Lionel Messi’s final World Cup wasn’t just the end of an extraordinary career on football’s biggest stage. It marked the closing chapter of the childhood many of us grew up alongside. The man who made us fall in love with the game came face to face not just with a superior Spanish side but with the sands of time.
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Last night saw Gerard Piqué bring down the curtain on his career after 15 years at FC Barcelona. Piqué has always been vocal both on and off the field, a fierce defender of the club he loves so much and a target for critics in Catalonia and Spain, Marking The Spot explores why he called time now and celebrates Mr. Barcelona.
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It is often said football shirt sales alone will pay for a player’s transfer fee but is this actually true or is it pure fiction. The summer transfer window of 2021 saw an huge number of high profile transfers with many articles suggesting jerseys alone would cover the costs. Marking The Spot has done some digging to separate fact from fiction.
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As the football world continues to digest the news Lionel Messi will no longer play for his beloved FC Barcelona I have taken the time to reflect on what his departure means to me a lifelong fan of both Messi and Barca. I attempt to describe the pain in my heart through words.
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AC Monza is attracting growing attention as some familiar faces of Italian football aim to take the club from the wilderness to the Serie A for the first time. Monza is a club on the rise and Marking The Spot has examined the men behind the ambitious project.
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