Álvaro Arbeloa rejected claims that he is struggling with the pressure after Fulham’s defeat at Ipswich left them without a Premier League victory in six matches. The former Real Madrid coach had been close to earning his first managerial win in the competition following Ryan Sessegnon’s superb strike in the 55th minute, but Fulham surrendered […]
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It was while standing on the Portman Road turf in the brilliant light of early May, surrounded by the happiness and relief of a third promotion in five seasons, that Kieran McKenna knew the time had come. He had briefly considered leaving Ipswich earlier in the campaign, but the relentless demands of the Championship pushed […]
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Gary O’Neil had waited a long time for a result like this. The Millwall fan from Beckenham, whose son is part of Crystal Palace’s academy, had collected only one point from his previous five managerial visits to this corner of south London. His passionate reaction to Zian Flemming’s 90th-minute winner was therefore understandable, matching the […]
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The opening chant of the game celebrated Marcus Rashford, Manchester United’s returning homegrown star after 18 months away, first in the Midlands and later in Catalonia. Supporters have always embraced academy graduates who progress from hopeful youngsters to players capable of lifting a crowd of 76,000. Rashford represents that journey, and although the Old Trafford […]
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After collecting both leading player-of-the-year honours, Bruno Fernandes marked Manchester United’s first home fixture with a hat-trick, underlining his determination to maintain last season’s outstanding form. Ipswich Town threatened Michael Carrick’s team through the speed of Julio Enciso, Issa Diop and Daizen Maeda, and victory appeared possible when Leif Davis put the visitors ahead in […]
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Coventry Twenty-five years after last competing in the Premier League, Coventry have completed a remarkable journey back to the top. Their long absence included financial collapse, temporary moves to Northampton and Birmingham, and a period in League Two. The celebrations are now over, however, and the club must demonstrate that it can compete at this […]
Continue ReadingLeandro Trossard to Besiktas Revealed shortly before England’s crushing semi-final loss to Argentina, Trossard’s £15.3m switch to Istanbul could easily have gone unnoticed. After three and a half seasons with the club, and now aged 31, his departure feels like a timely end to his Arsenal chapter. Yet he will be fondly recalled for delivering […]
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