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Manchester City are aiming to climb up to fourth in the Premier League table when they face the in-form Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon. The weekend’s action begins at the Etihad, with Palace aiming to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games. Oliver Glasner’s side have won four of their previous five…

Christian Eriksen is expected to assess his options in the coming weeks ahead of the expiry of his Manchester United contract. The 33-year-old’s return to the highest level after a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 is one of football’s greatest ever stories and is testament to the character and ability of the Danish midfielder. Eriksen…

Elsewhere in South America, Uruguay also took a big step towards joining Brazil in the north of the continent next year, after beating Venezuela 2-0 at Montevideo’s Estadio Centenario. United midfielder Manuel Ugarte played 90 minutes, as goals from Club America striker Rodrigo Aguirre and Flamengo midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaeta – in a four-minute period either…

You also had three goals ruled out and hit the woodwork twice. Is it fair to say that it could have been more? Secondly, Pep Guardiola was in here a short time ago saying that the Dalot challenge on Doku should have been a straight red. What was your view of that? “I’m not giving…

It’s been a remarkable month in the Women’s Super League (WSL) with a number of managerial changes across the division. Liverpool parted ways with Matt Beard, before Crystal Palace announced the departure of Laura Kaminski during the last international break. Then, Manchester City made the shock decision to sack Gareth Taylor just a few days…

Chelsea continue their push to finish in the top four when they visit west London rivals Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday. The Blues head into the weekend affair having bolstered their bid for Champions League qualification on Thursday night. Facing another capital rival, they were narrow 1-0 victors against Tottenham Hotspur in a…