Cole Palmer has created more chances than anyone but Chelsea do not have a striker who can finish them By Ben McAleer for WhoScored “It’s about being realistic,” said Enzo Maresca in mid-December after his team had beaten Brentford at Stamford Bridge. It was Chelsea’s fifth league win in a row and they were being […]
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Gasperini calls him ‘one of the worst penalty takers’ Striker’s spot-kick saved as side were beaten by Brugge The Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman said his coach Gian Piero Gasperini’s comments describing him as “one of the worst penalty takers” he had ever seen after Tuesday’s Champions League exit were “deeply disrespectful” and hurtful. Club Brugge
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LAFC striker was not at home during break-in Athletes in US have been targeted by burglars Los Angeles FC striker Olivier Giroud’s home was the target of a burglary earlier this month, police said. Los Angeles police said they responded on 5 February to a report that a window had been smashed at a home
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Rhea Clarke joins sister Elliann in being called up by Scotland and is one of nine uncapped players in head coach Bryan Easson’s 34-strong extended training squad for the Women’s Six Nations.
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Jude Bellingham is banned for two La Liga matches following his red card in Saturday’s draw with Osasuna.
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Warren Gatland says he left his role as Wales head coach after being “weighed down” by criticism – including from his former players.
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A proposal to start a new top-tier league in the United States will only work if the competition embraces what makes soccer in the country different When the men’s World Cup comes to the United States – alongside Canada and Mexico – in 2026, it will be played in NFL-sized stadiums in major metropolitan areas
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Financial results reveal former sporting director’s payoff United paid about £3m to take Ashworth from Newcastle Manchester United have revealed they paid £4.1m to Dan Ashworth when he left after only five months at Old Trafford. It cost the club about £3m in compensation last summer to acquire the sporting director from Newcastle but they
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Welsh club responded to grim run by moving on their head coach, director of football and club captain. But what now? Football, especially in the cutthroat and crazy Championship, has a habit of making very little sense very quickly. How can a club change their director of football and head coach days after the January
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José Luis Munuera under scrutiny over business links Real Madrid player suspended for two league games The referee who sent off Jude Bellingham after the Real Madrid midfielder swore has denounced what he calls a false accusation by local media that has led to him being temporarily sidelined by the Spanish football federation (RFEF). The
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