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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 …
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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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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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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Game to watch: Tottenham v Chelsea By offering this humdinger on Saturday evening, it’s almost as if the Premier League knows it has some making up to do after deserting us for a couple of weeks. Spurs have had a rather more mixed start to the season than Chelsea but no side would relish wrecking …
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There’s a funny Lars Von Trier movie called ‘The Boss Of It All’ about a company owner who invents a pretend boss on whom he can pin all the unpopular decisions. A fake figurehead, there to absorb all the frustrations of the organisation and to take the blame for its performance issues. Mark Hughes, Southampton …
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When we say ‘all-time’, we mean since 2004. We have a who’s who of the best minutes-per-goal strikers in the Champo. We have set the minimum minutes at 4,000 to weed out the one-season wonders. It’s worth noting, by the way, that none of the top all-time total goalscorers are on this list – Ross …
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Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Diogo Dalot is “ready” to start for Manchester United against Southampton on Saturday. The Portugal under-21 international has only played twice for the Red Devils this season – once against Derby in the League Cup and once against Young Boys in the Champions League – since joining from Porto in …
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Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d’Or on Monday. The award was voted for by 176 journalists, all representing different countries. They voted for a top five from the initial 30-man shortlist, with six points going to 1st place, four going to 2nd, three to 3rd, two to 4th and one to 5th. As ever, …
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Winners Arsenal, who finally have a big-game spirit The biggest disappointment of Arsene Wenger’s final few years in charge was his inability to get Arsenal to respond to crisis. When the sun shone, Wenger’s Arsenal could still wow, but as soon as the clouds rolled in, they wilted in the rain. How can any club …
