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Champions League voyage has mixed occasional high-class elements with moments of startling incompetence Football clubs like to talk about culture, about DNA, about a coherent top-down philosophy. Well, there you have it. Welcome to Manchester United, a club in a state of chaos, that has at least found its authentic self in these midweek adventures. Not so much the steady accumulators of the league programme, but the drunken pirate ship of the Champions League campaign, a vessel of chaos that was present again in a thrilling, occasionally high class performance in Istanbul, albeit one shot through with moments of startling incompetence. A 3-3 draw with Galatasaray means United no longer “control their own destiny” in Group A. Albeit this does feel like the wrong cliche. When has this United team ever given the impression of controlling its destiny, or indeed controlling anything at all during this mildly hallucinogenic group‑stage campaign? Continue reading... from Football | The G

Manchester United face key game in Istanbul on Wednesday ‘You have to stay calm in your head and don’t get too emotional’ Erik ten Hag is clear that Manchester United have to remain cool-headed to handle the hostile atmosphere at Galatasaray in their crucial Champions League group game on Wednesday. Ten Hag’s side are bottom of Group A on three points, one behind the Turkish champions and, in second place, Copenhagen, with the leaders, Bayern Munich, on 12. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/28/erik-ten-hag-manchester-united-galatasaray-champions-league

Fond tributes in Spain reflect memories of astonishing league-winning debut season and agony of European Cup final defeat When Terry Venables told Jim Gregory he had an interview to become coach at Barcelona, the QPR chairman just laughed and wished him luck. The man they would come to call míster admitted later that he was “flattered they had even heard of me” – plenty had not. He spent his first day in the city walking the Ramblas alone and ended it climbing out of the window to escape the journalists hammering on his hotel room door, wanting to find out about the new guy. Starting with the basics, which they never did get quite right: “It’s pronounced Véneibols, with the accent on the first ‘e’,” Mundo Deportivo reported. He was, the forward Pichi Alonso says, “a complete unknown”. Twelve months later, Venables had led Barcelona to the league title, the first they had won in 11 years, only their second in quarter of a century. A year on from that he had taken them to within a pen

Marcus Tavernier fired a double as Bournemouth dismantled Sheffield United to maintain their resurgence under Andoni Iraola. Tavernier struck early in both halves, his brace sandwiching Justin Kluivert’s first Premier League goal. Substitute Oli McBurnie headed a stoppage-time consolation for the Blades, who remain in the relegation zone after a 10th defeat in 13 league games. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/25/sheffield-united-bournemouth-premier-league-match-report

Florian Lejeune’s own goal gives Xavi’s side a 1-1 draw Álex Grimaldo scores in 3-0 win for Xabi Alonso’s leaders Barcelona rescued a point with a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday thanks to a late second-half own goal by the defender Florian Lejeune. The La Liga champions are fourth in the table on 31 points, one behind second-placed Real Madrid and three behind the surprise leaders, Girona, both of whom have a game in hand. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/25/european-roundup-barcelona-la-liga-bundesliga-serie-a

Sean Dyche is ready for the challenge Everton's 10-point penalty will pose by preparing for his team to play their way out of the relegation zone. Everton is brimming with a sense of injustice over the record point deduction that has revived relegation fears. Despite fan protests ahead of Everton's home game against Man Utd, a level-headed Dyche argued that for now, dependent on the result of their appeal, the penalty is in place and they need to move forward as if it will continue to be so. Garnacho acrobatics spark Manchester United and douse Everton’s fire Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2023/nov/27/lets-get-on-with-it-sean-dyche-prepared-for-evertons-10-point-penalty-video

Thousands of Everton fans marched to Goodison Park ahead of their game against Manchester United to protest their Premier League point deduction. Everton have been docked 10 points, the heaviest punishment ever handed to a Premier League team, for breaching financial rules. This potentially puts the club at risk of relegation. The protests were well-funded, with more than £40,000 raised for the various banners and 38,000 pink cards that filled Goodison Park, impressively coordinated and executed en masse. Boos also began as soon as two men stepped on to the pitch carrying Premier League signage before kick-off. Garnacho acrobatics spark Manchester United and douse Everton’s fire Everton deducted 10 points by Premier League and face compensation bill Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2023/nov/27/thousands-of-everton-fans-march-to-goodison-park-over-points-deduction-video

Plus: more relegated European Cup teams, another perfect, perfect hat-trick and the shortest new-manager bounce Mail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU “Celtic lost 6-0 to Atlético Madrid this month. To make amends Celtic beat Aberdeen by the same scoreline in the following game. Do any other teams have a higher symmetrical scoreline in back-to-back games?” asks Billy. Let’s start with a cracking example from Christmas 1960, as highlighted by Clive Denny, when Charlton and Plymouth produced symmetrical scorelines against each other in the space of 24 hours. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/22/highest-back-to-back-symmetrical-scores-in-football-the-knowledge

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FA to continue supporting campaigns and causes in other ways Failure to light Wembley arch in Israel colours was criticised Downing Street has accused the Football Association of equivocating over terrorism, as it criticised the decision to scale back the use of the Wembley arch for sending messages of solidarity. The FA decided this week to restrict the occasions on which the arch on the national stadium is illuminated after the controversial decision to acknowledge the Hamas assault on Israel with only a minute’s silence. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/23/fa-to-stop-lighting-wembley-arch-for-humanitarian-causes

Investigation into club’s finances under Abramovich is ongoing Manager insists he has not spoken to owners about allegations Mauricio Pochettino has said he is not worried about the possibility of Chelsea being punished for potential breaches of financial fair play regulations under the ownership of Roman Abramovich. Experts believe a points deduction could be imposed after leaked files revealed a string of secret payments that may have contravened FFP rules. The transactions were made while Chelsea were owned by Abramovich, whose 19-year reign came to an end with a takeover by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital in the summer of 2022. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/24/mauricio-pochettino-not-worried-about-chelsea-facing-ffp-punishment

A mouthwatering clash in Manchester, Forest making do without Awoniyi and Everton hosting in a real cauldron Is Erling Haaland fit? He thinks so. Which of these gladiatorial contenders will adopt a higher line? Might there be touchline antics from Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp? And which of the Premier League leaders and the second-placed side will emerge on top? For subplots, sideshows and headline narratives, Manchester City’s hosting of Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime is this weekend’s only game in town, such an enticing prospect that whatever occurs cannot – surely – be anything other than riveting. Haaland v Salah will be a duel of two supreme attacking forces so, if there is to be a victor, who defends best may be the defining factor in what is only match No 13 of each protagonist’s title challenge. Jamie Jackson Manchester City v Liverpool, Saturday 12.30pm (all times GMT) Burnley v West Ham, Saturday 3pm Luton v Crystal Palace, Saturday 3pm Newcastle v Chelsea, Saturday 3

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A hat-trick from Sam Kerr guided Chelsea to a 4-1 victory over a stubborn Paris FC at Stamford Bridge. The striker opened the scoring in the first half before the visitors levelled through Théa Greboval. Two second-half goals in seven minutes from the Australian, however, ensured Chelsea earned a crucial three points. It was a display of clinical finishing from Kerr on an evening when she took the armband for her club. She has been struggling with a recurring calf injury since the World Cup in the summer but found her form under the lights. “I fancied her to score a hat-trick tonight,” manager Emma Hayes said. “I felt like she doesn’t get credit for all the other bits she does. While she’s not, by her standards, at top level yet, I don’t know anyone who puts the ball away like she does. She’s so alert and decisive with her movement.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/23/chelsea-paris-fc-womens-champions-league-match-repor

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England camp remembered for off-field chaos at 2006 World Cup FA looking to finalise base after group draw in December Gareth Southgate has made clear that there will not be another Baden-Baden as England move to finalise their base camp and training ground for the European Championship in Germany next summer. When England last went to Germany for a major tournament – the 2006 World Cup – they stayed in the Black Forest spa resort of Baden-Baden and it became a media circus with the players’ wives, girlfriends and family members centre stage. The finals are remembered as much for the off-field chaos as England’s travails on it; Sven-Göran Eriksson’s team were knocked out by Portugal in the quarter-finals. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/21/gareth-southgate-keen-to-avoid-repeat-of-baden-baden-circus-at-euro-2024

Argentina defeat Brazil 1-0 in World Cup qualifier Trouble erupts in stands during national anthems at Maracanã Nicolás Otamendi scored with a towering header to give Argentina a 1-0 away win over Brazil in a bad-tempered World Cup qualifier that was delayed by half an hour on Tuesday after police clashed with fans at a sold-out Maracanã Stadium. The rivalry between two of the most successful teams in world football spilled over into violence after Brazilian police charged Argentina fans in response to fighting in the stands during the national anthems. Visiting supporters responded by ripping up and throwing seats at the officers. Fans near the trouble panicked and came on to the pitch to escape the fighting. At least one injured fan was taken from the stadium on a stretcher. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/22/argentina-v-brazil-world-cup-qualifier-rio-crowd-violence-start-delay

France top group with seven wins and a draw Croatia see off Armenia, Austria humble Germany Greece came from a goal down to hold France to a 2-2 draw in their final Euro 2024 qualifier in Group B on Tuesday, denying Didier Deschamps’ side a perfect record in their campaign. Olivier Giroud teed up Randal Kolo Muani for the opener just before half-time before Greece levelled in the 56th minute through Anastasios Bakasetas and Fotis Ioannidis gave the hosts the lead five minutes later. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/21/euro-2024-roundup-greece-france-modric-croatia

England camp remembered for off-field chaos at 2006 World Cup FA looking to finalise base after group draw in December Gareth Southgate has made clear that there will not be another Baden-Baden as England move to finalise their base camp and training ground for the European Championship in Germany next summer. When England last went to Germany for a major tournament – the 2006 World Cup – they stayed in the Black Forest spa resort of Baden-Baden and it became a media circus with the players’ wives, girlfriends and family members centre stage. The finals are remembered as much for the off-field chaos as England’s travails on it; Sven-Göran Eriksson’s team were knocked out by Portugal in the quarter-finals. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/21/gareth-southgate-keen-to-avoid-repeat-of-baden-baden-circus-at-euro-2024

Gareth Southgate will keep faith with established names but exciting youngsters such as Eberechi Eze and Cole Palmer are in with a chance Jordan Pickford continues to fend off rivals for the No 1 spot and will be England’s goalkeeper at Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate has repeatedly shown he will back his regulars. Harry Maguire has his critics but the centre-back will go to Germany. A bigger question is whether Maguire starts. Marc Guéhi has emerged as a viable alternative and is pushing to start alongside England’s best defender, John Stones . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/21/england-squad-selection-european-championships-euro-2024

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Defender continues to make errors and Southgate’s patience may run out with the emergence of Marc Guéhi We are 24 minutes into the Euro 2024 final between England and France. England are playing well. They look comfortable. They’re dominating possession and making all the running. They’re building from the back, almost toying with France, but then the ball comes to Harry Maguire. His driven crossfield pass, meant for Luke Shaw, goes straight to Antoine Griezmann and suddenly England are exposed. They’re over-committed and Griezmann has time to find Kylian Mbappé, who proceeds to burst past Maguire, shoot past Jordan Pickford and put France on their way to victory. And so the inquest begins. Why did Gareth Southgate stick with Maguire? Why was he so loyal? Couldn’t he see it coming? Because everyone can see it coming. The warning signs are hard to miss. There was another one here in Skopje, where the stakes were low and the danger for England minimal until a misstep from Maguire in th

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Club admitted guilt with plenty of mitigation but the process lacked transparency as media leaks undermined integrity The outpouring of disbelief from the club, from the supporter base and no doubt several other Premier League clubs facing similar problems to Everton’s is palpable. A sporting sanction of 10 points for a breach of profitability and sustainability rules . A breach, admitted by the club albeit with significant mitigating factors – the stadium build and the technical accounting treatment of interest costs, the unique market conditions created by Covid-19 at a time when the club was in its investment stage of development, and of course, the treatment of player X and its consequential economic impact. Evertonians will freely admit that for much of Farhad Moshiri’s tenure, money had been plentiful but common sense, good strategy and execution much less so. His desire to build a team capable of competing at the higher levels of the Premier League and his commitment to a new

Manager said hosts were ‘flat’ during 2-0 victory at Wembley ‘There are nights where subconsciously you just do enough’ Gareth Southgate said there was no issue with England’s motivation levels despite admitting that his players were guilty of coasting during their laboured 2-0 win over Malta . England, who have all but secured their status as top seeds at Euro 2024, were short of intensity on a low-key night at Wembley. With qualification from Group C already secured, Southgate admitted that his side did not extend themselves as they saw off lowly opponents with an own goal from Enrico Pepe and a late strike from Harry Kane. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/17/not-a-worry-southgate-has-no-fears-about-englands-desire-after-malta-win

Thomas Delaney strike gives Danes crucial win over Slovenia Federico Chiesa double sets up Italy versus Ukraine decider Denmark midfielder Thomas Delaney’s second-half goal ensured his country’s qualification for Euro 2024 as they secured a 2-1 home win over Slovenia on Friday that ensures top spot in Group H. The Danes have 22 points from nine games, three ahead of Slovenia who cannot overtake them even if they beat third-placed Kazakhstan, who have 18 points, in their final game on Monday due to their inferior head-to-head record. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/17/denmark-seal-spot-at-euro-2024-while-italy-gain-revenge-on-north-macedonia

It was only Malta, but Liverpool’s gifted performer has earned a chance in central midfield against stiffer opposition Dust off the bunting. Prepare the open-top bus parade. Fetch Baddiel and Skinner out of storage. Joseph Calleja, Edward de Bono, George Vella, Marc Storace, Miriam Gauci, Michael Mifsud, can you hear me? Lorenzo Gafà, baroque architect of the 17th century and designer of the Church of St Roque in Valletta, can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating! A hell of a beating! On a still and chilly night at Wembley, England continued their irrepressible swagger towards next summer’s European Championships in Germany by comfortably dispatching Malta. Naturally the cynics, the doom-mongers and the Gareth-haters will be tempted to point out that at 171st in the world, England’s opposition were ranked just below Fiji and just above Bermuda. Ignore them. This is the cauldron of international football, and you can only beat whatever tiny Mediterranean island nation is pu

Leaked files reveal secret payments that may have breached football’s strict ‘financial fair play’ rules Chelsea FC face fresh questions over how its former owner Roman Abramovich funded the club’s success, after leaked files revealed a string of secret payments that may have breached strict football rules, including those on “financial fair play”. Experts said the transactions, uncovered through a joint investigation by the Guardian and international partners, could lead to the Premier League imposing punishments on Chelsea, such as a deduction of points. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/chelsea-fc-face-new-questions-over-how-roman-abramovich-funded-success

Gareth Southgate shared his obsession with Euros glory as he goes back to where it all began against Malta at Wembley It is a landmark that looms large and yet there is the sense that it is rather sneaking up on everyone. If all goes to plan, Gareth Southgate will manage his 100th England game in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 in Germany next summer. For context, the country can count only two centurion men’s national team managers – Sir Walter Winterbottom (139 matches) and Sir Alf Ramsey (113). Sir Bobby Robson reached 95. Southgate will take charge of his 90th game against Malta at Wembley on Friday night before his 91st against North Macedonia in Skopje on Monday – the final Euro qualifiers, although England have already qualified . They need results purely to ensure top-seed status for the group-phase draw in Hamburg on 2 December. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/16/southgate-sets-sail-for-england-century-with-ai

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The diligent, understated Crystal Palace defender wants to do his job without being seen and has had a steady rise to the top Marc Guéhi craves invisibility on the pitch. Which might sound weird given the showiness of the professional world he inhabits, the presumed need to be seen to be doing heroic things as often as possible. Yet the more the England and Crystal Palace centre-half talks, the more it makes sense and the more it chimes with who he is and where he has come from: his steady and inexorable rise. Not to mention where he intends to go. “I think Paolo Maldini said something like: ‘If you have to make a tackle, you weren’t in the right position in the first place’,” Guéhi says, during a break in preparations for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia. “If a defender can go in a game and seem to be absolutely nothing then he is doing absolutely everything right. Obviously there are times when you might have to make a last-minute tackle because of whateve

Ballon d’Or winner on target in 5-0 win for Spanish champions Ada Hegerberg scores her 60th WCL goal in 9-0 win for Lyon Barcelona thrashed Benfica 5-0 as the defence of their Champions League crown began with a comfortable home victory courtesy of two goals from Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí. The Barça captain Alexia Putellas opened the scoring when she headed in from close range after Caroline Graham Hansen’s shot deflected into her path. She doubled Barcelona’s lead after a header from Esmee Brugts had been saved. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/14/womens-champions-league-roundup-bonmati-stars-as-barcelona-thrash-benfiica

Isthmian League side comfortably beaten by League One Tykes Non-league York set up second-round date with Wigan Horsham ’s FA Cup dream was ended by League One Barnsley in their first-round replay. The seventh-tier Isthmian League side faced the Tykes at a sold-out Camping World Community Stadium after holding them to a 3-3 draw at Oakwell. But they got off to the worst possible start when Nicky Cadden fired Barnsley ahead inside three minutes and John McAtee added two more before the interval. Horsham were vastly improved in the second half but Barnsley held firm and will travel to League Two’s bottom side Sutton in the second round. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/14/fa-cup-roundup-barnsley-horsham-crewe-derby

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Cole Palmer's stoppage-time penalty against his former club secured a 4-4 draw for Chelsea against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Pep Guardiola 's side were set to earn all three points after Rodri's deflected strike in the 86th minute put them ahead, only for the hosts to come from behind for a third time in an eight-goal thriller. City retained their place at the top of the Premier League but now only lead Liverpool and Arsenal by a point. Guardiola called the game 'a good advert for the Premier League' while his opposite number Mauricio Pochettino said there were many moments which 'made him proud'. Cole Palmer’s late Chelsea penalty halts Manchester City in eight-goal epic Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2023/nov/13/good-advert-for-the-premier-league-guardiola-and-pochettino-reflect-on-tight-game-video

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Midfielder sustained a shoulder injury last weekend Real Madrid manager ‘expects him back again quickly’ Jude Bellingham is unlikely to play for England in their European Championship qualifiers against Malta at Wembley and North Macedonia away, according to Carlo Ancelotti. A shoulder injury forced the midfielder to pull out of the Madrid squad for their 5-1 victory over Valencia on Saturday night and, although the Madrid manager confirmed he would travel in order to be assessed by England’s doctors, he said he should not play. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/11/he-cant-play-with-england-ancelotti-says-bellingham-out-of-euro-qualifiers

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Erik ten Hag can breathe his latest sigh of relief as Manchester United head for the international break in good cheer. For this Victor Lindelöf should be thanked after a match-winner that ended a three-year wait since his last goal in club colours and lifts United up to 21 points, three behind fourth-placed Liverpool, who have played a game fewer. The goal came from a corner on the left. Bruno Fernandes took this, the move broke up, and the ball was worked by Mason Mount to Marcus Rashford on the opposite flank. He drilled a cross in and there was the Sweden defender to blaze beyond Thomas Kaminski. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/11/manchester-united-luton-premier-league-match-report

A 6am start from their Kyiv home in exile is followed by an almost three-hour suspension in play for team who survive against the odds In the low-lit gloom, Mariupol Women’s players huddle around their phones and try to work out how long the delay will last. “A MiG-31 took off, that’ll be about an hour,” reckons one voice, but nobody can ever know for sure. Ten minutes ago they were holding their own against EMC-Podillya, edging their way towards half-time and the prospect of a creditable away point, when the air-raid siren’s fearful wail sent them straight down the tunnel and back into the minibus. Now they are sitting in the basement of a vocational college 500 metres around the corner, a facility repurposed as an air-raid shelter for the surrounding community during wartime. A group of young gymnasts occupies the bigger part of the space, using the time to hone its festive routine to a soundtrack of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”. Down the corridor, the home team

Doncaster Rovers’ award-winning foundation has turned the Eco-Power Stadium into a vital community hub How does a football club serve its local community in 2023? To take a brief survey of the concourse of the Eco-Power Stadium on a chilly autumn afternoon, the answer would appear to involve dumbbells, battle ropes and a big battery-powered speaker playing Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl. Doncaster Rovers’ Fit Families programme won an EFL award this year. A scheme described by judges as “the first of its kind”, it is run by the club’s charitable foundation. On this day, the focus is on new mothers; the gym equipment and pumped-up 80s hits part of an hour of circuit training (the babies are plonked in the middle in their strollers for the duration). It’s fun, inclusive and free. It’s also providing a social service to the local community that otherwise wouldn’t exist. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/11/babies-battle-ropes-and

Reims were fighting a relegation battle when they appointed Will Still last year. Now they are dreaming of Europe By Luke Entwistle for Get French Football News Will Still’s tenure at Reims began with a feisty draw against PSG. The manager, born in Belgium to British parents, faces the club for a third time on Saturday. He has come a long way since his managerial debut, transcending the image constructed of him when he was given the job and bringing champagne football back to the region. A former video analyst, Still arrived from Belgium as an unknown quantity. However, he quickly found fame over the course of a 17-game unbeaten run – the longest in Ligue 1 last season. During that time, the focus was as much on how he had taken Reims from the relegation conversation and into European contention as it was on his credentials, or his lack thereof, and his pathway to management. With each passing week, as Reims won more and more matches, the story about the Football Manager “geek” who

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There is something special about West Ham when they play here on Thursday nights. An English record ninth successive home victory in European competition – surpassing Manchester City’s mark – courtesy of a superb goal from Lucas Paquetá gave David Moyes’s side the revenge they craved since losing to Olympiakos last time out. The victory almost sealed their progression from the Europa League group stage with two games to spare. This was far from a vintage performance as West Ham laboured for much of this match. But it is mission accomplished for Moyes, who has endured a testing few weeks after the highs of last season and the Europa Conference League triumph. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/09/west-ham-olympiakos-europa-league-report

Israeli side remember victims of Hamas attack before Europa League fixture – but two Villarreal players do not join tribute Across from the main stand at the deserted AEK Arena, the sight of 1,400 blue and white balloons swaying in the evening breeze stood as a reminder of Israel’s pain. Here in Larnaca, Maccabi Haifa were playing for more than three points in their Europa League group. That they almost got them on a night laced with emotion, pushing Villarreal to the limit before the Spanish team fought back from a goal down to win 2-1, mattered less than remembering the 1,400 innocent people murdered by Hamas on 7 October. Haifa, Israel’s most diverse club, could not forget. While the memory of the atrocities committed by Hamas are raw, the trauma still present, the spirit remains strong, the symbolism of those balloons capturing it. With the colours of the Israeli flag on show and the Star of David proudly displayed in the middle of the arrangement, Haifa made sure to deliver thei

Manager says right-back ‘understands’ potential ramifications James cautious about return England after fitness problems Reece James has risked his Euro 2024 place, according to Gareth Southgate, by making himself unavailable for the upcoming international break. Southgate has named a 25-man squad for England’s final qualifiers and made it clear he had wanted to select James. The 23-year-old, who was named as the Chelsea captain at the start of the season, has featured only once for England since he was ruled out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar because of injury, against Italy in March. It has been a similar story for Chelsea after he damaged a hamstring on the opening weekend of the season. He has only just come back, making four appearances over the past three weeks – and not yet completing 90 minutes. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/09/reece-james-gareth-southgate-england-euro-2024-risk

Rangers moved clear into second place in Europa League Group C with what turned out to be a nervy 2-1 win over Sparta Prague at Ibrox. The two sides fought out a goalless draw in the Czech Republic last month but it took only 11 minutes for Brazilian striker Danilo to get the breakthrough before midfielder Todd Cantwell added a second in the 20th minute. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/09/rangers-sparta-prague-europa-league-report

Manchester United on the end of ‘three tough decisions’ Manager says Rashford red card ‘changed everything’ Erik ten Hag criticised the referee, Donatas Rumsas, and the VAR for Marcus Rashford’s red card and the decisions that allowed Copenhagen’s opening two goals as Manchester United lost 4-3 in the Champions League to leave them bottom of Group A with two games left. On a breathless night at Parken, United were 2-0 up when Rashford stepped on Elias Jelert’s ankle near the visitors’ area. At the next break in play Rumsas was directed to the pitchside screen to review the challenge and sent the forward off. Three minutes later Mohamed Elyounoussi scored, though Ten Hag claimed this should have been ruled out owing to an offside Copenhagen player being in the eyeline of the United goalkeeper André Onana. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/08/football-is-never-meant-to-be-like-this-ten-hag-angered-by-var-decisions

Liverpool thrills and heartbreak, a sensational Leeds rocket and Leicester’s dramatic title victory all on the first day of the week Little was known in England about the Ghanaian striker Tony Yeboah, who had been the joint top scorer in the German Bundesliga for two seasons, before he moved to Leeds from Eintracht Frankfurt for £3m in January 1995. Yeboah left an indelible mark on English football with a powerful volley past the despairing David James against Liverpool on Sky’s Monday night game to secure a Leeds win. He crashed in another goal-of-the-season contender the following month against Wimbledon. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/07/spurs-v-chelsea-and-the-tradition-of-memorable-premier-league-mondays

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Danylo Sikan gives Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 win over Barcelona Leão and Giroud lead Milan’s fightback 2-1 win against PSG Danylo Sikan’s towering header gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 1-0 win against La Liga champions Barcelona in their Group H match. The 22-year-old forward gave the Ukrainian side, playing in Hamburg, a shock lead in the 40th minute against the five-time European champions who dominated possession throughout. Sikan jumped behind defender Andreas Christensen to meet a Giorgi Gocholeishvili cross from the right and nod the ball just out of reach of Marc-André ter Stegen in the Barça goal. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/07/champions-league-roundup-shakhtar-stun-barcelona-milan-overturn-psg

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says VAR has made football less enjoyable, after Mauricio Pochettino made an emotional return to Tottenham and oversaw Chelsea's 4-1 win over his old club. 'I don’t like it,' the Spurs coach said. 'I don't like the standing around. I don't like the whole sort of theatre around waiting for decisions. But I know I'm in the wilderness with that' Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2023/nov/07/im-old-school-ange-postecoglou-bemoans-use-of-var-after-spurs-loss-video

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Real stalemate leaves Girona top; Juventus earn 1-0 victory Nice see off Rennes 2-0 to retake the lead in Ligue 1 Real Madrid spurned several chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Rayo Vallecano to leave them second in La Liga behind Girona. Carlo Ancelotti’s side are on 29 points, two behind the unexpected leaders who won 4-2 at Osasuna on Saturday. Third-place Barcelona have 27 points. The hosts dominated from the start at the Bernabéu but could not score despite piling on the pressure and recording 22 shots. Rayo Vallecano produced a strong defensive display led by their goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski, who kept out efforts from Federico Valverde and Joselu in the first half. Vinícius Júnior thought he had given Real the lead in the 66th minute, but his effort was ruled out for an offside earlier in the move. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/05/european-roundup-rayo-vallecano-hold-real-madrid-juventus

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Coach says captain sets example for Manchester United to follow ‘He takes responsibility all the time and for important goals’ Bruno Fernandes stood up for Erik ten Hag on the pitch, and so it was no surprise that Ten Hag stood up for Fernandes afterwards. Another turbulent week at Old Trafford had ended with Fernandes scoring the only goal at Fulham in added time and Ten Hag launched a vigorous defence of his mercurial playmaker. It was Fernandes’s third late winner of the season and a response of sorts to his critics. “I don’t understand why,” said Ten Hag of the criticism Fernandes has received, with former players in the media suggesting he should be stripped of the captaincy. “Everyone has their mistakes, no one is perfect. But always when he plays he gives energy. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/04/no-one-is-perfect-ten-hag-backs-fernandes-after-latest-united-winner

Boca Juniors 1-2 Fluminense aet Substitute John Kennedy scores winner and is sent off Brazil’s Fluminense beat Argentina’s Boca Juniors 2-1 after extra time to win the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history on Saturday. The substitute John Kennedy’s 99th-minute goal at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro decided the feisty final but, after celebrating the goal with the fans, he was shown a second yellow card and sent off. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/04/boca-juniors-fluminense-copa-libertadores-final-match-report

It would not have felt right if Neal Maupay’s first goal in 35 appearances had not come in a Brentford win. After all, it is what they do against West Ham, whose third consecutive league defeat was not only because of their wastefulness when they were dominating the first half. If David Moyes found himself struggling to understand how a performance featuring a stunning goal from Mohammed Kudus had not yielded a reward, he only had to look at his team ceding the initiative during yet another flat second half. It is not enough to point at Michail Antonio failing to convert an open goal when West Ham led 2-1. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/04/brentford-west-ham-premier-league-match-report

If the Blues manager is nervous about returning to his old club he is not showing it: ‘I didn’t decide to leave, I was sacked’ Mauricio Pochettino does not know how he would have reacted if the opportunity to resume his love affair with Tottenham had ever truly been on the cards. “It’s a good question,” the Argentinian says as he sits in the press room at Chelsea’s training ground thinking about facing his old club for the first time since they fired him four years ago. “But it’s difficult to answer.” Would the connection have been the same second time around? They say you should never go back but for a while there was a sense that Pochettino had unfinished business with the side he led to the Champions League final in 2019 . The reunion could have happened when Spurs sacked José Mourinho in 2021, only for Paris Saint-Germain to derail it. The fans would have loved it. There were more calls for Pochettino to return when Spurs parted company with Antonio Conte in March. Continue r

The young Brazil midfielder on his rural upbringing, the Premier League, Fernando Diniz and facing Boca Juniors By Josué Seixas for the Guardian Sport Network Even though André does not like talking about his future, there is a feeling in Brazil that the Copa Libertadores final on Saturday night could be the crowning moment of his time with Fluminense. The 22-year-old defensive midfielder is attracting attention from Liverpool and Arsenal, so knows the match against Boca Juniors at the Maracanã could be his first and last chance of winning the most prestigious competition in South America. “I follow the Premier League a lot,” he says when asked about his dream for the future. “It’s a very competitive league that demands a lot from players. But today my dream is to live day by day here in Fluminense. I don’t know what will happen in the future; I have a long contract at Fluminense and I really like being here. It’s been 10 years already so it’s where I feel at home. I’m still young,

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Atlético Madrid’s 2-1 defeat ends six-game La Liga win streak PSG sink Montpellier 3-0 as Zaïre-Emery shows his class Kirian Rodríguez and Benito Ramírez scored to guide Las Palmas to a 2-1 La Liga victory over Atlético Madrid , handing Diego Simeone’s side their first defeat in 10 games in all competitions. Las Palmas climbed one spot into ninth in the table on 17 points after their fourth victory in five league games. Atlético, who had won their previous six league games, are third with 25 points, three points behind leaders Real Madrid. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/03/european-roundup-las-palmas-end-atleticos-winning-run-psg-go-top

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Fulham eased through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2004 with a 3-1 win at Ipswich. Marco Silva’s team were up against a Town outfit that had only lost once since their promotion to the Championship in April, but the Premier League side showed their class in Suffolk. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/01/ipswich-fulham-carabao-cup-fourth-round-match-report

It turns out there is life after Declan Rice. There would be no triumphant return to the London Stadium for the £105m man. West Ham were in no mood for a love-in with their former captain and relished punishing a diffident performance from Arsenal’s second string, cruising into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals thanks to thrilling bursts of attacking play from Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen early in the second half. What a way for David Moyes to claim his first win over Arsenal as West Ham’s manager. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/01/west-ham-arsenal-carabao-cup-fourth-round-match-report

It’s no wonder Mauricio Pochettino spends most of his time watching Chelsea on the edge of the touchline with his hands clasped tightly in his pockets and a tense expression on his face. Even with his side 2-0 up and cruising against Blackburn thanks to goals from Benoît Badiashile and a rejuvenated Raheem Sterling, the Chelsea manager was a bundle of nerves throughout what turned out to be a comfortable victory in the end. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/01/chelsea-blackburn-carabao-cup-fourth-round-match-report

Everton’s owner, Farhad Moshiri, made his first visit here in two years as the club paid its respects to the late Bill Kenwright. Moshiri’s rare appearance, and possibly his last should 777 Partners receive approval for their proposed takeover, coincided with another demonstration of Everton’s improvement under Sean Dyche as they eased past Burnley into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. It is now five wins in seven matches in all competitions for Everton, who comfortably beat their manager’s former club courtesy of goals from the former Burnley defender James Tarkowski, Amadou Onana and Ashley Young. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/01/everton-burnley-carabao-cup-fourth-round-match-report

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