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Women's Super League 2019-20 fixtures, teams & tickets

Everything you need to know about the forthcoming Super League season, in which Arsenal will attempt to defend their title Following the success of England’s Lionesses at the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, there is expected to be an upsurge of interest in the domestic game, the top level of which is the […]

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Marotta rules out Icardi to Juventus & swap for Dybala

The Inter managing director believes the striker will move on but the Serie A champions are unlikely to be his destination Inter managing director Beppe Marotta has ruled out a transfer of Mauro Icardi to Juventus while adding a move for Paulo Dybala is more fantasy than reality.  Icardi’s future at the club has been […]

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Did the USMNT burn itself out during the first half of the Gold Cup final?

A fast and furious first half of the Gold Cup final saw the Americans create a plethora of chances, but the second half featured a worn out USA side When the Mexican national team took control of the second half of Sunday’s Gold Cup final, it was easy to point to tactical adjustments made by […]

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‘Tottenham have to do Eriksen deal’ – Murphy wants Dane to stay & Sessegnon to be snapped up

The former Spurs midfielder feels fresh terms are imperative with a key playmaker, while additions elsewhere in the squad would be most welcome Tottenham “have to tie Christian Eriksen down with a new contract”, says Danny Murphy, with it imperative that the Dane is not allowed to head towards free agency if no transfer is […]

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Former Man City, Aston Villa defender Richards retires at 31 after injury struggles

The 13-cap former England international has called time on a promising career blighted by injuries and inconsistency Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has retired from football at the age of 31. Richards has been unable to play since October 2016 due to a long-standing knee problem. He has spent the past four seasons with […]

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'If Joao Felix has two bad games don't kill him!' – Koke urges patience with €126m Atletico star

The Atletico captain insists that the teenager is unfazed of the expectation from his nine figure transfer fee Atletico Madrid captain Koke is confident Joao Felix has the character to handle his €126 million (£115m/$140m) price tag but urged fans not to get on his back if he does have a couple of bad games. […]

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Bournemouth pick up the £15m cheque as Billing leaves Huddersfield

The midfielder will remain in the Premier League after being relegated after joining the Cherries Bournemouth have signed Danish midfielder Philip Billing from relegated Huddersfield Town for a reported £15 million ($18m). The 23-year-old has signed a “long-term contract” with the Premier League club. A former Denmark Under-21 international, Billing has shown promise since joining […]

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Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid: TV channel, live stream, squad news & preview

Los Blancos begin the hard work of putting last season behind them with a difficult opening friendly against FCB in the USA Real Madrid’s pre-season campaign begins on Saturday with an ICC encounter against Bayern Munich in Houston’s NRG Stadium.  Zinedine Zidane’s side are aiming to put a wretched 2018-19 campaign behind them and build […]

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Sarri defends De Ligt after own goal on first Juventus start

The highly-rated Dutch defender put through his own net on his full debut, but the Bianconeri boss is not concerned about the former Ajax captain Maurizio Sarri hailed Gianluigi Buffon’s performance in Juventus’ penalty shoot-out win over Inter, while insisting Matthijs de Ligt has no responsibility for their poor first-half display. Buffon made three saves […]

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Pulisic hopes he's 'earned the respect' of his team-mates after first Chelsea goals

The U.S. international says scoring was a relief, but reiterated that he’s not at the club to replace Eden Hazard Chelsea new boy Christian Pulisic has admitted he felt he needed to prove himself to his team-mates, but thinks scoring his first goals for the club in a pre-season friendly against Red Bull Salzburg may […]

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