Friday, August 31, 2018

I'll be one of the greatest in world even if Man Utd don't win title - Mourinho

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I'll be one of the greatest in world even if Man Utd don't win title - Mourinho
I'll be one of the greatest in world even if Man Utd don't win title - Mourinho
Boss Jose Mourinho says he will be "one of the greatest managers in the world" even if he does not win the Premier League with Manchester United.

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Chelsea need to resolve Eden Hazard future to avoid Thibaut Courtois repeat

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Chelsea need to resolve Eden Hazard future to avoid Thibaut Courtois repeat
Maurizio Sarri's reign as Chelsea manager has got off to the best possible start. Three wins from three matches sees the Stamford Bridge outfit joint-top of the Premier League with Blues supporters full of enthusiastic cheer for the new manager and the way he has totally revamped the club's playing style. The drudgery and suffering associated with predecessor Antonio Conte has soon been forgotten as Chelsea have bamboozled their opponents to date this season with defence-dizzying 'pass and move',...

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Snodgrass and McArthur warned over international futures

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Snodgrass and McArthur warned over international futures
Snodgrass and McArthur warned over international futures
West Ham United's Robert Snodgrass and Crystal Palace's James McArthur are warned about their Scotland futures after sitting out upcoming games.

Monday, August 27, 2018

West Ham midfielder Rice considers switch from Republic to England

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West Ham midfielder Rice considers switch from Republic to England
West Ham midfielder Rice considers switch from Republic to England
Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill says West Ham's Declan Rice is considering an option to declare for England.

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Everton defender Keane suffers fractured skull

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Everton defender Keane suffers fractured skull
Everton defender Keane suffers fractured skull
Everton defender Michael Keane suffers a small hairline fracture of his skull during Saturday's draw at Bournemouth.

Friday, August 24, 2018

Europa League: Burnley boss Sean Dyche left scratching his head after defeat by Olympiakos

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Europa League: Burnley boss Sean Dyche left scratching his head after defeat by Olympiakos
Europa League: Burnley boss Sean Dyche left scratching his head after defeat by Olympiakos
Burnley manager Sean Dyche says he was left ''scratching his head'' over poor refereeing and a lack of respect during his side's Europa League match against Olympiakos.

Thursday, August 23, 2018

How to beat Man City: Five tactical things every team must do

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How to beat Man City: Five tactical things every team must do
How to beat Man City: Five tactical things every team must do

Manchester City show no sign of slowing down. In fact, their 6-1 destruction of Huddersfield Town at the Etihad last weekend suggests Pep Guardiola has even more weapons in his arsenal this season, has an even greater variety of tactical tricks with which to score a decisive goal.

The Catalan traditionally uses the opening few games of a new season to trial formations and bank them for later use, which explains why City played with overlapping full-backs and wingers that cut inside against Arsenal (the reverse of their main strategy in 2017/18) before switching to a crossing-heavy 3-5-2 against Huddersfield. We will doubtless see plenty more formations, innovations, and tweaks in the coming weeks.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Kyle Lafferty: Hearts striker in talks over Rangers return

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Kyle Lafferty: Hearts striker in talks over Rangers return
Kyle Lafferty: Hearts striker in talks over Rangers return
Kyle Lafferty is given permission to discuss a return to Rangers after Hearts accept an offer for the striker.

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Barcelona's Luis Suarez problem is only going to get worse

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Barcelona's Luis Suarez problem is only going to get worse
The ESPN FC crew answer your tweets on Barcelona's biggest weakness, Luis Suarez's future and if Liverpool have any vulnerabilities this season. Craig Burley and Paul Mariner make their predictions for the La Liga season, and one of them is backing Diego Costa for a big season. Will the real Luis Suarez please stand up? There was such an explosion of sound and fury over the way Antoine Griezmann chose to announce that he was staying at Atletico Madrid, via a video production company owned by Gerard Pique, that many have failed to properly consider what was behind Barcelona's willingness to spend €100 million (plus another €60 million in wages) on him. The answer, increasingly evidently, is that Luis Suarez is in that horrible antechamber that leads from...

Monday, August 20, 2018

Premier League stats: Man City, Aguero, Cardiff, Tottenham, Chelsea

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Premier League stats: Man City, Aguero, Cardiff, Tottenham, Chelsea
Premier League stats: Man City, Aguero, Cardiff, Tottenham, Chelsea
Manchester City score six but still fall way short of another record, while a keeper is close to a unique hat-trick - the weekend's key Premier League stats.

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Ronaldo makes winning start in dramatic Juventus debut

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Ronaldo makes winning start in dramatic Juventus debut
Ronaldo makes winning start in dramatic Juventus debut
Cristiano Ronaldo makes a winning start to his Juventus career as they come from behind to beat Chievo 3-2 in a dramatic Serie A opener.

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018

La Liga set to stage match in US as battle to match Premier League grows

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La Liga set to stage match in US as battle to match Premier League grows

• Regular-season fixture could take place as early as this season
• El Clásico would remain in Spain under proposals

La Liga is set to stage a regular-season match in the United States, possibly as early as this year, but a clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona is pretty much out of the question.

The league said on Thursday it is planning to play a match across the Atlantic as part of a new 15-year partnership with the sports and entertainment group Relevent to promote the game in North America. The group operates the International Champions Cup, the world’s largest summer club tournament. Barcelona and Real Madrid faced each other in the tournament in Miami last year.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Sergio Ramos: Jurgen Klopp 'should take care of his own business'

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Sergio Ramos: Jurgen Klopp 'should take care of his own business'
Sergio Ramos: Jurgen Klopp 'should take care of his own business'
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos says Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp "should take care of his own business" and leave experienced players alone.

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

PSG to bid £100M for Tottenham ace Christian Eriksen

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PSG to bid £100M for Tottenham ace Christian Eriksen
PSG to bid £100M for Tottenham ace Christian Eriksen

PSG are to launch a massive bid for Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen this month.

The Daily Express says PSG are ready to make a 100m move for Eriksen before the European transfer window shuts on August 31.

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Monday, August 13, 2018

Wayne Rooney saves DC United and sets up 96th-minute winner within seconds

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Wayne Rooney saves DC United and sets up 96th-minute winner within seconds

• Match-saving tackle seven seconds before he set up winner

• Goal came deep into injury-time for 3-2 win against Orlando

Wayne Rooney’s eventful start to life at DC United continued with an astonishing passage of play in the 96th minute against Orlando City which saw him run half the length of the pitch to prevent a near-certain goal, before immediately setting up the winner. For good measure, the goal brought up Luciano Acosta’s hat-trick.

Related: Crew prepare to leave Columbus ... for a city about to launch another pro club

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Sunday, August 12, 2018

Agent defends Courtois: Story of Chelsea exit is wrong

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Agent defends Courtois: Story of Chelsea exit is wrong
Agent defends Courtois: Story of Chelsea exit is wrong

The agent of Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says he'd still be with Chelsea if not for his family.

Courtois did not turn up to training in the days leading up to his departure but with his family residing in Madrid, his agent Christophe Henrotay insists there were honest reasons for forcing his sale.

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Saturday, August 11, 2018

Barcelona willing to listen to PSG offer for Ousmane Dembele

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Barcelona willing to listen to PSG offer for Ousmane Dembele
Barcelona willing to listen to PSG offer for Ousmane Dembele

Barcelona are willing to listen to offers for Ousmane Dembele.

Mundo Deportivo says Barcelona are willing to listen to PSG's offer for Dembl.

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Friday, August 10, 2018

Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool are 'still Rocky Balboa, not Ivan Drago'

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Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool are 'still Rocky Balboa, not Ivan Drago'
Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool are 'still Rocky Balboa, not Ivan Drago'
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says the Reds are "still Rocky Balboa and not Ivan Drago".

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Courtois signs six-year deal at Real Madrid as Kovacic joins Chelsea

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Courtois signs six-year deal at Real Madrid as Kovacic joins Chelsea
Courtois signs six-year deal at Real Madrid as Kovacic joins Chelsea
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois officially signs a six-year deal with Real Madrid on Thursday, ending his seven-year spell at Chelsea.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Pogba wants to leave Man Utd for Barca - Wednesday's gossip

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Pogba wants to leave Man Utd for Barca - Wednesday's gossip
Pogba wants to leave Man Utd for Barca - Wednesday's gossip
Paul Pogba wants to leave Man Utd for Barcelona, Spurs offer £25m for Grealish, Chelsea's £71.5m target Kepa almost joined Real Madrid for just £17.9m, plus more.

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Transfer window: Courtois misses Chelsea training again, Hart joins Burnley and more – live!

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Transfer window: Courtois misses Chelsea training again, Hart joins Burnley and more – live!
Live transfer news from the Premier League and beyondTransfer interactive: latest deals and club-by-club guidesHart joins Burnley in £3.5m deal from Manchester CityAnd you can email Ben or tweet @benfisherj

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Nottingham Forest have already splashed out £24m on 11 new faces this summer, including £13.2m record-signing Joao Carvalho – and now they want to add Sam Byram from West Ham United. “He’s one on the list,” Aitor Karanka said. “We have been working since May to try and build a good squad.” On Saturday, the Forest manager warned his new flurry of recruits that they have no time to bed in:

The players from abroad are realising that the Championship is really tough; it is not the Champions League, Portuguese league or the Spanish league, it is really tough and everybody has to realise that we need to fight with the same intensity. In this squad they don’t have time to settle in, because if they take time they know they are going to lose their position. You don’t realise how big, how tough this league is until the moment you arrive here. When you are here, you enjoy it and you suffer it

Related: Daryl Murphy strikes to earn Nottingham Forest point at Bristol City

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Sunday, August 5, 2018

Barcelona kid Riqui Puig is 'spectacular' - AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso

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Barcelona kid Riqui Puig is 'spectacular' - AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso hailed 18-year-old Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig as "spectacular" after his side beat Barca 1-0 on Saturday. Puig has been one of the stars of Barca's tour of the United States, impressing against Tottenham in Los Angeles and producing a fine second-half display against Milan at Levi's Stadium. Coach Ernesto Valverde has said the plan is for Puig to continue with the B team for now, but his performances in the International Champions Cup may change...

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Really? Smalling insists 'going vegan' good for Man Utd career

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Really? Smalling insists 'going vegan' good for Man Utd career
Really? Smalling insists 'going vegan' good for Man Utd career

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling insists going vegan can help his form this season.

Smalling missed out on World Cup selection this summer and is being linked with Wolves this week, but insists a vegan diet has been good for him.

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Friday, August 3, 2018

Arsenal goalkeeper Cech admits tactical changes under Emery

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Arsenal goalkeeper Cech admits tactical changes under Emery
Arsenal goalkeeper Cech admits tactical changes under Emery

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech insists he can handle the system demanded by new manager Unai Emery.

Cech insists he can adapt to Emery's style of play.

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

The making of Frank Lampard: why Derby manager can be a success

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The making of Frank Lampard: why Derby manager can be a success

Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink feels his old Chelsea teammate has what it takes to be a good manager as he embarks on his debut season in the dugout

Taken in isolation, Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink’s description of Frank Lampard as a player without an awe-inspiring skill could be interpreted as an insult. When Hasselbaink thinks back to the youngster who joined him at Chelsea in 2001, he recalls a footballer with a good shot, decent technique and some pace. “He tackled alright,” the Dutchman says. “I think if you look at his abilities, there was nothing really outstanding.”

Hasselbaink, however, is in the middle of paying Lampard a glowing compliment. The point he wants to get across is how hard Derby County’s new manager worked to become one of the finest footballers of his generation. “Everything together made him an exceptional player,” the former Chelsea striker says. “He came from West Ham and we had some big names in the team, but it didn’t faze him. He wanted to show he was worth the money. Mentally, he was one of the strongest players ever. Nothing really knocked him back. That will be a good asset for him as a manager. You have to have a thick skin.”

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Manchester United women to face Liverpool in inaugural match

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Manchester United women to face Liverpool in inaugural match
• Rivals will meet in League Cup on 19 August
• Chelsea to face Manchester City in WSL opener

Manchester United women’s first game following their inception earlier this year will be against Liverpool as the fixture list for the new season was unveiled on Wednesday.

United face their Merseyside rivals in Group Two North of the Continental League Cup on 19 August. That will see the battle of the two new managers as United’s Casey Stoney takes on former Leeds and Rotherham manager Neil Redfearn, who was appointed Reds boss in June. United’s first match in the Women’s Championship will be against Aston Villa on 8 September.

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