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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.
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Sunday, November 25, 2018
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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
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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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?
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.
Continue reading...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 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.
Read more on Tribal FootballThursday, 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
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
Football | The Guardian
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.
Continue reading...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.
Continue reading...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
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
Continue reading...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 clubs have been alerted to Yacine Brahimi's contract talks stalling at Porto.
Newcastle are keeping tabs on the midfielder's situation.
Read more on Tribal FootballFriday, 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 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
Football | The Guardian
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.
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 6, 2018
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
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
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
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.
Read more on Tribal FootballThursday, November 1, 2018
Newcastle captain Lascelles signs new contract
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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.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Gareth Bale agent blasts back at ex-Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano
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Gareth Bale agent blasts back at ex-Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano
The agent of Gareth Bale has hit out at former Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano.
Valdano slammed Bale for his performance in Real's thrashing at Barcelona on Sunday, accusing the Welshman of believing he is a bigger player than he is.
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Wembley’s Hail Mary as staff repair pitch for Spurs v Manchester City | Simon Burnton
Football | The Guardian
Wembley’s Hail Mary as staff repair pitch for Spurs v Manchester City | Simon Burnton
Premier League match kicks off 30 hours after NFL game and Wembley can call no time outs in bid to have perfect surface
If Wembley’s ground staff are feeling sorry for themselves at the prospect of turning a pitch prepared for the NFL match between Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday into a surface perfect for the Premier League match between Tottenham and Manchester City on Monday night in less than a day, they can seek some solace in the fact that some of their predecessors had it very much worse.
Related: Carson Wentz aggravates Jacksonville headaches as Philadelphia flourish
Continue reading...Sunday, October 28, 2018
Leicester City owner 'was on board crashed helicopter'
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Leicester City owner 'was on board crashed helicopter'
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on board when it came down after a Premier League match, a source close to the family says.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
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Kaizer Chiefs' Soweto Derby heroes
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Kaizer Chiefs' Soweto Derby heroes
Saturday's Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates is crying out for a hero as the teams seek inspiration to claim what would be a massive victory for either side.
With the match an 82 000 sell-out at FNB Stadium and millions more watching on television, it is the perfect platform for reputations to be forged as the Soweto duo try to mount a league title challenge after a number of barren seasons.
KweséESPN delves into the history books and comes up with the top individual...Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Dundee 0-3 Hearts: Calvin Miller horribly misses a penalty
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Dundee 0-3 Hearts: Calvin Miller horribly misses a penalty
Dundee full-back Calvin Miller drags a penalty wide with his side 2-0 down to Hearts, on their way to a 3-0 defeat.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
HMRC investigating players, clubs & agents over tax
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HMRC investigating players, clubs & agents over tax
HM Revenue & Customs says 171 footballers, 44 football clubs and 31 agents are being investigated to make sure they are paying the correct tax.
Monday, October 22, 2018
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'Wayne Rooney? Never heard of him'
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'Wayne Rooney? Never heard of him'
The former England captain is adjusting to his new US club but remains unknown among some Americans.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Jorginho enamoured with Chelsea: 'Impossible not to love it here'
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Jorginho enamoured with Chelsea: 'Impossible not to love it here'
Jorginho says it is impossible not to love playing for Chelsea.
The Italian has fitted in seamlessly at Stamford Bridge since joining from Napoli alongside manager Maurizio Sarri.
Read more on Tribal FootballThursday, October 18, 2018
The 10 most improved players in the Premier League this season
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The 10 most improved players in the Premier League this season
Eden Hazard, Gylfi Sigurdsson, James Milner and Callum Wilson have stepped it up this season
By Martin Laurence for WhoScored
Étienne Capoue can be a frustrating player at times. He has real quality, which he showed occasionally in his unsuccessful spell at Tottenham, but this is his longest run of consistently strong performances in the Premier League. He has forged a solid midfield partnership with Abdoulaye Doucouré at Watford and has even overshadowed his fellow Frenchman, the club’s player of last season. Capoue’s total of 53 tackles and interceptions is second only to Idrissa Gueye (54) in the league this season and, having fallen out of favour under Marco Silva, he is now among the first names on Javi Gracia’s teamsheet. Rating: 7.13, up 0.38 on last season.
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Chelsea fullback Alonso tips 'great' Barkley to fill England void
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Chelsea fullback Alonso tips 'great' Barkley to fill England void
Marcos Alonso believes Chelsea teammate Ross Barkley can fill England's creative void in midfield.
Alonso was on the field for Spain in Monday night's loss to the Three Lions, in which Barkley was instrumental for the visitors third goal.
Read more on Tribal FootballTuesday, October 16, 2018
Mark Walters: ‘It wasn’t just fruit – people threw darts and a pig’s leg’
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Mark Walters: ‘It wasn’t just fruit – people threw darts and a pig’s leg’
The former England winger discusses the racism he faced when he joined Rangers and why having ‘all the badges and every award going’ never landed him a top coaching job
Mark Walters cannot help smiling about the time Mo Johnston, his then teammate, received a bullet in the post. “I said: ‘Mo, you’ve taken the pressure right off me!” he recalls of the death threat sent to Johnston after the striker, a Catholic and former Celtic hero, joined Rangers in 1989. “We had a good laugh about it,” says Walters. “I had all sorts thrown at me – bananas, darts, a pig’s leg – and I had letters from the Ku Klux Klan telling me where I should go and what I should be doing with myself. But I never got a bullet! Unless you’ve been in a professionals’ dressing room, it’s hard to explain the humour.”
Laughing off or blocking out hatred had been Walters’ modus operandi since long before he joined Rangers in 1987, when he became the only black player in the Scottish Premier League. He encountered abuse that may seem almost unbelievable today but says it was, in one respect only, easy to ignore because racism is boring and paying attention to it would not have helped him to fulfil his ambition of becoming a successful footballer. He achieved that, playing for his hometown club Aston Villa before winning three Scottish titles with Rangers, a cap for England and the FA Cup with Liverpool.
Continue reading...Monday, October 15, 2018
Jake Clarke-Salter: ‘I was with players I played with on PlayStation. Crazy’
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Jake Clarke-Salter: ‘I was with players I played with on PlayStation. Crazy’
Chelsea’s defender, on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, draws comfort from Sergio Ramos after three red cards in his fledging career
As the referee reached for his back pocket less than half an hour into Vitesse Arnhem’s Europa League qualifier against Basel in August, it was easy to imagine what was going through Jake Clarke-Salter’s mind. The Chelsea defender’s previous loan, at Sunderland last season, was overshadowed by back-to-back dismissals and now another red card – and a harsh one, too – was about to be shown in his direction. Holding his head in his hands, Clarke-Salter had only one thought: “Not again.”
Pulling up a chair at St George’s Park ahead of England’s Under-21 game against Scotland on Tuesday, Clarke-Salter talks about “a massive learning curve” as he reflects on those red cards and his loan experiences, starting two years ago at Bristol Rovers, where he ended up having a metal plate inserted in an arm after a painful fracture-dislocation of his elbow.
Continue reading...Sunday, October 14, 2018
Watch: 'What a goal!' - Weir screamer puts Man City ahead
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Watch: 'What a goal!' - Weir screamer puts Man City ahead
Caroline Weir's stunning half-volley puts Manchester City ahead against West Ham in the WSL.
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Terminally ill fan 'over the moon' at free tickets from Walsall manager
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Terminally ill fan 'over the moon' at free tickets from Walsall manager
Walsall FC manager Dean Keates said he wanted to help Dave Williams "take his mind off treatment".
Friday, October 12, 2018
How many world-class players does the Premier League actually have?
Football | The Guardian
How many world-class players does the Premier League actually have?
Harry Kane? Eden Hazard? Mo Salah? England’s top division is unmatched for riches but our definition of world class suggests few of its players are of the very highest standard
This time about a year ago, before Mohamed Salah at Liverpool began to push his way to the front of the queue for the nation’s attention, a debate was taking place over whether the increasingly reliable Harry Kane was good enough to be regarded as genuinely world class. Now the same thing is happening in reverse to Alexis Sánchez. By the time the Chilean left Barcelona for Arsenal his credentials as one of the world’s elite were impeccable. Last month a journalist in Santiago made contact asking for information on why Sánchez was failing so badly at Manchester United.
Genuinely world class. The first word ought to be superfluous, though in football discussions it never is. No one quite knows the parameters here. Some would argue you have to be good enough to hold down a place in a notional World XI, to take part in a pan-galactic match against Planet Zog. Others think that might be a bit harsh, and suggest that any pan-galactic contest would surely be organised along World Cup lines and would therefore require a squad of 23 players, perhaps even a couple more. So you could envisage the criterion as being enough players to form a trial match between the best two sides in the world.
Continue reading...Thursday, October 11, 2018
Arturo Vidal disrespected Barcelona teammates over angry social media post - chief
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Arturo Vidal disrespected Barcelona teammates over angry social media post - chief
The ESPN FC crew answer your tweets on Kylian Mbappe's links to Real Madrid, Philippe Countinho's woes at the Camp Nou and much more.
Arturo Vidal's disgruntled social media posts showed a lack of respect towards his Barcelona teammates, the Catalan club's general manager has told Mundo Deportivo.
Vidal posted an angry face emoji on his Instagram story following Barca's Champions League win over Tottenham last Wednesday, when he only came on for the final few minutes.
The Chile international then sparked a fresh controversy after Sunday's draw at Valencia, when he was an unused substitute, after posting and then deleting...Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
The Week in Women's Football: The extensive CONCACAF Gold Cup review
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The Week in Women's Football: The extensive CONCACAF Gold Cup review
This week we review the CONCACAF Gold Cup/Women's World Cup Qualifying Rosters and the first set of matches in the competition.
Monday, October 8, 2018
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Fulham v Arsenal: Premier League – live!
Football | The Guardian
Fulham v Arsenal: Premier League – live!
Updates from the 12pm BST kick-off at Craven CottageJean Michaël Seri: ‘You have to take risks in football’Email Nick or tweet @NickAmes82
12.43pm BST
43 min: So, naturally, as soon as I press “go” on that last update Holding plays a near-disastrous ball straight to Schurrle, who surges into the box but blasts off target from a decent angle.
12.41pm BST
42 min: Rob Holding has had a good first half. I thought he did very well against Watford last week too. He’s only just turned 23: could he be about to really blossom?
Continue reading...Saturday, October 6, 2018
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