How science is fine-tuning our elite footballers…

How science is fine-tuning our elite footballers

How science is fine-tuning our elite footballers

The Fifa Women’s World Cup final this summer was remarkable, and not just because England came within one game of playing in it. One in 12 Americans watched at least part of the game live, making it the most watched football game in US history, while Team USA secured a record third title, thanks in no small part to their midfielder Carli Lloyd scoring a 13-minute hat-trick.

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Mesut Özil becomes central to Arsène Wenger’s…

Mesut Özil becomes central to Arsène Wenger's way of thinking at Arsenal

Mesut Özil becomes central to Arsène Wenger's way of thinking at Arsenal

There are not many aspects of football where Arsène Wenger and José Mourinho naturally find agreement but there is no discord on the subject of Mesut Özil. Considering his languid wizardry is not to everybody’s tastes, it is intriguing that Özil should inspire shared admiration from managers as contrasting as the pragmatic Mourinho and romantic Wenger.

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