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• Breaking down Man City's record losing run - stats, Rodri & Guardiola's future

  10-11-2024 00:00 via bbc.com
  
  Is Pep Guardiola facing his biggest test at Manchester City after a fourth successive defeat at Brighton?
  
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• BBC confirms Gary Lineker’s departure from Match of the Day

  12-11-2024 13:47 via theguardian.com
  Corporation says presenter will quit highlights programme at end of 2024-25 season but will cover 2026 World CupMemorable moments from Lineker on Match of the DayGary Lineker is to step down as the presenter of Match of the Day at the end of the season, the BBC has said.The BBC confirmed earlier reports that Lineker would stay with the broadcaster to cover the FA Cup in 2025-26 and the 2026 Fifa World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico, but step back from its flagship highlights programme at the e
  
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• David Squires on … tough times for Manchester City and David Coote

  12-11-2024 12:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Our cartoonist on champions’ new habit of losing and that video of a Premier League referee slagging off LiverpoolBuy a cartoon from our Print ShopDavid’s new book, Chaos in the Box: order it now Continue reading...
  
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• Ødegaard out of Norway games and back at Arsenal after ‘listening to body’

  12-11-2024 12:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Midfielder started on Sunday for first time since AugustNorway manager says: ‘We cannot risk his health’Arsenal’s captain, Martin Ødegaard, says he has “listened to my body” and returned home after being ruled out of international duty for Norway. Ødegaard started for the first time since August in Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw at Chelsea after an ankle injury.The 25-year-old flew to Oslo for Nations League fixtures against Slovenia and Kazakh
  
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• Gary Lineker's most memorable moments as Match of the Day host – video highlights

  12-11-2024 12:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Gary Lineker is to step down as the presenter of Match of the Day at the end of the season, it has been confirmed. The former England striker, 63, took over in the chair from Des Lynam in 1999 and has been a presence on football fans’ screens on Saturday nights for 25 years. Over that time he has brought plenty of memorable moments to viewers while also speaking out on issues he felt needed addressing.BBC confirms Gary Lineker’s departure from Match of the DayFrom presenting in pants
  
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• From presenting in pants to political controversy: Gary Lineker’s Match of the Day career

  12-11-2024 11:10 via theguardian.com
  With the former striker’s exit from the presenter’s chair confirmed, we look back at his most notable momentsBBC confirms Lineker’s Match of the Day departureNo one gave Leicester City a hope of winning the 2015-16 Premier League: apparently not even Lineker, who began his playing career with the Foxes in 1978 and remains a loyal fan. In mid-December 2015, the BBC1 anchorman vowed to present an episode of Match of the Day wearing only his pants if Claudio Ranieri’s side u
  
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• Explosion of interest in sticker albums shows huge potential for women’s football | Suzanne Wrack

  12-11-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Fans of the women’s game have had to wait for merchandise such as collectable stickers and demand is intense as a resultGripped in the pocket of my Adidas joggers was a little stack of stickers with an elastic band around it. Flicking down the edge of the bundle with my finger I would glance at the huddle of boys trading the hottest commodity in the playground with a nervousness that was enough to hold me back from even trying to join in.I could play football, sure, that was the easy part,
  
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• ‘A proud father’: Gil Gomes on his son Angel and a remarkable family story

  12-11-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  An Under-20 World Cup winner with Portugal, Angel Gomes’s father recalls his unique journey in footballWhere do you begin with the extraordinary football heritage of Angel Gomes? Perhaps in Lille, where he is thriving in the Champions League, having left Manchester United in 2020. Alternatively you could go back to Lisbon, where his father, Gil, arrived as a 15-year-old to make his way in the world with Benfica, trained with Eusébio and won an Under-20 World Cup with Portugal.Or, yo
  
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• Who should be Northern Ireland's number one goalkeeper?

  12-11-2024 07:28 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport NI's Andy Gray looks at the goalkeeping options for Michael O'Neill ahead of this week's Nations League matches with Belarus and Luxembourg
  
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• ‘Lack of respect’: Argentina club start social media influencer in top-flight match

  12-11-2024 04:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Deportivo Riestra sub off ‘Spreen’ after only 50 secondsClub are known for unconventional marketing stuntsArgentinian club Deportivo Riestra have been accused of “a lack of respect for football” after naming a social media influencer in their starting lineup for a top-flight game against leaders Vélez Sarsfield on Monday.Ivan Buhajeruk, who is better known as “Spreen” and has more than 8 million subscribers on YouTube and more than 5 million followers o
  
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• Arsenal ready to buy Kudus - Tuesday's gossip

  12-11-2024 00:11 via bbc.com
  
  Arsenal ready to buy Mohammed Kudus, Tottenham to rebuff Cristian Romero interest, Manchester United could offload Joshua Zirkzee, plus more.
  
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• Frank Lampard in the running to replace Mark Robins at Coventry

  11-11-2024 23:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Robins sacked last week after seven years in chargeDoug King, the club’s owner, confirms Lampard’s interestDoug King, the Coventry owner, has revealed that Frank Lampard is a contender to replace Mark Robins as the Championship club’s next manager.King has said the former Chelsea, Derby County and Everton coach is among a large number of interested parties in the vacant post. Continue reading...
  
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• Gary Lineker to leave BBC's Match of the Day

  11-11-2024 23:33 via bbc.com
  
  The broadcaster has hosted the corporation's flagship football show Match of the Day since 1999.
  
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• Robins sacking decision 'had to be made' - King

  11-11-2024 22:30 via bbc.com
  
  Coventry City owner Doug King outlines the real reasons behind Mark Robins' sacking from Sky Blues.
  
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• David Coote has made a fool of himself – but worse, he has undermined referees | Paul MacInnes

  11-11-2024 22:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Not only was his tirade against Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool utterly mindless, it could cause lasting damage to the gameThere is lots I do not want to know about the video featuring the Premier League referee David Coote. I do not want to know why it looks like he’s at a bleary-eyed after-party at some random guy’s house during Covid. I do not want to know who’s filming using the phone, and why, as Coote reveals his apparent loathing of Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp in lan
  
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• Morgan Rogers earns first England call-up with Foden among eight withdrawals

  11-11-2024 21:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Aston Villa player chosen for Nations League gamesLee Carsley names final squad as interim managerLee Carsley has been rocked by an extraordinary eight withdrawals from his England squad to face Greece and Republic of Ireland in the Nations League, Phil Foden an unexpected name on the absentees list where he joins his Manchester City teammate Jack Grealish.Carsley, in interim charge for the final time before he hands over to Thomas Tuchel in the new year, has reacted by giving a first call-up to
  
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• How Gary Lineker went from football sensation to BBC star

  11-11-2024 21:11 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC will lose one of its highest-profile presenters when he stops hosting Match of the Day.
  
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• Referee Coote suspended amid Liverpool and Klopp video inquiry

  11-11-2024 20:43 via bbc.com
  
  Premier League referee David Coote is suspended with immediate effect by refereeing body PGMOL.
  
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• Devenny receives first Northern Ireland call-up

  11-11-2024 20:37 via bbc.com
  
  Crystal Palace midfielder Justin Devenny is called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the first time for the Nations League matches against Belarus and Luxembourg.
  
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• Rogers called into England squad as eight pull out

  11-11-2024 20:17 via bbc.com
  
  Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers is called up to England's squad for November’s Nations League internationals after eight players withdraw through injury.
  
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• Hibs board 'supports' boss Gray despite winless run

  11-11-2024 19:37 via bbc.com
  
  Hibernian issue a statement saying they continue to back head coach David Gray despite a seven-game run without a victory.
  
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• 'We embrace it' - Dias on Man City losing streak

  11-11-2024 19:05 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester City defender Ruben Dias says the Premier League champions "embrace" the "challenge" posed by their losing streak.
  
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• Las Palmas are soaring again after Diego Martínez’s remarkable revival | Sid Lowe

  11-11-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A month ago they were winless and certain for relegation but then in came a charismatic coach for whom every detail mattersDiego Martínez and his players made a pact not to look at the table but this time, as they headed along the cramped passageway, down the stairs, out the little red door and on to the big yellow bus, carrying Telepizzas and turning on phones, they could be forgiven for taking a sneaky peek. They had just beaten Rayo Vallecano 3-1 and, for the first time since August, w
  
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• Partick Thistle seek £500,000 to avert cash-flow pressure

  11-11-2024 18:48 via bbc.com
  
  Partick Thistle ask supporters to approve a further £500,000 of outside investment to prevent the club running out of money before the end of the season.
  
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• Van Nistelrooy leaves Man Utd coaching staff

  11-11-2024 18:17 via bbc.com
  
  Ruud van Nistelrooy leaves Manchester United after not being given a role in new manager Ruben Amorim's backroom staff.
  
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• Ruud van Nistelrooy leaves Manchester United as Rúben Amorim checks in

  11-11-2024 18:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Van Nistelrooy was No 2 to Ten Hag then interim managerAmorim meets United executives at training groundRuud van Nistelrooy has left his role as assistant coach after the arrival of Rúben Amorim at Manchester United. The Dutchman oversaw three wins and a draw in interim charge after the sacking of Erik ten Hag but will not be part of the new era at Old Trafford.Van Nistelrooy, a former United striker, returned to the club in the summer to work under Ten Hag, having left Old Trafford 18 ye
  
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• Minister 'doing job' using chauffeur at football

  11-11-2024 18:01 via bbc.com
  
  Neil Gray has been criticised after he used the government car service to go to four Aberdeen games.
  
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• Robertson happy to silence critics after being ‘written off’ over Liverpool form

  11-11-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Left-back impressed against Villa after being dropped‘It suits me. I am trying to prove people wrong again’Andy Robertson has said he had a point to prove in Liverpool’s win over Aston Villa having been “written off” for the first time in his storied Anfield career.The left-back produced an impressive performance as Arne Slot’s team moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. It followed a difficult start to the season for the 30-year
  
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• Football Daily | Liverpool have burst out of the traps in title race – can they keep it going?

  11-11-2024 17:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While Football Daily only has two hands and needs both of them to type this drivel every day, we can’t help but feel the pair of them would have been snapped or bitten off if we’d offered Liverpool fans a five-point lead at the top after 11 games before a ball had been kicked in this season’s Premier League. While the denizens of Anfield had no particular reason to believe Arne Slot wouldn’t do a decent job as successor t
  
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• Auxerre take a leaf out of Allardyce’s playbook to turn up heat on De Zerbi

  11-11-2024 17:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Giantkillers Auxerre are flying high after a shock 3-1 victory over touted title challengers Marseille at the VélodromeBy Luke Entwistle for Get French Football NewsA football club has the ability to put a town on the map. From a personal standpoint, revealing my Boltonian origins abroad will invariably elicit a reference to Bolton Wanderers; the town and the club are inseparable, indiscernible, especially internationally. Auxerre, a small village south of Paris, comprised of just over 37
  
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