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• Everton still awaiting first Goodison Park win after falling to Arsenal defeat

  13-12-2025 23:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  Everton still awaiting first Goodison Park win after falling to Arsenal defeatEverton are still awaiting their first win of the season at Goodison Park after falling to a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal this afternoon.The Toffees came into the game off the back of a statement win against Barclays Women’s Super League champions Chelsea last weekend. They were hoping to do the same to Arsenal but it proved to be a step too far.Caitlin Foord had the first real shot of the game but her effort from the e
  
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• Liverpool double up on watching club ahead of January

  14-12-2025 07:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool double up on watching club ahead of JanuaryLiverpool scouting plans sharpen as January focus narrowsLiverpool’s January transfer thinking is beginning to take shape, with fresh reporting from Anfield Watch pointing to a clear and deliberate scouting strategy rather than reactive market panic. The club have now completed a second visit to Midtjylland, a move that suggests structured planning behind the scenes as Richard Hughes and his recruitment team weigh up short and medium ter
  
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• Liverpool defender targeted by two European giants

  14-12-2025 07:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool defender targeted by two European giantsLiverpool weigh defensive contingency amid Konaté uncertaintyLiverpool’s long term defensive planning has come sharply into focus following fresh reporting from CaughtOffside, detailing growing uncertainty around Ibrahima Konaté’s future. With interest building from Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, and no extension agreed on a deal that runs until 2026, Liverpool’s recruitment department are doing what elite cl
  
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• Why Liverpool NEED to agree record-breaking deal to replace Mo Salah

  14-12-2025 07:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  Why Liverpool NEED to agree record-breaking deal to replace Mo SalahWhy Liverpool must break their transfer record to replace Mo SalahA number of players are being touted as potential additions to Liverpool’s front line as the January window fast approaches.Antoine Semenyo and Yan Diomande are two of the names that are being constantly linked with a move to Merseyside but, whilst both are great players in their own right, neither are on the level of Salah.Very few players in fact are capab
  
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• Manchester City are beginning to build momentum but they face a tough test against Crystal Palace

  14-12-2025 07:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  Manchester City are beginning to build momentum but they face a tough test against Crystal PalaceManchester City will enter today’s pivotal Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park off the back of four consecutive victories in all competitions. Pep Guardiola’s side scraped their way to wins over Leeds United and Fulham. They put in arguably their best performance of the season to beat Sunderland 3-nil last weekend at the Etihad. They followed that win with a har
  
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• ☕️🥐 Daily Digest: king Salah shines 👑, wild penalty shootout drama 👀

  14-12-2025 07:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  ☕️🥐 Daily Digest: king Salah shines 👑, wild penalty shootout drama 👀A Useful Glance 👀Eliminated from the Arab Cup on penalties against the United Arab Emirates, Algeria wasn't helped by luck...The opposing goalkeeper was able to read the instructions for the Algerian goalkeeper. Thus, he managed to warn his teammates. Oops.OH LE TRUC DE FOU ! 😭
  Lors de la séance de TAB Algérie 🇩🇿 vs Émirats arabes unis
  
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• Match-winner Sheedy kicks doubters into touch

  14-12-2025 05:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  Callum Sheedy (right) and wing Tom Bowen (left) contributed 12 points in Cardiff's 29-26 win against Ulster [Huw Evans Picture Agency]The pre-match spotlight might have been on Leigh Halfpenny's return to Cardiff colours for the first time in more than 11 years.But it ended up being one of the kickers he now also mentors who grabbed the headlines with a last-gasp match-winning penalty against Ulster in the Challenge Cup.Cardiff and Wales fly-half Callum Sheedy stepped up to slot over the kick th
  
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• Arsenal survive late scare as Wolves own goal seals crucial Emirates win

  14-12-2025 02:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arsenal survive late scare as Wolves own goal seals crucial Emirates winArsenal find late escape against resilient WolvesArsenal left it painfully late but emerged with three vital points as a stoppage time own goal from Yerson Mosquera sealed a dramatic 2-1 win over Wolves at Emirates Stadium. For long spells this felt like an afternoon slipping through their fingers, yet it ended in relief and noise, the sort that only comes when tension has been stretched to its limit.Wolves arrived bottom of
  
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• 📈 Set pieces proving a deadly weapon for Fla with Danilo shining

  14-12-2025 01:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  📈 Set pieces proving a deadly weapon for Fla with Danilo shiningFlamengo secured its spot in the final of the Intercontinental Cup this Saturday (13th), with a 2-0 victory over Pyramids in Doha, Qatar.Léo Pereira and Danilo, both with headers, were the scorers for the Rubro-Negro.Champions of the 2025 Brasileirão, Flamengo was also the leader in set-piece goals in the championship (21), making their strength in this type of play count.2 - Time com mais gols de bola parada n
  
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• Hearts in talks with St Johnstone star McPake

  14-12-2025 00:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  Josh McPake has scored 13 goals for St Johnstone this season [SNS]Manager Derek McInnes says Hearts are in talks with St Johnstone winger Josh McPake about a move next summer.The Scottish Championship's top scorer, who scored twice in Friday's win over Ayr United, has 13 goals so far this season in all competitions.The 24-year-old came through the Rangers academy and joined St Johnstone in July 2024 after a spell in League 1 with Stirling Albion."I don't know if it's all agreed or where it's at,
  
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• ‘Bizarre’ Wolves own goals can’t hide Mikel Arteta’s fury at Arsenal’s ‘horrible habits’

  14-12-2025 00:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  The face on Rob Edwards said it all as he applauded the Wolves supporters at the Emirates. The Premier League’s bottom side were seconds away from just a third point of the season, away at the leaders, only to be denied as a second own goal of the match consigned themselves to a ninth straight defeat. There was pride at how Wolves had scrapped and fought and ultimately hauled themselves level with Tolu Arokodare’s stoppage-time header. But there was pain, so much pain, at the sight o
  
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• 'Not good news' - Arteta on White's hamstring

  14-12-2025 00:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  Ben White has started Arsenal's last four matches as injuries mount in the squad [Getty Images]Mikel Arteta has said that Ben White "felt something in his hamstring" and that it is "not good news" after the right-back was substituted in the first half. White has only recently returned from a lengthy injury lay-off but has been forced to start Arsenal's last four matches in the space of 10 days due to injuries picked up by a number of the Gunners backline. Arteta said before the match against Clu
  
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• Club legend Rowell dies aged 68

  14-12-2025 00:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Getty Images]Sunderland club legend Gary Rowell has died at the age of 68.Rowell, who had leukaemia, died on Saturday afternoon - 50 years to the day he made his debut for the Black Cats.As a midfielder, he scored 103 goals in 297 games for the club between 1972 and 1984.A hat-trick in a 4-1 win over North East rivals Newcastle in 1979 earned Rowell iconic status at Sunderland, and he remains the last player to score a derby hat-trick for the club.Sunderland, who face Newcastle at the Stadium o
  
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• Is Celtic v St Mirren on TV? Channel, start time and how to watch Scottish League Cup final

  14-12-2025 00:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  Wilfried Nancy claims players and fans are the most important figures in Celtic's Premier Sports Cup final against St Mirren but admits victory would validate his fledgling project.The Frenchman goes into the game at Hampden Park after a fraught first week in charge where he became the first Hoops manager to lose his opening two matches when Italian giants Roma won 3-0 at Parkhead in the Europa League on Thursday night.Nancy began his tenure with a 2-1 home defeat to leaders Hearts in the Premie
  
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• What did Maresca mean?

  14-12-2025 00:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  It was not clear exactly who or what Enzo Maresca was referring to in his cryptic comments, but it seemed obvious he was looking to send a message.In the previous 48 hours, Chelsea had returned from his native Italy after defeat in Bergamo to Atalanta, held a single training session at Cobham, attended a pre-match news conference where he appeared relaxed and ended a four-game winless run by beating Everton.It was clear from Maresca's regular news conferences that he believed his tenure at Stamf
  
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• Scamacca and De Ketelaere finding Atalanta form with ‘real centre-forward’

  14-12-2025 00:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Scamacca and De Ketelaere finding Atalanta form with ‘real centre-forward’Gianluca Scamacca is rediscovering his form with Atalanta just in time to play for Italy in the World Cup play-offs, while Charles De Ketelaere calls him ‘a real centre-forward.’The centre-forward has not been the same since the serious knee ligament injury he sustained in pre-season 2024, but after setbacks in the recovery process, he seems to finally be back to his best.He bagged both in Atalanta&
  
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• Palladino sees right Atalanta ‘spirit’ and reveals Scamacca worry

  14-12-2025 00:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Palladino sees right Atalanta ‘spirit’ and reveals Scamacca worryRaffaele Palladino feels the last two Atalanta victories over Chelsea and Cagliari showed ‘the right spirit’ and reveals Gianluca Scamacca almost didn’t play tonight.It has been an ideal few days for La Dea, who beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Champions League, then held out under pressure to secure an identical result in Serie A against Cagliari.Scamacca is finally finding his fitness after almost a year out
  
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• Milik returns to Juventus group training after 550 days of injury nightmare

  14-12-2025 00:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Milik returns to Juventus group training after 550 days of injury nightmareJuventus fans might’ve forgotten that he still plays for them, but Arkadiusz Milik today returned to training with the full squad for the first time in 550 days.The striker arrived from Olympique Marseille on loan in 2022 and then made the move permanent for a total €8m in the summer of 2023.He made 75 competitive appearances in the Juventus jersey, scoring 17 goals and providing two assists.The most recent of
  
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• Xabi Alonso dismissal would not affect planned exit for Real Madrid star

  14-12-2025 00:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Xabi Alonso dismissal would not affect planned exit for Real Madrid starReal Madrid could sack Xabi Alonso as early as next week, amid concerns over the club’s poor start to the 2025-26 season. The former Galactico has struggled to get the best out of his players since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, which is why he could be relieved of his duties if Los Blancos were to be defeated in any of their three matches before the winter break.This could be good news for a number of p
  
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• Mikel Arteta gives concerning Ben White injury update after Arsenal defender limps off against Wolves

  13-12-2025 23:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  Ben White is facing another spell on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring injury during the first half of Arsenal’s dramatic 2-1 win over Wolves at the Emirates Stadium.White was starting his fourth successive game, having spent most of the season on the bench watching teammate Jurrien Timber shine in the right-back role. But White’s evening ended early as he limped out and he had to be replaced by Myles Lewis-Skelly. After the game, manager Mikel Arteta revealed White had damag
  
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• Liverpool to use LOAN player as short-term Mo Salah replacement

  13-12-2025 23:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool to use LOAN player as short-term Mo Salah replacementLiverpool’s problems with Mohamed Salah are now expected to stretch into 2026. Although the Egyptian King was restored to the squad for the weekend Premier League game against Brighton, there remains widespread uncertainty over his future.Salah, 33, remains under contract with the Premier League champions until 2027 but looks set to leave the club either in January or else next summer.Liverpool may well entertain bids from Saud
  
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• Man arrested after Potters Bar manager injured in alteraction at Welling United

  13-12-2025 23:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  A man has been arrested after an altercation left the manager of Potters Bar Town needing medical treatment.Potters Bar manager Sammy Moore is receiving “appropriate care” after the incident, which took place at Welling United’s Park View Road ground at around 1pm on Saturday, two hours before the two sides were due to kick-off their Isthmian League game.The match was suspended and the Football Association is investigating the incident.A club statement by Potters Bar Town read:
  
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• 🤯 Tigres fans pack stadium for player send-off to Liga MX final leg-two

  13-12-2025 23:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  🤯 Tigres fans pack stadium for player send-off to Liga MX final leg-twoTigres fans have provided us with some simply sensational scenes this weekend, as they packed their stadium with over 30,000 people just to give the players a proper send off to Toluca for the Liga MX final second-leg clash Sunday evening.Guido Pizarro's side have a narrow 1-0 lead after leg-one in Monterrey earlier this week, but will need all the support they can get as they look to close out the title on the road t
  
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• Kolo Toure pinpoints new-found trait added into Manchester City’s game plan

  13-12-2025 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Kolo Toure pinpoints new-found trait added into Manchester City’s game planPep Guardiola and his coaching staff have added a new-found bite and aggression into their game plan this season, assistant coach Kolo Toure has explained.Manchester City head into their Premier League clash with Crystal Palace carrying momentum following an emphatic home win over Sunderland and a statement Champions League victory away at Real Madrid.While City’s technical dominance remains central to Guardio
  
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• Arsenal 2-1 Wolves: Gunners win without goal scorers as Wolves find new way to lose

  13-12-2025 23:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  Winless Wolves found a new way to lose, conceding two own goals and falling 2-1 to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.MORE — Arteta, Saka react to winThe Premier League-leading Gunners were dull for most of this game and looked to have dropped points when Tolu Arokodare heading home in stoppage time.But Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera headed a Bukayo Saka cross into his own goal, the same peril suffered by goalkeeper Sam Johnstone on an earlier Saka corner kick, and Arsenal increa
  
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• Saka Gets 8, Hincapie With 7.5 | Arsenal Players Rated In Last-Gasp Win Vs Wolves

  13-12-2025 23:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  Saka Gets 8, Hincapie With 7.5 | Arsenal Players Rated In Last-Gasp Win Vs WolvesArsenal welcomed Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The Gunners made a decent start to the game but were held to a 0-0 draw at the half-time break.Sam Johnstone scored an unfortunate own goal in the 70th minute, which gave Arsenal the lead. However, Mikel Arteta’s men conceded the equaliser in the 90th minute when
  
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• Barcelona rule out move for defender as new contract agreed

  13-12-2025 23:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  Barcelona rule out move for defender as new contract agreedBarcelona have plans in place to sign a left-sided central defender next summer, as they seek to replace the already-departed Inigo Martinez. They have drawn up a list of targets, but one of those has now been discarded.Gerard Martin has impressed in the position in recent weeks, although he is not seen as the long-term option by Barcelona. The likes of Nico Schlotterbeck and Marc Guehi are being considered by sporting director Deco and
  
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• Antoine Semenyo moves one step closer to Liverpool as replacement forward lined up

  13-12-2025 23:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Antoine Semenyo moves one step closer to Liverpool as replacement forward lined upLiverpool will soon be seeking a permanent successor Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian King’s future at Anfield is under severe scrutiny owing to the reaction following his interview at Leeds last week. It looks certain that Salah will be leaving the Premier League champions before his contract expires in 2027.The winger is now away at the Africa Cup of Nations - with sporting director Richard Hughes expected to fi
  
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• Everton May Pursue A Move For 21-Year-Old Republic Of Ireland International: Do They Need Him?

  13-12-2025 23:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Everton May Pursue A Move For 21-Year-Old Republic Of Ireland International: Do They Need Him?According to a report by Graeme Bailey, Everton have placed Evan Ferguson firmly on their shortlist as they scan the winter market for a striker who can bring more bite and presence to an attack that too often promises more than it delivers across long stretches of the season.As a result, the 21-year-old Brighton & Hove Albion forward has become a genuine option for the Toffees, especially with his
  
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• Burnley analysis: Shooting themselves in the foot

  13-12-2025 23:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Getty Images]Burnley had 16 shots, eight on target and had an expected goals (xG) of 2.52 - totals which you would expect to be enough to win a game.But it is their wretched defensive record which is costing them as we approach the midway point of the season.Scott Parker's side conceded just 16 goals in 46 Championship matches last season, a quite unbelievable record.And, while no-one expected his side to maintain those kind of numbers at this level, the general standard of their defending has
  
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