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Why not quicken things up and play to our strengths? There is so much debate as to who should play on the left‚ who should play in the middle‚ who should play on the right. My solution - play them all! If it is Anthony Gordon who starts on the left‚ tell him: 'Forget about conserving energy‚ you've got 45 minutes‚ give it everything you've got‚ empty the tank'. Then‚ at half-time‚ on comes Marcus Rashford. Make one player from two. This rotation also means they can go again a few days later.
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FRANCE 3-1 SENEGAL - RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN NEW JERSEY: For all the phoney petitions and haters from Paris to Madrid‚ there is just one trifling problem: even on his bad days‚ no one changes the course of a World Cup match quite like Kylian Mbappe. And for that reason‚ France are up and running. Unlike Spain‚ Brazil‚ Belgium and the Netherlands‚ there was no slip here. No points dropped.
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IAN LADYMAN: Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti refused to blame individual players after his team started their tournament with an unconvincing 1-1 draw with Morocco in New Jersey. 'I won't take any criticism of the individual players who started the match‚' said Ancelotti. 'There is criticism for the entire team which did not play well in the first half.'
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FIFA have provided a remarkable and bizarre excuse for the embarrassing number of empty seats captured by TV cameras at the World Cup. Viewers of South Korea's 2-1 win over Czechia were quick to point out that there were large portions of the stadium without fans. In spite of the apparent reduced attendance‚ FIFA announced an official attendance of 44‚985 at the game‚ which is only 679 below full capacity at Estadio Chivas.
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The Caribbean nation's shirts had featured soldiers lifting up the nation's flag to mark them winning independence from France in the Battle of Vertieres in 1803. But rules prohibit any 'political‚ religious‚ or personal messages or slogans' on kits and Haiti must therefore stump up a new jersey just three days before they play Scotland.
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The Saudi Pro League 'Cheating' Scandal Shows No Sign of Slowing: Will There be Collateral Damage?
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IAN LADYMAN: There was a moment when we felt as though we may not get a game at all here in tropical Orlando. The storm that wrapped this city in its venom in mid-afternoon was the kind that had travelling England supporters reaching for their mobile phones to send the footage back home. So England coach Thomas Tuchel would have taken this outcome had he been offered it when he was sheltering with his players in the team hotel an hour before scheduled kick-off. A game‚ a dominant performance‚ a win and no injuries. There was even scope for some experimenting‚ too‚ and with that came the most intriguing vignette of England's World Cup preparations so far.
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22 G/A star fits the kind of signing Manchester United are looking for but there's one concern
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English football authorities warned they are failing the game - 'It is not about tokenism‚ there's talent out there'
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England have been in the States for over a week now‚ training ahead of their first match of the tournament on June 17 against Croatia. The whole group is now together after the four Arsenal players - Bukayo Saka‚ Declan Rice‚ Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke - were afforded extra time off after the Champions League final‚ with the 26-man squad locked in and ready to go. There was debate when Tuchel named his squad around the likes of Phil Foden and Cole Palmer being left out‚ and Terry has now chimed in too. And‚ speaking on Sports Uncensored ‚ he suggested at least 11 of the 26-man squad should not be featuring if England want to be successful this summer.
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OLIVER HOLT IN TAMPA: If this game represented anything‚ it represented the beginning of hope. Because however much we try to quell it‚ the hope always takes hold. There are 11 days until England's opening game of the World Cup against Croatia in Dallas but there is enough talent in this squad to let the hope flourish and to clutch at the tentative signs of encouragement on view here. Harry Kane played‚ Harry Kane scored and Harry Kane was not injured. That was the best news because without Kane‚ there probably is no hope. Him staying healthy was more important than him scoring the 79th goal of his England career in his 113th appearance.
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There's no greater stage for the best footballers to showcase their skills than the World Cup but some superstars will be absent in the US this summer. Some have been dealt crushing injury blows‚ others have been caught by father time and a few from major nations simply failed to make the cut. How many Real Madrid right backs haven't been picked to go to a World Cup? That's Trent Alexander-Arnold's unfortunate fate.
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'There are low points': Konaté reveals struggles in year of personal tragedy
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Lawrence Shankland can fire Scotland to World Cup history as old pal insists there's more to come after Euros disappointment
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The Reds finished fifth in the Premier League this season‚ only just qualifying for the Champions League after a record-breaking £415million transfer spend in the summer. There were grumbles about Liverpool's playing style and questions about his relationship with some of the club's key stars‚ most notably Mohamed Salah.
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He has stepped down from working as a TV pundit for Arsenal's Champions League final clash with Paris Saint-Germain amid concerns he will receive abuse from the latter's fanbase. He was due to work for French channel Canal+ for the Budapest-based showpiece on Saturday. However‚ there has now been a U-turn on that decision after he was reportedly abused by PSG supporters during their semi-final clash with Bayern Munich.
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There were echoes from Celtic past at every turn and Martin O'Neill must have been tempted to hang around Hampden showers
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MATT BARLOW AT WEMBLEY: After all the spies‚ subterfuge and pretend binoculars came the eye of the Tigers. One sucker punch from Oli McBurnie in the fifth minute of added time and Hull City are on their way back to the Premier League. This time there is no way back for Middlesbrough. They can pick up their feud with Southampton in the Championship next season. The reprieve was brief and their Wembley curse goes on. They have never won here and this was the sixth attempt.
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“There's hope.” - Arsenal star delivers potentially massive fitness boost for Champions League final
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MATT BARLOW AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Tottenham supporters travel to Stamford Bridge not only fearing the worst but expecting it. With one win in the last 36 years there is no reason for anything else‚ but this trip across London delivered more agony than usual. They lost again. Of course they did. Goals by Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos put Chelsea two up before Richarlison pulled one back in the 73rd minute and sparked a desperate search for a late equaliser in a chaotic finish. Chances slipped away‚ as did an optimistic penalty appeal for a foul before a corner by Marc Cucurella ‚ and Jorrell Hato produced a terrific recovery block to deny substitute James Maddison. There was no escape for Spurs. At least not until Sunday. This defeat keeps Roberto De Zerbi 's team mired in a relegation hell until the very last day of the campaign.
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"There wasn't much": Guirassy's comments are raising eyebrows
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OLIVER HOLT AT THE EMIRATES: And then there was one. Just one more obstacle for Arsenal. Just one more ordeal. Just one more river to cross. Crystal Palace await in south London on Sunday afternoon and if Arsenal win there‚ the Premier League title will be theirs. It does not matter what Manchester City do against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday evening. It does not matter what they do against Aston Villa on Sunday at the Etihad. If Arsenal hold their nerve one last time at Selhurst Park‚ the title will be theirs. They only scraped past relegated Burnley at the Emirates. They crawled over the line courtesy of a majestic first half header from Kai Havertz from a Bukayo Saka corner. Maybe some will call them Set Piece FC again but they will not care about that.
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'There's a lot of stuff being said about Nick Woltemade' - Newcastle star hits back at critics
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CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: When you are fighting for survival‚ the wounds are not supposed to be self-inflicted. But here against a Newcastle team with little to play for beyond pride‚ West Ham found an enemy within. For them‚ there was little pride in a performance that will likely mean the club is playing in the Championship next season. The fatal blow came from their own hand‚ quite literally. El Hadji Malick Diouf threw the ball loosely in the direction of substitute Pablo‚ who looked like he'd rather still be on the bench.
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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: They came to pay homage to Casemiro on his last appearance at Old Trafford‚ and the Manchester United fans were not disappointed. The Brazil star walked out with his children to a fantastic reception‚ and left the pitch after 81 minutes with the adulation of the crowd in his ears and tears in his eyes. There was to be no celebration of Michael Carrick's confirmation as United manager‚ with the fine details of his new two-year contract not quite being finalised in time for it to be made official before kick-off as the club had hoped.
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He wrote: 'I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers‚ and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there.
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EXCLUSIVE! Ryan Stevenson wants Willie Collum gone as Celtic penalty rage means there's only one place VAR should go
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“There's no comparison with the Super Bowl”
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Martin O'Neill adamant controversial Celtic penalty was 'clear cut' and claims there were two offences
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"There is an orchestrated campaign ongoing against the club"
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If Motherwell cost Celtic the title again then I'm never going back there - Helicopter Sunday haunted me for 15 years
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The star is set to miss the remainder of Arsenal's season with a ligament injury in his right knee. He is believed to have suffered medial collateral ligament damage and would therefore miss Premier League games against Burnley and Crystal Palace before the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. It leaves the Gunners with a problem ahead of a history-defining few weeks in May. Jurrien Timber has also been injured.
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MATT BARLOW: West Ham are braced for a summer of upheaval with uncertainty in the boardroom after Karren Brady's exit. Brady stepped down in April following 16 years as co-chair. Relegation after 14 years in the Premier League would have huge financial repercussions and trigger contractual clauses. There is a growing feeling‚ however‚ that Bowen might have clearance to leave even if they avoid the drop. Those in pursuit believe he might be prised away for less than £60million.
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There‚ Kavanagh ruled that Pablo had his arm across Raya's chest‚ impeding him from catching the ball or parrying it away‚ with Arsenal going on to see the game out and open up a five-point lead over Pep Guardiola's side to close in on the Premier League title.
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'There's Only One Messi': Guillermo Hoyos slams critics and urges fans not to turn their backs
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TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: One more win. One more win to turn a wonderful era for Aston Villa into one that will be remembered for ever. There was pressure here‚ all right. If Nottingham Forest had prevailed‚ Villa players‚ fans and even Unai Emery himself would have been questioning everything they had done. Not now. Not now Villa are so close to the Europa League title‚ which would be the fifth of Emery's career. How fitting it was that John McGinn‚ who joined this club when they were in the Championship‚ should score twice and produce a barnstorming performance just when it was needed. He has remained while players have come and gone and if he were to lift the trophy against Freiburg in the Final in Istanbul next month‚ his status as a Villa great would be assured. McGinn's late double secured the result after earlier goals from Ollie Watkins and Emi Buendia - from the penalty spot - had given them the edge.
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'Valverde's statement after his clash with Tchouaméni: "There's someone behind who quickly spreads the story..."'