Picking the best XI from Pep Guardiola’s Man City & Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool

The revelations surrounding City’s financial conduct have inevitably tainted that period, but there’s still a compelling case that these were the two of the finest teams English football has ever seen. Here’s our best…

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Everton owner The Friedkin Group exploring sale of club after two years

The Houston-based company confirmed in a statement on Friday that it was seeking fresh investment in Everton but was also open to relinquishing control should a suitable buyer be found. No timescale has been placed on a…

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The story of Mark Viduka, the ‘lazy’ enigma Australia grew to love

Australia’s migrant history has been both fruitful and divisive in shaping the football landscape. It was from such turmoil that Mark Viduka rose to prominence, became a force in European football, and then retreated…

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The dire consequences of accidentally beating Liverpool and Pardew’s four-word message in Barcelona

There was even an integral VAR-based subplot, with ramifications for what is currently Manchester City’s last officially nefarious Premier League title. West Brom were in turmoil in the winter of 2018. Against the…

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Chess: France and US dominate rapid and blitz at Pall Mall Masters

In London's clubland in Pall Mall, the RAC clubhouse has hosted the Oxford v Cambridge Varsity match for almost half a century, while the Athenaeum was the venue for a dramatic match in 2023 where the record-breaking…

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Oliver Glasner: ‘There was no plan for me to be Nottingham Forest manager’

There is the small matter of heading back on Sunday with Nottingham Forest to Selhurst Park, where bitterness runs deep over the club seizing Palace's place in the Europa League last season. Forest's owner, Evangelos…

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Williams ‘completely missed this set of regulations and got it really wrong’ – Sainz | Formula 1

Vowles recently claimed the team faces a “cost cap trap” where it cannot pay for the improvements its infrastructure needs without taking money away from car development. Sainz, who is a director of the Grand Prix…

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Farhan stars as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in first T20 - scorecard

Udara c Nawaz b Naseem Udara c Nawaz b Naseem 91 55 12 11 1 101 165.45 Mendis c Imran Randhawa b Naseem Mendis c Imran Randhawa b Naseem 1 2 1 0 0 5 50.00 Mishara c Fakhar b Imran Randhawa Mishara c Fakhar b Imran…

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Pat Cummins unfazed by prospect of Khawaja book raising sandpaper scandal: ‘Tell your story’

Cummins confirmed that Khawaja had called to inform him he would be writing the book, which will be released days after the end of Australia's first Test tour of South Africa since the infamous match. How much will be…

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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

But the decision to withdraw from Thomas Tuchel's squad in an attempt to manage his workload made sense after Rice had only three weeks off post-World Cup before returning to pre-season training. The 27-year-old has…

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