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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.
International manager offers positive update on injury to Man United star
There have been a few injury worries over the international break, but it’s easy to see them get blown out of proportion...
Manchester United FC
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Photo: Survey shows Steve Bruce as the least popular Premier League manager – It’s not even close
From the outside you certainly get the impression that Steve Bruce isn’t a popular man among the Newcastle United supporters, but could...
Newcastle United FC
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Juventus legend Gigi Buffon ruled out of Turin derby with ban for bizarre reason
You may have seen a few bans going round Serie A for “blasphemy” this season, but it’s gained more attention now because...
Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo takes to Instagram to speak out after disallowed goal as Portugal coach claims ref admitted mistake
A lot of us may have presumed that goal-line technology was now in place at most levels of senior football, but the...
International Football
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Arsenal face a huge dilemma this summer as price tag for key target rises by £20m
Including an option to buy in a loan deal is a win/win situation for the buying club, but Martin Odegaard’s situation has...
Arsenal FC
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Photo: Former Man United target sparks intrigue as he likes the new kit release on Twitter
We’ve all been there where we’ve accidentally hit the like button on Twitter, but when a top quality footballer does it then...
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Mikel Arteta can now sign the midfielder he wanted to replace Dani Ceballos at Arsenal last summer
It does look like the pandemic and associated financial problems will bring transfer fees back down to a normal level, and that...
Arsenal FC
Video: Three red cards in a minute as it all kicks off between Spain and Italy U21s – Barcelona’s Mingueza receives a straight red
Italy’s U21 side have had their issues with red cards so far in this international break, and we were treated to three...
FC Barcelona
Video: Chaos in Serbia as Cristiano Ronaldo last-gasp winner denied by lack of technology – He completely loses it
Technology in football gets a pretty bad rap, but apart from one freak moment in the Premier League last season the goal...
Juventus International Football
Video: Luxembourg shock Ireland as late Rodrigues stunner proves to be the winner
Ireland put up a decent fight against a strong Serbia side last week, so there was an expectation tonight that they would...
International Football
Video: Chelsea target Romelu Lukaku shows all of his class to equalise for Belgium vs Czech Republic
A move for Romelu Lukaku might make a lot of sense for Chelsea this summer as they look to add a deadly...
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Dutch star offers an encouraging injury update on Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk
There’s no rush to get Virgil van Dijk back into the Liverpool team this season unless they make it to the final...
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