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The former Huddersfield manager has lifted his side into the top four with the help of a Welshman and a few tactical tweaks “ Der FC Schalke wird Deutscher Meister ,” came the chant from the away section at Red Bull Arena – Schalke are going to be champions of Germany – a refrain that one can only imagined would have been delivered with ladles of sarcasm at the back end of a thrashing through most of last season. The mood of fatalism, lingering from the last campaign, was still detectable in the first few weeks of this new one, with memories fresh and the football not yet inspiring under the new stewardship of a familiar face, David Wagner. So, even if the faithful are not entirely serious, the delirium of Saturday afternoon in Leipzig was perfectly understandable as a dynamic away team led by a renewed Amine Harit – a player who is their new start in microcosm – cut through one of the early title favourites. When Harit strode clear and played in the Welsh teenager Rabbi Matondo to ...

• Arsenal v Slavia Prague; Glasgow City v Brondby • City will be at home for first leg Arsenal will play Slavia Prague in the Women’s Champions League last-16, while Manchester City have been drawn against Atlético Madrid and Scottish champions Glasgow City face a two-legged tie against Danish club Brondby. Related: Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/30/manchester-city-to-face-atletico-madrid-in-last-16-of-womens-champions-league

Barcelona youngster Álex Collado lit up a game in the Spanish Segunda División B with a stunning solo run and backheel finish against Atlético Levante. The 20-year-old midfielder, who currently plays for Barcelona’s B side, carried the ball past three defenders before a composed backheel slotted it past the goalkeeper. More from the amazing world of sport series Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2019/sep/30/barcelona-youngster-alex-collado-scores-cheeky-solo-goal-backheel-finish-video

• USA striker comes on as substitute for Orlando Pride • ‘I’m proud of myself - it was a long journey’ It’s only been 93 days since she gave birth to her second child but World Cup winner and Olympic gold medallist Sydney Leroux is already back on the pitch. The USA striker came on as a substitute during Orlando Pride’s 1-1 draw with Sky Blue FC on Sunday, completing a remarkable comeback after her daughter Roux was born on 28 June. It was her first appearance since last September, with Leroux - who has 77 caps for her country – having returned to training less than a month after giving birth. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/30/sydney-leroux-back-on-pitch-93-days-after-giving-birth-to-second-child

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Little a dead-cert for Olympics, Chelsea find winning formula, Everton staying positive despite defeat Phil Neville has a nightmare task choosing just 18 names for next year’s Olympic squad but at least one decision will by easy – Kim Little will be in it. She scored Arsenal’s first goal in a 4-0 win over Brighton at the end of an excellent move, had a hand in the second and set up Jordan Nobbs for the fourth. Nobbs’ goal was a little fortunate, ricocheting off a couple of legs on its way through a crowded penalty area and past an unsighted goalkeeper, but it is fantastic to see her back in goalscoring form after her long injury lay-off and her cushioned pass to set up Vivienne Miedema’s goal was pure class. In this form Arsenal are a joy to watch and, even if Manchester City are still keeping pace with them at the top of the table with 100% records, will win the league at a canter. The Gunners seem to have worked their way past the defensive vulnerability of last season and with Lia ...

The striker stole the show with his daughter at Napoli, creating happier memories than when he wept for her in 2014 Mario Balotelli scored his first goal for his hometown club on Sunday, not that he needed it to make headlines. He had stolen the show as soon as he emerged from the tunnel at the Stadio San Paolo, carrying his six-year-old daughter, Pia. She stayed with him all through the pre-game handshakes before Brescia’s match against Napoli, then went to join her mother, Raffaella Fico, in the stands. The tenderness of their interactions would have melted hearts under any circumstances. But there was a layer of history here as well. In 2014, Balotelli wept for Pia in the away dugout at this same stadium, overwhelmed by emotions in the week when his paternity was confirmed by a DNA test. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/30/mario-balotelli-melts-hearts-scoring-return-naples-brescia

Germany's first mass legal action begins as 450,000 owners of diesel cars take on the company.

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• Polish goalkeeeper suffered injury against Bournemouth • Roberto set to deputise in his absence West Ham fear that Lukasz Fabianski will be out for at least three months after a scan showed that the goalkeeper suffered a torn thigh muscle against Bournemouth on Saturday. There were hopes that Fabianski had only suffered a strain after limping off during the first half of the 2-2 draw at the Vitality Stadium but further examinations have shown that West Ham are facing a lengthy spell without the Poland international. It is understood there is a chance the former Arsenal and Swansea goalkeeper could be out for even longer than three months. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/30/west-ham-fear-lukasz-fabianski-could-be-out-for-three-months-with-thigh-injury

This fixture used to revolve around the likes of Vieira, Keane and Keown as both sides have work to do to be title contenders It caused a flutter of interest last week when Arsène Wenger was quoted referring to the manager’s position at Manchester United as a “dream job”. He had apparently outlined his old foes’ failings in some detail while admitting “I have ideas” when it comes to any potential vacancy at Old Trafford. As it happened, Wenger had made no such comments during a broadcast interview in which his actual observations were considerably more moderate. Somebody had completely made them up and, in a parable for these times, undue haste in places that should know better ensured the nonsense quickly spread. The rush to inform the world that the former Arsenal manager had dangled vaguely provocative remarks in relation to United told of something else, too. Where there would once have been a queue of protagonists capable of fanning the flames before this fixture, the most exped...

Today’s tell-all is bracing itself for a reckoning Ole Gunnar Solskjær remains at the Manchester United wheel but the Norwegian’s gamble on beginning the season with Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood as his main striking options has rather backfired, the upshot being that 17-year-old Greenwood is the only one of the trio available for Monday night’s match against Arsenal. Having failed to lure Mario Mandzukic to Old Trafford during the summer, Solskjær will now ramp up his efforts to sign the Croatian in January. Unwanted at Juventus, Mandzukic had been in talks with the Qatari side Al Rayyan, but it has now become apparent he will not be joining them. Should United be unsuccessful in their efforts to land the 33-year-old this time around, they may turn their attention to the Lyon striker Moussa Dembélé instead. The Old Trafford outfit continue to be linked with Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho , although the Rumour Mill can think of no earthly reason why such a ...

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Fernandinho a cause for concern, Chris Wilder’s tough love for Dean Henderson and Brendan Rodgers ready for Liverpool The Dozen: our pick of the weekend’s best pictures On current form there are, at a rough count, at least three teams from the established “top six” that could benefit from the services of John McGinn. With the exception of Kevin De Bruyne it is hard to find a midfielder in better form and he certainly deserved to be on the winning side here, when Aston Villa were eventually pegged back by Burnley. “He’s been consistently good in all our performances and consistently looks like he’s going to score goals,” said McGinn’s manager, Dean Smith, after he volleyed in Villa’s second having earlier had a strike ruled out by VAR. “He’s an all-action player, gets into the opposition box, scores goals, wins free-kicks.” McGinn has an unorthodox running style but seems to cover every blade of grass while offering a constant creative threat: his rise has been quite something and t...

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The troubled US fashion retailer said will exit most international operations in Asia and Europe.

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• Napoli 2-1 Brescia; Lecce 0-1 Roma • Marseille unbeaten in seven league games Milan ’s nightmare start to the Serie A season reached a new low after a 3-1 home defeat by Fiorentina . The Rossoneri slumped to a fourth loss in six matches and had Mateo Musacchio sent off for a nasty lunge on Franck Ribéry. The defeat will leave a huge question mark over the future of their manager Marco Giampaolo, with reports in Italy claiming he would be sacked were they to lose on Sunday night. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/29/european-roundup-milan-misery-fiorentina-defeat

Our picture editors choose their favourite images from the weekend’s action View the Dozen archive Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2019/sep/29/the-dozen-wilders-wince-and-jays-odd-socks-premier-league-photo-highlights

• ‘We’re looking for some creativity and goals’ • 17-year-old Mason Greenwood in line to play against Arsenal Ole Gunnar Solskjær is open to signing a striker in January, with Manchester United’s manager admitting a rocket scientist is not required to identify his need for one. Romelu Lukaku, United’s top scorer of the past two campaigns, was sold in the summer , while Alexis Sánchez was loaned to Internazionale . Neither player has been replaced. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/29/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-manchester-united-strikers-arsenal

Win against Sheffield United made it 16 in a row in the league but the manager is not interested in numbers Chris Wilder entered the media suite profuse with apologies for his lateness. He had been waylaid by Jürgen Klopp, held up by his own tribute to the man named Fifa’s coach of the year. The Sheffield United manager had given his Liverpool counterpart his second prize of the week, a bottle of champagne. “I wanted to present him with something from our football club, because I think it is important we recognise his achievements,” said Wilder. The third gift, sadly for him, came from his goalkeeper, Dean Henderson, who presented Liverpool with the points . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/29/jurgen-klopp-winning-run-uninterested-numbers-wilder-champagne

• The attacker scored a free-kick in the win at Everton • Guardiola: ‘He is playing at an incredible level’ Riyad Mahrez decorated Manchester City’s victory against Everton on Saturday with a glittering display that left Pep Guardiola purring over his “gift” and illustrated why the Algerian has been Manchester City’s standout performer of the campaign. Related: Raheem Sterling seals hard-fought win for Manchester City at Everton Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/29/riyad-mahrez-manchester-city-pep-guardiola-everton

• Raheem Sterling and Pep Guardiola defend City player • Former Everton striker attacks club’s criticism of media Raheem Sterling joined his manager in defending Bernardo Silva against accusations of racism arising from his controversial tweet comparing Benjamin Mendy to a cartoon character from a Spanish advertising campaign, but their views cut little ice with the former Everton striker Victor Anichebe. Pep Guardiola told Sky Sports after Manchester City’s 3-1 win at Everton that racism needed to be fought every day but that the media had treated Silva unfairly. Sterling said: “Bernardo made a joke to his friend. He’s not referred to his skin colour , he’s not referred to his lips. They’ve both got small heads … Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/manchester-city-bernardo-silva-tweet-joke-victor-anichebe

Leicester leapt to third place in the Premier League with a performance that can only feed their ambitions to become a regular part of the elite. After last week’s win here against Tottenham Hotspur, this was a very tough challenge and they overcame it with pizzazz. Ricardo Pereira got them going with a superb goal in the first half before Isaac Hayden was sent off for Newcastle, who had already begun to crumble with 11 players. Jamie Vardy scored twice in the second half, Wilfried Ndidi helped himself to one and the visitors’ haplessness was encapsulated by Paul Dummett inadvertently diverting a cross by Denis Praet into his own goal. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/29/leicester-newcastle-premier-league-match-report

A stunning Rianna Dean header and a birthday goal from Lucy Quinn either side of the break gave newly-promoted Tottenham a surprise victory against West Ham at the London Stadium. Related: West Ham v Tottenham: Women's Super League – as it happened Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/29/west-ham-tottenham-womens-super-league-match-report

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Live updates from the match at the King Power Stadium Live scoreboard: keep up with all the goals around Europe Send your emails to rob.smyth@theguardian.com 3.38pm BST Dennis Praet replaces James Maddison, who is out with an ankle injury. Another promising midfielder, Sean Longstaff, returns to the Newcastle side after a month out. Leicester City (4-1-4-1) Schmeichel; Ricardo, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi; Perez, Tielemans, Praet, Barnes; Vardy. Substitutes: Ward, Justin, Morgan, Gray, Albrighton, Choudhury, Iheanacho. 3.37pm BST Hello. At the start of the season, Leicester were an outside bet to break into the top six. Now they look a more than useful bet to break into the top three. Since Brendan Rodgers took over, they have probably been the best team in the Premier League outside the Really Big Two, and a win at home to Newcastle today would move them to third in this season’s table. The likeliest scenario is a comfortable Leicester win, although they are without th...

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Live updates from the WSL match at the London Stadium Live scoreboard: keep up with all the goals around Europe Email nick.ames@theguardian.com | Tweet @NickAmes82 1.49pm BST Women’s football is breaking new ground across the globe and today witnesses another piece of history when the London Stadium hosts its first WSL match. Tottenham, newly promoted and with nine new signings during the summer, arrive to face a West Ham side at full strength apart from the long-term injuries to Esmee de Graaf and Julia Simic. Both teams have won one and lost one so far in the league this season but Tottenham beat the hosts 2-1 in a pre-season friendly at Rush Green Stadium. West Ham will be looking to turn up when it matters, in front of a big crowd, and with a strong rivalry between the London rivals we could be in for a derby cracker. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/sep/29/west-ham-v-tottenham-womens-super-league-live

The PM says there was "no interest to declare" regarding links with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri.

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If the scourge of the game is to be stamped out, then Fifa cannot be soft on transgressors L ast Monday Fifa’s The Best football awards were held at La Scala opera house in Milan. It was, as usual, an excruciating affair, full of turgid speeches and embarrassing links by the presenters. But amid this face-reddening fanfare the president of Fifa, Gianni Infantino, appealed to the audience of football celebrities on a serious matter. He noted that there had been another episode of racism in Italian football at the weekend and declared: “We have to say no to racism in whatever form.” A short while later, Megan Rapinoe, winner of the women’s player of the year award, ribbed Infantino for stealing her thunder because she wanted to be the person to address these issues. Then she name-checked “Raheem Sterling and [Kalidou] Koulibaly” for taking on racism. “If we really want to have meaningful change,” she told the gathered stars, “then what I feel would be most inspiring would be if everybo...

By now the malaise at Old Trafford has deep roots – only equally deep systemic change can put it right All in all, it’s been an excellent week for Manchester United. There was progress in the Carabao Cup and the announcement of record revenues of £627.1m. What more could anybody want? Excellent, that is, as long as you don’t worry about details such as the limp 2-0 defeat at West Ham last Sunday. Or that the weekend kicked off with United eighth in the Premier League table. Or that a club with a proud cavalier tradition have scored just 18 goals in their last 20 games. Or that the one outfielder of undoubted outstanding quality spent the summer trying to leave. Or that Old Trafford, essentially undeveloped in more than two decades, has an entirely appropriate air of shabbiness. Or that this is, relative to the rest of the league, the worst Manchester United squad in at least 30 years. Or that the share price has fallen 36% since its peak at the end of August last year. Continue rea...

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Lacklustre Liverpool maintained their flawless start to the Premier League season following a 1-0 win away to newly-promoted Sheffield United. Georginio Wijnaldum’s fortuitous effort gave Jürgen Klopp’s side their seventh straight league win, but Klopp admitted his side only deserved a point. He said: “If it would have been a draw I would sit here and say that’s how it was today, Sheffield deserved it and that’s what we deserved. But, with the goal, we got the three points and that leaves me pretty happy in the moment, obviously.” • Henderson howler hands Liverpool narrow win at spirited Sheffield United Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2019/sep/28/jurgen-klopp-says-liverpool-only-deserved-draw-sheffield-united-video

• Luis Suárez and Junior Firpo score in 2-0 win at Getafe • Bayern Munich edge out Paderborn; Juventus beat Spal Barcelona ended a string of bad results away from home with a 2-0 win at Getafe on Saturday in La Liga. Goals from Luis Suárez and Junior Firpo either side of half-time gave the Spanish champions their first away win of the season, although they finished with 10 men after Clément Lenglet’s dismissal. It was Barcelona’s first win in their last nine competitive games away from the Camp Nou and it eased the pressure on coach Ernesto Valverde. They provisionally move into second place with 13 points from seven matches, one behind the leaders Real Madrid, who face Atletico Madrid later on Saturday. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/28/european-roundup-barcelona-luis-suarez-bayern-munich-juventus

With the heat on, the last thing that Mauricio Pochettino needed was a daft sending-off for the loose cannon that is Serge Aurier after 31 minutes and a goalkeeping howler from Hugo Lloris that presented Danny Ings and Southampton with an equaliser. At that point, it was easy to fear for Tottenham, who had won only two of their previous eight matches in all competitions this season. It has been a slog and it has been impossible to ignore the impression that the problems have piled up for the club since the summer. The challenge for them was to get over this latest bump; to show their determination to fashion a springboard for better things. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/tottenham-southampton-premier-league-match-report

After almost a year out through injury, Andriy Yarmolenko is making up for lost time. The Ukraine winger opened the scoring and was the catalyst here as West Ham fought from behind to earn a point at Bournemouth in a game dominated by disallowed goals and disillusionment. Joshua King’s first-half equaliser was awarded after intervention by the video assistant referee but technology surprisingly did not take such a dim view of Aaron Cresswell, who struck a second-half leveller, tugging at King’s shirt in the box late on. Related: Chris Wood strikes for Burnley to deny a frustrating Aston Villa Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/bournemouth-west-ham-premier-league-match-report

Amid stiff competition, Aston Villa are staking their claim to be the Premier League’s most frustrating team. They threw away a winning position for the third time this season and the second in under a week, goals from Anwar El Ghazi and the excellent John McGinn finding responses from Jay Rodriguez and Chris Wood. Burnley, outplayed for 45 minutes but back to their belligerent selves after half-time, deserved their point but the frustration in Villa Park was palpable by the conclusion. Dean Smith had lamented the fact his side “put the brakes on” in allowing Arsenal to defeat them at the Emirates last Sunday but there was little wrong with Villa’s early tempo. They thought it had brought them a 25th-minute lead when McGinn, meeting Conor Hourihane’s delivery from the left, deftly found the corner. It was only when the celebrations had subsided that Lee Mason signalled the goal would not count. A VAR review had noticed Hourihane was half a yard offside when he received possession; rep...

Wolverhampton Wanderers finally claimed their first victory of the season to put an end to their stuttering start. Watford, however, have very real concerns. Easily dispatched by their hosts, they remain stuck to the foot of the Premier League table with just two points from seven games. A first half tap-in from Matt Doherty was followed by a second-half own goal from Daryl Janmaat and the game could not really have panned out much better for Nuno Espírito Santo. There were several impressive performers, with Willy Boly and Adama Traoré among the best of them, but the calm way they went about securing this rare success will have pleased the Wolves manager the most. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/wolves-watford-premier-league-match-report

Stamford Bridge is in danger of becoming the happiest ground in the country. The crowd remained patient even when Chelsea were struggling to break Brighton & Hove Albion down and it turned into a carnival atmosphere once Frank Lampard’s side, gifted a lead by a catastrophic error from Adam Webster, pulled clear of their opponents in the second half. Such is the effect of having Lampard barking orders from the dugout during these transitional times in this corner of west London. Chelsea’s supporters were not this understanding when it was Maurizio Sarri standing there last season. These days, though, they even bellow Jorginho’s name. A divisive figure last year, the Italy midfielder has emerged as a leader in recent weeks and it was his penalty that set Chelsea on their way to their first home win in the league under Lampard. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/chelsea-brighton-hove-albion-premier-league-match-report ...

It wasn’t pretty, but Roy Hodgson probably couldn’t care less. Luka Milivojevic’s first-half penalty – the 20th of the Serbia midfielder’s Crystal Palace career – and a late strike from substitute Andros Townsend inflicted another away defeat on Norwich as the hosts equalled their best-ever sequence without losing at home in the Premier League. After the euphoria of the victory over Manchester City a fortnight ago, the cold reality of life in English football’s topflight is now biting for Daniel Farke’s side. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/crystal-palace-norwich-city-premier-league-match-report

Premier League updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-off Henderson howler hands Liverpool win at Sheffield United Get in touch! Email Scott with your thoughts 4.32pm BST Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Schneiderlin, Delph, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin. Subs: Holgate, Tosun, Iwobi, Davies, Kean, Lossl, Sidibe. Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling. Subs: Bravo, Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Silva, Mendy, Joao Cancelo, Foden. 11.22am BST Manchester City have scored 24 goals in the Premier League already this season. That’s taken six matches. At a rate of four goals a game. Everton are hereby permitted to take one hard, loud, long, theatrical gulp. Not least because their last two performances in the league have been poor. A quiet capitulation at Bournemouth, a miserable struggle against Sheffield United at home. A midweek cakewalk at Sheffield Wednesday in th...

Ole Gunnar Solskjær will take any kind of win over Arsenal as he seeks to lift the mood at Manchester United. The manager has up to eight players missing and may have to start the 17-year-old Mason Greenwood at centre forward. Unai Emery’s side have won their last three games in all competitions and have only lost once, against Liverpool in August. Jamie Jackson Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/manchester-united-arsenal-match-preview

West Brom clinched a convincing 2-0 win against 10-man QPR that keeps their unbeaten start to the season intact. The visitors dominated the lunchtime kick-off at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium from start to finish, and were rewarded when their 18-year-old full-back Nathan Ferguson beat Joe Lumley at his near post with a superb long-range effort in the 53rd minute – his first senior goal for the club. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/qpr-west-brom-championship-match-report

Celtic suffered their first Ladbrokes Premiership setback of the season when they were held 1-1 by Hibernian at Easter Road. Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer put through an own goal from a Christian Doidge cross in the seventh minute but that was cancelled out in the 23rd minute by a Ryan Christie header. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/hibs-celtic-scottish-premiership-match-report

Liverpool have begun their latest title challenge in formidable and, often near flawless, fashion but Premier League win number seven came riddled with imperfections, reminding everyone that Jürgen Klopp’s side are mortal after all. A week after winning at Everton Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United more than matched their gilded visitors and seemed set to take at least one point before a ghastly, freakish, goalkeeping error on the part of the previously underemployed Dean Henderson handed Georginio Wijnaldum the winning goal. It was Liverpool’s first victory at Bramall Lane since 1990 and they are unlikely to forget it in a hurry. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/sheffield-united-liverpool-premier-league-match-report

Manchester United were made to work hard for their maiden Women’s Super League win in pounding rain, after a dominating second-half performance enabled them finally to break through a resilient Liverpool defence. The 17-year-old forward Lauren James’s thundering strike past Anke Preuss and a Katie Zelem injury-time penalty earned United their precious first points and delivered a third consecutive defeat for the visiting team. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/manchester-united-women-liverpool-womens-super-league-match-report

Updates from around the grounds from the 3pm BST games Live scores: follow the goals as they go in around Europe Email Rob with your thoughts on the day’s action 1.33pm BST Scott Murray is following the early game at Bramall Lane . You won’t believe the score! Related: Sheffield United v Liverpool: Premier League – live! 3.03pm BST Hello. You know the drill: Saturday, 3pm and a sensory overload of association football. It’s a decent fixture list today, with six matches in the Premier League - including an important game for crisis club (sic) Spurs - and scheduled appearances from Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich. These are the main matches we’ll be following, but you can see a full fixture list (and keep up to date with the latest scores) by clicking this thing here . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/sep/28/tottenham-v-southampton-chelsea-v-brighton-clockwatch-live

Steve Bruce is likely to approach this match in the same way that Rafael Benítez used to do, since the Spaniard’s counterattacking method brought victories on Newcastle’s last two visits to the King Power Stadium. Ayoze Pérez scored the winning goal on both occasions but, following his transfer to Leicester this summer, this time he will be on the opposite side. This would be a fine time for him to open his account for his new club, who will likely dominate possession on Sunday. Paul Doyle Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/leicester-city-newcastle-united-match-preview

Premier League updates from the 12.30pm BST kick-off Liverpool hopeful of avoiding Carabao Cup expulsion Email Scott with your thought’s on the match 11.34am BST If It Ain’t Broke dept. It’s an unchanged side for Sheffield United, Chris Wilder naming the same XI that did for Everton last weekend. And it’s an unchanged side for Liverpool, too. It’s the same XI sent out at Stamford Bridge last Sunday. We’ve ignored the midweek League Cup line-ups, but y’know. 11.33am BST Sheffield United: Henderson, Basham, Egan, O’Connell, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens, McBurnie, Robinson. Subs: Luke Freeman, Jagielka, Mousset, Osborn, Clarke, Moore, Besic. Liverpool: Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane. Subs: Lovren, Milner, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Origi, Kelleher. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/sep/28/sheffield-united-v-liver...

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EFL investigating after third-round win at MK Dons It is understood the matter relates to Pedro Chirivella Liverpool are attempting to iron out an administrative problem after the Football League launched an investigation into the club fielding an ineligible player in their Carabao Cup win over MK Dons . It is understood the matter relates to the international transfer certificate (ITC) of Pedro Chirivella, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Spanish club Extremadura, after he came off the bench in the 63rd minute of the 2-0 third-round victory. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/liverpool-hopeful-of-avoiding-carabao-cup-expulsion-over-ineligible-player

They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes – so what happened when the comic got together with the Arsenal defender (and fellow vegan)? Clare Balding meets Lucy Bronze Johnny Marr meets Pep Guardiola Héctor Bellerín So sorry for the delay. Training finished late. Romesh Ranganathan No problem. By chance, we’re going to the same gig tonight. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/hector-bellerin-meets-romesh-ranganathan-footballer-doesnt-have-to-be-alpha-male

The broadcaster and the England and Lyon player swap notes on winning, losing and the changing face of football • Johnny Marr meets Pep Guardiola • Romesh Ranganathan meets Héctor Bellerín Clare Balding How do you reflect on the World Cup in France this summer? Lucy Bronze After we were knocked out by the US in the semi-finals, there was a lot of frustration, anger and disappointment. We were convinced we were going to get to the final and win. It’s only now that I am able to think more rationally: we were knocked out by the most successful women’s team in the world. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/clare-balding-meets-lucy-bronze-world-cup-will-haunt-me-rest-of-life

The musician and long-time Manchester City fan catches up with his team’s manager • Clare Balding meets Lucy Bronze • Romesh Ranganathan meets Héctor Bellerín Johnny Marr You look very well. I’m guessing you went away during the international break because you would never get a tan like that in Manchester. Pep Guardiola The weather is OK when you’re winning, but if you lose a game and it’s wet and grey, it can be pretty awful! I’m just back from a holiday in the Dominican Republic with my wife. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/pep-guardiola-meets-johnny-marr-when-we-lose-its-as-if-weve-killed-someone

Company executives are being targeted by spoof emails requesting them to send vast sums of money.

Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham need time to get over the effects of a tumultuous summer; the many players who wanted away cannot wave a magic wand and refocus. But time is rarely a manager’s friend and, with only two wins from eight matches this season, it would not be difficult to predict the hysteria if Spurs were to slip again. Southampton’s problem remains scoring Premier League goals. Can the 4-0 Carabao Cup win at Portsmouth unlock something? David Hytner Saturday 3pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/tottenham-hotspur-southampton-match-preview

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Scoring a late equaliser at Crystal Palace last week will have helped to convince Wolves’ players that they can still finish high up the table despite their lowly position at present. Then again, Watford enjoyed a rousing fightback against Arsenal two weeks ago and then were annihilated 8-0 at Manchester City, so momentum may be overrated. What is certain is that both sides will see this as a prime opportunity to claim their first league win of the season. Paul Doyle Saturday 3pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/wolverhampton-wanderers-watford-match-preview

Manchester United are not winning enough games and are not scoring enough goals but their manager is not paying attention to the level of criticism aimed at him and his team The incessant scrutiny and pressure? That is Manchester United’s “rightful place”, says a bullish Ole Gunnar Solskjær as he prepares for Arsenal’s visit to Old Trafford on Monday. Results may be flatlining, performances diffident and the team possibly without Paul Pogba, yet Solskjær breezily contemplates all this after a few days in which United lost at West Ham and scraped past League One Rochdale via penalties in the Carabao Cup. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/manchester-united-pressure-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-positive

One of those quirks of the fixture list dictates that, by Saturday afternoon, Sheffield United will have faced both Merseyside clubs within the space of a week. Unfortunately for Chris Wilder beating a formidably in-form Liverpool at Bramall Lane will almost certainly prove infinitely tougher than winning at Everton last week. United fans should not expect to see too many party pieces from Wilder’s side. Louise Taylor Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1 Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/sheffield-united-liverpool-match-preview

• Demand made at meeting of clubs after Bury’s demise • Existing system regarded as toothless Football League clubs are insisting that teams be docked points for failing to pay their players, in the aftermath of the collapse of Bury . The demand was made during a meeting of EFL members this week and is representative of a new attitude among clubs that unscrupulous owners should face stricter sanctions than fines and transfer embargoes. At the same meeting the decision was taken not to allow Bury to return to League football next summer, despite pleas from the local community. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/efl-chairmen-deduct-points-clubs-fail-pay-wages-bury

Chelsea’s midweek thrashing of Grimsby in the Carabao Cup was their first home victory under Frank Lampard. Now they need a league victory at Stamford Bridge and Lampard will expect his team to see off Brighton & Hove Albion, who are winless since the opening day. Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi will be in the squad after impressing against Grimsby but Emerson Palmieri is out with a thigh injury. Jacob Steinberg Saturday 3pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/chelsea-brighton-hove-albion-match-preview

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola defended midfielder Bernardo Silva on Friday after the Portuguese player sent – and then deleted – a controversial tweet that sparked a racism row this week. Silva tweeted two pictures side-by-side – one of his teammate Benjamin Mendy as a child, next to a character on packets of Conguitos chocolates, which are popular in Spain. The tweet provoked accusations of racism but Guardiola backed Silva’s characer at his press conference before Saturday’s Premier League trip to Everton. Guardiola defends ‘exceptional person’ Bernardo Silva over Mendy tweet Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2019/sep/27/pep-guardiola-defends-bernardo-silva-over-tweet-racism-row-benjamin-mendy-video

Technical problems for Rambler Group have left fans unable to watch some of the action despite having paid for a subscription This Premier League season promises to be another epic battle between Manchester City and Liverpool for the title, while there is no shortage of storylines surrounding Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham. In Russia, as in so many other places around the world, the interest in the English top flight is huge, but the season has kicked off with a small broadcasting disaster, leaving fans unable to legally watch coverage of some games. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/russia-premier-league-tv-problems-fans-watching

Manager has helped revive the women’s team after a decline in interest and is working to make them competitive once again Only five years ago Liverpool were at the top of the women’s game having won back-to-back titles but since then they have steadily slipped away from the upper echelons of the Women’s Super League. With the club seemingly paying less attention to its women’s team than before, rivals such as Chelsea and Manchester City have leapfrogged the side that ended Arsenal’s league domination. The decline of the women’s team came to a head at the start of last season, with the manager Neil Redfearn having to rebuild after a player exodus , then leaving after one game in charge, frustrated by the lack of support from the club. In the hour of need Liverpool turned to the development squad manager, Vicky Jepson, Redfearn’s assistant, to step up and take charge of the newly recruited players in an attempt to put things right. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian ht...

Winning everything for a couple of decades was fun but since Sir Alex Ferguson departed supporting United has become far more exasperating and yet arguably far more interesting “And Manchester United,” said Mark Chapman on Match of the Day 2, “are eighth.” To supporters of other clubs, this may be a case of how the mighty are fallen. And yes, it is a crashing come-down from Sir Alex Ferguson’s day, but some of us go back a bit further than that. This is my 50th season. I started off as a fairly typical United fan: born and bred in London, idolising George Best, no previous connection with Manchester. In that first season, 1969-70, the number eight loomed large. The first game I wouldn’t forget was the famous FA Cup tie at Northampton, the 8-2 win in which Best, returning from one of his many bans, scored six. The first league position I remember was the one at the end of that season. “And Manchester United are eighth.” Best, Law, Charlton, Stiles and Stepney: eighth. Continue readin...

This is a meeting between teams determined to bounce back from humbling defeats to League One opposition in the Carabao Cup. Bournemouth came unstuck at Burton and West Ham at Oxford but both sides, who made a combined total of 19 changes on Wednesday, head into the weekend keen to retain their place in the top six. Arthur Masuaku returns from suspension for West Ham, while Bournemouth could welcome back captain Simon Francis, who made his first appearance of the season in midweek. Ben Fisher Saturday 3pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/bournemouth-west-ham-united-match-preview-premier-league

More than 100 ex-staff say the collapsed firm did not follow proper redundancy procedures, the BBC learns.

Inhabitants of the virtual space will be able to play games, chat and shape the world, says Facebook.

Alves reflects on 17 years in Europe, what he learned from Pep Guardiola, his experiences of racism and why he’s back in Brazil By Joshua Law and Tom Sanderson Dani Alves has won more major trophies than any footballer in history. He spent 17 years playing for some of Europe’s biggest clubs, redefining the nature of his position. And this July he captained Brazil to glory at the Copa América, his country’s first major silverware in over a decade. So, what does he still have left to prove? The answer, it seems, is quite a lot. Alves has returned to live in his homeland for the first time since he left Bahia as a teenager in 2002. Many Brazilian stars come back to enjoy a few years of comfort before hanging up their boots, but he quickly lays that notion to rest. “I adore challenges,” says Alves with a smile. “I love it when nobody believes that things will happen and you go there and do it. That’s my passion. That lights the flame inside me.” Continue reading... from Football | T...

Documents show that US immigration services use free online translation tools to vet social media.

Turkey’s captain considered quitting football due to a lack of financial support but aims to show no girl should give up on a dream “Footballer? Do you mean that game you play with your hands ... volleyball? Tell me the offside rule if you are a footballer.” That was how one taxi driver reacted when Didem Karagenç explained to him that she is a footballer. “This is what I have to put up with,” she says with a laugh, thinking back to that moment. Karagenç is the captain of Turkey’s national team as well as of Beşiktaş, playing a key role in the Black Eagles lifting last season’s Super Lig title. She also wants to be a role model and inspiration for the next generation of female footballers. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/didem-karagenc-turkey-womens-football-besiktas-offside-rule

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend And feel free to email Gregg , tweet him or post BTL 9.56am BST Steve Bruce has been wheeled out early at Newcastle to talk about Sunday’s game against Leicester. He says he knows little about the possible £300m takeover by a Peter Kenyon-led consortium. “It’s news to me,” are his exact quotes. As for Sunday’s match, Newcastle will be without Jonjo Shelvey. “[He] has a grade two hamstring so he’ll be missing for a few weeks. Sean Longstaff will be OK. It will be good to see him again. Shelvey picked it up in the game last week. I think he has been hampered by a thigh injury. It’s still not 100% right.” He also spoke to BBC Radio 5 earlier about Andy Carroll’s ongoing battle to get fit. It’s been a long one hasn’t it? “Of his type there isn’t anybody better,” he said, begging the question what is “his type”? “We just hope he has a bit of luck in terms of injuries. We know he’s a very good player. Our aim now is; how can we g...

A policymaker says the Bank may need to cut rates even if a no-deal Brexit is avoided.

Today’s piffle is blowing in the wind With Aymeric Laporte having been ruled out for around six months with a nasty knee injury, Manchester City might be tempted into a move for another centre-back this January. Despite having missed out on Harry Maguire in the summer, Pep Guardiola’s gaze is still fixed on a burly Leicester defender. And no, we won’t be seeing Wes Morgan’s second coming as an elite title-inspiring force at the back for a different City. The player who has got Pep rubbing his palms giddily is Caglar Soyuncu , whose outstanding displays for Brendan Rodgers’ side have made Maguire’s £80m departure to Manchester United seem little more than a mild inconvenience. The 23-year-old has proved himself able to work the ball out from the back without gifting the ball to opposition forwards or playing ludicrous square passes to invisible teammates, so he could well be an upgrade on Nicolás Otamendi and Stones. He cost Leicester £19m in the summer of 2018 so he won’t come cheap...

The Civil Aviation Authority says it has now flown a total of 61,000 Thomas Cook customers back to the UK.

The push to attract foreign visitors is part of the kingdom's efforts to cut its reliance on oil.

Goodison Park holds unhappy memories for City, Man Utd could slip into bottom half and Hudson-Odoi must be patient Related: Carabao Cup shocks and the death of Sahar Khodayari – Football Weekly Extra Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/premier-league-10-things-to-look-out-for-this-weekend

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• Derby captain out of action until the end of the season • Club heavily condemn ‘group of players’ involved in incident Derby County have confirmed that their captain, Richard Keogh, is out of action until the end of the season due to a serious knee injury he sustained in what the club have described as an “alcohol-related incident.” It took place on Tuesday evening and following a team-building dinner with members of Derby’s staff. Keogh, the club said in a statement, continued drinking “into the night” with a small group of players and having turned down the opportunity to be driven home. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/26/derby-county-confirm-richard-keogh-sustained-knee-injury-in-alcohol-related-incident-football

• La Liga champions given fine by Spanish football federation • Barca broke rules by negotiating with under-contract player La Liga champions Barcelona have been fined a miniscule €300 by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) after they were found to have broken the rules in their pursuit of €120m signing Antoine Griezmann from Atlético Madrid. The France forward switched from Atlético to Barca in July after the Catalans exercised his release clause, although Atlético complained that negotiations took place when Griezmann was under contract with them. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/26/barcelona-fined-300-euros-breaking-rules-antoine-griezmann-signing-atletico-madrid-football

Its facial forensics database will help researchers create tools to fight the misuse of such technology.

Britain's Imperial Brands says the recent US crackdown on flavoured e-cigarettes will hurt sales.

Grant Shapps' Thomas Cook speech resembles predecessor's statement after Monarch Airlines' collapse.

US regulators claim users are being exploited by dating giant Match.com.

It has provided relief and annoyance but chances are our obsession with it will fade as its novelty does “It’s Fenwick! It’s Fenwick.” Screams Barry Davies. “England have won the World Cup. The West Germans are on their knees. Unbelievable! The World Cup is coming home!” We all know the commentary. We’ve all signed the petitions to get Terry Fenwick the knighthood he deserves. Even he is bored of telling the story about being in the right place at the right time. But he knows that without Lineker’s header coming back off the post into his path in injury time at Mexico ’86 – his life would be completely different. He certainly wouldn’t have appeared in as many Carlsberg adverts. All those children named after him the following year – some of them became footballers themselves – Terry Vardy, Terry Noble, Terry Giroud. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/26/var-needs-to-work-faster-and-better-but-is-proving-to-be-a-joy-with-j...

• Club wanted to protect ‘football products and services’ • Bid rejected due to ‘geographical significance’ of city Liverpool FC’s attempt to trademark the word ‘Liverpool’ has been rejected by the government’s Intellectual Property Office due to the “geographical significance” of the city. The club’s trademark application came to light two months ago, with the club insisting it was purely “in the context of football products and services” and to stop people benefitting from the sale of what they described as “inauthentic products” relating to Jürgen Klopp’s European champions. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/26/liverpool-fail-in-attempt-to-trademark-the-word-liverpool-football

Romance scams rose by 64% in the first half of the year, figures show, as fraudsters target victims directly.

Youth players targeted with racist insults similar to high-profile Serie A stars, study finds Racism blights youth football in Italy as much as it does the top leagues, with about 80 cases recorded over the last two seasons, campaigners have said. The issue has resurfaced after a string of incidents in Serie A in recent weeks, but scant attention has been given to what occurs in the lower rungs. Children as young as 12 are suffering racist abuse from adversaries and spectators, according to an independent organisation that collates data on racism incidents. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/26/racism-in-italian-football-a-scourge-of-youth-game-too-say-campaigners

Reaction from 16-year-old Rochdale defender and college student Luke Matheson after his goalscoring heroics against Manchester United in the EFL Cup third round on Wednesday night. Only last month, Matheson was picking up his GCSE results – and will go into college for the rest of this week to face new found fame and his best friends, many of whom support Premier League side Manchester United. Matheson's 76th-minute strike took the match to penalties, which hosts United won 5-3 to set up a fourth-round clash at Chelsea. Daniel James gives nervy Manchester United shootout win against Rochdale Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2019/sep/26/rochdale-teenager-luke-matheson-on-scoring-at-manchester-united-video

The Echo Frames and the Echo Loop were unexpected wearable tech launched by the firm on Wednesday.

The capture of Ribéry on a free was the most unlikely move of the Italian window. Already, it looks one of the best This time Fiorentina did not blow it. You could forgive supporters at the Stadio Artemio Franchi for thinking they were about to, when Sampdoria’s Federico Bonazzoli forced the ball into their net in the 79th minute of Wednesday’s game. Fiorentina had been 2-0 up and cruising: exactly as they were at the corresponding point of what became a 2-2 draw against Atalanta three days before. The Viola were established experts in finding ways not to win. They had not tasted victory in Serie A for 220 days – since beating Spal on 17 February. Not since 2018 had they taken three points from a home game. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/sep/26/franck-ribery-and-a-tale-of-the-unexpected-for-fiorentina

Youngsters under 10 report being "grossed out" and confused by what they have seen, says BBFC.

Also featuring mesmerising skateboard tricks, a 100-yard kick-off return in college football and maverick goalkeeping 1) The studio can be an embarrassing place for former sports stars. Just ask Jonny Wilkinson, Sam Warburton and Brian O’Driscoll, who have been asked to demonstrate rugby tackles in a virtual dojo while stripped to their socks for ITV’s Rugby World Cup viewers. “It’s shoes off,” says Martin Bayfield, in a show of respect for Japanese culture. Mind you, at least they have not yet taken a tumble live in the studio. Here’s the great man Shaquille O’Neal tripping over a wire , causing a mini earthquake as he crashes to the floor in TNT’s Half-Time Report. And here’s the best mountain biker in Germany introducing herself on Aktuelle Sport by flying over her handlebars . Oof! 2) It was slippery in Yorkshire for the poor cyclists trying to keep their dignity intact while time-trialling through the rain in the road race world championships. Perhaps they should have watched ...

Amazon announced Samuel L Jackson as their first celebrity partner for their digital assistant device.

A Thomas Cook boss has apologised after a video emerged of staff cheering him and other executives

Today’s fluff is only just getting started As if the mood at Tottenham had not already sufficiently soured, with gloom suddenly clouding all of Mauricio Pochettino’s good work as a minority of forgetful supporters stick the boot in, Real Madrid plan to further rock the boat by getting their hands on Christian Eriksen as early as January. The idea is that the midfielder will sign a pre-contract agreement ahead of a free transfer next summer. Oh, and once that’s done, it says here Real will plump for Pochettino too. The Spurs contingency plan? Massimiliano Allegri, apparently. Related: Bristol City's Taylor Moore: 'I tore my hamstring trying to catch Mbappé' Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/26/football-transfer-rumours-christian-eriksen-to-sign-for-real-madrid-in-january