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His team bottom of the National League, Lee Cattermole’s ‘bomb squad’ approach could well end with him departing Among many doomsday scenarios facing Manchester City is plunging down the football pyramid. Would that be so bad? Instead of yawning at the prospect of yet another meeting with Real Madrid or repeated Avi…

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The latest football news, reaction and discussion Today’s fixtures | And you can mail matchday live Scotland: Sebastien Pocognoli’s reign began with a 0-0 draw with Slovenia yesterday afternoon. It’s a decent first result for Steve Clarke’s successor and gives Scotland a platform to build on before games against Swi…

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The much-derided Adidas Jabulani, created for the 2010 World Cup, is now the ball of choice in a niche sport About once a month, Ben Clarke, the world’s leading footgolfer, carefully pumps up his collection of coveted Adidas Jabulani footballs. Like most elite players, Clarke possesses an extensive array of balls, a…

Premier League could be hit hard by aftermath, while Manchester City fans may know they took 30 years to recover from a guilty verdict in 1906 So it turns out none of that was real. Nothing that happened in English football between 2009‑10 and 2017-18 that involved Manchester City actually happened. City beating Man…

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BBC Sport columnist Tony Pulis explains what he and all Stoke fans are thinking after Manchester City are found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges they faced.

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Things started to go wrong against Spain at the same time they did against Argentina, but for very different reasons and with far more cause for optimism You could feel it inside the stadium, one of those moments where the air starts to shift, the birds fly backwards through the sky, and outside on Wembley Way an ol…

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England's loss to Spain was decided by uncharacteristic mistakes, with two Man City players making errors - so did club news affect performances for country?

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Eleven players make US debuts in Orlando Sullivan, 16, starts in youngest US appearance in years Ellis and Hall score as Pochettino’s new faces impress Playing in their first match of the 2030 World Cup cycle, the US men’s national team crushed Peru 4-1 in at Orlando’s Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday, riding goals from…

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England embrace the chaos, but superb Spain show it will never win big prizes, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

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It was another high-profile game when Thomas Tuchel’s England let a lead slip in the second half and went on to lose. But unlike the last time, it was not one for recriminations. The England support can accept losing when their team plays with cut and thrust. More to the point, they can accept losing to Spain who, a…

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England were beaten 3-2 in an entertaining game by world champions Spain in the Nations League - here's how BBC Sport rated the Three Lions' players.

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When things are going awry, the Albiceleste will no longer be able to rely on their ultimate get-out clause It isn’t quite over yet. Lionel Messi will return a week on Wednesday for his formal farewell in a friendly against Benin, but, before that, Argentina face two games when they will begin to experience a future…

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Bolton goalkeeper issues statement after withdrawal Ireland players will wear black armbands in match The Republic of Ireland will fulfil their fixture against Israel in Hungary on Sunday night, but only after lengthy deliberations between the players resulted in a “significant majority” voting to play. The Bolton g…

England were 2-1 up when Harry Kane’s penalty hit the bar; the world champions made them pay England are about to face the hardest challenge in international football , maybe at any level of the game. They are going to try to score against Spain. Spain conceded one goal in eight games on the way to winning the World…

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BBC Sport Scotland picks out what we learned from Sebastien Pocognoli's first game in charge as Scotland drew with Slovenia.

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Defending champions win 1-0 at pointless Charlton Alex Greenwood fires in only goal from a free-kick Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the Women’s Super League season with a 1-0 win at Charlton. Alex Greenwood scored a fine free-kick in the 36th minute, which proved enough to give the defending champ…

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Sébastien Pocognoli grimaced on Friday when recalling his debut as an international player for Belgium. Alessandro del Piero and Italy discovered favourable opposition when preparing for the 2006 World Cup. Pocognoli will also look back, in time, at his first game as the manager of Scotland. Blue skies, a dainty sta…

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The Republic of Ireland have confirmed Sunday's Uefa Nations League B3 game against Israel in Debrecen, Hungary will go ahead.

After being found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges for breaching Premier League, could Manchester city really be stripped of eight trophies?

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⚽ Updates from the Group B1 game; kick-off 2pm BST ⚽ Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Mail Barry Sebastien Pocognoli: “We had a good camp, we reached all the aspects that we wanted to reach on the pitch but also off the pitch,” said Scotland’s head coach during his press conference at the Stozice Arena. “Rega…

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‘We have faced challenges together before and have prevailed’ Maresca quotes Socrates on social media – ‘I know nothing’ Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the Manchester City chair, has spoken for the first time since the club was found guilty on virtually all counts of breaching Premier League financial rules. He said “nothing…

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