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Chasing the Dream: Pep Guardiola, Sir Alex Ferguson and many more discuss the impossible journey to professional football | Football News
0.06 per cent. It’s a number so small, it’s hard to comprehend. But that is the chance of a young boy becoming a professional footballer in this country. Only six in every 10,000 make the grade. Those odds are similar to the likelihood of being dealt four aces in poker. Or finding a pearl in…
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Ousmane Diomande: Sporting Lisbon defender favours move to Man Utd rather than Man City – Paper Talk | Football News
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Premier League clubs are said to be growing in confidence that the division will win Friday’s vote on sponsorship rules following a landmark legal challenge from Manchester City. Image: Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande is said to be leaning towards joining Manchester United rather…
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Tottenham appeal Rodrigo Bentancur ban: Ange Postecoglou backs midfielder and calls Uruguayan ‘unbelievable team-mate’ | Football News
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has called “outstanding person” Rodrigo Bentancur an “unbelievable team-mate” and supported Spurs’ decision to appeal the length of his seven-match suspension for a racist remark about captain Heung-Min Son. Bentancur has been sanctioned over comments he made in an interview aired on Uruguayan TV in June. The 27-year-old was also fined…
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Darren Moore interview: Port Vale boss on picking up awards from Premier League to League Two | Football News
To mangle a classic phrase from a comedy legend – who hailed from a town where Port Vale won their most recent game – Darren Moore is winning all the right awards, just not necessarily in the right order. Back-to-back Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month awards have headed the way of the…
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Ben Doak: Is 19-year-old winger Scottish football’s new superstar after outstanding displays vs Croatia and Poland? | Football News
After the disappointment of the Euros, Scotland fans wanted to see something fresh, new and different – especially in attack. It has arrived in the form of Ben Doak. In Germany last summer, Scotland brought the party in the stands but lacked a real cutting edge. They scored just twice before their group stage exit…
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England Women: Lauren James, Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp all injured as Lionesses prepare for Emma Hayes’ USA | Football News
England Women will be without injured trio Lauren James, Ella Toone and Lauren Hemp when they face Emma Hayes’ USA side at Wembley on November 30. Manchester City announced that Hemp had undergone knee surgery on Tuesday, while Toone and James are both suffering with calf issues. Chelsea’s Niamh Charles and Aston Villa defender Lucy…
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Man City: Pep Guardiola’s side face Tottenham and Liverpool in season-defining run of fixtures | Football News
“I won’t give up, that’s for sure,” said Pep Guardiola prior to his Manchester City side suffering their fourth defeat in a row against Brighton and Hove Albion before the international break. It was a tone that has rarely been associated with the City boss since arriving in English football back in 2016, but this…
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Scotland: Steve Clarke believes they were ‘due a break’ after vital Nations League win over Croatia | Football News
Steve Clarke felt his Scotland side ended their long wait for a win with arguably their poorest performance of the UEFA Nations League campaign – but were due the break they received from Croatia’s disputed red card. Croatia looked the more dangerous side until Petar Sucic received a second yellow card in the 44th minute…
Read More Manchester City write to all Premier League club urging them to vote against new sponsorship rules – Paper Talk | Football News
The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers… THE TIMES Manchester City have escalated their legal conflict with the Premier League by sending a further letter to the other 19 clubs – as well as the FA – urging them not to vote in favour of new sponsorship rules that they insist are still…
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Sonia Bompastor: Chelsea’s new manager on replacing Emma Hayes & how to stop Man City’s Bunny Shaw | Football News
Sonia Bompastor has literally made the perfect start to life as Chelsea Women’s head coach, but on Saturday she and the Women’s Super League champions face their toughest test so far this season when Man City visit Stamford Bridge for what already looks like a title decider. Bompastor replaced Emma Hayes in the Chelsea dugout…
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