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Nicky

Nicky is a budding journalist who specialises in matters related to football, basketball and the economics of sports. He is a student at the University of Edinburgh as well. Follow him on Twitter @NickyHelfgott1.
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    NickyMay 29, 2025
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    Data shows Salah’s 2024/25 is the greatest EPL season ever

    Data shows Salah's 2024/25 is the greatest EPL season ever Mohamed Salah’s 2024/25 season is a statistical supernova, and with 29 goals and 18 assists, he tied the all-time Premier League single-season record of 47 goal involvements, set by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole. One more, and he would have…

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    Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates victory and the Premier League title following the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday April 27, 2025.
    NickyMay 26, 2025

    Premier League Season Review

    The 2024-25 Premier League season was a wild ride, a campaign that flipped expectations, broke dynasties, and delivered drama in spades. Liverpool stormed to their second Premier League title, matching Manchester United’s record of 20 top-flight crowns, while the usual suspects stumbled and new heroes emerged from unlikely corners. From…

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    Sunderland's Jobe Bellingham celebrates his second goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sunderland and Rotherham United at the Stadium Of Light, Sunderland on Saturday 19th August 2023.
    NickyMay 23, 2025
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    Championship Playoff Final Preview: The World’s Most Valuable Game

    The EFL Championship Playoff Final will see Wembley Stadium buzzing with 90,000 fans, the air thick with anticipation, and the stakes higher than a skyscraper. The final, often dubbed the “richest game in football,” is about to kick off, with Sheffield United and Sunderland battling for a golden ticket to…

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    BILBAO, SPAIN - MAY 21: Ruben Amorim, head coach of Manchester United, hugs to Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United during the Final UEFA Europa League football match played between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Manchester United at San Mames stadium on May 21, 2025, in Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain.
    NickyMay 23, 2025
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    What’s next for Manchester United?

    The San Mames Stadium in Bilbao was supposed to be the stage where Manchester United salvaged a season teetering on the edge of disaster. Instead, it became the scene of a gut-punch defeat, a 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final on May 21, 2025. Brennan Johnson’s…

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    STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - MAY 24: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United lifts the trophy during the UEFA Europa League Final match between Ajax and Manchester United at Friends Arena on May 24, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    NickyMay 21, 2025
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    Why it makes sense for the winner of the Europa League to enter the Champions League

    When a scrappy underdog, battered and bruised from a gruelling season, hoists the Europa League trophy under a shower of confetti, the fans roar, the players collapse in joyous exhaustion, and somewhere in the distance, a UEFA official is already booking their flight to the Champions League. It’s a tradition…

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    MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrates scoring his team's first goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between Manchester United and Real Sociedad de Futbol at Old Trafford on March 13, 2025 in Manchester, England.
    NickyMay 20, 2025
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    Europa League Final Preview: United take on Spurs in a thriller

    Buckle up, football fans, because the 2025 Europa League final is serving up a proper English blockbuster. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, two Premier League giants stumbling through a domestic campaign that’s been more soap opera than fairy tale, are set to collide at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao…

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