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Jakub Kiwior exclusive interview: Arsenal centre-back relishing competition for places and impressing Mikel Arteta | Football News
It is nine months since Jakub Kiwior’s arrival at Arsenal but looking back on his dizzying, £20m transfer from Spezia, when he swapped a Serie A relegation battle for a Premier League title challenge, still brings a smile from the softly-spoken centre-back. “The emotions were high from the very beginning – even from the moment…
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Phil Foden exclusive: Man City forward on his social media star son, new position and aiming for the quadruple
One of the breakout stars from the night Manchester City clinched the Champions League in Istanbul earlier this summer was four-year-old Ronnie Foden. From signing with Rico Lewis in the team bus to dancing with the squad in the dressing room while sat on his father Phil’s shoulders, Ronnie was a protagonist in City’s celebrations…
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Andrea Radrizzani exclusive: Outgoing Leeds owner on Marcelo Bielsa, manager mistakes and transfer issues
“I did my best. I’m sorry – in the end it wasn’t enough.” Andrea Radrizzani has sold his majority stake in Leeds after six years of highs and lows. Leeds were in the Championship when he bought out Massimo Cellino in 2017 and they are back there after being relegated on the final day of…
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Mikel Arteta exclusive: ‘The moment I leave this door at Arsenal one day, I’ll look back and say we had good times’
The vista varies depending on who is framing Arsenal’s season. Would it be failure to have been perched on the Premier League summit for 248 days only to cede the title to Manchester City? Or is it a triumph of process that a team who widely weren’t tipped for the top four forced Pep Guardiola’s…
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Jurgen Klopp exclusive: Liverpool manager says club came through ‘crisis’ and will be better from the experience
Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool were in “crisis” this season but they have come through it and will be better in the future as a result. The Reds were challenging for the quadruple last season yet have not come close to a trophy this term – dumped out of the EFL Cup and FA Cup in…
Read More Lukasz Fabianski exclusive: West Ham goalkeeper confidant Hammers can avoid Premier League relegation
When West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is told he is the second oldest player to have appeared in the Premier League this season, the 38-year-old excitedly interrupts the question before it can be finished. “Who’s the oldest then?! Who’s older than me?” he laughs, in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports. But giving him the…
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Erik ten Hag exclusive: Manchester United manager on striker signing and overcoming past traumas
Put the calamitous start to the season and the frequent, sobering reality checks to one side and Manchester United’s first campaign under Erik ten Hag can already be filed in the ‘success’ category. Huge strides have been taken under the Dutchman. Carabao Cup final glory ended United’s six-year craving for a trophy. The club remain…
Read More Jurgen Klopp exclusive: Liverpool manager on poor form this season, staying motivated, smart recruitment and more
When Jurgen Klopp sat down for his first press conference as Liverpool manager in 2015, he spoke about creating a new story and giving fans a reason to believe again. “I’m the normal one,” he said at the time. Seven-and-a-half years and six major trophies later, most Liverpool supporters would say that’s a modest self-description.…
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