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• Szczesny 5, De Jong 7.5 | Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Barcelona: Player ratings

  15-04-2025 22:55 via barcauniversal.com
  
  Szczesny 5, De Jong 7.5 | Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Barcelona: Player ratingsHaving secured a 4-0 lead in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against Borussia Dortmund last week, Barcelona were the favourites to advance to the semifinal through the second leg last night.Borussia Dortmund, however, did not make it easy for the Catalans in any capacity, especially after pulling back an early goal from the penalty spot.While Hansi Flick’s men did hold on to the narrow 1-0 defi
  
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• Women’s football as a safe space: How certain fan culture is damaging the game

  26-04-2025 05:30 via herfootballhub.com
  
  Women’s football as a safe space: How certain fan culture is damaging the gameWomen’s football has always been sold as a more welcoming and inclusive space. It’s marketed as a ‘game for all’ and promotes a sense of community that sets it apart from the often more hostile, commercial men’s game.But this openness has created its own problems. The lack of clear boundaries between players and fans has led to a sense of entitlement and disrespect towards the player
  
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• 'Big club' Swansea must not be 'pushed about' - Vigouroux

  26-04-2025 05:00 via bbc.com
  
  [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Lawrence Vigouroux says Swansea City must not be "pushed about" when they bid to continue their winning run at Millwall on Saturday (15:00 BST).Swansea go in search of a sixth successive Championship victory but face a Lions side who are also in fine form.Alex Neil's team are eighth in the table, three places above Swansea, having won four of their past five matches.Goalkeeper Vigouroux says Swansea are expecting a stern examination at The Den – but that they will
  
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• McElhenney speech 'unbelievable' - Dobson

  26-04-2025 04:58 via bbc.com
  
  [Rex Features]George Dobson said Rob McElhenney's speech to Wrexham's players on the eve of their 2-1 League One win against Blackpool on Monday was "unbelievable".Club co-owner McElhenney was in the away end as Phil Parkinson's side rose back up to second in the table courtesy of their impressive away victory combined with Wycombe Wanderers' 4-0 loss to Charlton Athletic.In the aftermath of the contest at Bloomfield Road, Parkinson revealed Hollywood actor McElhenney spoke to his players prior
  
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• Video – ‘Balkan Grit, Nerazzurri Spirit’: Inter Milan Unveil Brothers Of The World Documentary On Nerazzurri & Serbia Greats

  26-04-2025 04:30 via sempreinter.com
  Video – ‘Balkan Grit, Nerazzurri Spirit’: Inter Milan Unveil Brothers Of The World Documentary On Nerazzurri & Serbia GreatsInter Milan have had several players from Serbia over the years.There is little doubt who the most iconic Serbian international to have played for the Nerazzurri was.Dejan Stankovic spent a decade with Inter. He made a total of 326 appearances for the club, and won it all, culminating in the European Treble in 2010.However, Stankovic is not the only pl
  
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• Arsenal’s Bold Demand Could Decide Fate of Barcelona, PSG Transfer Target

  26-04-2025 02:37 via psgtalk.com
  Arsenal’s Bold Demand Could Decide Fate of Barcelona, PSG Transfer TargetParis Saint-Germain have plenty of midfield quality, but physical presence remains a weak spot. Fabian Ruiz is the tallest regular at 6-foot-2 (1.89m), and there’s a clear drop-off in size beyond him.Senny Mayulu brings some height at 6 feet (1.83m), but outside of the 18-year-old, PSG lack real physicality in the middle of the park. That could lead the club to look for a more imposing midfielder this summer&mda
  
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• Video – Nerazzurri Hype Javier Zanetti’s Iconic Volley Goal In Inter Milan Vs Roma Serie A Clash

  26-04-2025 02:30 via sempreinter.com
  Video – Nerazzurri Hype Javier Zanetti’s Iconic Volley Goal In Inter Milan Vs Roma Serie A ClashInter Milan take on Roma in a massive Serie A match this weekend.The Nerazzurri will feel that they need a win in order to keep the pressure on Napoli in the title race.But the Giallorossi will have their own motivation to go for the victory. They still feel that Champions League football next season is an attainable goal.Inter Milan took to Twitter with a clip of an iconic Javier Zanetti
  
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• Real Madrid lose ground to Arsenal in key transfer race

  26-04-2025 01:46 via football-espana.net
  Real Madrid lose ground to Arsenal in key transfer raceReal Madrid are now reportedly back behind Arsenal in the transfer race for Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi this summer.Los Blancos are expected to spend big in the coming months in response to being dumped out of the UEFA Champions League by Mikel Arteta’s team.An early European exit has increased the pressure on Carlo Ancelotti’s position in Madrid but he is expected to remain in place until the end of May.Major changes are
  
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• Sevilla reject transfer option on Premier League loanee

  26-04-2025 01:40 via football-espana.net
  Sevilla reject transfer option on Premier League loaneeSevilla look to have already made their first summer transfer decision with Albert Sambi Lokonga set to return to Arsenal.The Andalucians are battling to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap in the final weeks of the campaign and there will be a cost-cutting drive in the coming months.Several players will be sold to ease the ongoing financial issues with no bonus of European qualification to bring in additional revenue.A decision will
  
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• PSG Make Major Transfer Decision as Arsenal, Newcastle Target Could Stay at Juventus

  26-04-2025 01:38 via psgtalk.com
  PSG Make Major Transfer Decision as Arsenal, Newcastle Target Could Stay at JuventusRandal Kolo Muani hit the ground running at Juventus, racking up seven goal contributions when he joined on loan from Paris Saint-Germain during the winter transfer window.PSG are hoping his strong form in Turin boosts his value ahead of the summer, as they aim to recover at least half of the €95 million they paid Eintracht Frankfurt for him in 2023.Kolo Muani saw limited minutes under Luis Enrique this seas
  
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• Sam Steijn not a priority for Roma

  26-04-2025 01:33 via romapress.net
  Sam Steijn not a priority for RomaA new update has emerged regarding Roma’s interest in Sam Steijn.The Dutch midfielder is reportedly on the Giallorossi’s radar following his impressive season with Twente, marked by 23 league goals and assists.Roma have been mentioned as one of the club to be interested in Steijn, along with the likes of Feyenoord who seem the favorites to land him.However, calciomercato.it journalist Eleonora Trotta writes that Steijn is not a priority for Roma at t
  
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• Lecce refuse to play Atalanta, risk losing 0-3

  26-04-2025 01:09 via romapress.net
  Lecce refuse to play Atalanta, risk losing 0-3The match between Atalanta and Lecce, initially scheduled for this evening and postponed due to the tragic death of the Salento physiotherapist Graziano Fiorita, remains in serious doubt. The new date set, Sunday at 20:45, may not be respected by Giampaolo’s team, still deeply affected by the event. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Marco Giampaolo’s team has no intention of leaving for Bergamo. Tomorrow only a light finishing session is
  
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• Two sent off as leaders Hull KR fight back to beat Leeds

  26-04-2025 00:30 via bbc.com
  
  Betfred Super League, HeadingleyLeeds (6) 14Tries: Handley, Lumb Goals: Miller 3Hull KR (6) 20Tries: Broadbent 2, Batchelor, Lewis Goals: Mourgue 2Mikey Lewis scored the winning to try to complete Hull KR's sensational comeback to beat Leeds Rhinos at Headingley.In a tense first half Jack Broadbent opened the scoring for the Super League leaders before Ash Handley replied for the hosts.Riley Lumb's try pushed the Rhinos ahead before Sauaso Sue was sent off for the Robins with 22 minutes remainin
  
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• Arsenal want Barca defender Kounde - Saturday's gossip

  26-04-2025 00:22 via bbc.com
  
  Arsenal want Barcelona defender Jules Kounde, Nottingham Forest consider move for James McAtee and Manchester United look at Matheus Cunha alternatives. Arsenal are lining up a £55m bid for Barcelona's French defender Jules Kounde, 26. (Sun - subscription required)Nottingham Forest may still move for Manchester City's English midfielder James McAtee, 22, even if they keep hold of forwards, England international Callum Hudson-Odoi, 24, and Swedish 22-year-old Anthony Elanga - both of whom h
  
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• Arsenal, Bayern Munich Willing to Revisit £52M-Rated Chelsea Outcast Linked to PSG

  26-04-2025 00:18 via psgtalk.com
  Arsenal, Bayern Munich Willing to Revisit £52M-Rated Chelsea Outcast Linked to PSGParis Saint-Germain gave serious thought to signing Christopher Nkunku during the winter transfer window but ultimately chose not to move forward. Although he remained at Chelsea, signs now point to a possible departure this summer.Nkunku joined Chelsea from RB Leipzig in 2023 for £52 million, but injuries and competition have kept him from locking down a regular spot in the starting lineup, fueling tal
  
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• PSG beaten as Nice ruin dream of unbeaten league season

  26-04-2025 00:11 via bbc.com
  
  PSG last lost a league game in May 2024 [Getty Images]Paris St-Germain's bid to complete the first ever unbeaten Ligue 1 season ended with four games left as they lost at home to Nice.Having wrapped up the title earlier this month and gone 30 games without defeat, the French champions were on course for history.But Morgan Sanson gave Champions League-chasing Nice the lead on his first start of the season in the 34th minute, before Fabian Ruiz levelled for the hosts seven minutes later with a fin
  
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• Sheff Utd had to go 'full tilt' - Wilder

  26-04-2025 00:08 via bbc.com
  
  [Rex Features]Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder was delighted with his side's showing in their 2-0 win at Stoke City.The Blades had seen their automatic Premier League promotion hopes ended on Monday by a fourth defeat in five games at Burnley, who went up alongside Leeds.United are guaranteed a third-placed finish and will now look to end their long wait for success via the play-offs, having failed in all nine of their previous attempts."The energy of the group since Monday night has been outs
  
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• Stoke 'gave everything' in Sheff Utd loss - Robins

  26-04-2025 00:06 via bbc.com
  
  [Getty Images]Stoke boss Mark Robins looked to take the positives after his side's defeat by Sheffield United.The Potters' 2-0 defeat means they remain in relegation danger, although results on Saturday could mean they are clear of trouble going into the final day next Saturday."I thought we played well. First of all, they've given all they can give," he told BBC Radio Stoke."We've had chances, there's no doubt. We've played some good football and tried to be on the front foot against a top thre
  
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• Leaders Hull KR stage comeback to beat Leeds

  25-04-2025 23:59 via bbc.com
  
  Betfred Super League, HeadingleyLeeds (6) 14Tries: Handley, Lumb Goals: Miller 3Hull KR (6) 20Tries: Broadbent 2, Batchelor, Lewis Goals: Mourgue 2Mikey Lewis scored the winning to try to complete Hull KR's sensational comeback to beat Leeds Rhinos at Headingley.In a tense first half Jack Broadbent opened the scoring for the Super League leaders before Ash Handley replied for the hosts.Riley Lumb's try pushed the Rhinos ahead before Sauaso Sue was sent off for the Robins with 22 minutes remainin
  
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• Chelsea Starting XI vs Everton: Confirmed Team News and Predicted Lineup

  25-04-2025 23:50 via eplindex.com
  
  Chelsea Starting XI vs Everton: Confirmed Team News and Predicted LineupChelsea vs Everton: Team News, Injury Updates and Predicted Lineup for Crucial Premier League ClashAs the Premier League season edges towards its decisive phase, Chelsea welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge in a fixture that carries significance for both clubs. Enzo Maresca, gearing up for his Conference League semi-final against Djurgarden, faces a balancing act between maintaining momentum and managing his squad carefully.Ty
  
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• 🇫🇷 PSG's unbeaten Ligue 1 streak ended at home by Nice

  25-04-2025 23:36 via onefootball.com
  
  🇫🇷 PSG's unbeaten Ligue 1 streak ended at home by NiceParis Saint-Germain's 30-game unbeaten streak was finally ended in a 3-1 loss to Nice.
  Scorers: Ruiz 41; Sanson 34', 46', Ndayishimiye 70'The runaway champions fell behind when Morgan Sanson was able to fire a low effort beneath Gianluigi Donnarumma after being teed up by Badredine Bouanani.That lead lasted all of seven minutes as Ousmane Dembélé fed Fabián Ruiz with a ball over the top from which the
  
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• Palmer's goalless run a mental thing - Maresca

  25-04-2025 23:31 via bbc.com
  
  Cole Palmer has not scored a goal for Chelsea since 14 January [Getty Images]Chelsea forward Cole Palmer's recent struggles on the pitch are "a mental thing", says boss Enzo Maresca.The England international, 22, has not scored in 16 games - having netted 14 times in his first 23 games of the season.Chelsea have slipped from second place to sixth - and out of the Champions League places - in that time.But Palmer has had more shots than any other Premier League player during his goalless spell -
  
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• Maresca admits Chelsea transfers depend on European qualification

  25-04-2025 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea are sixth in the Premier League table with five matches to go and need Cole Palmer to step up.Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images/ReutersEnzo Maresca has said Chelsea’s transfer plans depend on whether they qualify for the Champions League. The head coach, who insisted Cole Palmer’s goalscoring drought was all in the player’s head, also hinted at wanting to add more experience to his squad.Maresca, who will serve a touchline ban at Saturday’s home game against E
  
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• Liverpool will improve next season in search for perfection, warns Arne Slot

  25-04-2025 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Alexis Mac Allister and Virgil van Dijk celebrate a goal at Everton. Liverpool have been top since 2 November.Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The GuardianArne Slot has warned Liverpool’s Premier League rivals that he expects the champions-elect to improve next season as they strive to fulfil his vision of the perfect team.Liverpool require one point at home to Tottenham on Sunday to secure a record-equalling 20th league title and for Slot to become the first Dutch coach to win the Premier League.
  
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• How Arne Slot evolved Liverpool to become Anfield’s unlikely party-starter

  25-04-2025 23:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  There will be a lot of Slots at Anfield on Sunday. The temptation is to assume that plans have been altered and flights suddenly booked because of the prospect of seeing Liverpool claim the title. Not so. “They will be here but that's not because it's such an important game,” said Arne Slot. Careful planning clearly runs in the family and he added: “In Holland it is a holiday at the moment, and it was one here last week. This game was already one from three, four, five months a
  
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• Fedoras, Venables and Pardew’s dance – Crystal Palace closer to holy grail of first trophy

  25-04-2025 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Eddie Nketiah (No 9) celebrates scoring with Eberechi Eze (right) as Crystal Palace beat Fulham 3-0 in their FA Cup quarter-final.Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty ImagesFor Crystal Palace supporters of a certain vintage, Malcolm Allison and his famous fedora is where it all began. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the club’s first FA Cup semi-final appearance, under the maverick former Manchester City manager, when they were in the old Third Division.Allison had already changed Palace
  
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• David Moyes likens TFG to Everton’s ‘new lover’ and says club needs tender care

  25-04-2025 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  David Moyes has to deal with 13 players, including loanees, being out of contract at Everton this summer.Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/ReutersDavid Moyes has described The Friedkin Group (TFG) as Everton’s “new lover”, with the club in need of tender care and serious action in the transfer market.Moyes admits Everton remain in a delicate position despite the takeover by TFG and securing their Premier League status before the move to a new stadium at Bramley-Moore do
  
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• Trading places? Cardiff and Wrexham's crunch weekend

  25-04-2025 23:14 via bbc.com
  
  Cardiff caretaker manager Aaron Ramsey (left) and Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson face potentially defining weekends with their clubs [Getty Images]Two of Wales' biggest football clubs are bracing themselves for what could be a defining weekend – as they head in very different directions.Less than six years ago, Cardiff City stood four divisions above Wrexham.While the Bluebirds were beating Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League, Wrexham were still a non-league side smarting
  
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• Real Madrid deny they considered Copa del Rey final boycott over referee

  25-04-2025 23:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Pablo González Fuertes (right) comforts Spanish referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea during a press conference before the Copa del Rey final.Photograph: Pablo Garcia/RFEF/AFP/Getty ImagesReal Madrid have denied that they ever considered refusing to play the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona after they boycotted the pre-match activities, prompting uncertainty that the game would go ahead. A statement from Madrid finally confirmed that they would play after 10pm on Friday night, just 24
  
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• Postecoglou rails against narrative of Tottenham always being ‘set up for a fall’

  25-04-2025 23:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ange Postecoglou tries to lift his players after Tottenham’s defeat by Nottingham Forest, their 18th of a disastrous Premier League season.Photograph: Ashley Western/Colorsport/ShutterstockAnge Postecoglou has railed against what he says is a well-worn narrative around Tottenham – the club must always be set up for a fall, negative interpretations at every turn. And yet the manager still believes they can break the cycle of frustration, leaning on the words of Jacob Riis, a journalis
  
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