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Erik ten Hag says playing with Casemiro will aid Kobbie Mainoo’s development

Erik Ten Hag believes playing with Casemiro will help Kobbie Mainoo reach his potential more quickly. Eighteen-year-old Mainoo has been the brightest part of a difficult season so far for Manchester United, with the midfielder establishing himself as an important member of the side. The teenager was given his chance following the hamstring injury suffered […]

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Mauricio Pochettino wants people to see the bigger picture with Chelsea

Mauricio Pochettino expressed frustration that Chelsea’s injury problems are being unfairly ignored in assessments of his team’s poor performances this season. The Argentinian has rarely had fewer than seven players unavailable to him during what has been at best a patchy campaign. Results have fluctuated drastically and the last week has been a stark example, […]

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Ronwen Williams spot-on again as South Africa clinch third place

South Africa claimed third place in the Africa Cup of Nations, beating DR Congo 6-5 in a tense penalty shoot-out after surviving a second-half onslaught during the 90 minutes. Bafana Bafana appeared second favourites in the shoot-out after Teboho Mokoena hit the post with the first spot-kick to hand DR Congo an immediate advantage and […]

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Bayer Leverkusen stun Bayern Munich as Jude Bellingham brace boosts Real Madrid

Bayer Leverkusen celebrated carnival weekend in the Rhineland with a superb 3-0 win over Bayern Munich which sent them five points clear of their opponents at the top of the Bundesliga. Josip Stanisic, the man on loan from Bayern, opened the scoring against a static defence in the 18th minute before Alex Grimaldo doubled the […]

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Kylian Mbappe rested as PSG ease past Lille to extend Ligue 1 lead

Kylian Mbappe was kept in reserve as Paris St Germain went 11 points clear at the top of Ligue 1 with 3-1 victory over Lille. Defender Alexsandro had a night to forget at the Parc des Princes when, after Yusuf Yazici had given the visitors an early lead, he was robbed to allow Goncalo Ramos […]

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“That would’ve been Wild West” – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on blue cards in Burnley game (Video)

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, booked for dissent when his side were denied a penalty during their Premier League win over Burnley on Saturday, added to his criticism of the idea of blue cards and “sin bins” being introduced in football. “Can I NOT ACCEPT a Yellow?” 😂 Jurgen Klopp was BAFFLED with his Yellow Card […]

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Four names on Bayern midfield list

Bayern Munich have been contemplating going back for Fulham’s Joao Palhinha after they failed to sign the Fulham midfielder last summer, as well as moving for Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad as another option. According to SportBild journalist Christian Falk, they’ve now added two new names to the list of candidates, Adrien Rabiot of Juventus, […]

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