Sunday, November 25, 2018

Alfredo Morelos: Rangers boss Steven Gerrard will 'fall out with people' to keep striker

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Alfredo Morelos: Rangers boss Steven Gerrard will 'fall out with people' to keep striker
Alfredo Morelos: Rangers boss Steven Gerrard will 'fall out with people' to keep striker
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard will "fight tooth and nail" to keep striker Alfredo Morelos at Ibrox for as long as he can.

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Football gossip: Kante, Hazard, De Bruyne, Lennon, McCarthy, Weigl, De Jong

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Football gossip: Kante, Hazard, De Bruyne, Lennon, McCarthy, Weigl, De Jong
Football gossip: Kante, Hazard, De Bruyne, Lennon, McCarthy, Weigl, De Jong
Kante pays more tax than Amazon and Starbucks combined, Zabaleta set to remain a Hammer, no De Jong deal until summer, plus more.

Friday, November 23, 2018

Premier League news, Mick McCarthy to meet FAI and Superclásico – live!

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Premier League news, Mick McCarthy to meet FAI and Superclásico – live!
N’Golo Kanté agrees new five-year Chelsea contractTen things to look out for in the top flightEmail Barry or tweet @bglendenning

11.52am GMT

Premier League: Bournemouth v Arsenal Bournemouth striker Joshua King could return to contention for Sunday’s home game against Arsenal. King has missed the Cherries’ last four Premier League games due to an ankle injury and will be assessed by manager Eddie Howe. Full-back Adam Smith is definitely out and faces a long spell on the sidelines after sustaining a knee injury in the defeat at Newcastle before the international break.

Provisional squad: Begovic, Daniels, Ake, Francis, S Cook, L Cook, Lerma, Fraser, Ibe, Wilson, King, Brooks, Defoe, Gosling, Mousset, Pugh, Boruc, Surman. Press Association

11.43am GMT

The Manchester United manager sat down for an interview with former Bulgarian international Hristo Stoichkov, conducted in Spanish, for TV network Univision Deportes at the end of October and initial reports said Mourinho told Stoichkov that Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard of “lacked character”.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

LIVE Transfer Talk: Real Madrid eye Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Radamel Falcao moves

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LIVE Transfer Talk: Real Madrid eye Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Radamel Falcao moves
ESPN FC's Alejandro Moreno gives his thoughts on Zlatan Ibrahimovic's precarious situation at LA Galaxy. LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists he is solely focused on being a one club man and wants to stay and fight for trophies and prove they're the best in MLS. With the winter window opening soon, the rumour mill is beginning to gather pace. Who will be moving where come January? Transfer Talk has the latest. TOP STORY: Madrid could turn to Zlatan or Falcao Real Madrid are mulling a move for LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Monaco's Radamel Falcao as they seek an experienced addition to their attacking options, Sport reports. It says Madrid want to increase their goal-scoring options, with Cristiano Ronaldo having joined Juventus and Karim Benzema in...

Sunday, November 18, 2018

What’s the state of play in the Nations League and who needs what?

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What’s the state of play in the Nations League and who needs what?
What’s the state of play in the Nations League and who needs what?
Who can be promoted and relegated in the Nations League, can England win it and what do Scotland need to do?

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Australia 1-1 South Korea: international football friendly – as it happened

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Australia 1-1 South Korea: international football friendly – as it happened
Korea open scoring in first half against run of playAustralia equalise with the final kick of match

11.18am GMT

Related: Australia snatch a late draw amid controversy

11.03am GMT

It arrived very very late but Australia deserved their equaliser after playing their part in an entertaining game.

It was a performance that didn’t reveal much that Graham Arnold didn’t already know though, especially up front where Jamie Maclaren failed to assert himself on the game and Robbie Kruse was again a shadow of the player we see at club level. In general, the combinations in midfield and attack lacked cohesion despite promising moments.

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Friday, November 16, 2018

Barcelona GM Segura: Dembele and Klopp? Ask Liverpool if they want him

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Barcelona GM Segura: Dembele and Klopp? Ask Liverpool if they want him
Barcelona GM Segura: Dembele and Klopp? Ask Liverpool if they want him

Barcelona GM Pep Segura has dismissed talk of selling Ousmane Dembele in January to Liverpool.

Dembele has been linked with the Reds, where manager Jurgen Klopp is a fan.

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

McGinn becomes seventh player to pull out of Scotland squad

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McGinn becomes seventh player to pull out of Scotland squad
McGinn becomes seventh player to pull out of Scotland squad
Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn becomes the latest player to drop out of the Scotland squad to face Albania and Israel through injury.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

La Liga could teach the Premier League about being competitive

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La Liga could teach the Premier League about being competitive

Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool are disproving the theory that ‘anyone can beat anyone’ in the Premier League

By Martin Laurence for WhoScored

There are many factors to consider when assessing what makes one league better than another, but over the years the Premier League has been held up as a competition where anyone can beat anyone. That is, of course, true of any league, but it is an increasingly ill-informed assumption when applied to England’s top flight. The notion that the Premier League is more competitive than its competitors is being put to bed this season.

There are currently six unbeaten teams in Europe’s big leagues and half of them are from England, with Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and PSG all matching the unbeaten records of Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. This is the first time in the history of English football that three top-flight sides have made it through their first 12 matches of the campaign without losing. To have three unbeaten teams is unprecedented but even having two is highly unusual. This is the 27th season of the Premier League and only once before have two clubs reached this stage of the season without losing – back in 2007-08, when Arsenal and Liverpool still hadn’t lost after 12 games.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Matildas beat Chile 5-0: women's football international – as it happened

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Matildas beat Chile 5-0: women's football international – as it happened
Australia return to form with 5-0 victoryCaitlin Foord bags first international hat-trick

10.32am GMT

Related: Caitlin Foord sparks goal rush as Matildas crush Chile

10.32am GMT

Australia ended 2018 on a high with a thumping 5-0 victory over Chile. After losing 3-2 to the same opponents just three days before it was a welcome return to form for Alen Stajcic’s side.

There was no sign of the carnage to come at half-time when the game was scoreless and to that point played largely on Chile’s terms. After the break Australia had the wind at their backs and that allowed them to maintain phases of attacking pressure on a Chilean defence unable to clear their lines.

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Monday, November 12, 2018

Neal Ardley: AFC Wimbledon boss leaves after more than six years in charge

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Neal Ardley: AFC Wimbledon boss leaves after more than six years in charge
Neal Ardley: AFC Wimbledon boss leaves after more than six years in charge
AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley leaves the League One club by mutual consent after more than six years in charge.

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Liverpool v Fulham: Premier League – live!

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Liverpool v Fulham: Premier League – live!
Updates from the 12pm GMT kick-off at AnfieldJokanovic: I’m a fantastic coachEmail Rob with your thoughts

11.30am GMT

‘Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation

11.16am GMT

Pre-match reading and that

Related: Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp: Uefa must take action if any club flouts FFP rules

Related: Liverpool v Fulham: match preview

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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Premier League trio spy bargain chance for Porto rebel Brahimi

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Premier League trio spy bargain chance for Porto rebel Brahimi
Premier League trio spy bargain chance for Porto rebel Brahimi

Premier League clubs have been alerted to Yacine Brahimi's contract talks stalling at Porto.

Newcastle are keeping tabs on the midfielder's situation.

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Friday, November 9, 2018

David Silva exclusive: The power has shifted in Manchester derby

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David Silva exclusive: The power has shifted in Manchester derby
ESPN FC's Mark Ogden sits down with Man City's David Silva to discuss how the Manchester derby has evolved and his favourite moments in the rivalry. Join Mark Donaldson in ESPN FC's Fantasy Premier League at ESPNFC.com/FantasyFC. Pep Guardiola or Joachim Löw? Lahm or Schweinsteiger? We put Manchester City's Leroy Sane on the spot in our latest edition of 'You Have To Answer.' Paul Pogba's two goals in a span of two minutes sparked Man United's comeback win versus Man City last April. David Silva has told ESPN FC that Manchester City may now have the "upper hand" on Manchester United ahead of Sunday's derby clash, and that his team's 6-1 victory at Old Trafford in 2011 changed the face of the rivalry between the two clubs. City and United meet for the 177th time in all competitions at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday and, although Jose Mourinho's United won the last encounter with a dramatic 3-2 away win in April, Pep Guardiola's men are Premier League champions and sit top of the...

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Man City: Raheem Sterling could have told referee it wasn't a penalty - Pep Guardiola

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Man City: Raheem Sterling could have told referee it wasn't a penalty - Pep Guardiola
Man City: Raheem Sterling could have told referee it wasn't a penalty - Pep Guardiola
Man City coach Pep Guardiola admits that Raheem Sterling could have told referee Viktor Kassai that a penalty was the wrong decision in the Champions league tie against Shakhtar Donetsk, and makes reference to a similar situation involving Liverpool's James Milner last season in support of Sterling.

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

FA’s novelty player clanger insults US and threatens special relationship | Marina Hyde

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FA’s novelty player clanger insults US and threatens special relationship | Marina Hyde
Expect economic sanctions and expelled diplomats once the American public wise up to what Wayne Rooney’s one-night-only appearance against USA really means

What a fascinating entry to international politics for the Football Association, who clearly anticipated the failure of a “red wave” to materialise in the US midterms and had their condemnatory response already prepared. In a move widely seen as the first salvo in a transatlantic cold war that will destroy the imaginary “special relationship”, Wayne Rooney (retired) has been called up for England’s friendly against the USA.

The decision to play Rooney can only – only! – be read as a fantastically pointed insult to the Americans, who may not have qualified for the last World Cup but against whom we are openly fielding a novelty player. You could not send a clearer message to the US, even if you made sure pitchside advertising hoardings throughout the match read ELECT SHIT GET BANGED. And in a very smart two-for-the-price-of-one, the FA also contrived to insult the Nations League, given England’s match with Croatia is the competitive fixture for which the England-USA friendly is notionally the warm-up.

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Monday, November 5, 2018

'I don't think you can give caps out like gifts' - Shilton on Rooney return

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'I don't think you can give caps out like gifts' - Shilton on Rooney return
'I don't think you can give caps out like gifts' - Shilton on Rooney return
Peter Shilton says caps should not be "given out like gifts" after it is announced Wayne Rooney will make a one-off return for England.

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Transfer Rater: Malcom to Arsenal, Juan Mata to Juventus

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Transfer Rater: Malcom to Arsenal, Juan Mata to Juventus
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper. Here are today's top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip. Declan Rice to Chelsea The Blues are monitoring the West Ham United star's contract negotiations and could make a move next summer if he hasn't signed a new deal. According...

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Leicester City owner Vichai's funeral starts Thailand

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Leicester City owner Vichai's funeral starts Thailand
Leicester City owner Vichai's funeral starts Thailand
Ceremonies start in Bangkok for Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

Friday, November 2, 2018

Man City manager Guardiola can't guarantee Diaz playing time

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Man City manager Guardiola can't guarantee Diaz playing time
Man City manager Guardiola can't guarantee Diaz playing time

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City will do everything to keep Brahim Diaz at the club.

Diaz, who is out of contract at the end of this season, scored twice in City's 2-0 win over Fulham in the Carabao Cup on Thursday night.

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Newcastle captain Lascelles signs new contract

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Newcastle captain Lascelles signs new contract
Newcastle captain Lascelles signs new contract
Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles signs a new contract that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2024.