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• Sentiment cannot play a part in the rebuild for Manchester City

  08-05-2025 15:08 via esteemedkompany.com
  Sentiment cannot play a part in the rebuild for Manchester CityManchester City have resurrected their season, so to speak, over the past nine games. Their nine-match unbeaten run has seen them qualify for the FA Cup final and rise up to third on the Premier League table. A key part of City’s recent revival has been the form of Manchester City’s senior players. Players such as Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic have all played a key role in City’s
  
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• 👴 Serie A veteran: Thiago Silva breaks records at 41, the numbers amaze 😱

  19-12-2025 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  👴 Serie A veteran: Thiago Silva breaks records at 41, the numbers amaze 😱Sometimes certain loves take immense detours and then come back, sometimes football can deliver surprising returns. Rhetoric aside, Serie A has taught us that age can be just a number, and so the possibility of seeing Thiago Silva in Serie A again is not so remote.Watch all of Serie BKT live on OneFootball for only €9.99 per month. Click here to purchase the LaB Channel Monthly Pass with no automatic re
  
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• 🤬Napoli take aim at Allegri: what did he call Conte’s assistant Oriali?

  19-12-2025 13:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  🤬Napoli take aim at Allegri: what did he call Conte’s assistant Oriali?The Napoli-Milan match in the semi-finals of the Supercoppa Italia was a battle won by the Neapolitans 2-0, but there was another battle on the benches.
  This was something we were unaware of until Napoli released a statement on Friday morning to publicly denounce Massimiliano Allegri for his insults to Lele Oriali.Lele Oriali is a football legend and also renowned on the benches for being an assistant to Antonio
  
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• Can Hearts record another 'statement win'?

  19-12-2025 12:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  Can Hearts lay down another "statement" victory when Rangers travel to Tynecastle on Sunday?The league leaders have already done the double over Celtic and beaten the Ibrox club this season. "When it comes to challenging for titles and being up near the top of the table every game is huge," football writer Moira Gordon told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast. "That's the pressure Celtic and Rangers are under constantly. Hearts are now under that pressure to just keep delivering, where a draw is
  
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• Four footballers in Australia banned after spot-fixing betting scandal

  19-12-2025 12:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  Football Australia has imposed significant bans on four players, including a seven-year suspension for Riku Danzaki, following investigations into spot-fixing and betting offences in the A-League.Japanesefootballer Danzaki, formerly of Western United, received his seven-year ban, backdated to June 1, alongside amateur player Yuta Hirayama. The pair were convicted and fined in August for a yellow card betting scheme, where Hirayama placed bets on Danzaki intentionally receiving cautions.Meanwhile
  
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• Barcelona well-positioned to sign 15-year-old English attacking prodigy

  19-12-2025 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  Barcelona well-positioned to sign 15-year-old English attacking prodigyFC Barcelona are not only working to improve the first team, but also to strengthen their youth system with promising players to complete their development at La Masia.As recently reported, the Blaugrana are working to sign Hamza Abdelkarim, a 17-year-old striker from Egyptian giants Al Ahly.On top of that, Barça have also held talks to sign Jesse Bisiwu, a teenage wonderkid from Belgian outfit Club Brugge.Now, it appe
  
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• Pick of the stats: QPR v Leicester

  19-12-2025 12:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  [BBC]Marti Cifuentes takes his Leicester side back to his former club on Saturday (15:00 GMT) having moved up to eighth place in the Championship following a run of seven points from their past three games.QPR would move above the Foxes with a win at Loftus Road.None of the past 11 league meetings between QPR (five wins) and Leicester (six) have been drawn, with the Hoops winning 2-1 last time out in March 2024.Leicester have alternated between defeat (three) and victory (three) in their past si
  
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• Tolaj has learnt from red card - Cleverley

  19-12-2025 12:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  Lorent Tolaj had scored each of Plymouth Argyle's last five goals before his red card [Shutterstock]Lorent Tolaj will have learnt from his three-game ban says Plymouth Argyle boss Tom Cleverley.The Pilgrims' top scorer has missed the last three games after a red card for violent conduct in the 3-0 loss to Leyton Orient last month.The 24-year-old, who has scored 11 goals in all competitions this season, is in line to return to the side for Saturday's trip to Doncaster Rovers."I expect he's mature
  
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• Report: Newcastle United eyeing moves to sign two wonderkids

  19-12-2025 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Report: Newcastle United eyeing moves to sign two wonderkidsNewcastle Set January PrioritiesNewcastle are preparing to be active in the January transfer window, with a clear emphasis on long term squad planning rather than immediate headline spending. According to reporting from the Daily Mail, the club want to accelerate succession plans across several positions while remaining disciplined after a heavy outlay in the summer.There is internal acknowledgement that the squad’s average age ne
  
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• Journalist: Liverpool have a ‘really good chance’ of signing £35m defender

  19-12-2025 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Journalist: Liverpool have a ‘really good chance’ of signing £35m defenderLiverpool’s centre-back planning remains activeLiverpool’s long-standing interest in Marc Guehi has moved back into focus as January approaches, with fresh reporting from Lewis Steele indicating that Anfield remains a viable destination for the Crystal Palace captain. While no deal is described as imminent, the sense from those close to the situation is that Liverpool’s defensive plannin
  
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• Claudio Echeverri to return to Manchester City confirms manager

  19-12-2025 12:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  Claudio Echeverri to return to Manchester City confirms managerManchester City have made the decision to terminate Claudio Echeverri’s loan at Bayer Leverkusen early, it has been confirmed.The move brings an abrupt end to what has been a difficult spell in Germany for the highly-rated Argentine, whose lack of regular minutes has been a recurring theme throughout the first half of the season.As previously reported, Manchester City inserted a recall clause into the loan agreement signed duri
  
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• Preston to use transfer window 'to improve'

  19-12-2025 12:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  Preston will look at how they can "get better" when the January transfer window opens, says boss Paul Heckingbottom.The Lilywhites have been one of the Championship's surprise packages this season and are in third place ahead of Saturday's home match against Norwich City (12:30 GMT)."Every window as a club you should be trying to improve," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire."I've tried to be clear with everyone where I think we can get that strategic advantage without losing what we do real
  
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• 'I don't know why Semenyo would leave' - Vokes

  19-12-2025 12:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Getty Images]Former Bournemouth striker Sam Vokes cannot understand why Antoine Semenyo would want to leave the club. Semenyo has made 10 goal contributions in the Premier League this season and has been heavily linked with a number of clubs before the opening of the January transfer window. Vokes has his own experience of leaving Bournemouth, coming through the Cherries' academy but revealing that his departure at the age of 18 was out of his hands. "I've never really spoken about this," Vokes
  
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• High-flying Sunderland travel to wounded Brighton in Premier League top-half tussle

  19-12-2025 12:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  High-flying Sunderland travel to wounded Brighton in Premier League top-half tussleSunderland continue their unlikely but increasingly convincing Premier League adventure on Saturday when they travel to the Amex Stadium to face Brighton & Hove Albion in a meeting of two sides now jostling for similar territory in the top half of the table.This will be the first Premier League fixture between the clubs and it arrives with Sunderland sitting above their hosts after last weekend’s emotion
  
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• 📸Weekly round-up: Real and United link up with the East and more

  19-12-2025 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  📸Weekly round-up: Real and United link up with the East and moreFriday is here, and it's time to look back at this week's kit launches!There was a tribute from Juventus to the eternal idol Alessandro Del Piero, Real Madrid and Manchester United in an "Eastern connection," and much more!Check it out below!Corinthians back to its rootsCorinthians is going back to its roots with a retro shirt that celebrates the club’s first São Paulo state championship, won in 1914.The model f
  
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• Pick of the stats: Southampton v Coventry

  19-12-2025 12:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  [BBC]Coventry go into Saturday's game (12.30 GMT) having beaten Bristol City last weekend after a two-game winless run.Only the Sky Blues (19) have taken more than Southampton's 18 points over the past eight Championship matches, although the Saints did suffer a 2-1 defeat by Norwich last Saturday.Southampton have won three of their past four league games against Coventry (D1), as many as they had in their previous 18 (D9 L6).Coventry have lost their past two away league games against Southampto
  
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• Pick of the stats: Sheffield United v Birmingham City

  19-12-2025 12:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  [BBC]Sheffield United will look to bounce back from their loss to West Bromwich Albion last time out by welcoming a different West Midlands team to Bramall Lane on Saturday (15:00 GMT).The Blades saw their six-game undefeated run come to an end against the Baggies in a 2-0 loss but now host a Birmingham City side who don't fare well on the road.Blues have only won twice away from home this season, with their past two trips ending in a loss.Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last three league
  
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• 🚨 Breaking news: Pedri a doubt for Villarreal v Barcelona

  19-12-2025 12:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  🚨 Breaking news: Pedri a doubt for Villarreal v BarcelonaPedri is not going through his best physical moment; the Barcelona midfielder was injured a few weeks ago and is now doubtful for Villarreal.
  After playing a few minutes in the Deportivo Guadalajara-Barcelona match, where he came on in the 73rd minute to unlock the game, the midfielder has experienced physical problems.'SPORT' reports that he has a strain and will not train this Friday.The Canary Islander will test himself on Satur
  
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• The surprise star who defines the new type of Premier League playmaker

  19-12-2025 12:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  The article below is an excerpt from the members-only Friday edition of the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter.To read the full article and get my latest reporting, insight, and commentary delivered straight to your inbox, become a member here. A free edition is also sent on Mondays – you can sign up to this using the box above.Some of the Manchester United hierarchy did indeed prefer to sell Bruno Fernandes in the summer, but Ruben Amorim wasn’t one of them. The Portuguese c
  
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• Manchester City hold direct talks with Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo

  19-12-2025 12:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  Manchester City hold direct talks with Bournemouth’s Antoine SemenyoBournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has received direct contact from Manchester City ahead of the January transfer window, according to reports.The development represents a significant escalation in a saga that has been building for several weeks, with City long identified as admirers of the Ghana international, with some reports suggesting Pep Guardiola has been personnaly driving internal interest as the club assesses ho
  
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• Real Madrid midfielder a serious doubt for Sevilla clash due to discomfort

  19-12-2025 12:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  Real Madrid midfielder a serious doubt for Sevilla clash due to discomfortReal Madrid will play their final game of 2025 on Saturday night when they host Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu before the Christmas break arrives.Ahead of what is a must-win match for manager Xabi Alonso, who remains under pressure, Real Madrid have received some mixed news on the training front, with one key player seen as a major doubt.Federico Valverde could miss Sevilla clashIndeed, according to The Athletic’s
  
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• Nancy 'wrong' to change system but 'deserves time' - Collins

  19-12-2025 12:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Former Celtic midfielder and assistant manager John Collins believes Wilfried Nancy deserves more time at Parkhead. The new boss has come under serious pressure after losing his first four games in charge, with fans chanting for his sacking at Tannadice following the 2-1 midweek loss to Dundee United."I don't want to see any manager sacked after four games," Collins told BBC Radio 5 Live. "It takes time. He's taken over a side that were on a good run under Martin O'Neill with seven wins out of e
  
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• VfB Stuttgart set to complete the signing of Jeremy Arévalo from Racing Santander for €7m

  19-12-2025 12:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  VfB Stuttgart set to complete the signing of Jeremy Arévalo from Racing Santander for €7mBild reports that VfB Stuttgart are close to completing the signing of Racing Santander striker Jeremy Arévalo. Stuttgart faced competition from Roma and Strasbourg for the Ecuadorian, but the Bundesliga side has won the race for the 20-year-old as they continued their search for a striker following the departure of Nick Woltemade in the summer. Arevalo will cost Stuttgart &
  
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• How Supercoppa Italiana Win Could Help Inter Milan In Race For Highly-Rated Italian Starlet

  19-12-2025 12:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  How Supercoppa Italiana Win Could Help Inter Milan In Race For Highly-Rated Italian StarletInter face a demanding stretch of the season and Italian media suggest Supercoppa success could play a role in shaping their January plans.According to Tuttosport, the Nerazzurri still have 18 matches to navigate before the March international break.Indeed, a number that could rise to 21 if they reach the Supercoppa final and progress through the Champions League.Supercoppa Could Fund Palestra Move As Inte
  
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• Gabriel, Havertz, Zubimendi: Arsenal injury updates pre-Everton clash

  19-12-2025 12:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Gabriel, Havertz, Zubimendi: Arsenal injury updates pre-Everton clashMikel Arteta has confirmed Arsenal’s injury news ahead of Saturday’s match against Everton, including a few pieces of good news.Photo by George Wood/Getty ImagesArsenal will welcome back Riccardo Calafiori for their trip to Everton on Saturday, with the defender now having served his suspension, but the Gunners are set to be without five more players due to injury.Starting with the newest of those five injuries, Ben
  
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• Tottenham face resurgent Liverpool in match that could define both teams’ seasons

  19-12-2025 12:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  Tottenham face resurgent Liverpool in match that could define both teams’ seasonsLiverpool and Tottenham Hotspur meet on Saturday evening at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with both sides arriving at the fixture in contrasting moments, even if neither can yet claim certainty about the direction of their season.Liverpool appear to be stabilising after a difficult spell, with last weekend’s 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion offering their clearest sign yet that they may have navig
  
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• Pick of the stats: Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday

  19-12-2025 12:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  [BBC]Sheffield Wednesday will look to break a resolute Ipswich Town on the Tractor Boy's own soil when they make the trip on Saturday (15:00 GMT).Wednesday have scored the least goals of any Championship team this season (15) and will face a tough challenge to add to that tally against an Ipswich side racking up clean sheets at Portman Road.But the Owls' one and only win this season came on the road, while the hosts lost last time out to Leicester City to show they are not infallible. Ipswich di
  
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• Slot on team news, Jones' form and improving Ekitike's defensive work

  19-12-2025 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Tottenham Hotspur (kick-off 17:30 GMT).Here are the key lines from his news conference:On Mohamed Salah: "Actions speak louder than words. We moved on - he was the first substitution I made."Having had a "promising" scan, Cody Gakpo might come back earlier than expected. Right-back Jeremie Frimpong is back in the squad after injury, but Joe Gomez is not.Liverpool are monitoring Dominik Szoboszlai, wh
  
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• Livramento relief but will Newcastle use January window?

  19-12-2025 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Getty Images]There will be a degree of relief inside Newcastle United.Defender Tino Livramento will be out for weeks, rather than months, after suffering a knee injury in the midweek win against Fulham.But Eddie Howe's side are looking particularly light at the back ahead of the visit of Chelsea on Saturday with Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Kieran Trippier and Emil Krafth also currently sidelined."We haven't even had a week where we could regroup," the Newcastle head coach said.So it felt telling tha
  
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• Just in: Barcelona midfield superstar not training with group ahead of Villarreal clash

  19-12-2025 11:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  Just in: Barcelona midfield superstar not training with group ahead of Villarreal clashFC Barcelona started preparations for Sunday’s La Liga clash against Villarreal with a training session at the Ciutat Esportiva this morning.Having had the day off on Thursday, the players reconvened to training today, with an eye on the team’s final game before the mid-season break.Pedri absentHowever, in a concerning bit of development, key Barcelona midfielder Pedri did not train with the rest o
  
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