Soccer
Ole on Utd's slow starts: Let's just be a goal down
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Friday, 24 September 2021 15:52
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he has spoken to his players about their tendency to start games slowly and joked that he has written to the Premier League to ask to kick-off matches a goal down.Solskjaer rapped his team for their slow start in the 1-0 defeat to West Ham United in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. They…
Real Madrid's Benzema making a case to be the best in the world
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Friday, 24 September 2021 14:56
The ball dropped out of the night sky to where Karim Benzema had appeared, undetected again, between Martin Valjent and Brian Olivan. As it fell from high, he controlled it, ran to one side and, right-footed, scored his second goal of the evening, the ball taking a deflection on its way into the Mallorca net. A few minutes later, the…
Chelsea vs. Man City: Tuchel vs. Guardiola, title questions, key players
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Friday, 24 September 2021 18:44
It's still too early to talk about title-deciding games, after all it's not even October, but Saturday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester City is significant in terms of who sets the early pace.Chelsea are off to a red-hot start, winning four and drawing once in their first five games, conceding just once in the process. It's been tougher…
Ancelotti backs Benzema for Ballon d'Or
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Friday, 24 September 2021 12:27
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed Karim Benzema to be a Ballon d'Or contender this year after an extraordinary start to the LaLiga season which has seen the forward contribute eight goals and seven assists in just six games.Benzema's fine form continued in Real Madrid's 6-1 win over Mallorca on Wednesday, as he scored twice -- and provided Marco…
Brazil call up eight Prem-based players
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Friday, 24 September 2021 12:27
Brazil coach Tite has included eight Premier League-based players for next month's World Cup qualifiers at Venezuela, Colombia and Uruguay.Tite's selection for this month's international window was affected by the English clubs' refusal to release their players called up by their national teams if they were to compete in countries on the UK's coronavirus "red list."Brazil were without nine Premier…
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