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Jordan Nobbs Talks 2019 World Cup at StockX Shoot

Football can be a cruel old game. But with every door that closes, another opens, as Arsenal’s Jordan Nobbs has discovered recently. For despite the heartbreak of missing out on actually playing in the World Cup in France this summer, she’ll still be there, taking her place in front of the camera as part of the BBC’s pundit team.

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Jess Kohl At The 2019 Women's UCL Final In Budapest

The rapid growth of women’s football is opening avenues to people who otherwise may never have found a connection with the game. One such person is Jess Kohl, a creative mind who likes to put the focus on those who may not usually garner such attention.

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Serge Gnabry For SoccerBible Magazine Issue 12

It was all so unexpected. Not the fact that Serge Gnabry attended his first press conference in July 2018 as a Bayern Munich player. Nor the fact that the forward had torn up the Bundesliga the season before at Werder Bremen, having previously failed to break into a West Brom team under Tony Pulis. “He just hasn’t been, for me, at that level to play the games,” said Pulis in 2015. Gnabry returned to the Emirates early, in Jan 2016, after a total of 12 Prem minutes and two League Cup games.

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adidas Design Director Inigo Turner Talks Juventus 2019/20 Home Shirt

Embracing the tradition of a club while implementing a fresh slice of modern movement, all while trying to appease fans, players and club officials alike? That’s the challenge that was faced by the adidas design team when reinventing the iconic Juventus bianconeri shirt for the 2019/20 season.

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From Bromma To Brighton: Talking With Viktor Gyökeres And Amanda Nildén

Viktor Gyökeres and Amanda Nildén are on a similar path in the world of football – having cut their teeth at IF Brommapojkarna in Sweden, both are now looking to establish themselves on English shores with Brighton and Hove Albion. But Bromma still holds a special place in their hearts, as we found out when we sat down to speak with them recently.

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Matteo Guendouzi For SoccerBible Magazine Issue 12

Matteo Guendouzi’s arrival from Lorient last summer drew little attention, with the main question on pundits’ lips being whether or not the 19 year-old would be part of the senior setup. Few would have predicted that, only eight months later, he’d be a key component in the Gunners’ revamped midfield. But then, few have met him.

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Bernardo Silva Talks Title Celebrations, Guardiola's Standards & FA Cup Final

To stand out in a team full of world class superstars takes something extra special, but ask any Manchester City fan this season to pick out a player who epitomises the talent, work rate and intensity of Pep Guardiola's squad and the name Bernardo Silva will be mentioned. As the midfielder looks to cap off the season with a domestic treble we sat down with him for a catch up.

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Everyone You Know For SoccerBible Magazine Issue 12

Many of the musicians we interview talk about making music that’s relatable, that represents real life. For brothers Harvey Kirkby and Rhys Kirkby-Cox, aka Everyone You Know, that’s not the constant, prickling tension of inner-city London, it’s the day-to-day meanderings of its sleepier suburbs. Family. Friends. Footy. Fashion.

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Timothy Weah For SoccerBible Magazine Issue 12

New York. Paris. Glasgow. Even among the often zig-zagging flight paths of footballers’ careers, Tim Weah’s route to the top stands out as an interesting one. Speak to him though, as we did for SoccerBible Magazine Issue 12, and any uncertainty about the American’s direction of travel immediately fades away.

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Edgar Davids Talks Style & Being A Pioneer Of Street Football Fashion

Looking to bridge the gap between sport and lifestyle since his early playing days, Edgar Davids is a man who has always been ahead of the game. A pioneer of street soccer fashion, the Dutchman was one of the first to go against the convention of performance and lifestyle clothing being two separate entities, creating street soccer fashion label Monta Soccer in 1999.

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Reiss Nelson For SoccerBible Magazine Issue 12

For SoccerBible Magazine Issue 12 we caught up Reiss Nelson, a player with the world at his feet. When a move away from Arsenal was mooted in the summer of 2018, he could have gone anywhere. Real Madrid and Monaco were reportedly interested in a permanent deal, while several Premier League clubs would have snapped him up on loan. Instead, he chose to follow the example of his best friend – Jadon Sancho – and head to the Bundesliga.

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Ethan Ampadu For SoccerBible Magazine Issue 12

From Exeter to Chelsea via Wales with a little bit of Ghana sprinkled in for good measure. It’s fair to say that at 18 years of age, Ethan Ampadu’s footballing journey so far has been anything but standard, as we found out when we caught up with him for SoccerBible Magazine issue 12 'Coming Thru'.

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Megan Rapinoe Talks World Cup Memories, Unity & France 2019

We've been doing this gig for a long time now; we've sat down with hundreds of footballers, from the young and eager to the experienced and uninterested, but rarely have we met a footballer so articulate, positively inspiring and honest as Megan Rapinoe. The USWNT World Cup Winner has a real presence and a real influence. Always spearheading a movement for change and striding for better, we sit down with her at Nike's WWC19 Innovation Event in Paris.

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Coming Thru | Phil Foden On Football, Fishing & Stockport Roots

Returning to roots that helped hone his game, we travel back to Stockport with Manchester City's Phil Foden to find out a little more about this star on the break through. Strolling the streets of his humble beginnings, we followed the Manchester City protégé around the neighbourhood that made him who he is. 

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Sergi Roberto Talks La Masia, Barcelona & Living His Dream

Having grown up in Barcelona, Sergi Roberto is only too familiar with the running culture that is ingrained in the city. From fun runs to Marathons, there are events and running clubs available to suit all levels and abilities. But for Roberto, running is obviously a key part of his profession, and the recent release of the Nike Barcelona Epic React Flyknit 2 is right up his street, or training ground.

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Sam Kerr Talks Matildas, Captaincy & Progression at Nike Paris WWC19 Event

She'll be leading out her nation at the 2019 World Cup this summer, but right now Sam Kerr is sitting in front of us after leading a powerful movement for women's football. Just moments earlier Kerr was standing on stage alongside 26 of her opponents as Nike launched their World Cup kits. On days like this, these girls are on the same team, a united force in pushing women's football forward. However, that'll be a very different story come the summer. 

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