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PREMIER LEAGUE

Spurs would have been better off selling Kane to City rather than play him on left wing

Harry Kane of England celebrates after scoring their team's second goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Hungary and England at Stadium Puskas Ferenc on September 02, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.If Tottenham intend to play Harry Kane on the left wing then they should have sold him to Man City. Using him out there in the home defeat to Chelsea was hopefully a one-off, but it was a strange tactical decision from head coach Nuno Espirito Santo.The game passed without Kane scoring. Again. It passed without Kane even looking like scoring, though at least he occasionally touched the ball inside the opposition penalty area.After three 1-0 wins in the Premier League, which briefly earned them top spot and Nuno the manager of the month award, reality has set in ahead of Sunday’s...
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LALIGA

Ronald Koeman reacts to Barcelona’s draw with Granada

Coach Ronald Koeman of FC Barcelona, during the La Liga Santader match between FC Barcelona and Granada CF at Camp Nou Stadium on September 20, 2021 in Barcelona.Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has offered his thoughts on Monday’s 1-1 draw with Granada and seemed to think his team had done “pretty well” all things considered.The hosts were without a host of players through injury but put in a pretty shambolic showing and only escaped with a point thanks to a late Ronald Araujo header.Here’s what Koeman made of it all:“Look at our squad list,” he said. “We did what we could. We don’t have the players from the tiki-taka days. We have to play with our own style.“I think we did well and, with some more time, we could have won. The basic system was 4-3-3 in the first half, then I had to make chan...
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Ronald Koeman sacking would cost Barcelona £10m

Ronald Koeman, head coach of FC Barcelona looks on during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona and Granada CF at Camp Nou on September 20, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.La Liga giants Barcelona would reportedly have to pay around £10m if they decided to sack head coach Ronald Koeman.The Dutchman is subject to rife speculation about his future at Camp Nou, after enduring a turbulent 12 months at the helm.A recent report has suggested that several members of the Catalan club's hierarchy have asked for the 58-year-old to be sacked, as they do not believe he is the right man to take the club forward.However, according to the Daily Mirror, it would cost Barcelona around £10m if they relieved Koeman of his duties, a figure they currently cannot afford to spend amid their severe financial ...
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SERIE A

Inter trio ruled out of Fiorentina clash

FC internazionale substitutes in the dugout, ( R to L ); Matias Vecino, Joaquin Correa, Arturo Vidal, Ionut Radu, Alex Cordaz, Andrea Ranocchia, Denzel Dumfries, Stefano Sensi, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Aleksandar Kolarov and Roberto Gagliardini during the Serie A match between UC Sampdoria and FC Internazionale at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on September 12, 2021 in Genoa, Italy.The injured Joaquin Correa, Arturo Vidal and Stefano Sensi have not been included in Inter‘s squad list to face Fiorentina tomorrow.It kicks off at 19.45 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence.Correa sustained an injury against Bologna last week, but he is expected to return to action over the weekend when Inter host Atalanta at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.Vidal has suffered a calf injury and could be available again from th...
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SERIE A

Allegri furious at Juventus players’ inability to close out games

Juventus' Italian head coach Massimiliano Allegri reacts during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and AC Milan at the Juventus stadium in Turin, on September 19, 2021.Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was furious at the final whistle, and stormed off towards the dressing room, and that barely captured how the fans in the stadium and at home around the world felt after the 1-1 draw against AC Milan. After taking the lead very early on, not only did they fail to add to that lead, they somehow contrived to throw it all away in the last fifteen or so minutes of the game and truly should consider themselves lucky they even got a point from this tepid affair at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday.Speaking to the television networks after the game, Allegri was still irate and w...
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Real Madrid score twice in last five minutes to stun Valencia

Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates with teammate Luka Jovic after scoring their side's second goal during the La Liga Santander match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF at Estadio Mestalla on September 19, 2021 in Valencia, Spain.Real Madrid moved to the top of La Liga on Sunday after scoring twice in two minutes to pull off an incredible late comeback against Valencia.Valencia looked set for victory at Mestalla when Hugo Duro scored against his former club in the second half but the in-form Vinicius Junior equalised in the 86th minute before Karim Benzema headed home in the 88th for a 2-1 away win.Real Madrid remain unbeaten this term, having now won five and drawn one of their first six matches in all competitions under returning coach Carlo Ancelotti.Valencia, who stay third, h...
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NEWS

Messi looks angry after being replaced in home debut

Lionel Messi of PSG during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) at Parc des Princes stadium on September 19, 2021 in Paris, France.Lionel Messi hit the crossbar with a curling free kick and looked angry at being taken off in the 75th minute in his home debut Sunday for Paris Saint-Germain.Substitute Mauro Icardi scored deep into stoppage time as PSG scraped a 2-1 win over Lyon in the French league to make it six straight victories.Messi stared sharply at PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino and appeared to snub a handshake as he came off. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner, who is still chasing his first PSG goal in his third appearance following his shock move from Barcelona, sat glum-faced on the bench.As he was coming off, Messi made a gesture ...
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BUNDESLIGA

Haaland scores twice in Dortmund win

Erling Haaland (2ndR) of Dortmund celebrates a own goal of Marvin Friedrich (R) of Union Berlin during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and 1. FC Union Berlin at Signal Iduna Park on September 19, 2021 in Dortmund, Germany.Erling Braut Haaland scored twice to take his tally to seven goals from five Bundesliga games as Borussia Dortmund survived a scare to beat Union Berlin.Norway forward Haaland sealed victory with a sublime first-time volleyed lob after Berlin fought back from 3-0 down.Raphael Guerrero's fine early strike, a Haaland header and Marvin Friedrich's own goal had put Dortmund in command.Max Kruse's penalty and an Andreas Voglsammer goal got Berlin back in it but Haaland settled matters late on.Haaland has now netted 68 goals in 67 appearances in all competitions ...
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Chelsea beat Tottenham to extend unbeaten run and go joint top

N'Golo Kante of Chelsea celebrates with teammates Romelu Lukaku and Jorginho after his shot takes a deflection from Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur (not pictured), leading to an own goal, Chelsea's second goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 19, 2021 in London, England.Chelsea stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to five games as Thomas Tuchel's team deservedly beat Tottenham.After managing no shots on target in the first half, the visitors looked like a different team after the break and scored three second-half goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.The Blues opened the scoring four minutes after the re-start, when Thiago Silva headed past Hugo Lloris from Marcos Alonso's corner. Half-time substitute N...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Lingard scores late Man Utd winner at West Ham

Jesse Lingard of Manchester United scores his side's second goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Manchester United at London Stadium on September 19, 2021 in London, England.Jesse Lingard came off the bench to score a stunning late winner against his old side and David de Gea saved an injury-time penalty as Manchester United dramatically came from behind to beat West Ham.Lingard, who spent a successful loan spell at London Stadium last season, appeared as a substitute in the second half and with two minutes remaining he cut on to his right foot and fired into the top corner.Further drama followed as Luke Shaw was adjudged to have handballed in the box and De Gea dived the right way to push away the spot-kick that had been taken by Mark Noble, who was making his ...
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NEWS

England and Tottenham legend Jimmy Greaves dies

Harry Kane of Tottenham meets former Tottenham player Jimmy Greaves at the Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on October 20, 2017 in Enfield, England.Former England striker and Tottenham's record goalscorer Jimmy Greaves has died at the age of 81.Greaves began his career with Chelsea before spells at AC Milan, Spurs and West Ham.He scored 44 goals in 57 games for England and was a member of the 1966 World Cup-winning squad.He holds the record for most goals in the English top flight with 357, and scored 266 in 379 matches for Tottenham.Greaves' 41 goals in 1960-61 remains a record in a season for Chelsea, and he also holds the Spurs record with 37 in 1962-63.A Tottenham statement read: "We are extremely saddened to learn of the passing of the great Jimmy Greaves, not just Tottenham Hotspur'...
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LALIGA

Memphis Depay calls on Barcelona to learn lessons from Bayern Munich defeat

Memphis Depay of FC Barcelona shows his dejection during the UEFA Champions League group E match between FC Barcelona and Bayern München at Camp Nou on September 14, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona star Memphis Depay has called on his teammates to learn lessons from their midweek defeat to Bayern Munich.La Blaugrana kicked off their 2021/22 Champions League campaign with a disappointing 3-0 Camp Nou loss to the Bavarian powerhouse.Bayern shrugged off the home side’s challenge with ease in Catalonia as Ronald Koeman and his players were given sharp dose of reality from the 2020 champions.However, despite their frustrating start to European competition this season, Memphis believes there are real positives to on the horizon for Koeman’s young team.“Obviously the result against Bayern was ...
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BUNDESLIGA

Struggling Leipzig rescue draw at Cologne with second-half equaliser

Cologne's German defender Jonas Hector (R) and Leipzig's Malian midfielder Amadou Haidara vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match 1 FC Cologne vs RB Leipzig, in Cologne, western Germany, on September 18, 2021.Amadou Haidara's second-half goal rescued a 1-1 draw for RB Leipzig at Cologne on Saturday, helping the side avoid their third straight league defeat although they remain stuck in the lower half of the Bundesliga table.Following an exciting first half where both teams hit the woodwork, Anthony Modeste put the hosts in front in the 53rd minute following a VAR review.Having lost their previous three matches in all competitions, including a 6-3 demolition at the hands of Manchester City in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday, last season's ru...
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SERIE A

Edin Dzeko scores twice as Inter Milan hit six

Edin Dzeko of FC Internazionale celebrates with team mates after scoring to give the side a 5-0 lead during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Bologna FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 18, 2021 in Milan, Italy.Edin Dzeko scored twice as Serie A champions Inter Milan hammered previously unbeaten Bologna.Lautaro Martinez put Inter ahead early on from Denzel Dumfries' cross and Milan Skriniar headed in from Federico Dimarco's corner.Nicolo Barella and Matias Vecino added to the lead before the hour mark.Dzeko netted the fifth with a clever finish and then blasted in a brilliant sixth from near the byeline - before Arthur Theate's headed consolation. Inter lost title-winning boss Antonio Conte, top scorer Romelu Lukaku and other players in a cost-cutting summer, but they...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Arsenal secure back-to-back win against struggling Burnley

Martin Odegaard of Arsenal scores their team's first goal during the Premier League match between Burnley and Arsenal at Turf Moor on September 18, 2021 in Burnley, England.Martin Odegaard's first-half free-kick gave Arsenal their first away win of the season at Burnley.The Norwegian curled home after Ashley Westwood had clipped Bukayo Saka on the edge of the area.It was Odegaard's first goal since joining the Gunners on a permanent basis from Real Madrid in a £30m deal last month.Burnley were denied a chance to equalise from the penalty spot when referee Anthony Taylor overturned his initial decision after reviewing Aaron Ramsdale's challenge on substitute Matej Vydra on the pitchside screen. It was the high point of a spirited second-half performance by the hosts, whose manager Sean Dyc...
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Bayern Munich put seven past VfL Bochum to go top

Serge Gnabry (L) of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrates his first goal with teammates Thomas Mueller, Joshua Kimmich, Lucas Hernandez and Robert Lewandowski (2ndL-R) during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and VfL Bochum at Allianz Arena on September 18, 2021 in Munich, Germany.Bayern Munich cruised to an emphatic 7-0 victory over VfL Bochum to move to the top of the German Bundesliga. Joshua Kimmich scored twice after Leroy Sane hit an excellent free-kick to begin the rout.Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting also got on the scoresheet as Vasilis Lampropoulos put through his own net.Bayern were playing in a dark green Oktoberfest kit, their fourth different shirt this season. Victory was all-but assured at half-time when Bochum centre-back Lampropoulos c...
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Sadio Mane scores 100th Liverpool goal in decisive win over Crystal Palace

Sadio Mane of Liverpool battles for possession with Joel Ward of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield on September 18, 2021 in Liverpool, England.Liverpool remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season after Sadio Mane scored his 100th goal for the club in a victory against Crystal Palace.Jurgen Klopp's side created numerous chances against a resilient Palace before Mane pounced on a rebound at the back post in the first half.Mohamed Salah doubled their lead with just over 10 minutes remaining when he smashed home a flick-on from a corner, before Naby Keita's late curling strike made it 3-0.Liverpool were wasteful in the first half as Diogo Jota fired over the bar from a few yards out in a glorious position, while Thiago and Jor...
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Shot-shy Man City fortunate to draw with Southampton

Adam Armstrong of Southampton is fouled by Kyle Walker of Man City in the box, but the penalty decision is later ruled void by VAR during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Southampton at Etihad Stadium on September 18, 2021 in Manchester, England.A strangely shot-shy Manchester City could not find a way through a resolute Southampton side and ended up fortunate to get a draw despite the noisy backing of the home fans at Etihad Stadium.City, who did not manage a single shot on target until the 90th minute, were sloppy in possession as well as lacking their usual spark in attack and Saints will feel they should have left Manchester with all three points, not just one.The visitors were awarded a penalty on the hour mark when Kyle Walker was sent off for bundling Adam Armstr...
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Toney stars as Brentford easily overcome Wolves

Ivan Toney of Brentford scores their side's first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford at Molineux on September 18, 2021 in Wolverhampton, England.Brentford claimed their first win on the road in the Premier League with a comfortable victory over Wolves at Molineux.The newly-promoted London side, who arrived in the west Midlands with an unbeaten away record, took a first-half lead with a well-struck Ivan Toney penalty.The Bees forward then turned provider to shrug off the challenge of Max Kilman and find strike partner Bryan Mbeumo at the back post for his first top-flight goal.Wolves, who have failed to score in their opening three league defeats at home, did not register a shot on target in the west Midlands sunshine des...
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Valencia, Real Madrid to test each other’s credentials on Sunday

Coach Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid during the La Liga Santander match between Real Madrid v Celta de Vigo at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on September 12, 2021 in Madrid Spain.The top two sides in La Liga go head to head when Real Madrid visit Valencia on Sunday evening.Real Madrid travel to the Mestalla as league leaders, with three wins and a draw from their opening four league games, and after a morale boosting 1-0 win away to Inter Milan on Wednesday to open their account in this season's UEFA Champions League. The positive start to the campaign under Carlo Ancelotti is down mainly to Karim Benzema maintaining his form from last season, while Vinicius Jr appears to have finally taken a step forward, adding the ability to score key goals and complete passes to his undoubted pace and...
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