyon to Atletico Madrid (loan with option to buy) 2) Luka Jovic - Real Madrid to Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 3)...
INTERESTING CAREERS: Lee Trundle
At 44 years old, the tricky forward refuses to retire, still applying his trade for Ammanford AFC in the Cymru south, the second tier of...
LOAN WATCH: How did Liverpool's players out on loan perform this weekend?
Liverpool drew 0-0 with bitter rivals Manchester United, failing to reclaim top spot of the Premier League. But with a lot of the season...
What would a Northumbria National Team XI look like?
With the country divided, and without getting too political, there is talk of Northumbria (basically the North of England) gaining...
PREVIEW: Liverpool vs Manchester United
A top of the table clash which could prove to be one of the most vital North-West Derbies in a long while as Liverpool host Manchester...
DOUBLE AGENTS: Players to have played for both Liverpool and Manchester United
Ahead of the vital top of the table clash in the Premier League on Sunday, The Beautiful Game looks at the players who have turned out at...
Are players from the North East key to Hartlepool United's success?
As Pools slowly dropped down the Football League pyramid their ability to attract players to the team dropped as well. A big part of...
‘Sunday League is an experience’ Julio Arca talks about his dabble into the lower leagues.
For the North East's most famous ever player - after a career which brought him big-money moves and a place on English football's...
My Top 5 Clubs | Ben Painter
To start off The Beautiful Game I thought it would be best to explain the teams that I will most likely be talking and writing about on...
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