Sunday, November 11, 2018

Liverpool v Fulham: Premier League – live!

Football | The Guardian
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

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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

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.

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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.