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It's Game Week 2 in the English Premier League, and while it's still too early to form any meaningful narrative to the season, the usual script writers are slowly crafting the story of the season. Erik Ten Hag's Manchester United travel to Brighton, hoping to capitalise on their win last week. But the Seagulls won't make it easy, with the home fans ready to officially welcome their new, young manager, Fabian Hürzeler with rapturous support. Elsewhere, Unai Emery welcomes his old club, Arsenal, hoping to be their bogey team again this season. Can they do it? Our pundits give their thoughts on these matches, the soap opera at Chelsea, as well as look ahead to Malaysia's FA Cup Final this weekend between JDT and Selangor, on another episode of Just For Kicks for the new season!

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Erling Haaland's stats at Manchester City are nothing short of remarkable: 91 goals in 100 appearances. His latest contribution came at Stamford Bridge, where he opened the scoring in City's 2-0 victory over Chelsea, continuing their dominant form from last season. Meanwhile, Mo Salah reminded everyone why he’s still Liverpool's star, leading them to a 2-0 away win against newly-promoted Ipswich Town. Over at Old Trafford, Joshua Zirkee made a memorable debut with the decisive goal in Manchester United's fortunate 1-0 victory over Fulham. Bukayo Saka was the driving force behind Arsenal's commanding win over Wolves, while Everton stumbled out of the gate, suffering a 3-0 drubbing at home against Brighton & Hove Albion. All this and more, reviewed this week on Just For Kicks.

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Just For Kicks returns on the eve of the new Premier League season, with the usual early season hope and optimism of wonderful, fantastic high-quality football, and pulsating matches all year long. Kam Raslan and our usual lineup of pundits look ahead to the season and preview what lies ahead for the usual challengers, pretenders and newcomers alike. We then turn our attention to Game Week 1, analysing the businesses done by clubs across the league and what their chances are this weekend, including the big match up between Enzo Maresca, making his competitive debut as the new Chelsea manager, and Pep Guardiola, aiming for his fifth straight Premier League title with Man City. All these, and more, on another exciting episode for the new 2024/25 season of Just For Kicks!

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A simple swipe of the foot from substitute Mikel Oyarzabal in the 86th minute was enough to give Spain a record-breaking fourth European Championship with a 2-1 win over England. 100% record for Spain winning seven games in the tournament, with the 15 goals they scored a new tournament record, surpassing the 14 scored by France in 1984. England on the other hand, rue another chance to score a major championship - would've been their first since the 1966 World Cup. The boys review that final and look at the tournament as a whole, on our Just For Kicks European edition curtain closer. 

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The battle to be the champions of Europe has reached its pinnacle, with the team of the tournament so far and three-time champions Spain facing England in the final. The Three Lions' journey to the final was rocky, but they showed grit and resilience against the Netherlands, with Ollie Watkins the unexpected hero. So, who will come out on top on the 15th of July in Berlin? Tune in to hear our pundits' thoughts on the final, as well as the overall tournament. They will also preview the Copa America final between Argentina and Columbia. All these, and more, only on another special episode of Just For Kicks!

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The summer football action continues in the Euros, with 8 teams now looking to slug it out. Spain vs Germany is the first match of the quarter final, and what a match up it's looking to be! Our pundits try their best to pick who's going to win this one as well as share their thoughts on whether England can finally get it going against Switzerland. They also share their picks of the other quarter final ties, and take a slight tangent to talk a bit about goalkeepers, after Mert Gunok's ridiculous save for Turkey against Austria in the round of 16. All these, and more, including a quick Copa America chat, only on another special episode of Just For Kicks!

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With just 86 seconds left on the clock, Jude Bellingham saved England with a spectacular overhead kick, followed by Harry Kane's header in the first minute of extra time, sending England through to the quarter-finals of the European Championship. Was it Southgate's strategic masterclass or a stroke of luck? Meanwhile, Spain dispatched Georgia 4-1, setting up a last-eight clash with hosts Germany, while Italy's lethargy came back to bite them as Switzerland brushed past to book their place in the next round. All that and more on this week's Euro edition of Just For Kicks!

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Just like that, we're now down to 16 teams trying their very best to be crowned European champions. Some teams went through with style and gusto, much to the admiration of many, like Austria and Georgia, while some teams slogged their way through, like England. Bob Holmes, Dez Corkhill and Keeshaanan Sundaresan join Kam Raslan to analyse England's abysmal performances so far, and look ahead to the round of 16 of the European Championship, featuring tasty matchups. We unpack the potential permutations of these matches, and more, on another episode of Just For Kicks!

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The Scots huffed and puffed, but a last minute swing of the foot from Hungarian Kevin Csoboth was enough to send Scotland packing from the Euros' Championship. Not without controversy, Scotland had a huge penalty shout waved away when Stuart Armstrong was taken out in the box, which left Steve Clarke fuming on the touchline & in the tunnel. However, their tournament stats are damning - managing to secure only one point, with no shots on target in three out of the six halves played, scoring just two goals. One of which was an unusual own goal. Maybe next time.

Elsewhere, Portugal put three in the Turkish net as Os Navegadores look to secure the top spot in Group F with one game remaining v Czechia. Speaking of the Czechs, a Patrik Schick goal cancelled out Georgian Georges Mikautadze's first-half penalty in what was an end-to-end affair in Hamburg. We review all that and more on this Euros edition of JFK.

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The second round of the group matches in the European Championship is currently underway and results are getting more interesting. Tournament favourites England stumbled against Denmark with a humbling 1-1 draw, and that result has gotten a lot of people talking about tactics, player selection and many more. We join in on the conversation to predict England's chances moving forward. Spain, meanwhile, showed their pedigree by dominating Italy and topping their tough group along the way. We dissect these matches, and look ahead to more football this weekend, on this special episode of Just For Kicks!

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