Southgate: England will be ‘unified’ on whether to take the knee

Gareth Southgate has insisted that whether England take the knee or not, the squad will be “unified” with the decision they make. There has been growing debate around the pre-match anti-racism gesture, with Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha recently becoming the first Premier League player to stand since play resumed last June. The Three Lions […]

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Souness insists Prem relegation fight is ‘very hard to predict’

Graeme Souness has insisted that it is “very hard” to call who will be relegated out of Newcastle United, Fulham and Brighton. With eight/nine Premier League games to go, the fight to avoid the drop is up for grabs between Newcastle, Fulham and Brighton. The Magpies were sitting pretty in mid-table before the end of […]

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Southgate urges England to ‘enjoy and be ‘ruthless’ against San Marino

Gareth Southgate has called for England to be ruthless when they face San Marino on Thursday night. The fixture conjures memories of Davide Gualtieri’s goal inside nine seconds against Graham Taylor’s side in November 1993. England went on to win the game 7-1, but failed to qualify for the World Cup in the United States. […]

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Bamford-England snub down to ‘football snobbery’, says Austin

Patrick Bamford not being included in England’s squad is linked with “football snobbery” with smaller clubs, according to Charlie Austin. After coming through the ranks with Nottm Forest, Bamford made the move to Chelsea in 2012 for a fee of around £1.5m. The forward spent five years with the Blues, but he failed to make […]

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Nicky Butt to leave Man Utd for ‘new professional challenge’

Former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt is to step down as the club’s head of first-team development to pursue “a new professional challenge”. Butt has spent nine years in coaching and player development positions at the club’s academy, playing a key role in overseeing the progress of the likes of Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay, Axel Tuanzebe, Dean Henderson and Mason […]

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Alioski has ‘life to live’ after Leeds backlash over Galatasary links

Simon Jordan says Leeds United wing-back Ezgjan Alioski still has a “life to live” after a backlash over reports linking him with a transfer to Galatasaray. There has been speculation that the North Macedonia international has agreed a pre-contract deal with the Turkish side with his contract running out at Elland Road in the summer. […]

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‘Are you f***ing serious?!’ – Mikel reveals Conte ‘disrespect’ at Chelsea

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel claims he was disrespected by Antonio Conte after going to the Olympics with Nigeria. Mikel made 372 appearances in all competitions for the Blues in ten seasons but failed to play one minute under Conte after the Italian froze him out and made him train on his own for […]

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Ince urges Man Utd to make Cantona-style move for City legend

Paul Ince thinks Man Utd should try to sign Sergio Aguero on a free transfer in the summer from neighbours Man City. Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea are amongst the clubs who have been linked with a move for the Argentina international. The man responsible for the greatest moment in City’s modern history is out […]

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Fred is Manchester United, Spurs fans fooled by Jose and more…

We can get through this international break together. Keep your thoughts coming to theeditor@football365.com…   Fred is Manchester United Will Ford said Fred is not terrible at much but distinctly mediocre at most, and that is the problem of most of this United squad barring Bruno. In goal, Henderson can become great but definitely isn’t right […]

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FIFA give Blatter new football ban of six years and eight months

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been given a new ban of six years and eight months from football, the world governing body has announced. The ban has been imposed for multiple breaches of FIFA’s ethics code and comes into force when a current suspension ends in October, FIFA said. The same length of suspension […]

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