When Moyes began his second spell as Everton manager in January 2025, the club sat 16th in the table and only one point above the relegation places. Although expectations have increased since then, he was keen to highlight how far the team has come under his leadership. “I heard plenty of people claim last season […]
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With Yang Hyun-jun still representing South Korea at the Asian Games, Celtic have deployed both Sebastian Tounekti and James Forrest on the left wing. However, Brown feels the team’s difficulties are not limited to that position. “Rangers put Celtic under pressure, restricted Callum McGregor’s influence and marked him closely. When Cal is prevented from controlling […]
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Bradford City ended a 58-year wait to defeat Luton Town and moved ahead of Sheffield Wednesday at the League One summit. Although the Bantams have managed only seven goals across seven matches, they have allowed just four, matching the best defensive record in the EFL. Given his previous spell at Deepdale as a player, Graham […]
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Since becoming manager in 2019, Arteta has repeatedly stressed the importance of strength, intensity and winning individual battles. However, Arsenal struggled across the entire pitch against Brighton and were beaten in contests they would normally expect to dominate. Arteta expressed deep frustration with a performance that fell well short of his basic standards. His team […]
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Mikel Arteta acknowledged that Arsenal had been given a harsh lesson by an in-form Brighton side after their perfect start to the season came to a sudden halt on Saturday. The league champions had not suffered a three-goal defeat since 10 May 2023 – 1,224 days earlier – when Brighton secured a 3-0 victory at […]
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Roberto De Zerbi strongly criticised his struggling Tottenham side following their 3-2 loss to Aston Villa, insisting that “we cannot allow ourselves to lose a match like this”. The Italian immediately walked down the tunnel after the final whistle and again heard boos from the stands. Tottenham entered the three-week international break still searching for […]
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Freiburg passed up the opportunity to reclaim first place in the Bundesliga after drawing 2-2 away to Eintracht Frankfurt. Bayern Munich’s emphatic 7-0 victory against Union Berlin on Friday had moved the Bavarian club above Freiburg, who surrendered points for the first time this campaign and stayed in second position. Several recent additions to Germany […]
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Hull understood that their first Premier League defeat would eventually arrive, but they could hardly have done more to postpone that moment. Going two goals down inside seven minutes might have caused Hull to collapse, yet they responded with impressive resilience. They also recognised the vulnerability of a talented Newcastle side weakened by injuries and […]
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Tottenham have not won any of their past 36 Premier League games after falling behind, so the outcome already looked ominous by half-time. They controlled the first 20 minutes, with Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki stopping attempts from Savio and Archie Gray. However, their failure to score left them exposed to a response at the other […]
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Manchester United’s Muslim supporters’ organisation has called for club co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to leave after he criticised immigration levels and claimed the country was heading in the wrong direction. Ratcliffe, the billionaire founder of petrochemical company Ineos and one of Britain’s wealthiest individuals, made the remarks during an interview on Saturday. He argued that […]
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