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Is Morocco ready to co-host the 2030 World Cup? Afcon indicates yes | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 12 Jan 2026
The Africa Cup of Nations has been a brilliant display for a continent carrying no doubt about quality on the pitch ... Is a World Cup win for Africa any closer than it was half a century ago? ... ....
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Salah inspires Egypt with energy recalling golden generation to evoke recent history | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 11 Jan 2026
Liverpool forward will face his former teammate Sadio Mané in Afcon semi against Senegal after arguably the Pharaohs’ best performance since 2008. It is a long time since Egypt had a night this good ... ....
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Premier League’s warped economics make £65m fee for Semenyo a snip | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 03 Jan 2026
Price tag for winger’s move to Manchester City would make headlines in any other country but not in England. Antoine Semenyo, it seems likely, will soon join Manchester City from Bournemouth for a fee of £65m ... The fee feels about right. Semenyo is 25.
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Monolithic belief of Guardiolismo has fractured in new era for tactics | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 27 Dec 2025
The old ways are over and nobody is entirely sure what is to follow but football revolutions once experienced are never forgotten ... Or at least that was how it seemed in October ... ....
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Morgan Rogers’ golden spell spearheads Aston Villa’s most unlikely title charge | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 22 Dec 2025
England forward’s brilliance is proving difficult to stop but Unai Emery will surely not be able to keep relying on him every time ... ....
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Emery’s aspiring Aston Villa must shrug off United hoodoo to become contenders | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 20 Dec 2025
Inferiority complex has cost them before, but Premier League’s comeback kings have the character and spirit to step up. On 20 October 2022, Aston Villa lost 3-0 at Fulham and Steven Gerrard was sacked ... It’s not just Emery, of course ... ....
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Estêvão outshines Lamine Yamal to show why he is Chelsea’s rare diamond | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 26 Nov 2025
Brazilian teenager’s goal in win against Barcelona was a classic and the winger could end up as one of the very best. Everything Lamine Yamal does oozes quality ... He plays on the balls of his feet, always alert, always able to go either way ... ....
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Explosive ending cannot mask flaws of Tottenham and Manchester United | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 08 Nov 2025
This match was as dismal as last season’s Europa League final and in a routine league game nerves are no excuse. Never underestimate the haplessness of this Manchester United ... ....
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Granby hires interim football coach Jonathan Wilson to lead program

Daily Press 05 Nov 2025
Jonathan Wilson has been named Granby High’s permanent football coach after leading the Comets for the past month on an interim basis ... “Jonathan Wilson has the passion, experience, and vision to ...
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Premier League has turned a tactical corner but set-play trend will surely fade | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 01 Nov 2025
More than 40 goals in the Premier League have come from corners already this season – is this the new orthodoxy?. A ball played in behind Conor Bradley for Kevin Schade to chase. Giorgi Mamardashvili leaves his goal and sidefoots into touch ... ....
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Arne Slot’s Liverpool tactical shifting is gambling on more Wirtz and less Salah | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 18 Oct 2025
Winning the Premier League means the Dutchman can ride out the setbacks after making radical changes to his gameplan ... ....
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Why there is no such thing as a perfect football tactic | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 13 Oct 2025
Sign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here ... This is an extract from Soccer with Jonathan Wilson, a weekly look from the Guardian US at the game in Europe and beyond ... Have a question for Jonathan? ...
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Aston Villa must stop crying foul and focus on the Europa League instead | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian 11 Oct 2025
There is no grand PSR conspiracy against Unai Emery’s side. They should be challenging Newcastle or Tottenham for fifth ... ....
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