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Football Player Radars: Opta’s Player Comparison Tool Compare the Opta data of players in seconds with our new player comparison tool. Analyse new transfers, search for replacements and more. 2 months ago Peter McKeever, Matt Furniss
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Football How Substitute Trends Compare Across Europe’s Top Five Leagues Find out which teams and leagues across Europe have used the most, and the fewest, substitutes in 2023-24. 5 months ago David Segar
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Football Carry Kings of Europe: 2023-24 Edition Who are the most productive players when running with the ball at their feet in 2023-24? We look across the best ball carriers in Europe this season. 6 months ago Matt Furniss
Football Free-Kick Specialists: Celebrating an Endangered Species James Ward-Prowse is just one away from equalling the Premier League record for the most goals scored from direct free-kicks, but it feels like he's one of the last of… 7 months ago Ryan Benson