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Fàbregas outwits Gasperini to take controversial Como a step closer to Champions League | Nicky Bandini

The club by the lake are far from universally popular but the Como manager’s clever tactics brought a key win over Roma For once the TV cameras at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia had not picked out a Hollywood A-lister in the stands but a celebrity of calcio instead. Gennaro Gattuso, the Italy manager, not to

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Six Nations 2026: our writers pick their tournament highlights

From the brilliance of Bielle-Biarrey to Carré’s jaw-dropping try, our highs and lows from a sensational championship Player of the tournament Impossible to look past Louis Bielle-Biarrey who, among assorted records, has become the first player to score a try in every Six Nations game in successive seasons. But Italy’s Tommaso Menoncello and Ireland’s Stuart

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Leverkusen hark back to Alonso era as adrenaline rush pushes Bayern to brink | Andy Brassell

Rivalry has been Bundesliga’s best in recent years and intense 1-1 draw had ‘everything football has to offer’ Even if Xabi Alonso is no longer at Bayer Leverkusen strong traces of him remain, both at the club and in the Bundesliga. Take the match-up between Die Werkself and Bayern Munich, another of his former clubs.

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Chelsea fined £10.75m and given suspended transfer ban over historical rule-breaking

Club also hit with nine-month academy transfer ban Investigation covered period between 2011 and 2018 Chelsea have been fined £10.75m by the Premier League and given a one-window transfer ban, suspended for two years, over historical breaches of regulations under the ownership of Roman Abramovich. “The Premier League has concluded two separate disciplinary processes involving

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