David Moyes applauded Everton’s determined reaction after a difficult week as his team recovered from a deficit twice to earn a draw with Manchester United, sealed by Ainsley Maitland-Niles’s powerful long-range goal. The deadline-day arrival entered the match in the 77th minute when James Garner suffered cramp and protected Everton’s unbeaten opening to the campaign […]
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Gianni Infantino, president of world football’s governing organisation, has confirmed that he still plans to seek re-election next year despite the persistent controversy over his leadership. The 56-year-old Swiss official declined to discuss his future when questioned by reporters at the Women’s Under-20 World Cup in Poland on Saturday. He is facing intense pressure to […]
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Yang Hyun-jun struck the decisive goal as Celtic recovered from a deficit to secure a 2-1 victory over an impressive St Mirren team. St Mirren looked set to move to the top of the Premiership after Nikolas Agrafiotis converted a penalty midway through the opening half. Liam Scales gave away the spot-kick with a handball, […]
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Lautaro Martínez struck in the 91st minute as Inter recovered from a two-goal deficit to claim a dramatic 3-2 home win over Napoli and maintain their flawless start to the defence of their Serie A crown. Napoli appeared set for victory after Matteo Politano and Rasmus Højlund gave them a 2-0 advantage by the 53rd […]
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Control against chaos. One side represents structure, discipline and carefully rehearsed patterns; the other embraces something more instinctive, accepting football’s flaws and unpredictability. From that perspective, it is wiser to move with the storm than to imagine it can ever be fully contained. That was how the rivalry between Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp seemed […]
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Life is rarely uneventful in Hull, and only three matches into the Premier League campaign, the club’s supporters have already experienced an exciting journey. After stunning Manchester United at home on the opening day and securing victory at Coventry the following weekend, this well-earned draw and a third consecutive clean sheet strengthened Sergej Jakirovic’s confidence […]
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Burnley’s miserable opening to the campaign under Nicky Hayen went on after Bristol City struck twice near the end to claim a dramatic 2-1 win at Turf Moor. Aaron Ramsey’s 56th-minute finish appeared to have put the Clarets on course for their first positive result of the season. However, Rob Dickie equalised for City in […]
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Enzo Fernández was drafted into Manchester City’s starting lineup after Nico O’Reilly suffered a back problem in the warm-up, and he delivered an impressive display that justified the club’s British-record-equalling £125m investment. Erling Haaland settled the contest with the 300th goal of his club career, while Fernández played an important role by releasing Antoine Semenyo, […]
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Just when Bournemouth’s Alex Scott appeared to have taken complete control of midfield on Tyneside, another player stepped forward to spoil his impressive afternoon. Jacob Ramsey has spent much of his time on the fringes since Matthias Jaissle replaced Eddie Howe as Newcastle manager, but the substitute produced an expertly taken equaliser in the 88th […]
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I never thought it would truly happen. At least, not until this week, when events suggested for the first time that even the most protected figures may not be beyond reach. Gianni Infantino is under mounting pressure. He has faced intense scrutiny for nearly six weeks, following reports about a secretive proposal to sell shared […]
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