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PREMIER LEAGUE

Maguire: Patience has paid off in United revival

 Harry Maguire of Manchester United applauds the fans at the final whistle during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Luton Town at Old Trafford on November 11, 2023 in Manchester, England. Harry Maguire said his decision to stay at Manchester United in the summer has been vindicated after breaking back into Erik ten Hag's team.After a frustrating first season under Ten Hag, Maguire was close to a move to West Ham United during the transfer window, but ended up staying at Old Trafford.He started the current campaign on the bench, but has started the last eight games in all competitions and believes it shows he was right to remain at United."I played a few games last year, 16 or 17 starts, and I felt like I performed really well in the games I played in, I just ...
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BUNDESLIGA

Bayer ‘Neverkusen’ defying history at top of Bundesliga

 Bayer Leverkusen's Spanish coach Xabi Alonso celebrates after the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen v 1 FC Union Berlin in Leverkusen, western Germany on November 12, 2023.Xabi Alonso did it as a player. Now he's done it again as a coach.Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen have routed Union Berlin 4-0 to return to the top of the Bundesliga after matching the league's best-ever start on Sunday with 10 wins and a draw.As a classy midfielder, Alonso was also part of the Bayern Munich team that only dropped two points in the first 11 rounds under coach Pep Guardiola in 2015-16."We don't want to talk too much about the record," Alonso said. "We want to keep going, we want to look forward. It's going to be difficult before the winter break."But it's a brilliant star...
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LALIGA

Lewandowski double earns Barca comeback win over Alaves

 Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona celebrates with Joao Felix of FC Barcelona after scoring the team's first goal during the LaLiga EA Sports match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on November 12, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.Polish ace Robert Lewandowski has struck twice to lead Barcelona to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Alaves in the Spanish league, moving them to within four points of surprise leaders Girona.The home win on Sunday also moved Barcelona back within two points of second-placed Real Madrid, who had routed Valencia 5-1 the previous day.Fellow Catalan club Girona had also come from one down to win 2-1 at Rayo Vallecano, also on Saturday.Alaves took the lead in a breakaway one minute into the match in Montjuic, but Lewandowski help...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Villa maintain 100% home record with routine win

 Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa (R) celebrates with Youri Tielemans of Aston Villa (L) and Leon Bailey of Aston Villa (C) after scoring their 3rd goal during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Fulham FC at Villa Park on November 12, 2023 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.Aston Villa maintained their winning start to the season at home with a routine Premier League victory over a lacklustre Fulham side.Antonee Robinson's own goal and John McGinn's placed finish into the bottom right corner put Unai Emery's side firmly in control at the break.And Ollie Watkins' tapped in substitute Leon Bailey's cross, with McGinn again involved, just after the hour mark as Villa claimed a 13th consecutive win at home in the top flight for the first time since 1983.The result also means Villa ha...
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Liverpool up to second after beating Brentford

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool shakes hands with Saman Ghoddos of Brentford following the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Brentford FC at Anfield on November 12, 2023 in Liverpool, England.Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool maintained their 100% record at Anfield this season with victory against Brentford to move up to second in the Premier League.Salah opened the scoring just before the break, latching onto a pass from Darwin Nunez before placing a finish beyond Mark Flekken.That was Salah's ninth Premier League goal of the season and his 10th arrived midway through the second half when he nodded in from Kostas Tsimikas' cross.Salah - once again excellent on home soil - really should have had a hat-trick, having also volleyed over from a superb Trent Alexander-Arnold cross ...
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SERIE A

Late Empoli winner piles pressure on Napoli boss Rudi Garcia

 Viktor Kovalenko of Empoli FC celebrates after scoring during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Empoli FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples Italy on 12 November 2023.Empoli increased the pressure on under-fire Napoli boss Rudi Garcia with a 1-0 win in Serie A.Viktor Kovalenko’s injury-time winner gave the visitors the smash-and-grab points in Naples and left Garcia in no doubt about how the home fans feel about him after he received jeers.Last year’s champions are in fourth after this sorry defeat.It could have been so different had the hosts taken two early chances, but they came up against inspired Empoli goalkeeper Etrit Berisha.The Albania international tipped Matteo Politano’s effort wide and then kept out Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s header from the resulting corne...
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How can Chelsea stop Man City? Three ways to beat the champions

 Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino with Mykhaylo Mudryk and Conor Gallagher of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 06, 2023 in London, England.Chelsea host Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday looking to follow up their dramatic win over Tottenham.While Mauricio Pochettino's side managed a 4-1 win over their biggest rivals, questions remain given the circumstances in which it came.For swathes of Monday's contest, the Blues struggled to break down a nine-man Spurs side and will undoubtedly get much more of a test against Pep Guardiola's champions.Still, Man City have shown at least some weaknesses this season and Standard Sport's Nizaar Kinsella looks at three possible ways Chelsea can exploit...
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SERIE A

Ranieri frustrated at Cagliari errors with Juventus

 Jakub Jankto of Cagliari Calcio (C) battle for the ball with Filip Kostic of Juventus as Claudio Ranieri, Head Coach of Cagliari Calcio, looks on from the touchline during the Serie A TIM match between Juventus and Cagliari Calcio at on November 11, 2023 in Turin, Italy.Cagliari coach Claudio Ranieri was frustrated by the 2-1 defeat to Juventus, particularly the opening goal. ‘We worked all week on set play situations and they scored precisely the way we expected.’The Bianconeri managed to find a way through from a couple of Filip Kostic corners, the first nodded in by Gleison Bremer with a looping header, then 10 minutes later Daniele Rugani bundled it over the line with his chest from point-blank range.It was a tense finale, as Alberto Dossena rose to meet a corner of his own and t...
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BUNDESLIGA

Harry Kane sets another Bundesliga record as Bayern win

 Harry Kane of Bayern Muenchen (C) celebrates his team's first goal with teammates during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 at Allianz Arena on November 11, 2023 in Munich, Germany. Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored twice in their 4-2 victory over Heidenheim on Saturday to lift them provisionally into top spot in the Bundesliga while extending his own record-breaking scoring run in Germany.Harry Kane, who has now bagged 21 goals in 15 matches in the Bundesliga and the Champions League for Bayern, opened his account in the 14th minute with a superb turn and shot in the box. The England captain then struck again with a powerful header a minute before the break to become the first player in Bundesliga history to score 17 goals in the firs...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Wolves score twice in stoppage time to beat Spurs

 Mario Lemina of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux on November 11, 2023 in Wolverhampton, England. Two goals in stoppage time sealed a dramatic victory for Wolves over Tottenham in the Premier League.Mario Lemina scored in the seventh minute of additional time, sliding the ball into the far side of the net after an expertly timed pass by Pablo Sarabia.Sarabia had levelled six minutes earlier with a sublime acrobatic finish, volleying home after flicking the ball to himself in the air.Spurs' eight-game unbeaten start to the season was cut short by their chaotic 4-1 defeat by Chelsea on Monday, but they issued an immediate response on Saturday as B...
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NEWS

Messi vows to win more trophies with Inter Miami

 Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF reacts against the New York City FC during the first half in the Noche d'Or friendly match at DRV PNK Stadium on November 10, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Lionel Messi with Inter Miami's managing owner Jorge Mas and co-owner Jose Mas, plus MLS commissioner Don GarberInter Miami held a cereony to honour Lionel Messi before Friday's friendly, dubbed 'Noche d'Or'Lionel Messi has "no doubt" Inter Miami will secure more silverware after he extended his record for Ballon d'Or wins.The 36-year-old Argentina forward was named the world's best player for an eighth time last month, after helping his country win the 2022 World Cup.He left Paris St-Germain to join Miami in July and the MLS club won its first trophy in August - the Leagues Cup."We are going ...
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Gladbach take dominant 4-0 win against Wolfsburg

 Tomas Cvancara of Borussia Moenchengladbach celebrates after scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfL Wolfsburg at Borussia Park Stadium on November 10, 2023 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. Borussia Monchengladbach have moved up the standings in the Bundesliga after a dominant 4-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg.Wolfsburg were the better team on Friday night until Tomas Cvancara broke the deadlock for Gladbach in the 16th minute, finishing off a low cross from Franck Honorat.Gladbach almost made it 2-0 just three minutes later when Alassane Plea curled a powerful shot from the edge of the box, but Koen Casteels was able to tip the ball wide to avoid what would have been a stunning goal.But goal number two was just a m...
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SERIE A

Genoa down Verona as Salernitana blow chance for first league win with Sassuolo draw

 Radu Dragusin of Genoa (left) celebrates with his team-mate Ridgeciano Haps after scoring a goal during the Serie A TIM match between Genoa CFC and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on November 10, 2023 in Genoa, Italy. Genoa claimed a 1-0 victory against visitors Verona in their Friday evening Serie A kick-off. A goal from Romanian defender Radu Dragusin proved the difference as Genoa stayed in mid-table. In the earlier game on Friday evening Salernitana were 2-0 up at Sassuolo and looked poised to finally claim their first win of the season only to end up with a 2-2 draw.Genoa secured a 1-0 victory over Hellas Verona in the late kick-off in Serie A on Friday.They had former Juventus defender Radu Dragusin to thank as the 21-year-old scored his first Serie A goal w...
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Pep Guardiola offers John Stones injury update

 John Stones #5 of Manchester City in action during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester on Saturday 4th November 2023.Manchester City face an anxious wait to see if John Stones will be fit to face Liverpool later this month.The England defender, who has only made six appearances in an injury-hit season, came off at half-time in Tuesday’s win over Young Boys of Bern and manager Pep Guardiola has ruled him out of Sunday’s trip to Chelsea.Guardiola said Stones’ muscular problem is not as serious as he initially feared but is unsure when the 29-year-old will be fit again and he has a race against time to be available for the clash with Liverpool on 25 November.The City manager explained: “He’s not ready for tomorrow [game agai...
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Maddison to miss Euro qualifiers due to injury

James Maddison , Trener Gareth Southgate during Ukraine vs England European EURO 2024 Qualifiers match, in Wroclaw, Poland on September 9, 2023.James Maddison has withdrawn from England's forthcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia due to an ankle injury, his club Tottenham Hotspur confirmed on Friday.The 26-year-old was substituted in first-half stoppage time during Spurs' 4-1 home loss against rivals Chelsea after going to the ground without contact. The game ended Ange Postecoglou's unbeaten start to the season with Spurs.Maddison has three goals and five assists in 11 Premier League appearances since moving to north London from relegated Leicester City in June.He joins a lengthy injury list at Spurs that includes Micky van de Ven, Richarlison, Ivan Perisic, Ben D...
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LALIGA

Barcelona captain steps up, says its “All in our hands” – report

 Marc-Andre ter Stegen of FC Barcelona in action during the UEFA Champions League Group H match between FC Porto and FC Barcelona at the Estadio Do Dragao on October 4, 2023 in Porto, Portugal.In order for a team like Barcelona to remain strong and united, the presence of competent leaders is crucial. Over the years, many greats of the game have donned the captain’s armband within FC Barcelona. However, certain players lead by example while others lead through this mental strength.Currently, Barcelona has four captains assigned to the first team. Sergi Roberto is the first captain, followed by Marc Andre Ter Stegen, Ronald Araujo, and Frenkie De Jong as the other captains. Due to the lack of time that Roberto has had on the field this season, Ter Stegen is the one who typically repres...
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‘I didn’t like anything’ – Mourinho slams Roma players after Slavia defeat

AS Roma coach Josè Mourinho during a press conference at Eden Arena on November 08, 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic.Jose Mourinho has slammed his players following Roma's 2-0 defeat by Slavia Prague in the UEFA Europa League, claiming he "did not like anything" about his team's performance.Having beaten the Czech side in their previous Europa League outing, the Serie A outfit suffered their first defeat in the tournament this season.The result means that the Czech side top Group G, ahead of Roma on goal difference.After a goalless first half, Vaclav Jurecka fired in the first from inside the penalty area, before Lukas Masopust struck a low shot from distance into the bottom-left corner.Mourinho issued a scathing assessment of how his side played, with the 2022 Europa League finalists failin...
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Roberto De Zerbi provides injury update on Brighton & Hove Albion trio after Ajax win

 Head Coach Roberto De Zerbi of Brighton & Hove Albion attends a press conference after the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Group B match between AFC Ajax and Brighton & Hove Albion at the Johan Cruyff ArenA on November 9, 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Roberto De Zerbi has admitted that he is "worried" about the club's growing injury problems after Lewis Dunk, James Milner and Pervis Estupinan were all forced off in Thursday's 2-0 win at Ajax in the Europa League.Ansu Fati and Simon Adingra contributed with a goal and an assist each to help a clinical Seagulls side claim all three points and boost their hopes of progressing to the knockout rounds.However, the victory in Amsterdam was somewhat marred by the loss of three senior figures, w...
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Lacklustre Liverpool suffer shock Toulouse defeat

 Jarell Quansah of Liverpool scores a goal which was later ruled off for hand-ball following a VAR check during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 match between Toulouse FC and Liverpool FC at Stadium de Toulouse on November 09, 2023 in Toulouse, France.Liverpool suffered a setback in their bid to reach the Europa League knockout stage as they lost 3-2 in Toulouse.Aron Donnum opened the scoring after dispossessing Kostas Tsimikas in a dangerous area, and Thijs Dallinga doubled the Toulouse lead.Liverpool pulled one back through a bizarre own goal from Cristian Casseres Jr, but Frank Magri restored the French side's two-goal advantage.Diogo Jota scored for Liverpool with two minutes left but it was too late.Mohamed Salah, Trent and Dominik Szoboszlai all came off the bench at half-tim...
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Gareth Southgate resists change to England squad and insists door remains open for Raheem Sterling

 England trainer Gareth Southgate during the European Championship qualification 2024 match Italy-England at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. Naples (Italy), March 23rd, 2023.England manager Gareth Southgate resisted the temptation to make changes to his latest squad ahead of the final Euro 2024 qualification double-header.Southgate’s side are already assured of a spot in next summer’s finals in Germany but it was a 25-man squad of familiar names picked for the home game against Malta and a trip to North Macedonia later this month.From the previous squad, Manchester City defender John Stones missed out through injury but was not replaced while Eddie Nketiah has an ankle issue and Newcastle’s Callum Wilson came in to replace the Arsenal striker.Southgate started his press conference...
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