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Dominic Solanke bagged a brace as England Under-21s recorded a 2-1 friendly victory over Italy in Ferrara. The Liverpool forward opened the scoring after eight minutes following a frantic beginning to the match before Moise Kean levelled just before half-time. Solanke scored what would prove to be the winner at the beginning of the second …
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Premier League clubs have “agreed in principle” to bring in the Video Assistant Referee system from next season, it was announced on Thursday. During a shareholders’ meeting, clubs were presented with an update on the non-live trials taking place, as well as “key learnings” from VAR’s use in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup as …
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Jose Mourinho was the first manager to welcome Claudio Ranieri back to the Premier League when he was appointed Fulham boss. Fulham on Saturday visit Old Trafford, where Mourinho‘s Manchester United will hope to secure their first Premier League victory in five games, reuniting the pair for the first time since Ranieri‘s departure from Leicester. …
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Southampton are hoping to appoint Ralph Hasenhuttl as manager after sacking Mark Hughes, Press Association Sport understands. Despite securing a 2-2 draw against Manchester United at the weekend, embattled Saints’ wretched overall form cost the Welshman his job on Monday. Hughes, appointed in March, managed to keep his former club up last season and was …
Callum Wilson has been given his first England call-up in Gareth Southgate’s latest 28-man squad, with Wayne Rooney’s send-off appearance confirmed. Wilson is the only new face in the squad, given his first senior nod after impressing for Bournemouth this season. The Cherries striker, who has six goals and five assists in 11 Premier League …
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CALL ON CALLUM Callum Wilson is having quite the time of it. Scoring goals, creating goals, getting England call-ups and now tenuously linked with a move to Chelsea by The Sun. Truly, he has arrived in the big time. The figure plucked from the ether is £35m. Chelsea are still in the market for a …
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Christian Pulisic won’t be leaving Borussia Dortmund until at least the summer, according to the club’s sporting director Michael Zorc. The winger has made seven starts in all competitions this season with two goals and two assists for his team-mates in the process. Pulisic‘s form over the last couple of campaigns for Dortmund has alerted …
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Alisson believes La Liga stalwarts Jan Oblak and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen are currently the best goalkeepers in the world. Liverpool made Alisson the most expensive goalkeeper in history when signing him for around £56m from Roma in the summer. The Brazilian only briefly held that title, with Kepa Arrizabalaga displacing him upon his move to …
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Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand agreed that Manchester United were “terrible” in their 1-0 victory over Young Boys on Tuesday night. The win gave United qualification from Group H, which means a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League. The match looked like it was heading for a draw before Marouane Fellaini’s injury-time …
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Send your thoughts to [email protected] One night in Turin There’s still plenty of work needed on this squad. Mourinho still may not be the ideal fit for United. And no, we still aren’t “back”. But my lord, if any United fan can’t get excited about that result, maybe football isn’t for you. DJ, MUFC …
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