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Alan on how media organisations can leverage the Twenty3 Toolbox at Euro 2024

Spring is quickly turning to summer but the football season is showing no sign of slowing down. Once the club campaign comes to a close, attention will swiftly switch to events in Germany, where the latest edition of the European Championship will be taking place – and it promises to be a hugely interesting tournament…

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Alan talks content and customer acquisition in sports betting

At the beginning of 1996, close to 30 years ago, Bill Gates wrote an article entitled “Content is King”. His entire thesis centred on the belief that content is where much of the real money will be made on the internet, just as it was in broadcasting – and if you fast forward to today,…

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Data drop: Everything you need to know about Premier League Gameweek 29

The Premier League is back in action after the international break – so we have dug into the Twenty3 Toolbox to bring you all the key facts about this weekend’s fixtures… Manchester City vs Liverpool (Saturday, 12.30pm) No Premier League side has scored as many goals (67) as Manchester City so far this season. Liverpool…

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Crunching the numbers: Why fantastic Fulham are soaring under Silva

Many thought Marco Silva’s time in the top flight of English football had come to an end when he was sacked by Everton at the beginning of December 2019. The Portuguese had taken charge of the Toffees in the summer of 2018 and enjoyed a respectable first season in charge, leading them to an eighth-placed…

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Where the Merseyside derby will be won and lost

Liverpool face Everton this weekend in one of the most significant Merseyside derbies in recent memory. Liverpool have usually had the better of their neighbours from across Stanley Park but they appear to be in free-fall at this moment in time – losing three of their last five Premier League fixtures. Everton had been in…

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Under the spotlight: Unai Emery’s impact at Aston Villa

Unai Emery has done a magnificent job since replacing Steven Gerrard as Aston Villa head coach towards the tail end of October. The work that he has done since his arrival is the best advertisement for a mid-season sacking in some time. Such instability is to be avoided, of course, but in a division as…

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Tactical breakdown: Where Everton must improve to secure survival

Everton Football Club are living a complicated moment. Frank Lampard was sacked by the club following a dismal 2-0 defeat at West Ham United last weekend and, in truth, it was a decision that had been a long time coming. Everton are currently joint-bottom of the Premier League – alongside Southampton – having taken 15…

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Under the spotlight: Lens star Facundo Medina

Lens have started the Ligue 1 season like a house on fire and find themselves embroiled in a title battle with Paris Saint-Germain with 19 games played.  They have taken 44 points so far this campaign and sit just three behind a PSG side who have lost two of their last three league fixtures. We…

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The top talents tearing up Ligue 1 this season

Ligue 1 is brimming with talent – even beyond Paris Saint-Germain’s star-studded squad, a plethora of young prospects refine their skills in the French top flight. France boasts a well-earned reputation for championing football’s next generation – Kylian Mbappé and Bernardo Silva earned their stripes playing for Monaco, while Karim Benzema came through the ranks…

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