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Gareth Southgate defends playing John Stones despite injury scare for Manchester City
Gareth Southgate defended picking John Stones for successive England matches after he suffered injury on Tuesday night, with Jude Bellingham rescuing a last-gasp draw at Wembley with his stoppage-time equaliser.
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England player ratings vs Belgium: Jude Bellingham stars but Jordan Pickford and Lewis Dunk slip up
Jude Bellingham’s late goal with the last kick off the match earned England a draw against Belgium at Wembley.
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Chelsea’s 16-year-old wonderkid Kendry Paez to avoid serious punishment after attending strip club
Chelsea’s teenage wonderkid Kendry Paez is expected to avoid any serious punishment after being taken to a New York strip club by senior members of the Ecuador squad before the team’s defeat to Italy.
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‘Horrible’ Joey Barton comments and online abuse of 17-year-old female goalkeeper branded ‘bullying’
Joey Barton has been branded a “bully” and condemned for firing “horrible” online criticism at 17-year-old Partick Thistle goalkeeper Ava Easdon.
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Andros Townsend: ‘Points deductions make mockery of Premier League’
Nottingham Forest and Everton’s points deductions for breaching Premier League financial rules has been branded “nonsense” by one of their relegation rivals despite benefiting from the punishment.
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Sarina Wiegman: Player-coach relationships are inappropriate – we must do more to protect players
Sarina Wiegman has condemned player-coach relationships as “very inappropriate”, speaking for the first time since the issue made widespread headlines earlier this month.
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Reading in advanced takeover talks with North American group
Reading are in advanced talks with a North American group over a potential takeover, in a huge development for the crisis-hit League One club.
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