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Customers names, addresses, emails and the last four digits of credit cards were among data stolen.

‘I am certain he will thrive here,’ says Dean Smith Midfielder has made three appearances this season Aston Villa have signed Ross Barkley on a season’s loan from Chelsea. The 26-year-old midfielder has made three appearances in this campaign, scoring once, and was an unused substitute against Tottenham on Tuesday . “Capturing a player of Ross’s quality is a real coup for our club and I am certain he will thrive here and improve our team,” said Villa’s manager, Dean Smith. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/30/aston-villa-sign-ross-barkley-on-season-loan-from-chelsea

José Mourinho and Frank Lampard have explained their touchline squabble in Tottenham's Carabao Cup victory over Chelsea.'I commented on the fact that he seemed to speak to the referee more than his players,' said Lampard after the pair were seen arguing at the side of the pitch. Mourinho advised Lampard to 'stay on the touchline when your team is losing and stay calm when your team is winning'. Chelsea need better support from Frank Lampard at times, says Mourinho Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2020/sep/30/frank-lampard-jose-mourinho-reaction-chelsea-tottenham-video

The Bundesliga side’s recruitment policy is held up as a model – but they have won only one trophy since 2012 The chase begins frighteningly early. Often years in advance and usually when the object is still a child. Jude Bellingham and Gio Reyna were scouted at 14. Erling Braut Haaland first appeared on the radar in 2016, more than three years before he signed. Age-group games are surreptitiously attended. Targets are identified with surgical precision. Next: the charm offensive. Introductions are made. Interest is subtly registered with parents and agent. Replica kits and club merchandise start arriving in the post. The prospective player is invited to Germany to watch a game in front of the heaving, haunting roar of the Yellow Wall (pandemic permitting). No gaudy blandishments; no super-yachts; no suitcases full of cash. As the sporting director, Michael Zorc, likes to put it, Borussia Dortmund don’t need to make grand promises to their teenage hopefuls. They just point to the tea

A guide to Thursday’s draw for the group stage, including which pots the clubs are in and how it will all work The draw begins at 4pm BST on Thursday in Geneva and you can follow coverage on theguardian.com/football as it unfolds. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/30/champions-league-draw-explained-the-clubs-pots-format-and-more

The bank will shut 164 branches, adding to the 82 earmarked for closure in November.

Half-year profits rise 51% as the firm pledges to address issues over pay and working conditions.

Today’s whispers are glad that they didn’t tune in Bayern have got another crush on a Chelsea youth academy graduate. Last year the German giants tried and failed to get Callum Hudson-Odoi on board. This year, the target is very much Tariq Lamptey , now of Brighton, who bought the right-back for a measly £3m back in January, and now value him at around £23m after a string of very impressive displays this season. The thing is, Bayern only want to part with around £14m, so expect there to be a classic bit of jostling on that one before the window shuts. Related: Dortmund tell Manchester United €90m is nowhere near enough for Jadon Sancho Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/30/football-transfer-rumours-bayern-munich-brighton-tariq-lamptey

Annual house price growth of 5% in September was the result of post-lockdown demand, Nationwide says.

Real-time monitoring of commuters' movements helps staff to respond to congestion hot spots.

Mourinho: Lampard looked ‘sad’ when losing to West Brom Former Chelsea manager argued with Lampard on touchline José Mourinho said that Frank Lampard looked “sad and quiet in his chair” when Chelsea were 3-0 down to West Brom on Sunday and offered his former player some advice about touchline etiquette after Tottenham reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup by beating their London rivals on penalties . Chelsea, who exited after Mason Mount missed the decisive penalty, were leading through a Timo Werner strike when Mourinho and Lampard clashed on the touchline at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham’s manager taunted his opposite number, noting that he did not see him supporting his players when they were behind during their 3-3 draw with West Brom . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/29/chelsea-supporrt-from-frank-lampard-jose-mourinho-carabao-cup

Plus: Premier League stalwarts leading clubs into the Football League and Dennis Bergkamp’s road trips Mail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU “In the Europa League qualifiers I saw the remarkable scoreline of Backa Topola 6-6 Steaua Bucharest, with Steaua winning 5-4 on penalties,” writes Jeremy Orbell. “Are there any other high-scoring examples of the shoot-out containing fewer goals than the match?” “While not exactly meeting the criteria of ‘high-scoring’, you probably all know what happened in the 1985 Finnish Cup final,” jests Jim Hearson. “Just in case anyone isn’t aware, Haka and HJK played out a 2-2 draw after extra-time, before the former edged it 2-1 on penalties, despite not scoring any of their first four. This and others feature on the sublime waste of time that is rsssf.com .” There’s also the Champions League final of 2005, which Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw with Milan. But much like the Finnish Cup final, you probably haven’t heard m

Heart surgery forced Mark O’Brien to retire at 27 and though Newport’s former captain will miss facing Newcastle, analysing games is helping his recovery Rodney Parade has, as Mark O’Brien can vouch, been home to some of the biggest giantkillings in recent years but when Newcastle visit in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, he will be rooting for Newport County from the stands, commentating rather than influencing events as captain. He retired aged 27 in June and, a month later, underwent open-heart surgery for a second time to solve a leaking valve. “I’ve been through hell and back for 10 years,” O’Brien says. “Each year I used to have to get a heart scan to make sure I’d be allowed to play the following season but nobody really knew that. I didn’t want to be a pity story. ‘Let’s all take it easy on him.’” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/30/mark-obrien-plotting-newport-cup-upset-football

Owner of the famed Las Vegas casino set to acquire the UK firm after takeover battle.

The Hydroflex made a 25-mile round-trip in Warwickshire, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph.

The move comes five months after it cut its dividend for the first time since World War Two.

The US banned British beef exports in the wake of the Mad Cow Disease scandal in the 1990s.

Customers of a service for rural areas say they have been unable to join video meetings.

Dr John Wright looks at the kit installed in a Bradford mosque in the hope of limiting the spread of Covid-19.

Documents seen by the BBC suggest key priorities for the car sector have been rebuffed by Brussels.

Prolonged closures and limited capacity at the parks has forced the company to cut its workforce.

Analysts say it's an indication of more trouble ahead for the struggling airline industry

The Hydroflex made a 25-mile round-trip in Warwickshire, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph.

A first test flight has been carried out in the Lake District.

Many have struggled to get to grips with working from home, but would surveillance technology help?

Armpits! Penalties after full-time whistles! Everton! Our cartoonist is struggling to wake up right now Buy a copy of this cartoon in the Guardian print shop And take a look through David’s archive of cartoons Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2020/sep/29/david-squires-on-being-trapped-in-a-premier-league-fever-dream

Liverpool are not so much sloppy as playing the popular high-risk game that late-period Alex Ferguson eschewed Football has changed. Most disagreements between managers and pundits are tedious affairs, rooted in complex and broadly impenetrable codes of respect and of concern only to professional axe-grinders. But the slightly spiky exchange between Roy Keane and Jürgen Klopp after Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Arsenal on Monday was fascinating, less for the soap opera element of a bullish Klopp interrogating an awkwardly smirking Keane, or for Keane’s dry “touchy … imagine if they’d lost” rejoinder, but for what it revealed about how the two men view the game, and what that says about its evolution. ️ "Did Mr Keane say it was a sloppy performance? Maybe he is speaking about another game..." Jurgen Klopp v Roy Keane pic.twitter.com/MIw47L6N0o Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/sep/29/jurgen-klopp-roy-keane-e

Manchester United player to join Lazio with option to buy Leeds have offered €20m for Bayern Munich midfielder Lazio have agreed a deal with Manchester United to sign Andreas Pereira on loan for the 2020-21 season with an option to buy the midfielder for €27m (£24.5m) next summer. The Serie A side has tried to reach an agreement for the 24-year-old Brazil international for some time and, with time running out before the window closes, the two clubs agreed a deal that will see Lazio pay more than half of the player’s salary for the upcoming campaign. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/29/lazio-sign-andreas-pereira-on-loan-and-leeds-edge-closer-to-cuisance-signing

Flightradar24 says it has been hit by sustained attacks over two days, interrupting its service.

Today’s tittle-tattle believes in this project With Chelsea’s porous defence perpetually under the microscope, it might be better for a Blues defender to be out of their team than in it. Perhaps that’s what Antonio Rüdiger reckons anyway, having been left out of Frank Lampard’s team for their opening three Premier League matches and having reaped the rewards in being instantly propelled on to the radar of other clubs who might give him a game. Tottenham are the latest suitors, according to our old chums “Sky Sources”, who add that he’d be unlikely to be allowed to leave on loan so Spurs might have to pony up for a permanent deal. Max Aarons may have fallen into the Championship with Norwich in the summer but now he could be bound for the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich , no less, interested in the right-back’s services. Aarons, who has already been the subject of rejected interest from Barcelona in the current window, is now on Bayern’s radar after the Ajax full-back Sergiño Dest s

The Finnish firm will become the largest provider of base stations and antennas to EE's network.

As lenders ask for higher deposits, first-time buyers say how difficult it is to get a mortgage now.

The Finnish firm will become the largest provider of base stations and antennas to EE's network.

Why would English football’s elite worry about propping up a system they have spent years actively seeking to obliterate? One by one, they lined up to condemn the madness. “It’s certainly destroying my enjoyment of the game of football,” said Roy Hodgson. “You’re ruining football for everybody,” fumed Jamie Carragher. “The game’s gone,” tweeted Andros Townsend. “Maybe we can all get together and stop it,” urged Steve Bruce. Meanwhile, on Monday a group of football fans, former players, administrators and politicians sent an open letter to the government warning that many EFL and National League clubs were “unable to meet their payroll obligations for next month”, and that without government assistance English football was facing “the collapse of the league structure that we have known for over one hundred years”. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/sep/29/deadly-dychonomics-premier-league-clubs-wont-care-if-efl-teams-go-u

The baker is consulting with its 25,000 staff to minimise cuts by putting people on fewer hours.

Staff in stores selling alcohol after 10pm may be exposed to violence and infection, a union warns.

Potential election chaos will play out on social media, and Big Tech is worried.

Sophia Smith-Galer explains why President Trump shifted his position on banning new downloads of the app

The music industry is trying to clampdown on the latest form of music piracy known as stream-ripping.

Former USWNT assistant set to succeed Ante Milicic Four major tournaments in as many years await Matildas Tony Gustavsson, the experienced former US women’s national team assistant coach, is set to lead the Matildas to a World Cup on home soil with Football Federation Australia expected to confirm his appointment as Ante Milicic’s successor on Tuesday evening. The Swede, 47, is believed to have been offered a four-year deal with a remit to extract the best from Australia’s so-called golden generation during an upcoming period crammed full of major international tournaments. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/29/tony-gustavsson-swede-to-be-named-matildas-coach-by-football-federation-australia

The coronavirus crisis has eroded young people's confidence in the future, says the Prince's Trust.

The South Korean K-pop group will become multi-millionaires after their label Big Hit goes public.

The government must choose between more austerity and permanently higher spending, a think tank warns.

Many have struggled to get to grips with working from home, but would surveillance technology help?

Grace Smith used hypnosis to give up smoking, and it inspired her to take up the profession.

The scientists behind a microscopic "walking" robot hope their tech could one day be used against cancer.

Milan Fashion Week saw designers showcasing logos on necklines and statement jewellery.

Having played in the Champions League semi-finals last month, Lyon are now in the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table By Adam White and Eric Devin for Get French Football News Lyon have not won any of their last four matches in Ligue 1. After their 1-1 draw at Lorient on Sunday, L’Équipe led with the headline “missing in action” and it is hard to disagree with that sentiment. Martin Terrier and Bertrand Traoré left the club this summer, and Karl Toko Ekambi, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde and Maxence Caqueret were all unavailable for the trip to Lorient through injury, but they were up against one of the league’s poorest defences and should have done much better. Related: 'Too far from his value': Arsenal bid for Houssem Aouar rejected by Lyon Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/28/lyon-ligue-1-season-champions-league-wrong

José Mourinho feels that his Tottenham side will have to sacrifice the Carabao Cup due to their packed schedule. 'I would like to fight for the Carabao [Cup], but I don’t think I can' said the Spurs manager. His side face Mourinho's former club Chelsea on Tuesday before a fourth-round tie against Maccabi Haifa in the Europa League on Thursday José Mourinho says fixture pile-up will force Spurs to sacrifice Carabao Cup Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2020/sep/28/tottenham-cant-fight-for-carabao-cup-due-to-fixture-chaos-says-mourinho-video

The commerce department writes to suppliers, warning of risks linked to the Chinese military.

The commerce department writes to suppliers, warning of risks linked to the Chinese military.

Manager’s focus is on Europa League tie on Thursday Weakened side likely for Chelsea League Cup tie José Mourinho believes Tottenham will have to sacrifice the Carabao Cup due to their packed fixture schedule, which he also suspects has contributed to Son Heung-min’s hamstring injury. Spurs host Chelsea on Tuesday in a fourth-round tie, two days before Maccabi Haifa visit for a Europa League play-off that Mourinho considers to be significantly more important. Once the latter has been completed, they will have played seven games in 18 games. Mourinho says the consequence is a team selection that will have little chance of overcoming Frank Lampard’s side. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/28/jose-mourinho-fixture-pile-up-spurs-to-sacrifice-carabao-cup-chelsea-football

We look at why you can't log out of a venue, and how to change your postcode on the app.

Since 2016-17, Hoffenheim have taken more points from Bayern than any other team. On Sunday, Sebastian Hoeness did it again Rarely a day goes by on which the name isn’t in the sports pages, or is writing itself large over news reaction and discussion shows on television. “I don’t believe at all that the name opens doors,” said Sebastian Hoeness, the new head coach of Hoffenheim, in an interview with Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung last week. “Decision makers at this level [just] evaluate your work and something like that doesn’t influence them in one way or another.” The nephew of Uli and Dieter’s son, the 38-year-old boss made his home debut in charge of the Sinsheim side on Sunday and couldn’t have wished for a better start. Bayern Munich arrived with the Super Cup in the bag from their victory on Thursday but despite their 32-game unbeaten run, the weight of the baggage from midweek felt too much. As their weary limbs creaked from Budapest, despite Hansi Flick’s freshening of the line-up –

Inter’s 4-3 comeback win against Fiorentina on Saturday was as wild as any we have seen in recent years It was the second weekend of the season, but it felt more like the first. There had been too many protagonists missing from Serie A’s opening round, too many of the most fascinating storylines left on hold. Inter, Atalanta and Spezia were granted special dispensation to delay their starts to this campaign after concluding the previous one in mid-August. How could the show really get started without last season’s runners-up and top scorers, plus a club making its Serie A debut? Not to mention Benevento, Lazio and Udinese – the opponents they were scheduled to play in opening fixtures, which will be caught up this Wednesday instead. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/sep/28/antonio-conte-embraces-delirium-inter-serie-a-football

New report fears clubs are losing nearly half of income Former England keeper says game near collapse over Covid Grassroots football clubs have lost 48% of their income since the Covid-19 pandemic struck, a new report suggests, with former England goalkeeper David James warning “we are going to lose a generation of football participants” if something is not done. As negotiations to bail out the professional football pyramid continue in private, through the media and in parliament, a quieter crisis is breaking out across the country. Grassroots clubs, a loose definition that covers everything from non-league sides to community clubs and Sunday league teams, are on the verge of collapse. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/28/david-james-warns-of-lost-generation-unless-grassroots-football-gets-help-covid

VAR and the handball rule have been thrown into the spotlight after a weekend of controversial decisions. Firstly, a handball against Crystal Palace's Joel Ward was labelled 'nonsense' by manager Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson. He added: 'Every week games are being decided on so-called penalty decisions.' Twenty-four hours later there was a similar story at Tottenham after Newcastle were awarded a late penalty. Despite gaining an advantage, Steve Bruce said that 'it ruins the spectacle of the Premier League' after Eric Dier was adjudged to have handled in the area despite having his back to the ball 'It's a nonsense': Newcastle's Steve Bruce hits out at handball rule Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2020/sep/28/its-a-nonsense-handball-rule-and-var-in-crosshairs-after-weekend-of-controversy-video-report

A court renews the ride-hailing giant's London licence despite previous safety concerns.

A court rules that the ride-hailing giant is "fit" to hold a London licence despite previous safety concerns.

Today’s fluff will run and run Another ineffective performance from Paul Pogba in Manchester United ’s midfield, another day of speculation linking the Old Trafford outfit with a midfield enforcer worthy of the name. The French midfielder looked a disinterested passenger during the 65 minutes he spent playing in a deep-lying role against Brighton before getting hauled off on Saturday, prompting The Mirror to speculate United could make a move for one of his World Cup-winning French teammates. United are reported to have set their sights on N’Golo Kanté , but will ask the Chelsea pocket dynamo to take a substantial cut in his £300,000-per-week wages to move to Old Trafford. Italian side Inter are also reported to be interested in Kanté and will offer one of Milan Skriniar or Marcelo Brozovic in part exchange. Apparently surplus to requirements at United, Juan Mata and Andreas Pereira could be off to Lazio before the transfer window shuts next Monday night. Continue reading...

Owner of the famed Las Vegas casino reveals its hand as one of two possible bidders for the UK firm.

Another handball horror show, Calvert-Lewin is benefiting from Ancelotti effect and sentiment alone will not save Lampard Ole Gunnar Solskjær said Manchester United had “three or four weeks to catch up to a few teams”, and how it showed. United could not get out to prevent crosses or track Brighton’s runners. Their lack of match sharpness is a consequence of their lack of a pre-season. It was interesting to hear Gareth Southgate say the players in his England squad in early September who had played in European competition until mid‑August were the fittest because they had, effectively, played all the way through. Solskjær has a different view and feels comfortable in advancing it as mitigation, essentially because it is not his fault, rather that of these unprecedented times. But the message is United cannot do the basics because their bodies will not let them. David Hytner Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/sep/28/premie

The pandemic hasn’t been easy for the discounters with no online food. Could Aldi go digital?

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove will meet EU representatives at the start of a week of negotiations.

A laboratory made to look like a home is fitted with sensors and internet of things devices.

The top Huawei executive's closely watched extradition case returns to court on Monday.

District Judge Carl Nichols has issued a temporary injunction preventing a ban on TikTok downloads.

District Judge Carl Nichols has issued a temporary injunction preventing a ban on TikTok downloads.

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Manager happy with defensive options despite injuries ‘If the situation stays like it is there will be nothing’ Jürgen Klopp has said he is satisfied with Liverpool’s central defensive options and will not be active in the final week of the transfer window unless a fresh injury problem arises at Anfield. The manager had to deploy Fabinho at centre-half at Chelsea last week and gave the 19-year-old Rhys Williams his debut against Lincoln on Thursday with both Joe Gomez and Joël Matip injured. Gomez is in contention for the match against Arsenal on Monday having resumed training on Friday but, given his and Matip’s injury records, plus the summer departure of Dejan Lovren, the Premier League champions could be stretched in that department this season. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/liverpool-not-expecting-further-signings-in-this-window-says-jurgen-klopp

There was no need for David Moyes to hide behind the sofa. Forced to self-isolate after testing positive for covid-19 last week, West Ham’s manager settled down and watched his players lift their troubled club’s mood, crushing Wolves with a performance built on tactical nous and no little skill. It was typical West Ham to stir just when storm clouds were gathering. Ever perverse, they earned their first win of the season after a week which would have been dominated for covid chaos but for their co-owner, David Sullivan, going on radio to warn that there might be no signings before the transfer window shuts next Monday. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/west-ham-wolves-premier-league-match-report

The technology is being rolled out countrywide as part of Singapore's national identity scheme.

Cedric Itten gets his first Rangers goals in 5-1 win at Fir Park Mohamed Elyounoussi puts gloss on Celtic’s 3-0 win over Hibs Rangers extended their unbeaten Scottish Premiership start to nine matches with a convincing 5-1 win at Motherwell which keeps them top, while Celtic kept up the pressure with a 3-0 win over Hibernian. James Tavernier converted two first-half penalties at Fir Park either side of Jordan Jones’ effort. Tavernier’s opening spot-kick was Rangers’ first in the Premiership in 11 months, while Motherwell have now given away nine penalties in 12 games this season. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/rangers-thrash-motherwell-to-stay-top-while-celtic-keep-up-the-pressure

Former England striker had the maximum effect from minimum of input in his side’s big win at Manchester City Brendan Rodgers has been waiting a long time for a first win against a Pep Guardiola team, and the irony here was it looked for all the world as if winning was the last thing on his or Leicester City’s mind. In the end, with James Maddison’s emphatic strike and Youri Tielemans’s penalty completing a stunning victory, Rodgers had the sort of statement result Leicester last managed here in their title-winning season of 2015-16, yet one would have imagined such a thing possible after turning up at the Etihad Stadium with an attitude so defensive it would have made José Mourinho blush. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/sep/27/devastating-jamie-vardy-shows-that-less-is-more-for-leicester

This was a scintillating exhibition of why Jamie Vardy is so dangerous. His was a hat-trick that made Manchester City appear half-paced and meant Leicester City handed their hosts a loss in their first top-flight home league game of the season for the first time in 31 years. Vardy’s intervention – scoring penalties in the 37th and 58th minutes plus a sweet backheeled finish in-between – meant that before the hour the Foxes were cruising, a memorable win completed by James Maddison’s 20-yard curler and Youri Tielemans’ third penalty for them, the last coming after the No 9 had been replaced. The victory takes Leicester top of the table. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/manchester-city-v-leicester-premier-league-match-report

Luis Suárez spent most of his first game for Atlético Madrid sitting in the stands at empty Wanda Metropolitano watching his new team-mates win without him, then came on and showed them that they can win even better with him. There were just twenty minutes left when he ran onto the pitch, Atlético were already winning 3-0 and he only got fourteen touches, but it was enough for him to score two, provide another and win a penalty to complete a quite astonishing debut. Related: Hoffenheim put four past Bayern Munich to end long unbeaten run Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/luis-suarez-comes-off-bench-to-score-atletico-debut-double-in-rout-of-granada

José Mourinho refused to comment after a controversial VAR decision saw his Spurs side drop points against Newcastle. Tottenham were held to a 1-1 draw after a controversial late penalty: Eric Dier was penalised after the ball hit his hand and Callum Wilson converted the spot kick. Mourinho stormed down the tunnel before the final whistle. Asked if he had a message for the sport's law-makers, he said: "I don't have a message." Newcastle's Callum Wilson grabs point at Spurs amid more late VAR drama Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2020/sep/27/i-dont-want-to-comment-spurs-manager-mourinho-tight-lipped-after-var-drama-video

Criminals are targeting loans designed to help small firms stay afloat in the coronavirus pandemic.

A football match took place here, and occasionally a fairly engaging one, but once again the story revolves around handball. This game was deep into injury time when Andy Carroll, summoned from the bench to offer a poor Newcastle some semblance of threat, connected with a high ball just inside the Tottenham penalty area. Eric Dier jumped with him at close quarters and Carroll immediately appealed that the ball had struck an arm, although it was spirited upfield and play continued. Eventually the VAR was deployed and, after a seemingly interminable stoppage designed to determine both the handball and whether Carroll was onside, the referee, Peter Bankes, awarded a penalty via a visit to his pitchside monitor. By the letter of the current law, which makes a mockery of the sport and is causing immeasurable harm, the decision seemed correct; Dier’s trailing arm was partly outstretched. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/tot

Live updates from the 4.30pm BST kick-off Transfer news: City set to sign Benfica’s Dias Get in touch! Email Rob with your thoughts 4.35pm BST Pick that out! A left-wing corner was headed away by Justin towards the edge of the area, where Mahrez was standing unmarked. He ran onto the ball, waited for it to bounce and just launched it into the far top corner. 4.33pm BST Riyad Mahrez scores a cracker against his old club - with his right foot. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/sep/27/manchester-city-v-leicester-city-premier-league-live

The FA Cup holders Manchester City saw off the challenge of a new-look full-time Leicester to set up a semi-final showdown with the 14-time winners Arsenal on Thursday night. The winner of that tie will be odds-on favourites to lift the trophy, after Emma Hayes’ all-star Chelsea side were stunned by Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. There, French forward Valérie Gauvin, who joined from Montpellier in the summer, scored the winner as Everton recovered from Erin Cuthbert’s early goal, their first coming from a Lucy Graham header, to set up a semi final with Birmingham or Brighton. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/leicester-manchester-city-womens-fa-cup-match-report

Assumptions can be dangerous things. Just ask Patrick Bamford. So few pundits thought the Leeds striker was capable of scoring goals at Premier League level that most expressed astonishment when Marcelo Bielsa retained faith in a forward whose goal return has not always matched the quality of his movement. Three games into a season in which Bamford has already scored three times, such opinions are undergoing rapid revision to the extent that his 88th-minute headed winner in the first Premier League meeting between these teams for 26 years prompted – still slightly fanciful – suggestions he should earn an England call-up. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/sheffield-united-leeds-premier-league-match-report

Former Huddersfield manager pays price for long winless run Schalke say they will appoint successor in next few days Schalke have sacked their head coach, David Wagner, following their poor start to the 2020-21 campaign, the Bundesliga club said in a statement on Sunday. Wagner’s side were thrashed 8-0 by the champions, Bayern Munich, in their season opener last weekend and suffered a 3-1 defeat by Werder Bremen on Saturday. “FC Schalke 04 have relieved David £Wagner of his duties with immediate effect,” Schalke said in a tweet. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/schalke-sack-david-wagner-bundesliga-bayern-munich

Live updates from the 1pm BST Premier League kick-off Matt Doherty: ‘I wasn’t even young … it was embarrassing’ Get in touch! Email Ben or tweet him 1.35pm BST Dele Alli is absent – again – for Tottenham. The midfielder played an hour in midweek but has again been omitted from the 18-man squad: Related: The Dele-José story is far from over but the fear is Alli may have peaked at 21 | Barney Ronay 1.31pm BST Gareth Bale is thought to be a few weeks away from pulling on a Spurs shirt once more, but he has been speaking candidly about his return. The Welshman says he may not be “the 20-year-old that sprints 90 yards down the touchline every two seconds” anymore but he is still champing at the bit. “I love this club with all my heart,” Bale tells Sky Sports. “My energy level seems to have gone up. I think it was time for a change – I wanted a change for a little while but obviously it hadn’t been able to materialise. This club means so much to me, there have been some amazing

Culture secretary says he has spoken to Premier League EFL has said its clubs stand to lose £200m this season The culture secretary Oliver Dowden has called for the Premier League to “step up to the plate” and provide financial support for EFL clubs through the coronavirus crisis. The EFL has said its clubs stand to lose £200m this season if supporters are unable to attend matches, having already lost £50m last season. There are fears that without crowds some Football League clubs will disappear. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/oliver-dowden-calls-for-premier-league-to-step-up-and-support-efl-clubs

Shadow justice secretary David Lammy says drinkers are likely to continue their night together at home.

Centre-back set for City medical after €55m fee is agreed Otamendi to join Benfica for €15m fee as part of deal Manchester City have agreed a €55m (£50.1m) fee with Benfica for the centre-back Rúben Dias, with Nicolás Otamendi heading the other way as part of the deal. The Portugal international has agreed a five-year contract with Pep Guardiola’s side, while Otamendi will join Benfica on a three-year deal. The Argentinian will leave City for a €15m (£13.7m) fee after five seasons at the Etihad Stadium. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/manchester-city-agree-deal-for-ruben-dias-benfica-otamendi-transfer-news

Live updates from the Yorkshire derby, kick-off 12pm BST Wilder faces Bielsa in duel of the master tacticians And why not email Rob with your thoughts 11.43am BST Both teams have made one change from their last league game. Ethan Ampadu replaces suspended Jack Egan in the Sheffield United defence, and Tyler Roberts comes in for the injured Pablo Hernandez in the Leeds midfield. 11.02am BST Sheffield United (3-5-2) Ramsdale; Basham, Ampadu, Robinson; Baldock, Lundstram, Berge, Osborn, Stevens; Burke, McGoldrick. Substitutes: Foderingham, Jagielka, Lowe, Fleck, Norwood, Sharp, McBurnie. Leeds (4-1-4-1) Meslier; Ayling, Koch, Cooper, Dallas; Phillips; Costa, Roberts, Klich, Harrison; Bamford. Substitutes: Caprile, Struijk, Alioski, Davis, Shackleton, Poveda, Rodrigo. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/sep/27/sheffield-united-leeds-premier-league-live

Silvana Tenreyro said evidence from countries that have introduced the policy was “encouraging”.

The former Leeds and Sheffield United keeper’s remarkably frank autobiography details fist fights, infidelity and a drugs-related ban ‘That was an absolute bullshit story,” says Paddy Kenny as he recalls reports from 2006 that claimed he had his eyebrow bitten off by a friend in a fight outside a Halifax curry house. Readers were given the impression that blood had been spilled because the friend had just confessed to starting an affair with Kenny’s then-wife while the keeper was on international duty with the Republic of Ireland. “It was nothing to do with that,” he says. “It was just a fight over who was to pay for the curry.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/27/paddy-kenny-it-was-just-a-fight-over-who-was-to-pay-for-the-curry

The head of the Confederation of British Industry urges a "spirit of compromise" as trade talks resume.

Jay and Hollie from Liverpool take us through their week's spending.

Bradley Johnson returned to Pride Park to inspire Blackburn to a 4-0 victory and condemn Derby to their worst start for 28 years. Johnson, who left Derby in July 2019, scored twice as Rovers ripped County apart, with Tyrhys Dolan and Adam Armstrong also finding the net. It is the first time since 1992 that Derby have lost the first three games of a season and the defeat could have been heavier but for David Marshall who made a string of good saves. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/26/derby-blackburn-championship-match-report

The 14-year-old killed herself in 2017 after viewing graphic images on social media.

Live updates from The Hawthorns, kick-off 5.30pm BST Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Feel free to email Rob with your thoughts 4.35pm BST Pre-match reading Related: Frank Lampard wants Chelsea goalkeepers to learn from Petr Cech Related: West Brom v Chelsea: match preview 4.35pm BST Willy Caballero replaces poor Kepa in goal. Thiago Silva makes his Premier League debut and Tammy Abraham also starts. West Brom make one change from the team that lost at Goodison last weekend: Conor Townsend replaces the suspended Kieran Gibbs. West Brom (3-4-2-1) Johnstone; Ajayi, Bartley, O’Shea; Furlong, Livermore, Sawyers, Townsend; Pereira, Diangana; Robinson. Substitutes: Button, Kipre, Phillips, Harper, Field, Robson-Kanu, Edwards. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/sep/26/west-brom-v-chelsea-premier-league-live

Live updates from Meadow Park, kick-off 5.15pm BST Montemurro expects Arsenal team to raise their levels against Morgan Feel free to email Luke or tweet @LukeMcLaughlin with your thoughts 4.38pm BST Tottenham’s stellar new signing Alex Morgan has already won a phenomenal amount: two World Cups and Olympic Gold with the USA, a Champions League, a French league title, an NWSL title and a plethora of prestigious personal awards. One thing missing from Morgan’s CV so far, however, is a competitive outing for her new north-London club, but that could all change this afternoon. Morgan is on the bench as Spurs travel to Arsenal with a place in the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals up for grabs. History is certainly on Arsenal’s side, as 16-times winners of this competition, while their London rivals have never tasted success in the Cup. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/sep/26/arsenal-v-tottenham-hotspur-womens-fa-cup-quarte

Team bus immobilised by anti-viral spray before League One tie ‘This week has been sent to test us,’ says head coach The coronavirus pandemic has caused havoc across every sport, from professional to amateur level, but the ongoing disruption took a bizarre and somewhat comical turn on Saturday when Oxford United tried to travel to face Accrington Stanley in League One. Related: Manchester United beat Brighton with last-gasp Bruno Fernandes penalty Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/26/anti-covid-alcohol-spray-causes-oxford-united-coach-driver-breath-test-chaos

It was an occasion when Ole Gunnar Solskjær was reminded of the adage about how it is better to be a lucky general. His Manchester United team got their first points of the Premier League season after a heavy-legged performance that lacked direction for long spells and a finale that could be best described as bonkers but what made the difference for them in the final analysis was the framework of David de Gea’s goal. Almost ridiculously, Brighton rattled the posts and crossbar a total of five times, with Leandro Trossard doing so three times. The Brighton attacker will surely find himself as the answer to a trivia question in years to come relating to the most unfortunate of hat-tricks. Adam Webster and Solly March were also denied. Since Opta began compiling statistics for hitting the woodwork in 2003, no team had previously done so more than three times in a single Premier League game. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/

João Pedro celebrated his 19th birthday with the winning goal in a win for Watford over Luton, a game his side should have won more comfortably. The fixture between the rivals had not been played since April 2006 but although the match was played behind closed doors, police still insisted on a 12:30pm kick-off. There was little resembling a derby atmosphere and Luton struggled to raise their game against a Watford side whose pedigree gave them the edge. Watford remain unbeaten, with two wins and a draw so far, but they will be wondering how they did not win this game by a larger margin. The Luton manager, Nathan Jones, was an agitated figure on the touchline but could not inspire a response from his team, who went down tamely to their first league defeat of the season. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/26/watford-luton-championship

José Mourinho wants to generate momentum and, after three wins in three in all competitions, the signs are encouraging, particularly with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min combining well. The challenge for them will be to make the running against a Newcastle team that will most likely be compact and look to strike on the counter. There have been times under Mourinho when this has been beyond them. Newcastle have won four of their last six in the league at Tottenham. David Hytner Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/26/tottenham-v-newcastle-match-preview

Live updates from Selhurst Park and beyond Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Feel free to email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton with your thoughts 2.36pm BST The early Championship games have finished: Swansea, who still haven’t conceded a goal, won 2-0 at pointless Wycombe, who still haven’t scored one; Luton’s 100% record came to an end at Watford, who also haven’t conceded a goal and today scored one of their own through Joao Pedro, on his 19th birthday. The two victors are top of the pre-3pm table with seven points from three games, though there are half a dozen teams who could overtake them over the course of the afternoon. Here’s the top of the table: 2.25pm BST A last-minute-of-stoppage-time equaliser for Brighton against Manchester United - you can follow the last knockings of that game with Rob Smyth here: Related: Brighton v Manchester United: Premier League – live! Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.co

As their La Liga season starts on Sunday, the Camp Nou club are still in turmoil. Can playing matches lift the mood? “It’s been a mad month; lots of things you would never have imagined happened,” Luis Suárez said and it wasn’t over yet – at least not for the men he was leaving behind. On Thursday afternoon, the Uruguayan sat at the Camp Nou, holding back the tears as he announced his departure after six years and 198 goals. On Friday morning, two days before the start of their season, Lionel Messi turned up for training alone, the absence of his best friend hitting home and the Argentinian hitting out. “I was already getting the idea into my head but today I walked into the dressing room and the penny dropped,” Barcelona’s captain wrote. “How hard it’s going to be to not share every day with you. It’s going to be strange to see you in a different shirt and even more so to play against you. You deserved to depart as what you are: one of the most important players in the club’s histo

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas says offer not high enough Playmaker is Mikel Arteta’s top transfer target Lyon have rejected a bid from Arsenal for the playmaker Houssem Aouar, according to the Ligue 1 club’s president. Jean-Michel Aulas. Aulas suggested via his Twitter account that an opening offer from Arsenal, believed to be around £35m, was short of Lyon’s valuation and said he expects Aouar to feature for the club this season. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/26/arsenal-bid-for-houssem-aouar-rejected-by-lyon-transfer

It has been another odd week at West Ham, whose win over Hull in the Carabao Cup was dominated by David Moyes, Josh Cullen and Issa Diop returning positive tests for Covid-19 shortly before kick-off. Moyes will be managing remotely against Wolves, with Alan Irvine standing in on the touchline, and needs a win losing his first two league games. West Ham’s co-owner David Sullivan did not ease the pressure when he warned that there might be no signings before the transfer window shuts. Jacob Steinberg Sunday 7pm BT Sport 1 Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/26/west-ham-v-wolves-match-preview

Live updates from the Amex Stadium, kick-off 12.30pm BST Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action Feel free to email Rob with your thoughts 11.37am BST Pre-match reading Related: Solskjær says questions over lack of signings 'disrespectful' to Van de Beek Related: Brighton v Manchester United: match preview 11.37am BST Adam Lallana replaces Yves Bissouma in the Brighton midfield, an attacking decision from Graham Potter. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has gone back to the XI that won 3-0 here in June. That’s a bit of a surprise; I thought Eric Bailly would replace Victor Lindelof. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/sep/26/brighton-v-manchester-united-premier-league-live

Sheffield United have started with two defeats but Wilder will stick to his guns in the clubs’ first top-flight meeting for 16 years Chris Wilder may be a highly innovative tactician but Sheffield United’s manager is no fan of unnecessary change and knows disruption has its downsides. “I’ve not changed my mobile phone number for about 30 years,” he jokes before explaining that, despite two defeats out of two games in the Premier League, he remains resistant to altering a hallmark formation configured around audaciously overlapping centre-halves or his wider attacking strategy. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/26/chris-wilder-faces-marcelo-bielsa-in-derby-duel-of-the-master-tacticians

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Sheffield United have failed to make the solid start to their second season in the Premier League their form last term suggested, in fact they have now lost their last six league games in a row, which is a worry going into the first top-flight edition of this particular Yorkshire derby for 26 years. The Blades will also have to do without defender John Egan, sent off last time out against Aston Villa, and will be aware Leeds have scored seven times in their opening two fixtures. That said, they have conceded seven times as well, and Marcelo Bielsa has admitted work needs to be done on the defence. Paul Wilson Sunday midday BT Sport 1 Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/26/sheffield-united-v-leeds-match-preview

Despite a long injury list Manchester City were sharp in their opening game and this meeting with the early leaders, Leicester, should be a cracker. Here are two sides who love to attack quick and fast so there would be some surprise if this ends as a dour goalless draw. Jamie Jackson Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/26/manchester-city-v-leicester-match-preview