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Manchester City’s players have not attended the club’s main Christmas party this year. The PA news agency understands boss Pep Guardiola was expected to represent the first-team squad at an event in Manchester city centre for all the club’s staff on Thursday evening. This comes after a book published earlier this season – which was…
Harry Wilson says he owes a debt of gratitude to Chelsea manager Frank Lampard ahead of their Stamford Bridge reunion. Wilson was a Derby regular last season when former Chelsea and England midfielder Lampard steered the Rams into the Sky Bet Championship play-off final. Derby missed out on promotion as Aston Villa beat them at…
Neil Harris had been expecting a stern test of Cardiff’s credentials at Brentford and admitted a poor opening hour cost his side. The Bluebirds slipped to a 2-1 defeat as goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Ollie Watkins had given Brentford a deserved lead. Cardiff launched a fightback when Marlon Pack’s piledriver made it 2-1 on…
Jose Mourinho declared himself happy with the information he gathered on his fringe players after Tottenham’s 3-1 defeat at Bayern Munich. With both teams already into the knockout stages, and the Germans confirmed as Group B winners, Mourinho gave some fresh faces a chance to impress, but they mainly floundered at the Allianz Arena. Kingsley…
In-form Millwall midfielder Jed Wallace received glowing praise from boss Gary Rowett after his goal and assist had spurred his side to a surprise 2-1 Sky Bet Championship win at Bristol City. The visitors took an 11th-minute lead when Wallace’s effort beat Dan Bentley’s dive and it was 2-0 after 70 minutes after centre-back Jake…
Sabri Lamouchi called on his Nottingham Forest side to show more character and ruthlessness – to avoid the sense of regret they felt following their 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough. The home side failed to make their dominance count, particularly during an almost entirely one-sided first half at the City Ground. Forest finally broke Middlesbrough’s resolve…
Republic of Ireland international Daryl Murphy has admitted to taking cocaine on a night out that led to him being banned by the Football Association. Murphy, who now plays for Bolton, was at Nottingham Forest when he received a six-week suspension last season and did not play between October 6 and December 8. The FA’s…
Motherwell midfielder David Turnbull has reported good recent progress on his return to fitness but is not setting any targets for a playing comeback. The 20-year-old underwent knee surgery after a Celtic medical unearthed a latent problem and scuppered a £3million move. Turnbull – who hit 15 goals in 30 league games last season –…
Graeme Souness believes more must be done to stamp out homophobia in football before any active gay players feel comfortable about coming out. The 66-year-old former Liverpool and Rangers midfielder said he was from a generation which had been “extremely homophobic” but added that he had found a visit to the Pride Festival in Brighton…
Rangers captain James Tavernier insisted his side’s “time will come” after a painful Betfred Cup final defeat by Celtic. Tavernier admitted the 1-0 loss at Hampden Park was particularly tough to take because Christopher Jullien’s 60th-minute goal should have been ruled out for offside. Rangers created a string of chances but Fraser Forster saved everything…