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Eight new Premier League managers and not one of them is getting a job because they're the best fit—they're getting it because the last guy couldn't hack it anymore.  •  Chicharito to the USL is what happens when a striker's knees finally call time on his career; at least Dallas gets a brand name and he gets a payday.  •  Celtic chasing another forward to partner Hogh is either ambition or panic, and given their recent form it's probably both.  •  The Premier League wants to stop keepers wasting time but won't stop VAR from eating 20 minutes of every match—pick your battles, lads.  •  Arsenal and Liverpool bidding for Barcola is a rumour that dies the moment either club realizes Paris isn't selling their best winger to England.
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The Technical Area: July 21, 2026

July 21, 2026 1 min read
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⚡ The Technical Area · Tuesday, July 21, 2026
  1. Flemming missed the US tour and now he’s back—Burnley will find out soon enough if that was a fitness issue or something else entirely. Burnley (Google News) +7 →
  2. Spain won a World Cup final that looked like two teams afraid to actually play football, which tells you everything about where the sport’s gone at the highest level. Arseblog (Arsenal) +7 →
  3. The US hosting this World Cup was a disaster wrapped in corporate greed, and FIFA’s already forgotten about it because there’s money in Dubai next time. Independent Football +6 →
  4. Kevin Keegan was Newcastle, full stop—a man who understood that football mattered because the people in the stands mattered, and that’s rarer than it should be. Daily Mail +6 →
  5. Emi Martinez playing through pain to keep Argentina in it is the kind of small story that actually decides World Cups, not the ones commentators won’t shut up about. Independent Football +6 →