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Manuel Pellegrini has praised Robert Snodgrass for reviving his West Ham career. Snodgrass spent last season on loan at Aston Villa in the Championship and Pellegrini, on his appointment as Hammers boss, told the Scotland international to lose weight if he wished to show his commitment to the cause. Pellegrini had admired Snodgrass in opposition, …
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Claudio Ranieri is excited about engineering Fulham’s escape from the Premier League relegation zone, saying pressure is being without a job. The 67-year-old Italian led Leicester to the 2015-16 Premier League title before being sacked nine months later. An underwhelming season in Ligue 1 at Nantes saw Ranieri out of work again, until Fulham owner …
Alexis Sanchez has taken his poor form for Manchester United into training with Chile on international duty, according to reports. The 29-year-old has struggled to replicate his form at Arsenal for new club United since his swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan last January. Sanchez has only managed to score one goal this season and there …
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Presented in chronological order, not in order of our arbitrary preference. Just in case you couldn’t tell from #2. 1. Jesse Lingard – Debuted on 8 October 2016 v Malta (aged 23) The only man to be handed a debut in Gareth Southgate’s first game as England manager has gone on to become one …
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Mansfield Town boss David Flitcroft thinks club boards treat managers like potential Tinder dates. Tinder is a dating app, founded in 2012, that allows people to like or reject possible matches based on looks and first impressions. Flitcroft has guided the Stags to sixth place in League Two but he knows that he needs to …
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Television executive Susanna Dinnage has made the move into sport with one of the most high-profile roles in football. Dinnage was named as the Premier League’s new chief executive on Tuesday and will take over from Richard Scudamore early next year. Dinnage, a Fulham fan, has been in her current role as the Global President …
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The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) has urged clubs to reject a plan to give outgoing Premier League boss Richard Scudamore a £5million leaving present. The proposal comes from Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, who chairs the league’s audit and remuneration committee and led the search for Scudamore’s successor Susanna Dinnage. Her appointment was confirmed on Tuesday, …
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JORDAN PICKFORD A pleasingly drama-free 45 minutes from England’s all-action No.1. Rarely pressured in possession with USA retreating deep so there was never likely to be any repeat of his brain fart which should have cost England a penalty in Seville last time out. When Christian Pulisic burst through in the 24th minute, Pickford stood …
Wenging it ‘Arsene Wenger turned down sensational return to management with Fulham before Claudio Ranieri was appointed yesterday’ – John Cross and Darren Lewis, Daily Mirror. ‘Ranieri was the outstanding candidate from a shortlist that did not, as speculated, include the former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’ – Alysson Rudd, The Times. Every Claud Who else can’t …
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Antonio Conte once noted that “it is very difficult to win two titles in a row”. Football365 are about to test that theory. After winning the FSF Online Media of the Year award last December, a website not a million miles from here has been nominated in that same category for 2018. F365 will be …
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