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Mikel Arteta has held talks with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after dropping the Arsenal captain for Sunday’s north London derby – but says he cannot guarantee the striker will start against Olympiacos on Thursday. Aubameyang was axed after breaching pre-match protocol and remained an unused substitute as Arsenal came from behind to beat rivals Tottenham 2-1. MAILBOX: […]
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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho is hoping Harry Kane is protected in the forthcoming international break while also stating Son Heung-min cannot play for South Korea if he does not feature for his club first. Kane has played 38 times already for Spurs in a congested season and with a worrying injury history there are legitimate […]
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The Football Association was guilty of inexcusable “institutional failings” in delaying the implementation of child safeguarding measures between 1995 and the spring of 2000, an independent review of historical sexual abuse has concluded. The review by Clive Sheldon QC said high-profile convictions – including one for serial abuser Barry Bennell in the United States in […]
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Teenage defender Teden Mengi has signed a new and improved deal with Man Utd after impressing at Old Trafford. The highly-rated 18-year-old academy graduate made his first-team debut against LASK in the Europa League last season. Mengi joined Wayne Rooney’s Derby on loan in January and has made six Sky Bet Championship appearances to date. […]
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Ronald de Boer says reports that Donny van de Beek has asked to leave Man Utd are “not true” after speaking to the player’s agent. A report in the Daily Star on Tuesday claimed that the Netherlands international wanted ‘to quit Old Trafford after less than one season’ with Van de Beek ‘stunned’ at his […]
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Man Utd have reportedly identified Sporting Lisbon forward Pedro Goncalves as a cheaper transfer target than Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho. Last week the Red Devils named former midfielder Darren Fletcher as their first ever technical director as part of a shake-up that saw John Murtough promoted to the role of football director. That has already […]
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Chelsea ‘already regret’ allowing Fikayo Tomori to leave for AC Milan. The Blues academy product was sent out on loan to Milan in January by Frank Lampard having played just 45 minutes in the Premier League in the first half of the season. With competition from Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Andreas Christensen and Kurt Zouma […]
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Gary Lineker says he will get extra checks on his brain for signs of dementia. Research has found that former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die from a brain disorder than the general population, and an inquiry was launched by Parliament this month into sport’s link to dementia. Lineker, […]
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Gareth Southgate was on hand to recommend Jesse Lingard’s services to potential suitors as Man Utd attempted to send him out on loan in January, according to reports. Lingard ended up joining West Ham on a loan deal until the end of the season with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seeing it as the best course of […]
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Antonio Rudiger will not launch a revenge mission against Luis Suarez when Chelsea host Atletico Madrid in Wednesday’s crucial Champions League clash. Regular agitator Suarez pinched Rudiger’s thigh when Chelsea edged out Atletico 1-0 in Bucharest to take a slender advantage in their last 16 Champions League tie. OPINION: That ‘trundling’ Lamela rabona exposes partisan […]
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