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.