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John Stones’ controversial late winner secures City win

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John Stones scored Man City’s dramatic winner in stoppage time at Molineux as their 2-1 victory at Wolves sent them top of the Premier League table momentarily before Liverpool beat Chelsea to regain their spot. Jorgen Strand Larsen had opened the scoring from a fast Wolves counter attack, and while Josko Gvardiol leveled it up before the break, the struggling Wolves defended doggedly and looked to have held out until Stones’ headed in a corner in the 95th minute of the match.

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Thomas Tuchel appointed as England manager

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Thomas Tuchel has been confirmed as the new England manager. The former Chelsea manager will begin work on January 1, 2025 ahead of the Three Lions’ qualification campaign for the 2026 World Cup. Interim boss Lee Carsley will remain in charge of the team for the remaining UEFA Nations League games against Greece and Republic of Ireland before returning to his role with the U21s

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Spurs bottle a two goal lead to Brighton

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Tottenham Hotspur lost their 3rd game of the season as Brighton and Hover Albion produced a stunning second half comeback, scoring three goals in 18 minutes to come from 2-0 down to beat Tottenham 3-2 at the Amex Stadium. The Spurs looked to be in total control of the game at half time after goals from in form Brennan Johnson and James Maddison, but somehow, Ange Postecoglou’s side suffered a shocking collapse Yankuba Minteh’s goal just three minutes into the second half sparked the comeback as he pounced on Destiny Udogie’s mistake.

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Pogba’s four year drug ban reduced after appeal

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Paul Pogba’s four-year drug ban has been reduced to 18 months following a successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Pogba, the 32 year old French international was initially suspended as a precaution in September 2023 after testing positive for DHEA [a compound that promotes the production of hormones in the body, including testosterone], following Juventus’ opening game of the 2023/24 season at Udinese on August 20, but has now been cleared and is free to start playing for Juventus again from March next year.

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Spurs thump Man United at Old Trafford

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Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke scored the goals as Tottenham Hotspur thumped Manchester United in a scintillating display. Brennan, the Welsh forward, who deactivated his social media account after criticism from the North London derby performance, has been in fine form since then, scoring in all four games since then.

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AC Milan win Milan derby

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AC Milan triumphed 2-1 over Internazionale in Derby della Madonnina thanks to a late Matteo Gabbia winner, to record their first win against their arch rivals in the last seven matches as Inter had won the previous six. Christian Pulisic, who has started the season brightly, fired Milan into the lead after just 10 minutes, driving past several Inter players before prodding the ball past Yann Sommer.

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Manchester City and Arsenal thriller ends in a dramatic draw

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Manchester City looked like their home unbeaten record which has lasted since 2022 was coming to an end, just before John Stones scored a last gasp equaliser as Manchester City snatched a 2-2 draw against 10-man Arsenal to keep it going and extend the run. John Stones’ equalizer was City’s 28th and final attempt of an extraordinary second half, which was all about Manchester City, as Arsenal sat so deep, making it hard for the champions to penetrate.

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Manchester City 115 charges hearing begins

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The Premier League’s long-awaited hearing into Manchester City’s 115 alleged charges began on Monday. City had been charged with breaking financial fair play rules over a nine year period, which started in 2009 and went on until 2018.During that period, Man City won the Premier League three times.

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