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Guardian — Football2 days agoHave any footballers ever scored with the first touch of their careers? | The Knowledge
Plus: European stadiums with low Google ratings, losing hat-tricks and the last time Spain had less than 50% possession Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Jamie Spencer, 17, made his first first-team appearance in a competitive match, for Huddersfield at Doncaster on 9 September in the prestigious…
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Guardian — Football2 days agoDropping Kelly and Toone could prove a World Cup masterstroke by Wiegman | Tom Garry
England’s coach has given a wake-up call to her whole squad by leaving out two heroes of 2022 and 2025 Sarina Wiegman sent a clear message to two of England’s biggest names on Tuesday and – in doing so, irrespective of reputations – fired the same warning to every player: perform for your club or you will not go to…
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BBC Sport — Football2 days ago£1.2bn on transfers with £830m inflated in sponsorships - Man City's 'asterisk era'
BBC Sport analyses Manchester City's dominance of English football during the period in which they were breaching financial rules.
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BBC Sport — Football2 days agoThe part-timers who won three Wembley finals in a row
You probably knew Pep Guardiola's Manchester City won four League Cups on the bounce between 2018 and 2021 – but another side did the silverware hat-trick first.
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Guardian — Football3 days agoTuchel praises Alexander-Arnold for ‘decisive’ display on England return
‘We need to keep focused, and Trent was a big help in this’ Alexander-Arnold set up opener in 2-0 win over Czechia Thomas Tuchel praised Trent Alexander-Arnold after the right-back impressed on his first England appearance since June 2025. Alexander-Arnold, who has a point to prove after missing out on a World Cup…
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BBC Sport — Football3 days agoIt is time for Tuchel to offer Alexander-Arnold some trust
Having been overlooked for so long, Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a world-class moment on his return, writes Phil McNulty.
Guardian — Football3 days agoNations League roundup: Lamine Yamal sinks Croatia in Spain’s World Cup homecoming
Teenager scores twice in 4-1 win to boost Ballon d’Or case Slovenia beat North Macedonia; Faroe Islands hold Moldova Lamine Yamal scored two goals and set up another as Spain hammered Croatia 4-1 on Tuesday in the Nations League in their first home game since lifting the World Cup. Lamine Yamal had opened the scorin…
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Guardian — Football3 days agoDisguised funding and dishonest witnesses: key findings in Manchester City case
After the Premier League published the ‘core decision’ of its independent commission, we pick out the main elements The independent commission’s “core decision” is a 40-page document which appears to confirm the worst interpretation of Manchester City’s behaviour. Central to the finding that the club were guilty of…
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BBC Sport — Football3 days agoThe intricate web Man City spun to con the Premier League
The 40-page document which confirmed Manchester City were found guilty of inflating sponsorship income makes fascinating reading. Here's what it sets out.
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Guardian — Football3 days agoSwitzerland’s Rodríguez and Elvedi punish Scotland after Hendry’s early red card
Switzerland have responded exceptionally well after allegations of capers involving vaccination certificates that threatened to overshadow this international window. Make that six points out of six for Murat Yakin’s stylish team. Switzerland look comfortably capable of breezing out of Group B1 in the Nations League.…
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BBC Sport — Football3 days agoWho continues to show how important they are? England player ratings
How the England players rated following their Nations League match.
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Guardian — Football3 days agoSham City: verdict on financial breaches is damning and punishment must be severe | Jonathan Wilson
How can Manchester City be trusted under these owners after they were found to have devised £900m of ‘sham’ contracts? How bad could it be, really? How serious can a breach of arcane financial regulations be, really? Just how damning can accountancy be? Even after Friday’s revelation that Manchester City had been fo…
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Guardian — Football3 days ago‘The emperor is naked’: Uefa president Ceferin takes new swipe at Infantino
Aleksander Ceferin condemns FFE and Balogun affair Tells club chiefs it is ‘time to say enough’ to Fifa The Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has attacked his embattled Fifa counterpart Gianni Infantino in a scathing takedown of the failed Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) project and other recent scandals, saying “th…
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Guardian — Football3 days agoManchester City CEO Soriano says guilty verdicts are ‘a Premier League conspiracy theory’
Soriano: the case is based on ‘a single false accusation’ Club to appeal after verdict on more than 100 charges Manchester City’s chief executive, Ferran Soriano, has said the guilty verdicts against the club for breaches of financial rules are based on “a single false accusation” and a “Premier League conspiracy th…
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BBC Sport — Football3 days agoMan City guilty of 'sham' contracts and £830m 'disguised funding scheme'
The Premier League confirms that Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18.
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Guardian — Football3 days agoManchester City guilty over Premier League charges after £900m of ‘sham’ contracts
Commission: club broke rules over nine-season period City will appeal against verdict before Friday deadline The Premier League has confirmed Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges of breaching its financial rules over a nine-year period, with the club found to have boosted their income by a staggerin…
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BBC Sport — Football3 days agoEngland's Palmer a 'victim' of 'sick' schedule, says PFA chief
Cole Palmer is the "victim" of a "sick" system that is expecting too much of players, according to Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Maheta Molango.
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Guardian — Football3 days agoFootball Daily | Oh Jürgen! Mixed fortunes for the Nations League’s fab four
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! This time last week, Football Daily romanticised a continental renaissance of sorts. The arrival of Jürgen Klopp, Zinedine Zidane and Xavi Hernández on the international management scene piqued our interest . We were also impressed by the clanging brass stones of R…
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Guardian — Football3 days agoDavid Squires on … the Manchester City verdict and Nations League tensions
Our cartoonist on the Premier League’s ruling finally being revealed and Israel v Republic of Ireland Buy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...
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Guardian — Football3 days agoHow important is a fast start for teams chasing the Premier League title?
Manchester City have kicked off the campaign with five victories in a row but the title race is a marathon not a sprint By Opta Analyst The first international window gives us time to take stock and make sense of what has happened in the early weeks of the Premier League season. Manchester City are the only team to…
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Guardian — Football3 days agoAustralia go down fighting to Brazil in fiery 4-2 friendly defeat
Socceroos led 2-1 with goals from Metcalfe and Circati Two late goals sealed win for five-times world champions His first touch taking the ball goalward, Vanderson felt the pressure from Australian defenders closing in and laced a shot goalward, burying it in the top corner of Patrick Beach’s net and putting Brazil…
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