South African football news

Fifteen-year-old JJ Gabriel has scored two magnificent goals in two Premier League 2 appearances for Manchester United - is he ready to make his senior debut

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Midfielder has been pivotal to the champions’ rampant start, becoming a potent threat with his runs into the box As Christos Tzolis cut in from the left flank and drove towards the penalty area, Kai Havertz could see history repeating itself. Tzolis had done just the same on his competitive debut for Arsenal against…

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A look at where Estevao Willian could feature for Chelsea this season after the reminder of his quality in his cameo against Arsenal.

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Three wins in a row, top of the table, unity at the club - are West Ham ready to leave the past behind on and off the pitch?

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England forward scores twice in 3-2 victory Southampton 3-1 Swansea; Watford 2-1 Preston Captain Jarrod Bowen scored twice as West Ham ’s 3-2 win over Bolton took them top of the Championship on goal difference. The England international opened the scoring after 13 minutes and earned last season’s Premier League out…

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Aston Villa finally found their shooting boots with three goals at Club Brugge - but their win was not straightforward.

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Aston Villa were 3-1 up after 43 minutes but were made to sweat for their first win of the season, emerging victorious from an entertaining Champions League opener against Club Brugge. John McGinn, who struck the only goal when Villa belatedly got their season up and running last September against Bologna , opened t…

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⚽ Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Real Madrid v Inter and more | Email Niall Jamie Jackson has noticed something strange on Uefa’s official team sheet … It’s also finished AEK Athens 1-0 LASK Linz in the battle of the acronyms* – you can follow all the other Champions League and Ca…

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Champions League: Lille v Betis, Dortmund v Villarreal Carabao Cup: Palace v Middlesbrough, Sunderland v Hull Live scores | Read Football Daily | And email Daniel Inter, meanwhile, look solid. They’ve won three from three in Serie A, and will, I think, look to clutter the centre of the pitch. That’s another reason I…

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Sadio Mane and Achraf Hakimi have been nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or - but when will an African claim football's top individual prize for the first time since 1995?

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A goalkeeper from an amateur team in South East London could become king of a Ugandan region after the death of his cousin.

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⚽ Champions League news from the 5.45pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Instagram | Read Football Daily Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice have been nominated for this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or while Alessia Russo and Alex Greenwood have been nominated for the women’s award. The 30 men’s and 30 wom…

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Ten clubs could lose tens of millions of pounds next year Ladbrokes owner highlights PM’s position as Everton fan Half of the Premier League’s 20 clubs have sponsorship or advertising deals with unlicensed gambling companies that could be illegal next year under plans being developed by the government. An eight-week…

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Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister says he is "very sad" not to have been offered a new deal by the club and had "options" to leave in the summer.

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The Philadelphia Union midfielder has gotten his longest run of game time since turning pro, and the data is tantalizing There’s a video from a United States U-15 camp three years ago that will make your head spin. It’s a routine training session for the boys on the pitch except one, a head shorter and a year or two…

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Porto boss Francesco Farioli is one of the most highly regarded young managers and on Tuesday he takes charge in the Champions League for the first time.

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Newcastle United sporting director Ross Wilson says the club were preparing for former head coach Eddie Howe's departure for up to nine months.

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Aston Villa have not scored in their opening three Premier League games - how will manager Unai Emery find their attacking edge?

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Federico Chiesa's future at Liverpool is in doubt, Jadon Sancho might return to the Premier League, Real Madrid's Endrick is attracting interest from Italy, plus more.

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Norwegian forward has played every minute of season Parenting duties have changed player’s ‘priorities’ Enzo Maresca believes Erling Haaland has become “complete” as his priorities have changed after the birth of the Manchester City No 9’s son two years ago. Haaland has again started the campaign in prolific form, s…

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Manager remains calm despite his side taking one point and scoring no goals in opening three Premier League games Unai Emery is not panicking. He may kick every ball on the touchline but, behind closed doors, Aston Villa’s players are used to him being the calmest person in the room, routinely more demanding after v…

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