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Tom McNeil

Writer for Caughtoffside.com. St Johnstone fan and scout for an English League two side. I try to focus on the weird and bizarre happenings in football. Also trying to start some sort of crusade against VAR.
Video: Worrying signs for Chelsea as Christian Pulisic goes down injured in the warm up
There’s always a small risk of injury in any kind of physical activity, but it always seems like there’s more reasons to...
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Video: Hakim Ziyech opens the scoring for Chelsea vs Burnley with a fine finish
It’s taken Hakim Ziyech a bit of time to work his way into the Chelsea team, but he’s starting to show the...
Chelsea FC Burnley FC
Video: Little reaction from Vinicius Jr as Benzema nips in front of him to put Real Madrid 4-1 up over Huesca
Real Madrid have done their best to play down the remarkable comments from Karim Benzema during the week, where he was caught...
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Chelsea team news vs Burnley: Late change for Chelsea after star injured in the warm up
It’s pretty rare to see anyone get injured in the warm up, but it does have the potential to ruin a game...
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Video: Valverde scores a thunderous third for Real Madrid vs Huesca after fine work from Benzema and Hazard
Real Madrid have started to come under a little bit of pressure due to their Champions League form, so a home game...
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Atletico Madrid finally get their Thomas Partey replacement as they close in on €20m deal
It does make a mockery of the whole concept of a transfer window if clubs can still sign players in certain situation,...
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Video: Martin Atkinson provides an example of VAR working well as Milivojevic is sent off for Crystal Palace vs Wolves
There aren’t that many positives to take from a nasty challenge that results in a red card, but at least we have...
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Video: Man United youngster Elanga comes within inches of scoring a majestic overhead kick in the FA Youth Cup vs Chelsea
We can all agree that every overhead kick is beautiful in it’s own way, but there are different levels of brilliance when...
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Video: Joe Willock’s highlights vs Dundalk show the poise and creativity he can bring to Arsenal’s midfield
It’s clear that Mikel Arteta wanted to add another creative presence to the midfield alongside Thomas Partey this summer, but they didn’t...
Arsenal FC
Video: Offside flag prevents Chelsea loanee Batshuayi getting off the mark with a fine first time finish
It’s important for a striker to get off the mark quickly for their new club, but Chelsea loanee Michy Batshuayi will have...
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Chelsea ace looks close to returning from injury after he’s given an international call up
There’s never a good time for a player to pick up an injury, but it’s possible that Billy Gilmour has been forgotten...
Chelsea FC
Serbian outlet confirms that Man City have signed wonderkid for €8.5m
Man City have done a good job of hoovering up a lot of the young talent in world football for their developmental...
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