Thomas Tuchel initially intended to maintain stability. The England head coach hoped to build on the encouraging aspects of the World Cup campaign and retain most of the players involved in the run to the semi-finals in North America. His selection for the four Nations League fixtures and the start of a new international chapter […]
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Today’s podcast focuses on Manchester City, the only team to have won every Premier League match so far, following Arsenal’s convincing defeat to Brighton. Was it premature to consider Mikel Arteta’s team champions-elect? They had no answer to the Seagulls’ relentless intensity. Elsewhere, Spurs sit at the foot of the table as the panel examines […]
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Several aspects were particularly striking. By the interval, Rangers were leading through Naderi’s goal and dominating contests across the field, much as they had the previous Sunday. They had won 67.6% of the aerial challenges compared with Celtic’s 32.4%, while recording eight attempts to one and six shots on target to none. Camilo Duran had […]
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On a warm spring bank holiday, Sergej Jakirovic stood on the balcony of Hull City Hall and celebrated the club’s remarkable promotion to the Premier League with 40,000 jubilant fans. “My only objective before the campaign was to keep the team in the Championship, and I did not achieve it. Instead, we are heading to […]
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Matthias Jaissle has called Newcastle “an exceptionally attractive destination” after officially completing his move from Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli. The 38-year-old German joined his new squad at a training camp in La Manga, southern Spain, last Saturday. However, although both clubs are owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Al-Ahli delayed supplying essential documents needed […]
Continue ReadingCristiano Ronaldo has acknowledged that his World Cup career is over, yet even at age 41 he insists he remains undecided about what comes next. Twenty-three years after his first senior appearance, the Portugal captain’s 233rd international match concluded with a late 1-0 loss to Spain, sending his team out of the tournament in Dallas. […]
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