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World Cup 2026: The Premier League clubs fighting a World Cup hangover
31 July 2026 Off

World Cup 2026: The Premier League clubs fighting a World Cup hangover

By Total Football News

Manchester City and Arsenal, meanwhile, had the greatest concentration of players making deep runs into the competition.

City’s World Cup contingent featured for several of the tournament’s leading nations.

Rodri helped Spain win their second men’s World Cup after playing 726 minutes, while Marc Guehi and Elliot Anderson helped England reach the final weekend.

Nico O’Reilly featured in England’s semi-final run, while Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku both reached

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Ben Wilmot: Stoke City cannot have another season fighting relegation
27 June 2025 Off

Ben Wilmot: Stoke City cannot have another season fighting relegation

By Total Football News

Stoke start their eighth attempt to get back to the Premier League at home to Derby on Saturday, 9 August, in a repeat of that survival game in May.

They will have to improve significantly on their performances last season when they recorded their worst points tally (51), league position (18) and goal difference (-17) since they were relegated from the top flight in 2017-18.

But Wilmot, now the club’s

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