Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Manchester City can close the gap on Arsenal as they head to Crystal Palace before the leaders face Fulham on Sunday Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1 Venue Vitality Stadium Last season n/a Continue reading...

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Gianluca Vialli: a look back at the Italy great's football life – video obituary

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The former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died at the age of 58. Vialli, who played for Chelsea during a stellar career before going to become the club’s manager, had been undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. Vialli began his career at Cremonese, his hometown club, before going on to star in Serie A for Sampdoria and Juventus, ending his playing career at Chelsea before going into management and coaching. He was part of the backroom team that beat England in the final to win Euro 2020 and recently announced that he would be stepping away from his role as delegation chief with the Italy team to focus on his cancer treatment. Vialli announced he had undergone radiotherapy and chemotherapy in November 2018, having been diagnosed with cancer one year earlier. He was initially given the all-clear in April 2020, but in December 2021 he announced the disease had returned. * Gianluca Vialli, former Italy, Juventus and Chelsea striker, dies aged 58 Continue reading...
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Lionesses kick off with pressure rising and questions to answer at World Cup

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High expectations, recent goal drought and uncertainty over best XI mean England could do with a strong start against Haiti ‘Pressure is a privilege.” Those were the words Leah Williamson uttered on the eve of last summer’s home Euros. Just over a year later, England, with those winners’ medals still gleaming, have to deal with a different kind of pressure, perhaps more increased than ever before. The Lionesses open their World Cup against Haiti in Brisbane with the expectation of a nation on their shoulders. No matter the injuries or the raft of new faces, the wealth of talent within their squad means many will consider this the best opportunity England have had to lift the coveted trophy. When asked about this pressure, Sarina Wiegman brushed off the notion with characteristic composure. “[It] is always on England,” the manager said on Friday. “Everyone expects England to win anyway – that’s for tomorrow but also last year for the opening of the European Championship. That’s not di...
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‘They’re ignorant’: Crawford hits out at racist abuse of Ireland Under-15s players

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* Under-21s manager calls on social media companies to act * ‘These same people will be cheering goals if Chieo scores’ The Republic of Ireland Under-21s manager, Jim Crawford, has hit out at the “uneducated” trolls who sent online abuse to members of the country’s under-15s squad. The Football Association of Ireland has condemned the attacks which came after the under-15s’ back-to-back 6-0 victories over Latvia this week, as “vile and horrific” and is working with police and social media companies to identify and deal with those responsible. Continue reading...
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