Saturday, March 31, 2018

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso declares Spurs clash 'absolute must win'

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Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso declares Spurs clash 'absolute must win'
Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso declares Spurs clash 'absolute must win'

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso sees their clash with Tottenham as a must win in the top four race.

Alonso will not let go of his belief the Blues could still mount a late-season charge without victory in that game - but admits they will be up against it.

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Stoke boss tells Ibrahim Afellay to stay away from the club - report

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Stoke boss tells Ibrahim Afellay to stay away from the club - report
Ibrahim Afellay has not featured for Stoke since December. Stoke City midfielder Ibrahim Afellay has been told to stay away from the club by manager Paul Lambert, the Daily Telegraph has reported. Lambert has informed former Barcelona player Afellay that he is not welcome to train with the club, who have seven games left in which to rescue their Premier League status. The Telegraph reported that Lambert had become frustrated by Afellay's attitude in training. The manager is being backed in his decision by the Stoke hierarchy, with Afellay's representatives...

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Bobby Ferguson: Former Ipswich Town manager dies aged 80

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Bobby Ferguson: Former Ipswich Town manager dies aged 80
Bobby Ferguson: Former Ipswich Town manager dies aged 80
Former Ipswich Town manager Bobby Ferguson, who also worked under Sir Bobby Robson at the club, dies at the age of 80.

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

English football now ahead of 'struggling' Italy - Gianfranco Zola

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English football now ahead of 'struggling' Italy - Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola has said English football is ahead of the Italian game as the two nations prepare to meet in a friendly at Wembley

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Police arrest 100 England supporters in Amsterdam before Netherlands friendly

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Police arrest 100 England supporters in Amsterdam before Netherlands friendly
One hundred England fans were arrested in Amsterdam on Friday after trouble ahead of a friendly against Netherlands. England won the match

Friday, March 23, 2018

Sports quiz of the week: England v Netherlands, Gareth Bale and meat

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Sports quiz of the week: England v Netherlands, Gareth Bale and meat

Who hit the heights in London? Who scored at Wembley? And who collapsed?

Related: José Mourinho or Donald Trump: who said it?

Ronald Koeman begins his tenure as the Netherlands manager against England at Wembley this weekend. In which year did Koeman score the winning goal in a European Cup final at Wembley?

1988

1990

1992

1994

What was the score the last time England played the Netherlands in a competitive fixture?

England 0-1 Netherlands

England 4-1 Netherlands

England 2-3 Netherlands

England 1-3 Netherlands

What happened for only the third time in rugby union history?

England lost a three games in a row

Ireland won a grand slam

Romania qualified for a Rugby World Cup

Italy beat Scotland

Which team finished second in the Six Nations?

England

France

Ireland

Italy

Scotland

Wales

Which player scored the most points in the tournament?

Jacob Stockdale

Maxime Machenaud

Owen Farrell

Johnny Sexton

Gareth Bale scored his 27th, 28th and 29th goals for Wales against China this week to become his country’s all-time leading goalscorer. Whose record did he break?

Ryan Giggs

John Charles

Mark Hughes

Ian Rush

Complete this sequence: 6, 6, 16, 18, 18, 18, 23, 23, 27 …

29

58

74

99

Who wants his opponent to take a lie detector test to prove he is telling the truth about Mexican meat?

Gennady Golovkin

Lewis Hamilton

Conor McGregor

Anthony Joshua

Southampton have only won the FA Cup once, in 1976. Which of this season’s semi-finalists did they overcome in the final?

Chelsea

Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur

The F1 season begins this weekend. Which race is returning to the calendar for the first time in a decade?

French Grand Prix

Hungarian Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix

Russian Grand Prix

1 and above.

A disastrous score

2 and above.

An embarrassing score

3 and above.

A dire score

4 and above.

Sorry but it's not a great score

6 and above.

Decent. That's not a great score but it's acceptable

5 and above.

Meh. Must try harder

7 and above.

That's pretty good. You deserve to have a happy weekend

8 and above.

You have excelled. Well done

9 and above.

A wonderful score. Well done

0 and above.

A total and absolute failure

10 and above.

Perfection. You are incredible

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Guardiola's Man City rivals stunning €400M Real Madrid plans for Neymar

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Guardiola's Man City rivals stunning €400M Real Madrid plans for Neymar
Guardiola's Man City rivals stunning €400M Real Madrid plans for Neymar

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are ready to challenge Real Madrid in a world record battle to land PSG star Neymar.

It's been reported in Madrid that Real officials met with Neymar's father earlier this month, where it was relayed they were willing to bid 400m this summer to bring the Brazil captain back to Spain.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Jaap Stam: Reading sack manager with club 20th in Championship

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Jaap Stam: Reading sack manager with club 20th in Championship
Jaap Stam: Reading sack manager with club 20th in Championship
Championship club Reading sack manager Jaap Stam following a run of just one win in 19 league games.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Dino Maamria: Stevenage appoint Nuneaton Town boss as manager

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Dino Maamria: Stevenage appoint Nuneaton Town boss as manager
Dino Maamria: Stevenage appoint Nuneaton Town boss as manager
Former Stevenage player and assistant boss Dino Maamria is appointed as the new manager of the League Two club.

Monday, March 19, 2018

Spirited Spal frustrate Juventus and shake up the bottom – and top – of Serie A | Paolo Bandini

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Spirited Spal frustrate Juventus and shake up the bottom – and top – of Serie A | Paolo Bandini

Leonardo Semplici’s minnows have a fighting chance of survival after halting the champions’ charge with a battling display that also boosted Napoli’s title hopes

Leonardo Semplici could have encouraged his players not to worry before their game against Juventus. Nobody expected Spal to get a result against opponents 15 places and 50 points ahead of them. As such, the manager might have told them to stay loose, to enjoy themselves, to go out and take a swing knowing that they had nothing to lose.

Instead he told them the truth. “We have lots to lose,” said Semplici on the eve of Saturday’s game. “We’re running out of games and we need to try to pick up points. We are facing the best team in Italy, and one of the strongest in Europe, but we still need to try to take a positive result.”

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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Wigan Athletic v Southampton: FA Cup quarter-final – live!

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Wigan Athletic v Southampton: FA Cup quarter-final – live!
Live updates from the FA Cup tie at the DW StadiumLive scores: keep up with all today’s games as the goals go inDrop Daniel an email | Tweet @DanielHarris

11.34am GMT

Football is a simple game and football is a beautiful game – sentiments that announced themselves with clarion call when Wigan met Manchester City in the last round of this competition. City, the best side in the country, wove lovely patterns in dominating the ball and dictating the play, but Wigan, the 46th best side in the country, defended aggressively, attacked bravely, and took their chance brilliantly. Add to that a late tackle, exhibition rag-losing, unbridled ecstasy, silliness, schadenfreude and general chaos, and you have a decent answer to the question: “why are you so pitifully obsessed with something so painfully ridiculous?”

And Wigan will fancy themselves this afternoon, for Southampton are a mess. It’s possible that, after being mercilessly plundered, they’ve finally run out of players, except looking down their squad, they still have plenty of them. They might be struggling for a scorer, but they’ve no business being where they are on as bad a run as they are, so it’s far more likely that they simply compounded the error of sacking Claude Puel with the mistake of appointing Mauricio Pellegrino.

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Saturday, March 17, 2018

Son replaces Kane up front for Spurs

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Son replaces Kane up front for Spurs
Son Heung-Min is preferred to former Swansea striker Fernando Llorente. The South Korea international moves into attack in place of the injured Harry Kane as Tottenham make the trip to Wales in the FA Cup. GameCast LIVE

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Jamie Carragher suspended by Sky until end of season

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Jamie Carragher suspended by Sky until end of season
Jamie Carragher suspended by Sky until end of season
Jamie Carragher is suspended by Sky until the end of the football season.

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Liverpool loanee Origi set to persist with dreadful Wolfsburg loan

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Liverpool loanee Origi set to persist with dreadful Wolfsburg loan
Liverpool loanee Origi set to persist with dreadful Wolfsburg loan

Divock Origi is not giving up on his loan spell at Wolfsburg, his father has claimed.

Despite a strong start to the season, the Liverpool forward is enduring a horror run of form, having only scored once since November. The nightmare run culminated in him being dragged before half-time Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Hoffenheim.

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Monday, March 12, 2018

Milan have '30%' chance vs. Arsenal, but Champions League hopes alive - Gattuso

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Milan have '30%' chance vs. Arsenal, but Champions League hopes alive - Gattuso
AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso

Sunday, March 11, 2018

John Motson: Five great moments from iconic BBC Sport commentator

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John Motson: Five great moments from iconic BBC Sport commentator
John Motson: Five great moments from iconic BBC Sport commentator
As John Motson calls time on his long career as a BBC commentator, BBC Sport remembers five of his greatest moments on the mic.

Saturday, March 10, 2018

NPFL Preview: Enyimba, Enugu Rangers set to collide in Oriental Derby

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NPFL Preview: Enyimba, Enugu Rangers set to collide in Oriental Derby
The showdown between the People's Elephant and the Flying Antelopes in Enugu has the potential to be a thriller, with the former arguably favourites heading into the clash after losing just one of the last six meetings between the pair. They're also on a seven-game unbeaten run in the league, and will be confident of exposing a Rangers side who are enduring an inconsistent season. Only a win for the hosts will guarantee they remain in the top four. In another Eastern derby, FC Ifeanyi Ubah are aiming...

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Laurent Koscielny: Arsenal must get out of 'negative spiral' after defeats

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Laurent Koscielny: Arsenal must get out of 'negative spiral' after defeats
Arsenal centre-back Laurent Koscielny warned that his teammates must get out of their "negative spiral" and need to push through their

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Bournemouth manager Howe: Guardiola concerns justifiable - but don't make our sport 'non-contact'

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Bournemouth manager Howe: Guardiola concerns justifiable - but don't make our sport 'non-contact'
Bournemouth manager Howe: Guardiola concerns justifiable - but don't make our sport 'non-contact'

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe was warned the FA they should refrain from making football into a "non-contact sport".

Manchester City chiefs reportedly met with referee's boss Mike Riley this week to discuss Pep Guardiola's views about protecting players. The City manager has voiced his concerns about the referee's not doing enough to ensure players don't get injured by reckless tackles.

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Fiorentina captain Davide Astori dies suddenly aged 31

Football | The Guardian
Fiorentina captain Davide Astori dies suddenly aged 31
• Astori was due to play in a match against Udinese on Sunday
• The defender won 14 caps for Italy during his career

Fiorentina captain Davide Astori has died aged 31, the Italian club have confirmed.

Astori was staying a hotel with his team-mates ahead of their game on Sunday away at Udinese when he passed away.

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Friday, March 2, 2018

Ex-Man Utd star Ince slams Pogba: Stop being selfish

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Ex-Man Utd star Ince slams Pogba: Stop being selfish
Ex-Man Utd star Ince slams Pogba: Stop being selfish

Ex-Manchester United star Paul Ince has criticised Paul Pogba for putting himself in front of his team.

The Frenchman has endured an up and down season at Old Trafford. Many have put his down to his refusal to work hard off the ball while playing in his less-favoured holding midfield role.

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Thursday, March 1, 2018

VAR is going to kill the emotion in football, says Pochettino – video

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VAR is going to kill the emotion in football, says Pochettino – video

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino offers scathing remarks after the trialling of VAR in the FA Cup. Speaking after Spurs' comfortable 6-1 victory over Rochdale at Wembley, he added that it was 'embarrassing for everyone' after Érik Lamela's goal was ruled out by VAR

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