Arteta has placed particular emphasis on energising the Emirates Stadium crowd as he looks to turn the ground into an intimidating venue for visiting sides. Arsenal supporters were frequently criticised last season for creating a tense mood that appeared to affect the players during their pursuit of the league title. Although this victory against Coventry […]
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The Swedish player gave Celtic the perfect start before Duran took charge with two goals. His first was a stunning volley created by relentless pressure on the LASK defence, while his second completed a magnificent team move. O’Neill believes Celtic secured an outstanding deal by signing Duran for a reported fee of between £4.5m and […]
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A brilliant brace from new arrival Camilo Durán gave Celtic a commanding advantage over Lask in their Champions League playoff. Benjamin Nygren also found the net with an outstanding finish as Martin O’Neill’s team secured a 3-0 victory in the first leg against the Austrian visitors in Glasgow. Lask had two goals ruled out for […]
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Shakhtar also assessed Fulham’s Craven Cottage and Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium while looking for a west London venue capable of hosting top-tier European matches. Both grounds, however, have lower capacities than Stamford Bridge. Officials believe that fixtures against Europe’s leading teams, or potentially English opponents, could attract enough supporters to fill the larger stadium. The […]
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City secured the title with one match remaining, finishing six points ahead of runners-up Chelsea last season. The triumph brought Chelsea’s six-year reign to an end and gave manager Andree Jeglertz his first major honour with City during his debut season in England. Having no European fixtures, a talented squad and the good fortune to […]
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Chelsea have been drawn against Spanish club Real Sociedad in the third qualifying round of the Women’s Champions League. The Blues will host the opening leg on 26 August before travelling to Spain for the return match on 2 September. After placing third in the Women’s Super League last season, the eight-time domestic champions must […]
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Barcelona have withdrawn from a planned pre-season match in Morocco amid the continuing border dispute in Ceuta. The Spanish title holders had been due to play local club Ittihad Riadi Tangier in north-west Morocco on 15 August as part of their preparations for the upcoming season. In a statement, the club said that the present […]
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Hearts defied expectations, perhaps even their own, by claiming the Scottish Women’s Premier League title for the first time. In contrast to the men’s side, they emerged victorious from a dramatic final day. However, they also lost the head coach who had guided them to success. Spanish coach Eva Olid had already chosen to leave […]
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Last season’s unexpected championship success drew global attention, largely because Mjallby are based in such an isolated place. The club comes from Hallevik, a seaside village in southern Sweden with a population of fewer than 1,000. As Blekinge County’s leading football side, Mjallby draw supporters from throughout the area and recorded an average home attendance […]
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If Rangers overcome Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok in the third round of Europa League qualification, their next opponents will be Lillestrom of Norway, the winners of Larne versus Iberia 1999, or the losing side from either Levski Sofia against Kairat Almaty or Mjallby against Slovan Bratislava. After dropping out of Champions League qualification, Hearts will […]
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