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Pep Guardiola: Top-class Phil Foden can do whatever he wants in football

Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden can “do whatever he wants” in football after watching him fire Manchester City to a 4-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa with a brilliant hat-trick. With Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne dropping to the bench, Foden moved into a central position and orchestrated the demolition of Villa with […]

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Frida Maanum to miss Norway’s Euro 2025 qualifiers after cup final collapse

Arsenal midfielder Frida Maanum will not feature in Norway’s upcoming Euro 2025 qualifiers after collapsing in Sunday’s League Cup final win against Chelsea. The 24-year-old collapsed off the ball in stoppage time and left the field on a stretcher before Arsenal clinched a 1-0 victory in extra-time. The Gunners announced on Tuesday that Maanum was […]

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Manchester United handed much-needed defensive boost ahead of Chelsea clash

Raphael Varane and Jonny Evans look set to bolster Manchester United’s beleaguered backline at Chelsea as Erik ten Hag’s side continue to search for answers to their ongoing injury problems. The Red Devils have been besieged by issues during a difficult second season for the Dutchman, with the side struggling in the Premier League and […]

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Andoni Iraola pleased to see Bournemouth’s patience pay off with victory

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola praised his side’s patience after a late goal from Justin Kluivert earned a hard-fought 1-0 win at home to Crystal Palace. Dutchman Kluivert’s strike 11 minutes from time was enough to seal the Cherries’ third straight win and their fourth in five matches. Iraola, whose side found it tough going to […]

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Raphael Varane believes heading the ball has ‘damaged’ his body

Manchester United defender Raphael Varane believes his body has been “damaged” due to effects of continually heading the ball. Varane says that he advises his seven-year-old son not to head the ball when he plays. The 30-year-old also revealed that he finished a World Cup last-16 game for France against Nigeria in 2014 on “autopilot” […]

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Q&A: What is Jason Wilcox’s background and why is he wanted by Man Utd?

Manchester United have made an official approach to hire Southampton director of football Jason Wilcox as part of their off-field overhaul following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival. Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the former England winger and the current state of affairs. What is Wilcox’s background? He joined Blackburn in 1987 […]

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Mikel Arteta prepares Arsenal for ‘most beautiful part of the season’

Mikel Arteta accepts Arsenal may have to win each of their nine remaining Premier League fixtures to be crowned champions as he prepares for the “most beautiful part of the season”. The second-placed Gunners sit two points behind leaders Liverpool ahead of a hectic April schedule following Sunday’s dogged goalless draw at title rivals Manchester […]

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How the Premier League title race is shaping up – the key questions answered

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted the Premier League title race is “not in our hands” after a goalless draw against Arsenal on Sunday. With just nine games left in the season, City sit one point behind Arsenal and three adrift of leaders Liverpool, who Guardiola conferred as favourites to end his side’s streak of […]

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Inter Milan restore 14-point lead at top of Serie A with victory over Empoli

Inter Milan restored their 14-point lead at the top of Serie A as a goal in each half from Federico Dimarco and substitute Alexis Sanchez helped them to a 2-0 win against struggling Empoli at San Siro. Sanchez had been on the pitch for only four minutes when he converted a cross from Denzel Dumfries […]

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Wycombe defender Chris Forino reports racist remark from stands at Blackpool

Matt Bloomfield called the alleged racist abuse of Wycombe defender Chris Forino “abhorrent” following his side’s 0-0 draw with Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. Wycombe defender Forino, 23, was engaged in a long discussion with both sets of managers and the officials towards the end of the first half after reporting being targeted by a discriminatory […]

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