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Gareth Southgate has his admirers at Tottenham. He has done some fine work with England but has not managed at club level for over a decade. “I am not going to be England manager for 20 years. I would like to coach and manage for a reasonable period, I don’t know how long exactly. […]
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Chelsea travel to Spain this week to face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals. A clash between two of Europe’s big guns – fresh from the Super League shambles – will feature a wealth of talent and prestige, but one of Europe’s biggest stars might have to settle for a role in the shadows. […]
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Perhaps not surprisingly, Real Madrid have the most experienced squad for Champions League appearances. There must be a few euros to be made with that, Florentino… Here are the 15 squads with the most Champions League appearances between them. 1) Real Madrid Games: 1,167 Average appearances per player: 49 Most experienced player: Karim Benzema (128 […]
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PSG may reach the Champions League final after facing Manchester United, Leipzig, Barca, Bayern and City. These routes make that look simple. 10) Liverpool 2004/05 “We’ve avoided the very biggest but that doesn’t mean we’ve avoided the best – last year it was some of the smaller teams that did very well,” said Rick […]
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“You have to have faith,” one of my students told me as I complained about how hard it was to go a day without eating. I put my fasting failure – attempted in solidarity with those adhering to the rules of Ramadan at the school I was teaching in – more down to a complete […]
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The attackers at Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal are entitled to ask for a little help. At least Leeds’ defenders are covering for their abject lack of goals from midfield. It is generally regarded as a good sign when goals are spread out throughout a team and the Premier League table seems to back that […]
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Manchester United captain Harry Maguire called teammate Fred a “f**king idiot” so obviously everyone has absolutely lost their minds. Spot the difference ‘Spotify’s billionaire founder has teamed up with three of Arsenal’s most famous Invincibles as he prepares to test Stan Kroenke’s resolve by making a takeover offer for Arsenal. Telegraph Sport can reveal that Daniel […]
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It is becoming harder to “trust the process” under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal. Fatigue has set in for Liverpool, while Everton still have a shot. Winners Chelsea’s defence The doubts about Chelsea’s attack linger on. Thomas Tuchel is determined to persevere with Timo Werner, who at best takes one step forward and another back. […]
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The Super League failed not necessarily due to fan backlash, but because it was so amateurish. It’ll return – we must cut it off at the legs. Last week’s Super League coup was amateurish. They bottled it almost immediately. But was this more a failure of marketing and politicking than it was of anything […]
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Manchester City won the Carabao Cup. Again. Not much surprise there, although how long it took for dominance to translate to goals was quite something. 1.Manchester City’s domestic dominance really is quite something. No matter the built-in advantages they may possess, their pre-eminence is staggering. This is their fourth successive Carabao and sixth in […]
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