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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Crystal Palace boss Hodgson: These players can test Man City
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Crystal Palace boss Hodgson: These players can test Man City
Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson insists they won't lay down against Manchester City.
Hodgson will not ask his team to sit back when Pep Guardiola's runaway leaders visit Selhurst Park on Sunday in search of a 19th successive Premier League win although he fears it might lead to a heavy beating.
Read more on Tribal FootballFriday, December 29, 2017
Sam Allardyce: Everton need a 'front man' in transfer window
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Sam Allardyce: Everton need a 'front man' in transfer window
Everton manager Sam Allardyce says they are "actively looking" for a front man in the January transfer window.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Charlton owner in takeover talks as CEO Katrien Meire steps down
Football | The Guardian
Charlton owner in takeover talks as CEO Katrien Meire steps down
• Roland Duchâtelet says ‘various interested parties’ in negotiations
• Charlton have been owned by Belgian since 2014
• Charlton have been owned by Belgian since 2014
Charlton owner Roland Duchâtelet has revealed the club are in takeover talks with “various interested parties”.
Duchâtelet made the announcement on the club’s official website when confirming the club’s out-going chief executive officer Katrien Meire will not be replaced.
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton: Premier League – live!
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Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton: Premier League – live!
Live Premier League updates from the 12.30pm kick-off at Wembley
Harry Kane eyeing Alan Shearer’s goals record
Premier League fans’ half-time verdict – part 1: Arsenal to Liverpool
Premier League fans’ half-time verdict - part 2: Man City to West Ham
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Harry Kane eyeing Alan Shearer’s goals record
Premier League fans’ half-time verdict – part 1: Arsenal to Liverpool
Premier League fans’ half-time verdict - part 2: Man City to West Ham
Email Simon or tweet: @Simon_Burnton
12.38pm GMT
8 mins: Now Spurs have the ball in the net, but Eriksen was offside. The home side are massively dominant at the moment.
12.36pm GMT
6 mins: And another! Southampton give the ball away in midfield and Alli runs forward, passes to Eriksen to his right, and the low cross is prodded wide by Kane at the near post.
Continue reading...Monday, December 25, 2017
Messi deals with Madrid yet again as Barcelona look impregnable
Football | The Guardian
Messi deals with Madrid yet again as Barcelona look impregnable
Though the season is only at its halfway point, the title looks certain to return to the Nou Camp
Leo Messi ended the clásico in a state of undress again but it was Real Madrid who had been stripped bare. At the very end of the last Madrid-Barça, Messi stood to the left of the goal at the north end of the Santiago Bernabéu, shirt off and held up for all to see; at the very end of the latest Madrid-Barça, exactly eight months later and a little over eight metres away, he lay on the grass to the right of the goal at the north end of the Santiago Bernabéu, boot off and abandoned, unseen at first. Then, as now, Barcelona had just scored the third, only now he had given it instead of getting it: another visit, another victory, and maybe this time a title too. If then there was hope, ultimately unfulfilled, this time there is expectation.
A gigantic banner had welcomed the players on to the pitch dreaming of a “White Christmas” but those celebrating it were mostly wearing red and blue. Messi was wearing red and blue and, it was now revealed, white. In the last minute, he ran at Marcelo. The challenge saw him lose his boot but not his balance and, dashing to the line, sports sock exposed, the Brazilian tumbling behind him, he pulled it back for Vidal, slipping to the floor as he went. As Vidal’s shot squirmed under Keylor Navas and over the line, he got up and ran to the scorer, leaping into his arms. Camera shutters clicked and when their pictures were developed handy circles superimposed over his sock showed everyone what they had missed. Ivan Rakitic arrived with the boot and as they broke Sergio Busquets drew near and, grinning, had a word in his ear.
Continue reading...Sunday, December 24, 2017
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Friday, December 22, 2017
Football transfer rumours: Mario Balotelli to return to Manchester City?
Football | The Guardian
Football transfer rumours: Mario Balotelli to return to Manchester City?
Today’s fluff is feeling festive
Pep Guardiola is helping Raheem Sterling to fulfil his potential, no doubt
about that. The same goes for John Stones. He has even turned Fabian Delph and Sergio Agüero into better players, which, for different reasons, didn’t seem possible. But still, like Guardiola himself, the Mill demands more. We’re not going to claim Guardiola will remain an unproven managerial talent until he guides, say, Chesterfield to League Two glory, but we would like to see how he copes when faced with a really challenging puzzle, all the same. Let’s see him, for instance, turn Mario Balotelli into the world beater he has occasionally hinted at becoming.
Related: Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Continue reading...Thursday, December 21, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Italian agent slams AC Milan fans for Donnarumma treatment
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EXCLUSIVE: Italian agent slams AC Milan fans for Donnarumma treatment
AC Milan supporters were out of order for their treatment of Gianliugi Donnarumma, prominent Italian football agent Carlo Volpi has told Tribalfootball.
The 18-year-old goalkeeper, recently linked with a move to PSG, was abused by the club's ultras during Milan's 3-0 win over Verona.
Read more on Tribal FootballWednesday, December 20, 2017
OnScene: ESPN FC's updates from Real Madrid vs. Barcelona
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OnScene: ESPN FC's updates from Real Madrid vs. Barcelona
Alejandro Moreno explains why Lionel Messi will be the X-factor in El Clasico after a difficult match against Deportivo.
ESPN FC is "OnScene" at the world's biggest club football game: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, which kicks off on Dec. 23 at 12 p.m. GMT / 7 a.m. ET.
Barcelona go into this weekend's Clasico with a six-point lead at the top of the La Liga and an 11 point lead over Madrid, albeit having played a game more... But a Madrid win (after their success at the Club World Cup) would open up the title race again.
Here's all the latest buildup from the ESPN team and our correspondents Sam Marsden (Barcelona)...Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Monday, December 18, 2017
Police investigating racially aggravated assault on Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling
Football | The Guardian
Police investigating racially aggravated assault on Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling
• Forward allegedly kicked and racially abused before victory over Tottenham
• Greater Manchester police say they are treating incident as a ‘hate crime’
Greater Manchester police are investigating an incident of alleged racially aggravated assault on Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling at the weekend.
The Telegraph claims the forward was allegedly kicked and racially abused as he arrived at City’s Etihad Campus on Saturday morning ahead of their 4-1 victory over Tottenham, when Sterling scored twice.
Continue reading...Sunday, December 17, 2017
Man Utd ponder slapping in bid for Bordeaux striker Malcom
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Man Utd ponder slapping in bid for Bordeaux striker Malcom
Bordeaux striker Malcom has popped up on the radar of Manchester United.
Malcom is under consideration for next month's market.
Read more on Tribal FootballSaturday, December 16, 2017
Everton v Swansea City: match preview
Football | The Guardian
Everton v Swansea City: match preview
Five games without defeat have elevated Everton’s position and mood under Sam Allardyce and with Yannick Bolasie available for the first time in 12 months, the new manager’s options are improving too. How Paul Clement could do with a similar turnaround. Swansea remain bottom of the table following a lesson by Manchester City, although they are not the only team to suffer that fate this season, and have not won away in the league since August. Their recent home win over West Bromwich Albion, however, demonstrates there can be no complacency at Goodison Park. Andy Hunter
Kick-off Monday 8pm
Continue reading...Friday, December 15, 2017
Man Utd chief Butt: The next challenge Angel Gomes must meet...
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Man Utd chief Butt: The next challenge Angel Gomes must meet...
Manchester United academy chief Nicky Butt has revealed they have a career path mapped out for Angel Gomes.
Gomes penned a new deal with United this week.
Read more on Tribal FootballThursday, December 14, 2017
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Stoke City: Mark Hughes 'more than happy' with performance in loss at Burnley
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Stoke City: Mark Hughes 'more than happy' with performance in loss at Burnley
Mark Hughes says Stoke City will 'win more games than we lose' if his side maintain the form they showed at Burnley.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Stoke fans confront players after heavy defeat at Spurs
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Stoke fans confront players after heavy defeat at Spurs
Angry Stoke fans confront the players at the town's railway station as they travel home from a 5-1 defeat by Tottenham at Wembley.
Monday, December 11, 2017
Europa League: round of 32 draw – live!
Football | The Guardian
Europa League: round of 32 draw – live!
Updates from the Europa League round of 32 draw, 12pm start (GMT)Champions League last 16 draw: Real Madrid face PSG and Juve v SpursAnd feel free to email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton
12.07pm GMT
“It would take a very brave person to predict with any certainty the two teams that will be taking part in the final,” he adds. This is true.
12.07pm GMT
“It’s the most European competition,” he says. This reminds me of the time I bought a carton of orange juice from a popular supermarket chain that said it was “now even juicier!”. How is that even possible? What’s juicier than juice?
Continue reading...Sunday, December 10, 2017
Best of Mohun Bagan's I-League century
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Best of Mohun Bagan's I-League century
Jeje Lalpekhlua was the star performer in Bagan's 2-0 win against Pune FC in 2015.
Mohun Bagan became the second club after East Bengal to complete a century of wins in the I-League after a 5-0 win against Churchill Brothers on Sunday. Here's a look at their five best wins across seasons:
A Jeje special
2-0 vs. Pune FC | Pune, April 2015
Bagan and defending champions Bengaluru FC (BFC) were leading a pack of five teams that were in contention for the 2014-15 I-League title. Bagan travelled to Pune after suffering their first loss of the season, away to Wahingdoh just a week before....Saturday, December 9, 2017
UK snow: Aintree & Chepstow racing on but Scottish football affected
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UK snow: Aintree & Chepstow racing on but Scottish football affected
Saturday's racing at Aintree, Sandown and Chepstow is going ahead despite weather warnings for icy and snowy conditions across large parts of the UK.
Friday, December 8, 2017
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Wojciech Szczesny: I want Juventus to win a big game in England
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Wojciech Szczesny: I want Juventus to win a big game in England
Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny says he hopes to face a Premier League side in the Champions League's round of 16.
FormerWednesday, December 6, 2017
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Clattenburg took a 'gamble too far' in Spurs game - Gallagher
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Clattenburg took a 'gamble too far' in Spurs game - Gallagher
"Maverick" Mark Clattenburg's handling of Tottenham's game at Chelsea in May 2016 was "a gamble too far", says ex-top-flight official Dermot Gallagher.
Monday, December 4, 2017
Tottenham v West Ham: Fixture moved to 4 January for safety reasons
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Tottenham v West Ham: Fixture moved to 4 January for safety reasons
Tottenham's New Year's Eve game against West Ham at Wembley is moved to 4 January because of safety concerns.
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Wrighty: Liverpool boss Klopp antics upsetting rival managers
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Wrighty: Liverpool boss Klopp antics upsetting rival managers
Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is upsetting rival managers.
The German oversaw a stunning 5-1 win at Brighton yesterday, with wantaway star Philippe Coutinho the star of the show, scoring once and providing three assists.
Read more on Tribal FootballSaturday, December 2, 2017
Leicester ace Riyad Mahrez changes agents
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Leicester ace Riyad Mahrez changes agents
Leicester City ace Riyad Mahrez has changed agents.
The Algeria international, who made a transfer request last summer, has joined Sports Invest.
Read more on Tribal FootballFriday, December 1, 2017
Ex-Liverpool winger Riera on Benitez and THAT radio interview
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Ex-Liverpool winger Riera on Benitez and THAT radio interview
Former Liverpool midfielder Albert Riera has spoken if his bust-up with Rafa Benitez at Anfield.
Riera angered the now Newcastle United manager with a critical outburst on Spanish radio seven years ago.
Read more on Tribal FootballThursday, November 30, 2017
Gianfranco Zola: ‘Who was wilder out of Maradona and Asprilla? Tino by miles’
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Gianfranco Zola: ‘Who was wilder out of Maradona and Asprilla? Tino by miles’
The former Napoli, Parma and Chelsea forward discusses his old team-mates, managing West Ham and a six-hour helicopter trip to try a new ice cream
Gianfranco Zola still keeps an eye out for West Ham United. It is nine years since the club gave him his first management opportunity and seven since they took it away in the summer of 2010. In total he led the club through 73 Premier League games, only 14 fewer than Slaven Bilic before the Croat was fired earlier this month and replaced by David Moyes.
That might be where the similarities end. “I cannot compare my experience to his,” says Zola. “I believe they are completely different. But I understand what he’s been through. Every manager, when things don’t go well, they feel bad about it. That, unfortunately, is our job.”
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 29, 2017
DONE DEAL: Alan Pardew 'thrilled' to be West Brom manager; names John Carver No2
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DONE DEAL: Alan Pardew 'thrilled' to be West Brom manager; names John Carver No2
West Brom have named Alan Pardew as new manager.
Pardew, a former Premier League manager with West Ham, Newcastle and Crystal Palace, has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Read more on Tribal FootballTuesday, November 28, 2017
Spanish expert: Man Utd boss Mourinho will not accept Griezmann rejection
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Spanish expert: Man Utd boss Mourinho will not accept Griezmann rejection
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has made Atletico Madrid attacker Antoine Griezmann a priority 2018 transfer target.
Griezmann resisted a move to United last summer, but is now open to a deal with Atletico free to buy his replacement in January.
Read more on Tribal FootballMonday, November 27, 2017
Vincenzo Montella: AC Milan sack coach & place Gennaro Gattuso in charge
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Vincenzo Montella: AC Milan sack coach & place Gennaro Gattuso in charge
AC Milan sack Vincenzo Montella and place their former midfielder Gennaro Gattuso in charge of the first team.
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Can Motherwell cause League Cup final upset? Team news, stats and quotes
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Can Motherwell cause League Cup final upset? Team news, stats and quotes
Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Scottish League Cup game between Motherwell and Celtic.
Saturday, November 25, 2017
‘All you need in a leader’: Sean Dyche’s stock keeps rising at Burnley
Football | The Guardian
‘All you need in a leader’: Sean Dyche’s stock keeps rising at Burnley
Burnley go into Sunday’s meeting with Arsenal level on points with Arsène Wenger’s side and those who have worked for and alongside their manager are in no doubt about his qualities
When Everton sacked Ronald Koeman on 23 October Sean Dyche was instantly cited among the favourites to replace him at Goodison Park. A month later the club are still without a permanent manager yet the speculation surrounding Dyche’s future has not proved a distraction. Burnley are up to seventh in the Premier League, four points ahead of eighth-placed Watford at the start of the weekend, and on Sunday face an Arsenal side who are ahead only on goal difference.
Twenty-two points after 12 matches is a fine return. Dyche’s side have just recorded three consecutive victories – a club record in the Premier League – and if it appears curious to some that Everton appear to have decided against Dyche, Burnley will hardly care. His ability to maintain focus and reel off those three wins on the bounce shows a key attribute: the level of control he commands over Burnley.
Continue reading...Friday, November 24, 2017
Marouane Fellaini suing New Balance for £2m over ‘defective’ boots
Football | The Guardian
Marouane Fellaini suing New Balance for £2m over ‘defective’ boots
• Manchester United player says kit man had to steam and stretch boots
• New Balance says it sent new boots and Fellaini said they were ‘perfect’
• Mourinho fears Fellaini could leave United as contract talks drag on
• New Balance says it sent new boots and Fellaini said they were ‘perfect’
• Mourinho fears Fellaini could leave United as contract talks drag on
A high court judge may have to examine a series of WhatsApp messages if asked to rule on a row over Marouane Fellaini’s boots.
The Manchester United midfielder says the sportswear giant New Balance provided “defective quality” boots which had to be “steamed and stretched” by a club kit man before he could wear them.
Continue reading...Thursday, November 23, 2017
The Joy of Six: unlikely football career twilights
Football | The Guardian
The Joy of Six: unlikely football career twilights
From Micky Quinn’s eventful Greek swansong to Socrates’s freezing cold cameo in north Yorkshire, via Johan Cruyff sticking it to Ajax, George Best and more
It is hard to imagine a striker as typically old-school as Micky Quinn choosing to broaden his horizons. He was a burly scouser, his nickname was “Sumo” because of his wobbly midriff and he was unashamedly fond of a pie and pint. So how was it that he ended up seeing out his career in northern Greece with PAOK Thessaloniki aged 33? “They offered me twice as much money as I’d been earning for just one season in Greece.” Ah. He also wanted to carry on playing after being released by Coventry and had received very few offers in England despite having been prolific pretty much everywhere he played. His signing was seen as a coup in the Greek Super League. The club met him with garlands off the flight and hundreds of fans turned up to roar their approval as he stepped off the plane with eyes agog. That was as good as it got.
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Jordan Henderson: Don’t blame defence for Liverpool’s Sevilla collapse
Football | The Guardian
Jordan Henderson: Don’t blame defence for Liverpool’s Sevilla collapse
• ‘We let ourselves down … we stopped playing,’ says Liverpool captain
• Henderson blames failure to maintain supply line to Mané, Firmino and Salah
• Henderson blames failure to maintain supply line to Mané, Firmino and Salah
Jordan Henderson has insisted Liverpool’s defending was not the principal cause of their alarming collapse against Sevilla but conceded Jürgen Klopp’s team “let themselves down” in the Champions League.
Liverpool missed the chance to qualify for the knockout stage as group winners with a game to spare after squandering a three-goal interval lead in Andalusia on Tuesday. Alberto Moreno was withdrawn against his former club having erred for Sevilla’s first two goals, scored by Wissam Ben Yedder, while Guido Pizarro equalised in the 93rd minute when Liverpool failed to clear a corner.
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Oumar Niasse: Everton striker charged for dive against Crystal Palace
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Oumar Niasse: Everton striker charged for dive against Crystal Palace
Everton striker Oumar Niasse becomes the first Premier League player to be charged by the FA for "successful deception of a match official".
Monday, November 20, 2017
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
Poyet: Chelsea midfielder Kante better than Casemiro, Busquets
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Poyet: Chelsea midfielder Kante better than Casemiro, Busquets
Former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet has declared N'Golo Kante as the best in the world.
Poyet says it's no surprise Chelsea defeated Manchester United last week with Kante back in the XI.
Read more on Tribal FootballWednesday, November 15, 2017
Australia qualify for fourth World Cup in a row
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Australia qualify for fourth World Cup in a row
Australia qualify for their fourth successive World Cup as they see off a physical Honduras 3-1 at Stadium Australia.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Mutiny on the bench symbolic of Italy’s swift decline under Ventura | Paolo Bandini
Football | The Guardian
Mutiny on the bench symbolic of Italy’s swift decline under Ventura | Paolo Bandini
Azzurri manager’s stubborn refusal to utilise Lorenzo Insigne of Napoli from bench in goalless draw against Sweden condemned the four-time World Cup winners to miss out on finals for first time since 1958
Apocalypse, how? The Italian Football Federation’s president, Carlo Tavecchio, had defined the prospect of missing out on the 2018 World Cup as a disaster of biblical proportions. Now the worst has come to pass, the Azzurri failing to qualify for the first time in 60 years after losing their playoff with Sweden. All that remains for a proud football nation is to analyse where it went wrong.
A partial answer could be found on the pitch at San Siro. Italy dominated Sweden with more than 75% of possession, yet lacked the subtlety to unpick a packed defence: pumping endless crosses into a penalty area where their opponents held a clear height advantage. A lack of nuance in the final third has been an ongoing problem for a team that has scored just three times in its last six competitive fixtures.
Continue reading...Monday, November 13, 2017
Brighton captain Bruno: Knockaert and I good for eachother
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Brighton captain Bruno: Knockaert and I good for eachother
Brighton & Hove Albion captain Bruno admits he's enjoying his partnership with Anthony Knockaert.
The right-wing duo have featured together in seven of Albion's previous nine Premier League games.
Read more on Tribal FootballSunday, November 12, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Which Premier League club has toughest Christmas schedule?
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Which Premier League club has toughest Christmas schedule?
Each Premier League team plays four games over the Christmas period, but how much recovery time do they have?
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