Pep Guardiola signs a two-year contract extension with Manchester City
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola signs a two-year contract extension with Manchester City.
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Evening StandardManchester United on verge of first Ruben Amorim signing with 'agreement close'
Technical director Jason Wilcox appears to be leading transfer push at Old Trafford after Dan Ashworth’s shock exit
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Pep Guardiola admits Man City 'have a lot of problems' in disagreement over Ilkay Gundogan verdict
Citizens beaten in Turin as nightmare run continues
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Hard to see Ruben Amorim staying loyal to error-prone goalkeeper Andre Onana
At the home of Pilsner, Andre Onana would be forgiven for buying Rasmus Hojlund a beer or two after the striker got him out of jail following another mistake to add to his collection.
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Rasmus Hojlund in bust-up with Amad Diallo over failure to pass to each other
Rasmus Hojlund was involved in a bust-up with Manchester United team-mate Amad Diallo after rescuing his team with two goals in the win over Viktoria Plzen.
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Furious Ange Postecoglou lays into Timo Werner for ‘unacceptable’ performance
Ange Postecoglou criticised Timo Werner’s performance in Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League draw with Rangers as “unacceptable”.
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Arsenal player ratings vs Monaco: Trademark Gabriel Jesus as Myles Lewis-Skelly and Bukayo Saka impress
Gunners miss chances but take major step towards automatic qualification
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Ding hangs on in nerve-shredding Game 13 draw with Gukesh as title tilt nears climax
Ding Liren hung on for a high-wire draw with Gukesh Dommaraju on Wednesday in the 13th game of their world title showdown in Singapore
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Free-flowing Arsenal back to their best in statement Champions League win to bust set-piece myth
Gunners are on course to skip the Champions League play-offs
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Former China men's football coach jailed 20 years for corruption
Former China men's national football team coach Li Tie has been jailed for 20 years, state media reported Friday, following a lengthy trial on corruption charges.Xi is a self-proclaimed football fan who wants China to host and win the World Cup one day, but the men's national team has long failed to impress.
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Manchester United XI vs Viktoria Plzen: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Europa League
Ruben Amorim recalls Marcus Rashford amid fresh doubts over his Old Trafford future
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Shaq Walks Off ‘Inside the NBA’ Set After Awkward Jay-Z Exchange
Legendary NBA big man Shaquille O’Neal strode off the set of TNT’s Inside the NBA after two of the show’s other hosts had an exchange that touched on rapper Jay-Z, who was accused recently of raping a 13-year-old girl alongside disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z, officially named Shawn Carter, has vigorously denied an unnamed woman’s claim in a lawsuit that he and Combs, who is awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, raped her at an afterparty for the 2000 MTV Video Music Award
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Kevin Johnson: US boxer fighting for Putin's Russia
US heavyweight Kevin Johnson came close to the top of the boxing world before his star dimmed."It's the biggest honour in the world to be a Russian citizen," said Johnson, who speaks only a few words of Russian.
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Chess-India's Gukesh beats China's Ding to become youngest world champion
(Reuters) -Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore. The 18th world champion is, at age 18, four years younger than Garry Kasparov, who had been the youngest world champion since 1985 when he beat Anatoly Karpov. Gukesh won Thursday's game with the black pieces after Ding wilted under pressure and blundered in what commentators considered to be a comfortable position, snatching the title with a final score of 7.5-6.5.
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Roy Keane breaks silence on row with Ipswich Town fan
Roy Keane has broken his silence on his pitchside confrontation with an Ipswich Town fan he told to “wait in the car park”.
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How Man City lost their ‘fear factor’: ‘careless’ duels, counter-attacks and mental issues
Ilkay Gundogan questioned Manchester City’s mentality after they slumped to a seventh defeat in 10 games and effectively ended their chances of finishing in the top eight in the Champions League.
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Max Verstappen defends Sergio Perez after’ very harsh’ criticism
The Dutchman finished 285 points ahead of Perez as Red Bull missed out on the constructors’ title
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Liverpool XI vs Fulham: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League game
The Reds are aiming to maintain their four point lead at the top of the table
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Local boy Myles Lewis-Skelly gets Arsenal buzzing on the biggest stage
The 18-year-old left-back excelled on his Champions League debut and showed Arteta he could be ready for more responsibility
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Tottenham consider recall option on Ashley Phillips loan amid defensive injury crisis
Spurs could bring back 19-year-old in January after losing Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven
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Myles Lewis-Skelly is Arsenal’s ‘special character’ who confronted Erling Haaland
In order to make it as a professional player at a club like Arsenal, a youngster must have two qualities. The first is exceptional footballing ability. The second is personality. In the unforgiving world of Premier League football, strength of character can be just as important as technical skill.