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A selection of FirstTouch's best football writing, brought to you by emerging journalists, collaborators, and fans.
Remember the name Samuel Chukwueze
Nigeria’s talent pool is growing to be the stuff of legend, evidence seen in young players like Samuel Chukwueze. The forward has been making a name for himself with Villareal in La Liga this season, leaving defenders for dead, and developing a taste for the goals as he has scored in all 3 of the competitions his side are participating in.
FT 2019 Preview: Competition heating up in the Spanish La Liga?
Contrary to assumed state of affairs, the Spanish La Liga title race could the toughest of all Europe’s top leagues this campaign. And quite a number of African stars are very much caught up in the thick of things. You do no want to miss it.
FT Pause Moment: Should "dummies" be considered as assists? Inspired by Suarez
FirstTouch’s Pause captures rare moments of the global game of football that inspires new thinking, laughter, controversies amongst many other things worth pausing for. This week, we feature Luis Suarez’s role in Barca’s 4-2 Champions League win over Tottenham. Could he be hinting at a development worth considering? Check it out.