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• Review could result in a root-and-branch reform of offside law • Infantino: ‘Fostering attacking football always has to guide us’ Football’s lawmaking body is to undertake a “philosophical” review of the offside law, which could result in a root-and-branch reform of one of the game’s most controversial rules. The year-long piece of work was part of a number of initiatives announced at the International Football Association Board’s annual general meeting, which was held in Belfast on Saturday. Partly inspired by the advent of VAR, and further pushed along by the way the rules of video refereeing have been pushed into sharp focus since its adoption by the Premier League, the aim of the research is to move the offside law further towards encouraging attacking football. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/ifab-offside-law-concussion-substitutes-fifa-referees-var

Sam Morsy winner consigns leaders to home defeat David Nugent own-goal helps Fulham past Preston Teaders West Bromwich Albion saw their lead cut to a point by Leeds’ crushing 4-0 lunchtime win at Hull City and promptly slumped to a damaging 1-0 home defeat against relegation candidates Wigan Athletic . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/wigan-shock-west-bromwich-albion-fulham-preston-north-end

Anyone who thinks that protest will have an adverse effect on West Ham’s efforts to stay in the Premier League should probably pipe down now. Far from affecting performances on the pitch, the atmosphere generated by the biggest demonstration yet against David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady seemed to bring the best out of David Moyes’s side, who rose to the challenge by climbing out of the bottom three with an emphatic victory over Southampton. This was a rare good day for West Ham, up to 16th after their first league win since 1 January. They will surely not go down if they maintain this level, even though they have played one game more than 18th-placed Aston Villa. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/west-ham-southampton-premier-league-match-report

This was hardly the emphatic response Frank Lampard had hoped for but Marcos Alonso rescued a point for Chelsea on their return to action. Chelsea, bruised from a night of torment against Bayern Munich in midweek, fell behind to goals from Jefferson Lerma and Joshua King in three remarkable second-half minutes but Alonso ensured Chelsea did not leave empty-handed. Chelsea have been depleted by injuries of late, with Tammy Abraham limping out of the warm-down on Tuesday, but Alonso struck twice to help hold on to fourth place for another week at least. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/bournemouth-chelsea-premier-league-match-report

• Fans unfurl banners insulting Hoffenheim investor Hopp • Players run down final minutes without attempting to score Bayern Munich scored three times in the opening 15 minutes en route to a 6-0 victory at Hoffenheim on Saturday but the game was interrupted for 20 minutes over an offensive banner unfurled by visiting fans. Bayern moved four points clear at the top of the table overnight but the match was at risk of being cut short in the 77th minute after Bayern fans displayed the banner insulting the Hoffenheim investor Dietmar Hopp. The Bayern players and club bosses walked towards the stands and urged their fans to take the banner down. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/bayern-much-fans-banners-dietmar-hopp-farcical-finish-bundesliga-hoffenheim

Fears of catching coronavirus have prompted Newcastle to ban their players from shaking hands with each other but arguably the biggest danger facing Steve Bruce’s side is the lack of on-field connectivity which has heightened the risk of relegation on Tyneside. If he is playing it safe off the pitch, Bruce knew the time to gamble on it had arrived. Accordingly for the first time since September Newcastle’s manager deprived his players of the security blanket represented by Rafa-ball – namely the 3-4-3 system installed by his predecessor, Rafael Benítez – and reconfigured them into a new look 4-2-3-1 system. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/newcastle-united-burnley-premier-league-match-report

Live updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off Winning mentality key for Liverpool, says Klopp Get involved! Email Rob with your thoughts 4.44pm GMT Pre-match reading Related: Winning mentality the key for Liverpool, says Jürgen Klopp Related: Watford v Liverpool: match preview 4.35pm GMT Related: Bournemouth v Chelsea, West Ham v Southampton and more – live! Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/feb/29/watford-v-liverpool-premier-league-live

Live updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off Emma Hayes channels Clough for Cup final Why not send Will a tweet or an email 4.57pm GMT Gunning for glory ... Related: Arsenal's Jordan Nobbs gunning for cup final glory at end of long road back 4.53pm GMT In terms of team news, you have got to admit that the Arsenal bench looks very weak. Due to injuries they are unable to fill it and have been forced to call upon three teenagers to fill up some of the space. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/feb/29/arsenal-v-chelsea-continental-cup-final-live

• Lazio extend their unbeaten Serie A run to 21 games with 2-0 win • Juventus v Inter on Sunday one of five Serie A games postponed Lazio went top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Saturday in one of the five weekend top-flight matches which were unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak. Luis Alberto fired Lazio in front with a low shot from the edge of the area in the 18th minute and set up the second for Joaquin Correa three minutes later as the hosts extended their unbeaten Serie A run to 21 games. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/european-roundup-lazio-serie-a-bundesliga

These are worrying times for Graham Potter. The Brighton manager watched his side suffer the ignominy of a first home defeat in the top flight at the hands of their bitter rivals that leaves them still waiting to record a victory in 2020. Jordan Ayew’s seventh Premier League goal of the campaign was enough to record victory for Crystal Palace as they gained sweet revenge for losing twice against these opponents last season. The defeat left Brighton four points clear of the bottom three ahead of Saturday’s afternoon fixtures but after the promise shown in the first half of the season under their new manager, it looks like being another spring filled with anxiety on the south coast. They remain the only side in England’s top four divisions not to have won a game this year, with five draws to show from their eight Premier League outings. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/brighton-hove-albion-crystal-palace-premier-league-

Leeds coped without suspended goalkeeper Kiko Casilla as they beat Hull 4-0 at the KCom Stadium to keep up the pressure on Championship leaders West Brom. The Spaniard had been banned for eight games and fined £60,000 by an FA disciplinary commission on the eve of the game for racially abusing Jonathan Leko during a match in September. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/hull-leeds-championship-match-report

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Follow the 3pm GMT kick-offs in the Premier League and beyond Chelsea prescribe rest for Abraham’s troublesome ankle You can email Scott here about the day’s action 1.59pm GMT GOAL! Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Crystal Palace (Ayew 70). An opener at the Amex, and it’s come against the run of play. Rob Smyth has the details . 1.57pm GMT Click and enjoy. Related: Premier League and Carabao Cup: 10 things to look out for this weekend Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/feb/29/bournemouth-v-chelsea-west-ham-v-southampton-and-more-live

Pep Guardiola is in the process of a mid-season rebuilding work as he seeks a third successive Carabao Cup against Aston Villa Welcome to Kevin De Bruyne’s Manchester City. This was the deafening message sent by the Belgian in a midweek dismantling of Real Madrid that will have Aston Villa wondering how to shackle him when he tries to drive City to a third successive Carabao Cup on Sunday. Operating as a false 9, De Bruyne’s performance in the Champions League last-16 first leg ranked as a career highlight. There was a sublime assist for Gabriel Jesus’s equaliser and an ice-cool penalty for the winner, while the bewitching ability to conjure space ran from first whistle to last. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/kevin-de-bruyne-new-era-manchester-city-carabao-cup-final-aston-villa

• Matches all rescheduled for Wednesday 13 May • Games at Napoli, Sampdoria and Cagliari to go ahead Five Serie A matches scheduled for this weekend have been postponed due to the spread of the coronavirus in Italy, with the crunch top-of-the-table clash between Inter and Juventus among them. Related: Fixtures pile up and Inter fall behind as Serie A wrestles with coronavirus | Nicky Bandini Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/juventus-inter-milan-serie-a-postponed-coronavirus

Live updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-off 10 things to look out for this weekend Contact Rob via email with your thoughts 10.57am GMT Hello and welcome to live coverage of Brighton v Crystal Palace from the Amex Stadium. These two have developed an unlikely rivalry in the last 44 years, one fuelled fuelled by boiling coffee, loose change , loose talk and even looser bowels ( it was the coach driver , by the way). A fixture that was dormant for a long time has been revived in the last decade by Brighton’s improvement. There was the in/famous Championship play-off semi-final of 2013 , won by Palace. Brighton were eventually promoted to the Premier League four years later, which has meant regular top-flight meetings between the teams for the first time since Crystal Palace’s Team of the Eighties were relegated in 1981. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/feb/29/brighton-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-live

Admired by Pep Guardiola and coveted by Manchester United, can this season’s revelation drag his hometown club to an unlikely Carabao Cup triumph on Sunday? This week the last man to lead Aston Villa to major silverware met the man who hopes to be the next. These days Andy Townsend is better known as a pundit and broadcaster, but when he sat down with Jack Grealish, it was he who ended up fielding the questions. Grealish may barely have been born when Townsend captained Villa to victory in the 1996 League Cup final, but as a lifelong Villa fan he has watched all the tapes and knows his history. And as the current Villa captain, there was one thing he wanted to ask Townsend above all: what it felt like to lift the trophy. Related: Guardiola has Paisley record in his sights as City seek League Cup treble Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/jack-grealish-aston-villa-manchester-city-carabao-cup-final

The former England captain’s new MLS club will take the field for the first time on Saturday after six years of uncertainty, but out-of-the-box success could prove hard to come by When David Beckham’s Inter Miami take to the field at the Banc of California stadium on Saturday night, six arduous years of crippling uncertainty will melt away. The former England captain never thought it would be like this, yet the Miami political landscape is far trickier to beat than a well positioned defensive wall with a curling free-kick, something the 44-year-old did so wonderfully during his stellar playing days. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/inter-miami-david-beckham-mls-preview

Manchester City’s Champions League ban has raised the temperature of this fixture. For Tottenham and Wolves, the discussion has turned towards a top-five finish and victory would represent a tonic. Injury-hit Spurs have flattered to deceive under José Mourinho but they have found a way to dig out results. Wolves, unbeaten in London since their promotion in 2018 – a run of eight matches – are always a tough nut to crack. David Hytner Sunday 2pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/tottenham-v-wolves-match-preview

Ole Gunnar Solskjær issued a public apology and threatened a clear-out after the 4-0 humbling at Goodison Park last season. The exodus never materialised but Sunday’s return is opportunity to demonstrate that, with Bruno Fernandes making an immediate impact and United unbeaten in seven matches in all competitions, lessons have been learned and progress is being made. Defeat at Arsenal last Sunday delivered a reminder of Everton’s shortcomings and confirmed Carlo Ancelotti was right to ignore the hype about Champions League qualification. The Europa League is his target and he could do with a repeat of last season’s victory to ensure it remains a realistic one. Andy Hunter Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/everton-v-manchester-united-match-preview

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The new season kicks off this weekend, and there is a host of talent arriving in North America. We run through the most exciting arrivals After years of rumors, Chicharito has finally made his way to MLS. While the striker has become a bit of a journeyman during the 10 years he’s spent in Europe, he’s had flashes of success and played for some of the biggest teams in the world, including Manchester United and Real Madrid. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/28/from-chicharito-to-rodolfo-pizarro-mlss-best-new-players-in-2020

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Europa League last-16 draw at 12pm (GMT) Ten things to look out for this weekend Email Barry or tweet @bglendenning 10.21am GMT Manchester United news: Ahead of his side’s visit to Goodison Park on Sunday, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is convinced this group will not fold like a deckchair in a similar fashion to the Manchester United side that capitulated and lost 4-0 on their last visit to Everton. “That was the lowest I’ve been,” Solskjaer said. “I think you all know that and remember that. That was a capitulation. We had absolutely nothing about us, even though their goals were more or less counter-attacks from set plays and long throw-ins. Related: Solskjær sure Manchester United will not 'give up' at Everton like last season 10.00am GMT Europa League: Bruno Fernandes is shaping up to be a very astute January signing for Manchester United and was on the scoresheet again as they walloped Club Brugge at Old Trafford to go through 6-1 on aggregate. Over to you Jamie Jac

Players and staff usually shake hands in morning ritual ‘We’ve stopped that on the advice of the doctor,’ says Steve Bruce Newcastle have introduced a training-ground handshake ban in an attempt to guard against the spread of the coronavirus. The club has stopped a morning ritual of players and staff shaking hands as fears over the spread of the disease increase. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/28/newcastle-ban-handshakes-at-training-ground-over-coronavirus-fears-steve-bruce

Manager’s lowest point was 4-0 ‘capitulation’ at Everton Victory over Brugge was ‘United as the fans want to see’ Ole Gunnar Solskjær is confident Manchester United will not repeat last season’s 4-0 surrender at Everton on Sunday, with the manager admitting the team he selected that day “capitulated”. United are in confident mood after Thursday’s 5-0 victory over Club Brugge took them into Friday’s Europa League last-16 draw 6-1 on aggregate. This was a seventh consecutive match unbeaten, including six clean sheets. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/28/solskjaer-manchester-united-will-not-give-up-at-everton-like-last-season-brugge

After six years of delays, Inter Miami will play their first-ever league game this weekend. There are still obstacles to overcome though Two-thousand, two-hundred and sixteen days after David Beckham arrived in Miami promising to establish a Major League Soccer team, there will finally be football. Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami – or Inter Miami – will play their first competitive game on Sunday, following six years of excruciating (and ongoing) wrangling over stadium sites, investment capital, and pleas to MLS bosses not to pull the plug on the entire project. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/28/david-beckhams-mls-team-finally-kicks-off-but-will-miami-care

Many homeowners find themselves in "serious traps" after being mis-sold properties, a watchdog says.

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Today’s tell-all brings you up to do like your daddy done Chelsea dominate Friday’s transfer tittle-tattle, what with the dust still settling on their Champions League humbling at the hands of Bayern Munich . The Sun opt for a slightly melodramatic “Hateful Eight” headline as they reveal that Frank Lampard is ready to offload no fewer than – you’ve guessed it – eight “flops” in a summer clear-out, with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga , midfielders Jorginho , Willian , Pedro and Ross Barkley , and defenders Marcos Alonso , Kurt Zouma and Emerson all facing a brutal summer cull. Related: City slickers and Gnabry's love of London – Football Weekly Extra Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/28/football-transfer-rumours-jan-oblak-and-houssem-aouar-to-chelsea

Reality shows in China have found creative ways to keep going while people are urged to stay home.

IAG says it is not possible to say exactly how much the effects of the virus will hit 2020 profits.

Hong Kong and Japan have shut schools as the coronavirus spread worsens leaving parents stuck at home.

Asian stock markets continue falling, as the coronavirus spreads across the globe.

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Villa try to break Manchester City’s League Cup stranglehold, Vardy needs a goal and Moyes must rouse Hammers Since he scored 14 goals in 12 league games between late September and 21 December, in which he failed to find the net in only two matches (one of them against Norwich), someone has turned off Jamie Vardy’s scoring tap. In that free-scoring period there seemed to be no stopping him: he may not have been on the scoresheet against the Canaries , for example, but he played excellently and threatened constantly, and it was his (off-target) header from James Maddison’s corner that Tim Krul flapped into his own net for the equaliser in a 1-1 draw. But since Christmas he has not scored at all, and in six league games this calendar year he has had only eight shots – 50% of them against Manchester City last weekend – and only four on target, the most recent against Chelsea on 1 February, 235 pitch minutes ago. Brendan Rodgers’ priority must be to turn that tap back on. SB Continue re

Manager saw side eliminated by last-minute goal in extra-time ‘It’s a difficult one to digest as a team and as a club’ Mikel Arteta could not hide the pain of Arsenal’s agonising Europa League defeat to Olympiakos, which removes their most likely to route to Champions League football and stalls the momentum that had been built up by a 10-match unbeaten run. Youssef El Arabi’s goal, a minute from the end of extra time, put the Greek Super League leaders through and it came just moments after Arsenal thought they had won the game themselves. Arteta and his staff had celebrated wildly when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put them ahead in the tie with an overhead kick but the subsequent sting in the tail was visibly devastating. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/28/it-hurts-arteta-admits-pain-of-arsenals-europa-league-exit-against-olympiakos

Environmentalists could try to block new road plans if they fail to take climate targets into account.

The government is being urged to do more to tackle problem gambling by beefing up oversight of the industry.

New research shows more start-up business are thriving on the west of the Pennines.

A tech boss introduced a $70,000 minimum salary for all his staff - by cutting his own wages. Five years, on he has no regrets.

Thousands of Indonesian coral farms had to close after an export ban, but a policy U-turn offers hope.

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Campaigners win a Court of Appeal ruling over plans for a third runway on environmental grounds.

Pep Guardiola was right to say if there is any team that can turn the deficit around it is Madrid, but that old belief is starting to look like it may need revising Sergio Ramos walked off the pitch and, many imagined, straight out of Europe. “If there is any team, anywhere in the world that can turn this around it is Real Madrid,” Pep Guardiola said. But as the Real fans departed the Bernabéu, leaving their stadium to the Manchester City supporters singing Blue Moon high in the north-east corner, it did not feel like it. Without their captain, shown the 26th red card of his career at the end of those final 15 minutes that Zinedine Zidane said had been fatal, turning around this 2-1 home defeat will be harder yet. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/feb/27/there-is-something-shifting-at-real-madrid-some-sense-of-vulnerability

Club’s turnover reaches £533m for financial year 2018-19 Investment in players includes signings and new contracts Liverpool made a pre-tax profit of £42m and increased turnover to £533m in 2018-19 as the club’s rise to European champions under Jürgen Klopp was reflected on the balance sheet. The latest accounts, for the year ending 31 May 2019, show turnover rose by £78m thanks to increased media, commercial and match-day revenue. The turnover of £533m enabled Liverpool to invest a record £223m on players, notably the signings of Alisson, Fabinho, Naby Keïta and Xherdan Shaqiri. There were also new contracts for 11 players including lucrative deals for Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/27/liverpool-42m-pre-tax-profit-record-223m-spend-on-players-financial-year-2018-19

This fluff is marked as a key event The latest stage of Manchester United’s seven-years-in-the-making post-Ferguson rebuild is upon us, and this one can be added to the clear-out category of reboot. Ole Gunnar Solskjær is going to wield his viking axe and get rid of some of his flops, to use the tabloid parlance. Perhaps more properly United, whose financial results this week suggested they were not as flush as they would like , are going to have to sell to buy. Jesse Lingard will be taking his fashion and fragrance sidelines elsewhere, and he will be joined in the departure lounge by Andreas Pereira , who despite trying very hard, seems to be destined to be one of those Sporcle answers everyone will fail to recall when trying to recall Ole’s starting XI from the 2019-20 season. The doubtlessly vast riches that pair will command will go some way to paying for Jack Grealish , Aston Villa’s mainstay of this august column. Gent’s Jonathan David , a 20-year-old Canadian striker, is also

Pep Guardiola praised the character of his players after Manchester City's 2-1 win against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu, but warned the second leg would be closer. Guardiola's tactical gambles – resting Fernandinho, Raheem Sterling and Sergio Agüero and starting Kevin De Bruyne as a central attacker – paid off handsomely as City came from behind to secure one of their finest European victories Guardiola's tactics for Real Madrid win surprised City players, says De Bruyne Manchester City secure famous win at Real thanks to De Bruyne and Jesus Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2020/feb/27/pep-guardiola-delighted-as-tactical-gambles-outwit-real-madrid-video

Mr Green failed to freeze the account of a customer who won £50,000 and gambled it away.

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Two single mothers win out-of-court settlements against letting agents refusing benefit claimants.

The new season kicks off this weekend. Our panel of writers deliver their verdicts on the MVP, the champions and the new teams Maybe not, but the dramatic inflation in franchise fees over the past few years attracts only the most ambitious of prospective owners. It’s no coincidence that more recent expansion franchises have raised the bar for the league. GR Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/27/mls-2020-predictions-a-title-for-la-and-a-playing-return-for-david-beckham

As consumers stay at home over coronavirus fears, carmakers are making it easier to buy online.

Formal negotiations with EU - which has already published its strategy - are due to start on Monday.

Microsoft is the latest tech firm to warn of disruption as suppliers are hit by coronavirus shutdown.

A night of noisy defiance at the Bernabéu turned to outright delirium as City emerged victorious from the belly of ‘the cartel’ “We ask Manchester City’s fans to stay seated at the end of the match,” the Bernabéu PA pleaded as the minutes ticked down. Ha! Fat chance. Into the belly of the beast. And indeed, fuck Uefa too, as City’s fans insisted throughout the match from their perch in the gods. This was a glorious night for the insurgents from the east side of Manchester, as Pep Guardiola’s team went a long way towards effecting their own summary eviction from the Champions League. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/feb/27/manchester-city-revel-in-sacking-of-temple-of-the-white-shirted-aristos

‘We need to make sure people understand that’s not acceptable’ Clotet wants authorities to step up fight against racism Birmingham’s manager, Pep Clotet, has called on the game’s authorities to continue the fight to rid football of racism after alleging winger Jeremie Bela was abused during Wednesday’s goalless draw at Millwall. Bela was receiving treatment for an injury 16 minutes into the game when Clotet brought the incident to the attention of the fourth official who informed referee David Webb. Webb spoke to the Millwall manager, Gary Rowett, before the game continued. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/27/birmingham-want-racism-fight-to-continue-after-alleged-abuse-of-bela

• Kevin De Bruyne scores crucial penalty in stunning 2-1 away win • Pep Guardiola warns Champions League tie is not over Kevin De Bruyne said Pep Guardiola had surprised even his Manchester City players with his tactical approach to the stunning 2-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg win at Real Madrid. The City manager omitted Fernandinho, Raheem Sterling and Sergio Agüero from his starting lineup and used De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva as central attackers in a 4-4-2 formation, with Gabriel Jesus working on the left wing. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/27/guardiolas-tactics-for-real-madrid-win-surprised-city-players-says-de-bruyne

The iPhone maker lags behind competitors in the world's second largest mobile phone market.

Manufacturers have seen a spike in inquiries as the coronavirus disrupts supply lines from China.

The iPhone maker lags behind competitors in the world's second largest mobile phone market.

Levelling up disadvantaged parts of the UK will require long-term thinking and investment, a new report says.

A ruling will decide whether Heathrow's expansion plan should have taken the climate more into account.

A report says services such as Klarna are booming among online shoppers despite concerns for young consumers.

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Banking giant Lloyds says 780 jobs will go this year, while Direct Line is cutting 800 positions.

About 300 Chevron staff at one of its London offices have been asked to work from home.

A punch thrown in 1905 culminated in 17 City players and four directors being banned over the club’s illegal overspending In May 2019, with Manchester City facing several investigations including one by Uefa regarding the alleged breaching of financial fair play regulations, the Guardian reported remarks made by the club’s chairman, Khaldoon Mubarak. “With success there is a certain level of jealousy, envy, whatever you call it,” he said. Almost two weeks ago, when Uefa announced that its investigation had found City guilty, the club released a statement describing the process as “flawed”. “With the prejudicial process now over,” they said, “the club will pursue an impartial judgment as quickly as possible.” In August 1905, after City’s Billy Meredith had been found guilty of bribery following a Football Association investigation, the Guardian reported remarks made by the forward. “League officials, he asserts, are jealous of the [club’s] growing success,” we wrote, “but he thought

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Court of arbitration for sport says appeal registered Process expected to take several months Manchester City’s appeal against their two-year European ban and €30m (£25m) fine has been officially registered by the court of arbitration for sport (Cas). City have vowed to fight the sanction imposed by Uefa on 14 February for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/manchester-city-lodge-appeal-uefa-ban-court-of-arbitration-for-sport

Plus: home games at a rival’s ground (part II), playing for the most clubs beginning with the same letter and more Mail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU “Footballers in dressing-room communal baths celebrating FA Cup wins used to be a sports pages staple,” reminisces Roger Kirkby. “When was the last such photo taken?” Related: Which football clubs have played home games at a rival's ground? | The Knowledge Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/footballers-celebrating-communal-baths-knowledge-special

The Restaurant Group, which also owns Chiquito, says 90 restaurants are set to close by end of 2021.

A report finds part-time nursery care costs more than £130 per week in England, Scotland and Wales.

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Bayern striker may be the world’s best, says teammate ‘We showed we are back,’ Alaba declares after win at Chelsea Robert Lewandowski should be bracketed alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in any conversation about the world’s best forwards, according to David Alaba, who saw his teammate comprehensively outmanoeuvre Chelsea in Bayern Munich’s 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge . Bayern ran riot in the second half, Lewandowski applying the final blow by converting a cross from the electric Alphonso Davies. But the two assists he had supplied for Serge Gnabry, the first a particularly unselfish lay-off when he could have been excused going for goal, showed another side to his game. Alaba said the 31-year-old, who has scored 39 times for Bayern in all competitions this season, belonged in the most exalted company. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/robert-lewandowski-same-class-as-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-s

Real Madrid’s manager has never lost a Champions League knockout tie but Manchester City’s rarely loses at the Bernabéu “I’m not going to tell you what he told me,” Zinedine Zidane said smiling broadly, a glint in his eye, “but it was very, very interesting.” Whatever it was, it worked. In March 2015, when the Real Madrid manager was still doing his Uefa B licence and coaching Castilla, the club’s second team, he travelled to Munich with a small group of former players finding their way in management, among them his former France teammates Claude Makélélé, Willy Sagnol and the former Liverpool winger Bernard Diomède. There, they spent two days with Pep Guardiola. Related: Real Madrid and ban give Pep Guardiola highest-stakes test yet Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/zinedine-zidane-hour-of-truth-old-friend-pep-guardiola-real-madrid-manchester-city-champions-league

Today’s tittle-tattle likes the ambition of it Get the right keeper in at the right age and you’ve got the position sorted for a decade, so goes the logic. Chelsea struck gold when they upgraded Carlo Cudicini for Petr Cech in 2004, and the 11 years’ service they got from him took in four Premier League titles, one Champions League win, one in the Europa League, plus four FA Cups and three League Cups. Thibaut Courtois may have toddled off a little early for their liking, after just the four major trophies including two league winners’ medals, but bringing in Kepa Arrizabalaga for well over £70m showed full intent to repeat the trick. Related: Bayern defeat was a 'harsh lesson', admits Chelsea's Frank Lampard Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/football-transfer-rumours-chelsea-to-offer-kepa-arrizabalaga-plus-25m-for-jan-oblak

Many wondered if the league could survive in the crowded North American sports market. Instead it has grown, and closer ties with Mexico could be next This is a story about MLS that begins not at the stadium where the Houston Dynamo will host the Los Angeles Galaxy as the league’s 25th season kicks off on Saturday, but in a converted warehouse across the street. Here, in a low-slung brick building, former USA and Dynamo striker Brian Ching opened a bar in 2018 that features industrial-chic exposed ductwork, and, more surprisingly, an indoor football pitch. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/mls-25th-season-expansion-soccer

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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard admitted his team are a long way from challenging the Champions League elite after brutal 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga champions took Chelsea apart in the first leg of their last-16 tie at Stamford Bridge with two goals from Serge Gnabry and one from Robert Lewandowski. Lampard accepted that his inexperienced side are unlikely to be playing for anything but pride when they travel to the Allianz Arena for the second leg on 18 March. Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich: player ratings from Stamford Bridge Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2020/feb/26/harsh-lesson-frank-lampard-reacts-chelsea-bayern-munich-defeat-champions-league-video

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The caretaker manager has restored the famous Bayern press, and they relentlessly hunted down Frank Lampard’s side Bayern Munich may not have all the answers, but they know all the right questions. They can finish you in more ways than almost any other team on the planet. You play through the press and they smother you with possession. You lock the front gate and they find a way around the side. You sit deep and they weave their dainty triangles around you. You commit high and they make you turn and run. Thwart their slick passing game for one half, and they simply take you to pieces in the next. This, essentially, is what happened to Chelsea here: after maintaining a stony silence for 50 minutes in the face of a relentless interrogation, they eventually squealed like piglets. If Serge Gnabry’s two goals in three minutes did not quite settle matters, Robert Lewandowski’s third goal probably did, even if Marcos Alonso’s late red card and consequent suspension offered Chelsea a glimme

We have a long way to go, says Lampard Tells team to play for pride in second leg in Munich Frank Lampard admitted that Chelsea are a long way from challenging the elite after Bayern Munich all but secured a place in the last eight of the Champions League with a brutal 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Bayern destroyed Chelsea in the first leg of their last-16 tie, two goals from Serge Gnabry and one from Robert Lewandowski sealing an emphatic win for the German champions, and Lampard accepted that his inexperienced side are unlikely to be playing for anything but pride when they travel to the Allianz Arena for the second leg on 18 March. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/bayern-defeat-was-a-harsh-lesson-admits-chelseas-frank-lampard

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The manager discusses his forensic biology studies, how Thomas Müller made him laugh, and his ‘Dad’s Army lads’ Daytime television can be deemed dreary but, in David Artell’s case, tuning into a couple of timeless crime dramas after training, while a young professional at his hometown club Rotherham United, proved the inspiration for his bachelors’ degree in forensic biology. “Around 2.25pm it was Diagnosis: Murder with Dick Van Dyke and then Murder, She Wrote with Jessica Fletcher and I thought: ‘Yeah, I’ll be good at that,’” says Artell. “I did think: ‘Why do I not tune into something better than the man off Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Jessica Fletcher? But I found them interesting and it all started from there.” Not that there were too many parallels between his studies – which he started at Sheffield Hallam in 2003 and finished at the University of Chester in 2010, encompassing a postgraduate certificate in biomedical sciences – and those storylines on the sofa. “I suppose it’s a

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Clubs say they are working closely to identify those involved Newport will take ‘appropriate action against those identified’ Bradford have complained to the Football Association over taunts mocking the 1985 Valley Parade fire tragedy, during the League Two game at Newport on Saturday. The Welsh club have apologised to Bradford and their manager, Stuart McCall, who was part of the Yorkshire club’s squad when the fire claimed 56 lives in May 1985. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/25/newport-apologise-bradford-over-fans-taunts-mocking-valley-parade-fire

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Our cartoonist channels Paul Trevillion and takes you behind the walls of Stockley Park to experience life as a video assistant referee Buy a copy of this cartoon in our print shop Take a look through David’s archive of cartoon Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2020/feb/25/david-squires-on-you-are-the-var

Imagine if pundits and fans spoke out with same self-righteous regularity against structural racism that they do against dotted lines being drawn from footballers’ armpits Full disclosure: I don’t really have a position on VAR. If I did, I certainly wouldn’t share it in public. Occasionally I have been asked on to a podcast or television show where it is tacitly explained that some sort of opinion on VAR will be required and I have just about managed to feign the required outrage. It’s quite easy, once you practise a bit: just tick off as many of the following words and phrases as possible – “Stockley Park”, “Mike Riley”, “not what the technology was brought in for”, “armpit”, “killing the emotion” – while gradually winding your voice into ever tighter coils of fury. Finally you let a big, exasperated sigh into the microphone and observe, with a tinge of theatrical sadness: “It’s just a mess, Geoff, it really is.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.thegua

The USA midfielder scored a standout goal in last year’s final. Her belief that the game should be fun has helped her throughout her career A YouTube video titled “ 14 different camera angles of Rose Lavelle goal in the 2019 women’s World Cup final ” runs for over 12 minutes which seems like a lot of time to spend on just 10 seconds of action. Yet watch it once and be prepared to lose a chunk of time clicking “Watch Again” and again and again. Lavelle’s 69th-minute goal in Lyon last July capped a World Cup in which the 24-year-old burst onto the global stage. To recap that moment: Lavelle, socks pulled up above her knees, received the ball from Sam Mewis just across the halfway line, saw an ocean of space, and ran at the Dutch defense. Orange shirts backed off and then backed off some more and then backed off again, until Lavelle shot from the edge of the penalty area. Boom - the US were 2-0 up and the deal was sealed. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.

Today’s fluff mixes 8oz plain flour, a pinch of salt, two large eggs, half a pint of milk, and then spills it down its front The Mill was down for some long overdue maintenance overnight, offering an opportunity for its gnomic, light-deprived team to get the waders on and finally jab a Vileda Supermop at the knotweed and slime that’s accrued on its spokes. We’re delighted to report that some additional motion has been achieved, and a years-worth of Pogba fluff has been removed along with some extremely Eden Hazardous waste. Happily, safely wrapped in a Lidl bag for life was a bit of tittle-tattle from 2016 , which we’ve given an hour or two out on the line and can now re-present to you as if box-fresh: Blaise Matuidi to Manchester United . Juve’s deep-lying midfielder is now 32 but has been linked to a Premier League move since JLS’ Beat Again was top of the charts. Back in 2009, the player was uncapped for France but a target for Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal – now Mikel Arteta has des

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