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Scouting Portugal’s 2nd Division for a Matić Replacement

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N emanja Matić has been a top defensive midfielder shielding the defence and building up play over the past decade. He has served Manchester United well during his tenure at the club, but they will soon need to find a suitable successor for him as he is now 32 years old and past his best years. Even Chelsea had got in Kanté and Jorginho to replace Matic a year prior and after his departure to United. He has performed admirably for them over the past three seasons as a defensive midfielder shielding the back four of their defence . However, United have a lack of players like Matic who can perform his role effectively. Also, United only have two other first-team players who are defensive midfielders in Fred & McTominay, neither of whom are exceptional nor of a similar mould to Matic. Given that Matic has recently renewed his contract with Manchester United for three years till June 2023, I have assumed that they will keep him around for that time period. During this period, United
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Top Young Left-Footed Centre Backs, 2019-20

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Recently, there's been a lot of talk and interest around young left-footed centre backs. They seem to be precious, and top clubs like Manchester United have been strongly linked with them. 🔗🔁 So, I analysed all left-footed centre backs aged 27 or under, primarily using Wyscout, FBref/StatsBomb and watching a few videos. 🔢🎥 Gabriel (of Lille) and Benoit Badiashile (of AS Monaco), both who are unsurprisingly linked with United and Arsenal, stood out to me. I've compared them using a radar chart, taking relevant metrics with data obtained from Wyscout and FBref/StatsBomb. 📊 All the metrics other than PAdj Interceptions, which is adjusted per 30 minutes of opposition possession, are per 90 minutes. Also, all numbers are of successful attempts. For the minimum and max limits on the radar data visualisation, I took the numbers near the 5th and 95th percentile of the Big 5 European League Centre Backs. Signing either Gabriel or Badiashile would make sense for Man United as it se
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Sponsorship Strategy for a New Indian Entrant in Sports

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Sponsorship Strategy for a New Indian Entrant in Sports The Sports Sponsorship market in India witnessed another year of growth in 2019 with the value surpassing a never seen before Rs. 9,000 crores, an impressive growth of 17% over the value in 2018. The business of sports in India has seen a substantial Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.8% over the past decade. These facts and numbers show that the belief in and delivery of sports has been performing well and consistently growing.   (GroupM Media India Private Limited, 2020) The brand that I believe should invest in sports is Vedantu. It is an EdTech company having a live online learning and tutoring platform that enables flexible personalized learning by connecting students and teachers. Vedantu offers free courses from class 6 to class 12, free master class sessions, as well as premium, paid 1-on-1 classes from class 6 to class 12. (Vedantu, 2020) The name and logo of Vedantu symbolize a personalized knowledge ne
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