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• Shaw strikes twice in Manchester City’s confident win over Paris FC

  26-09-2024 22:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Round two 2nd leg: Manchester City 3-0 Paris FC (8-0 agg)City end disappointing streak in Champions LeagueGareth Taylor said Manchester City are back “where they belong” after they finally ended their disappointing streak in Europe’s top club competition and reached the Women’s Champions League group stages for the first time, by completing a comprehensive 8-0 aggregate ­victory over Paris FC.Taylor’s confident-looking side were not involved in Europe at all las
  
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• How Scotland's human blur Doak left £77m man in daze

  16-11-2024 00:05 via bbc.com
  
  Ben Doak ensured Josko Gvardiol endured a taxing time as he shone in Scotland's Nations League win over Croatia, writes Tom English.
  
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• Saturday's gossip: Guardiola decides Man City future

  15-11-2024 23:38 via bbc.com
  
  Read the latest football rumours in Saturday's gossip column - including an update on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City future.
  
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• Lyon given provisional demotion to Ligue 2 over finances

  15-11-2024 23:22 via bbc.com
  
  French club Lyon will be demoted to Ligue 2 at the end of the season if they do not improve their finances, and will be banned from signing players in January.
  
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• Williamson in 'good place' after 'heavy' criticism

  15-11-2024 22:51 via bbc.com
  
  Arsenal and England defender Leah Williamson says she is "in a good place" after social media criticism that has been "a bit heavy" at times this season.
  
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• Ghana's Afcon 2025 bid over as four more sides qualify

  15-11-2024 22:22 via bbc.com
  
  Ghana's hopes of reaching the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations are over as Comoros, Mali, Zambia and Zimbabwe qualify with one round of group matches to spare.
  
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• New Premier League APT rules 'unlawful' - Man City

  15-11-2024 22:19 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester City call the Premier League's proposed changes to rules governing commercial deals "unlawful" in a letter to other top-flight clubs.
  
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• Pogba and Juventus agree to terminate contract

  15-11-2024 20:47 via bbc.com
  
  Paul Pogba will leave Juventus on 30 November after agreeing a mutual termination of his contract.
  
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• Amorim vows to restore Man Utd to where club 'belongs'

  15-11-2024 20:01 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester United's new head coach Ruben Amorim says he is confident of getting the club to compete for major trophies again.
  
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• Milla my inspiration – Kamara on comeback at 40

  15-11-2024 19:46 via bbc.com
  
  Sierra Leone forward Kei Kamara says Cameroon legend Roger Milla is the inspiration for his latest international comeback.
  
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• Brazil legends Carlos and Gilberto to play in Sussex

  15-11-2024 18:52 via bbc.com
  
  Fans in Sussex might have the chance to see Roberto Carlos' iconic free-kick up close when the World Cup winner plays a charity match in Lewes.
  
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• England supporters ‘treated like animals’ in Greece; Lineker on exit: football – live

  15-11-2024 17:56 via theguardian.com
  Clarke warns Scottish football must improve youth planFixtures | Tables | And you can drop John an emailAnd here’s Lee Carsley himself.Lee Carsley – turns out his reign could be a success, after all. So says Barney Ronay. Continue reading...
  
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• Football Daily | Why Lee Carsley will go down in history as England’s BFG

  15-11-2024 17:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Well that de-escalated quickly. It took seven minutes for Ollie Watkins to score England’s opening goal in Greece on Thursday night, prompting those who had savaged Lee Carsley for having the effrontery to pick a prolific goalscorer in a relatively unimportant game to be confronted with the confusing thought that their pre-match keyboard posturing may not have been entirely proportionate. The Watkins volte-face, although we should really c
  
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• Chelsea and Manchester City’s WSL clash could spark blockbuster rivalry

  15-11-2024 15:53 via theguardian.com
  Sonia Bompastor has made the perfect start in London but Gareth Taylor’s City have just beaten Barcelona and sit topManchester City’s numbers over the past 12 months are so strong they are almost ridiculous. Since mid-November 2023 they have played 23 Women’s Super League games and won 21, losing once and drawing once, both against Arsenal. Statistically, Gareth Taylor’s side have been England’s best team in 2024, displaying title-winning form for a year. And yet th
  
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• Rúben Amorim believes Manchester United is ‘where I am supposed to be’

  15-11-2024 15:41 via theguardian.com
  
  United releases video of new manager at Old TraffordVan Nistelrooy says being at club a ‘privilege and honour’ Rúben Amorim believes he is “where I am supposed to be” after spending his first week as Manchester United’s head coach.After bidding a final farewell to Sporting with a thrilling 4-2 win at Braga, Amorim checked in at United’s Carrington training complex on Monday. The 39-year-old was greeted by the chief executive Omar Berrada, sporting direc
  
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• 'Only a Roman can help Roma' - why Ranieri returned from retirement

  15-11-2024 14:43 via bbc.com
  
  Claudio Ranieri's return to Roma will provide a steady pair of hands for the Serie A club, writes Mina Rzouki.
  
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• Hibs football director quits after investigation

  15-11-2024 13:11 via bbc.com
  
  Derek White faced allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards a young male player over the age of 18.
  
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• UK police to investigate treatment of England fans

  15-11-2024 12:58 via bbc.com
  
  Local police in Athens are said to have used riot shields and tear gas to control England fans before the Nations League fixture with Greece.
  
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• England fans ‘treated like animals’ in Greece, prompting investigations

  15-11-2024 12:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Fans say police used shields and tear gas outside stadiumInadequate turnstile operation said to have led to issuesThe Football Association and the Football Supporters’ Association have launched investigations after England supporters complained of being treated like animals by police before the Nations League match in Greece on Thursday night.Lee Carsley’s team were supported by 3,500 travelling fans but the atmosphere darkened outside the away end before kick-off. Supporters spoke o
  
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• Lee Carsley praises young players in Nations League victory over Greece – video

  15-11-2024 11:49 via theguardian.com
  
  England beat Greece 3-0 in Athens on Thursday night to go top of their Nations League group. Lee Carsley's decision to bench Harry Kane paid off as his replacement, Ollie Watkins, scored the opener after seven minutes. 'It’s important if we want to put players in a position to win the World Cup that these players need to have as many experiences as we can,' Carsley said. 'It’s no slight on Harry. He’ll start the next game. I see the quality the players have got. The younger one
  
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• From Maupay to Doak: how Premier League players are faring on loan

  15-11-2024 11:01 via theguardian.com
  
  We assess 10 players who made temporary summer moves, including an unusually small goalkeeper who is thrivingIt seemed very sensible to send the creative midfielder to learn more about top-flight football under the tutelage of Cesc Fàbregas, although Perrone would probably have had opportunities at City amid their recent injury crisis. Como are back in Serie A and have attracted an eclectic group of players, including Sergi Roberto and Alberto Moreno. Perrone has made eight league appeara
  
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• New generation of England players expect to win - Carsley

  15-11-2024 10:37 via bbc.com
  
  Interim England boss Lee Carsley says the younger players who starred in the 3-0 victory over Greece are "a generation that expect to win" having achieved success at under-21 level.
  
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• Lineker: It is 'right time' to leave Match of the Day

  15-11-2024 10:06 via bbc.com
  
  The host says it "makes sense for someone else to take the helm" of the long-running football show.
  
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• Gary Lineker says it is ‘right time’ to leave Match of the Day

  15-11-2024 09:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Presenter says it ‘makes sense for someone else to take the helm’ at show as BBC looks to make changesGary Lineker has said it is the “right time” for him to leave Match of the Day after presenting the BBC football programme for more than two decades.Speaking on his podcast, The Rest is Football, the 63-year-old said his time on the show had been “an absolute joy and privilege” but it was time for “someone else to take the helm” as the BBC looks to
  
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• Presence of Belarus in international football is validation for a pariah state

  15-11-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Northern Ireland’s tie with eastern European nation can be viewed as a win for president Alexander LukashenkoThe banner in Legia Warsaw’s near-empty away section said more than any action on a football pitch could. Down below, Dinamo Minsk were falling to a 4-0 defeat against the home side in last week’s Conference League fixture but no one really cared. “Voices silenced but must not be forgotten,” it read, the slogan continuing beneath an image of Belarus repurpose
  
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• 'We were a bit lucky, but this group deserves some luck'

  15-11-2024 07:59 via bbc.com
  
  Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson says his side "deserved" to get lucky in Thursday's Nations League win over Finland.
  
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• Matildas winger Cortnee Vine takes mental health break from football

  15-11-2024 05:27 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘My life has dramatically changed over the past two years’No timeframe but player vows to return ‘stronger than ever’Matildas winger Cortnee Vine will prioritise her mental health and take a break from football after an “overwhelming” rise to prominence over the past few years.For the second consecutive international window the 26-year-old made herself unavailable for selection and was again a notable absentee from interim coach Tom Sermanni’s 36-woman s
  
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• Punkish Carsley gets ballsy calls right – is it too late to ring Thomas for a chat? | Barney Ronay

  15-11-2024 00:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Young England team swagger past Greece under interim manager to make you feel it’s a shame he isn’t getting the job full-timeThe moment of the night in Athens came on 82 minutes, with England’s young team romping about the place like cosseted schoolboys, all jinky little twirls and prim one-touch keep-ball. On the right wing Morgan Gibbs-White, once of Lee Carsley’s under-21s, flicked the ball inside towards the white shirts in the centre. The closest of them was Curtis J
  
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• Kelleher 'striving to get better' after starring in Dublin

  15-11-2024 00:31 via bbc.com
  
  Republic of Ireland keeper Caoimhin Kelleher says he wants to keep improving after impressing in the 1-0 win over Finland in the Nations League.
  
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• 'A night of redemption for Carsley offers real hope for Tuchel'

  15-11-2024 00:29 via bbc.com
  
  The finest display of England interim manager Lee Carsley's time in charge sends a positive message to incoming coach Thomas Tuchel.
  
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