Enzo Maresca is not responsible for Manchester City’s finances, but he is delighted the club invested £125m to reunite him with Enzo Fernández. The pair developed a close relationship during their time at Chelsea, and the Italian believed the midfielder could complete his tactical vision. The Argentina international was just as determined to work with […]
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Barcelona maintained their flawless start to the season after battling to a 4-2 La Liga win against Levante in Valencia on Sunday. Quick attacking moves helped Barcelona establish a two-goal advantage inside 19 minutes, with Xavi Espart and Lamine Yamal finding the net. Levante responded strongly and ended the first half with six attempts compared […]
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Sam Surridge struck in the first minute of second-half added time to earn visiting Nashville SC a 2-2 draw against Inter Miami on Saturday night. It was Surridge’s second goal of the match and his 15th of the campaign. After Dayne St Clair stopped Shak Mohammed’s effort, Surridge reacted quickly and converted the rebound, allowing […]
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The statistics make grim reading: Coventry City have become only the second side in Premier League history to open a season with four consecutive defeats without scoring. Even so, Frank Lampard will continue reminding his squad that there have been encouraging signs. Coventry have troubled their opponents at times and have already played three teams […]
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Derek McInnes sent Ibrox into celebration as Rangers controlled Celtic in front of an entirely blue home crowd and claimed victory in the season’s opening Old Firm meeting. With energetic music filling the stadium, the Rangers support celebrated three excellent goals in a commanding triumph. Captain Dan Neil scored twice, with Kevin Kelsy adding another […]
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It took only 50 seconds for the chanting to start. Bristol City’s travelling supporters loudly accused Southampton of cheating, repeating a song that visiting fans have regularly brought to St Mary’s Stadium this season. The home crowd answered with ironic applause before responding with chants of their own. This has become Southampton’s reality since the […]
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Is talk of a Tottenham crisis premature? At this club, it rarely feels too soon. Four Premier League matches into the season, Spurs are still waiting for their first goal, something that has never previously happened to them at the start of a league campaign. They at least registered two efforts on target, having managed […]
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There is no reason for Bournemouth to sound the alarm just yet. However, with European competition approaching and 2,000 supporters preparing to travel to San Sebastián next week, their domestic form is becoming a concern. Marco Rose’s side have surrendered leads in all four of his Premier League matches, continuing a damaging trend from Andoni […]
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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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West Ham secured their first Women’s Super League victory of the campaign by beating London City Lionesses 2-1 at home. Kelly Gago opened the scoring in the 21st minute, bursting between centre-backs Mapi León and Isa Kardinaal to collect Seraina Piubel’s pass from close to the halfway line before rounding London City goalkeeper Elene Lete. […]
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