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 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.

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Friday, 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
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

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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 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.

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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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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.

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Monday, December 25, 2017

Messi deals with Madrid yet again as Barcelona look impregnable

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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.

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Friday, December 22, 2017

Football transfer rumours: Mario Balotelli to return to Manchester City?

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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

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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
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.

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Wednesday, 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)...

Monday, December 18, 2017

Police investigating racially aggravated assault on Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling

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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.

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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
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.

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Saturday, December 16, 2017

Everton v Swansea City: match preview

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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

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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...
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.

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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
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
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!

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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?

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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
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.

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. Former

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
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 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
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.

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Saturday, December 2, 2017

Leicester ace Riyad Mahrez changes agents

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Leicester ace Riyad Mahrez changes agents
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.

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Friday, 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
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.

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