Eleven clubs, including Spanish La Liga top three Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona, Italian Serie A club Inter Milan and five English Premier League sides have reportedly signed up for a breakaway league, with the news re-emerging just a day before UEFA was thought to be planning to announce a …
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Less than a month after making his top-flight debut against Dynamo Moscow, 31-year-old Yerkin and Belarusian midfielder Dmitry Herman were questioned by Russian Football Union chiefs in a development that was said to have been confirmed by his club. Yerkin, Herman and Tambov have always maintained their innocence and have not …
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Shamed ex-midfielder Viafara has been handed the sentence by a federal court in Texas after being found guilty last November of helping to import at least five kilograms of the Class A substance into the US, including some missions carried out by speedboats and planes via Mexico. The haul co-organized by …
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Zaha stood tall while others around him knelt before the kick-off as Palace took on West Brom in the Premier League on Saturday, making the 28-year-old Ivory Coast star the first footballer in England’s top flight to shun the move. The former Manchester United star initially explained his decision back …
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Owner Roman Abramovich and his board of directors increasingly look to have found the right manager in Tuchel for their gifted and expensively assembled squad, although how much of a masterstroke the move can be considered on their part is debatable given that the 2020 Champions League finalist is thought not to …
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The opportunistic Dunk was quickest to react when his side was awarded a free-kick, curling an effort into the bottom right corner of the goal as Sam Johnstone attempted to fortify his defensive wall. Dunk’s smile soon turned to a frown as referee Mason opted to disallow the goal amid …
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The sight of squads taking a knee before kick-off has been a feature of elite matches in England since last summer, but its value has become increasingly questioned against a backdrop of escalating racism against players on social media. On the same day as Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha attacked …
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Writing in his column in the Daily Star, Merson cast doubt on Chelsea’s decision to bring in former PSG boss Thomas Tuchel, who will likely need a longer bedding in period than a figure such as Pochettino, who knows the league and its players well from his long and successful time as …
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League Two outfit Crawley claimed a sensational scalp of Bielsa’s highly-praised Leeds side on Sunday after a trio of second-half strikes from Nick Tsaroulla, Ashley Nadesan and Jordan Tunnicliffe secured an unexpected 3-0 win for John Yems’ side. Crawley’s win was made all the more impressive (though, perhaps not to Leeds fans) by …
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Spurs ran out comfortable 3-0 victors in north London on Saturday thanks to a Kane penalty on 29 minutes before Son converted an inch-perfect cross from the England forward two minutes before half-time. Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld completed the rout for Jose Mourinho’s men on 50 minutes when he headed …
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