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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: Oustanding John McGinn overhead kick drags Scotland level against Austria
It’s been a frustrating showing from Scotland tonight, as they’ve shown enough quality to actually get after Austria but it’s just taken...
Video: Zlatan Ibrahimovic marks his Sweden comeback with a glorious no-look assist for Claesson vs Georgia
There may have been a feeling that Sweden actually benefitted from Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s international retirement as it allowed the other players to...
Video: Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell finally unpicks the San Marino defence as James Ward-Prowse puts England in front
You always start to worry if there’s not an early goal against San Marino, but it’s always going to be about patience...
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Potential injury blow for Chelsea as star ruled out with a hamstring issue
There’s always a worry that your players may pick up an injury whilst on international duty, and that appears to be the...
Man United may lose star this summer as he’s given a 60% chance of returning to his homeland
We see a lot of South American players return to the continent for a year or two before they retire, and it...
Arsenal linked with a move for Europa League star after an outstanding performance vs Spurs
It can often take just one performance for a player to be linked with a move to the Premier League, and it...
Video: Liverpool’s Mo Salah produces a lovely backheel in the build up to early Egypt goal vs Kenya
Egypt are always up there with the favourites for the African Cup of Nations, and they’ll be in a great position to...
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Key dates confirmed for 2021/22 Premier League season
It’s been a season like no other for so many reasons, but it looks like football will move back towards some normality...
Video: Confusion reigns at Real Madrid as penguins spotted strolling round the Bernabeu
Real Madrid have been out of the Bernabeu for over a year now as improvement works take place, so there will be...
Wolves linked with another raid on Barcelona this summer with potential loan deal
It’s becoming too easy to link Portuguese talents with a move to Wolves, but so many players have gone there and succeeded...
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Arsenal’s hopes of keeping Martin Odegaard hinge on one key matter as Real Madrid show no intention of selling
If a player is under contract then a club can force them to stay no matter what, but it’s not usually a...
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Spurs star set for an awkward few months as the fans start to turn on him after disrespectful admission
Press conferences are often dull as players and coaches repeat the same media-trained answers every week, but there’s probably a good reason...