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Club Brugge had last won a Champions League group game in November 2005. For an idea of how much football has changed since then, Rangers qualified for the knock-out stages that season. On Tuesday night, Brugge ended 13 years of hurt by travelling to Monaco and thumping Thierry Henry’s side 4-0. That followed a 1-1 …
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If you have anything to add on any subject, mail us at [email protected] We need to talk about Jose Mourinho What’s up with him? Smashing water bottles after winning 1-0 at home against the mighty Young Boys. How far has he fallen? On the other hand he has no idea tactically, how to mould …
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Maurizio Sarri is expected to revert to his first-choice line-up when Chelsea play Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday, with the main selection dilemma between Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud up front. Sarri insisted last weekend’s loss to Tottenham was not down to one or two players and hinted after Thursday night’s 4-0 Europa …
Real Madrid have confirmed the appointment of Santiago Solari as their permanent manager following his successful spell in caretaker charge. Solari oversaw four consecutive victories in all competitions, with 15 goals scored, as Real’s interim boss following the departure of Julen Lopetegui last month and has now been handed the reins full-time until June 2021. …
Xherdan Shaqiri has told Liverpool they must continue to be brave in their push for Premier League title glory and if they are to maintain the pressure on leaders Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp’s side responded to going behind at Burnley by scoring twice in seven second-half minutes as they eventually won 3-1 on a testing …
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After nearly 20 years as the Premier League’s biggest cheese, Richard Scudamore is set to step down as executive chairman next month. A divisive figure, and at times resembling a pantomime villain, Scudamore joined the Premier League in November 1999 before hanging about long enough to see the value of the league expand beyond even …
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INTO MILAN After ‘REVEALING’ Jose Mourinho’s ‘five-man transfer wishlist’ on Wednesday – which was actually just a collation of old rumours presented as a new one – The Sun are back on Thursday with an actual update. And they might not like it. They will apparently face competition for one of their main targets, Milan …
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Johnny’s new series takes a positive look at managers in the media and what we like about them. This week it’s the turn of a man who sounds like a sheet of sandpaper that magically learned to talk. That’ll be Sean Dyche, then… Who Are Ya? Despite sounding as though he is constructed entirely …
Click:BR-25M 4P 1 25kA Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele has been ruled out until the new year with an ankle injury. Demeble suffered the problem against Wolves last week and scans have confirmed ligament damage. The Belgium midfielder has been linked with a move away from the club in January. Pochettino hopes Dembele will be back …
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Marko Arnautovic has stunned West Ham by stating that he wants to “compete with the best players”. Is he not aware that he plays with Mark Noble? Arnautovic joined West Ham for a club-record fee of around £25m last summer, and has shone for the club since. He has scored 16 goals in 46 games for …
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