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Penalty king Wood 'last piece of puzzle' for Forest
Chris Wood has not missed a penalty in 10 years, but has barely played for six months. Now the striker is back - and aiming to lead Nottingham Forest to the Champions Lea...
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'Where are you? Wow. It is so, so bad' - Emery's remarkable VAR rant
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says VAR made a "huge mistake" in not sending off Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson in their Europa League semi-final first leg.
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'If Kane scored that we'd be saying wow' - Strand Larsen shows Palace worth
Being a club's record signing brings with it pressure, but Jorgen Strand Larsen puts a difficult start behind him with a goal that could be crucial in Crystal Palace's pu...
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Papers: Carrick favourite for Man Utd job amid Iraola links
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...
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'He could have broken his ankle!' - Emery fumes at VAR after Anderson avoids red
Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery accused VAR of making a "huge mistake" in not recommending a red card for Elliot Anderson during his side's 1-0 Europa League semi-final...
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Pedro Martinez: “Panathinaikos is a great team, but their president is unacceptable”
Valencia head coach criticizes Dimitris Giannakopoulos after Game 2 in Roig Arena.
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Hayes-Davis after a game-winner: “We have the luxury to play in front of probably the world’s best fans”
Panathinaikos clinched a victory in Valencia with a buzzer-beater by NHD.
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Delap interest as Everton eye quartet - Friday's gossip
Everton look to revive their interest in Liam Delap and target England trio, Mohamed Salah considers a move to Fenerbahce, and Chelsea hope for a Nicolas Jackson pay day,...
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Hayes-Davis at the buzzer lifts Panathinaikos over Valencia in OT thriller
Greens survive Valencia rally, take 2–0 series lead heading to OAKA.
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Sarr makes history as Palace earn first-leg advantage in ECL semi-final
Crystal Palace earned a 3-1 advantage to take back to south London in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final against Shakhtar Donetsk.
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Wood penalty gives Forest slender semi-final lead after VAR drama
Chris Wood's penalty for Nottingham Forest gives them a 1-0 advantage over Aston Villa following the first leg of their Europa League semi-final – after VAR drama at the ...
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Premier League predictions: Another 1-0 to the Arsenal?
Our football betting expert Jones Knows offers his insight ahead of the Premier League weekend and tips up a 20/1 treble.
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Jasikevicius gets angry at the press after winning Game 2: “That’s a disrespectful question”
The Lithuanian coach congratulated his team and the fans, but one question annoyed him at the press conference.
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Bartzokas after win in Game 2: “We were under pressure, I believe they have pride and will return”
Coach of Olympiacos summarized his impressions after another convincing victory.
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Fenerbahce take commanding 2–0 lead over Zalgiris
Balanced scoring and early control push defending champions to brink of Final Four.
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Olympiacos one win away from the Final Four, Mike James ejected
For the second time in three days, the Greek team convincingly and easily defeated Monaco.
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Antetokounmpo, Djokovic, and Kuzma are watching Game 2 of the Olympiacos vs Monaco series
Numerous stars are in the audience during the match in Piraeus.
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Iran miss Fifa congress but 'will play' at World Cup - Infantino
Fifa president Gianni Infantino says Iran will be at the 2026 World Cup, while Iranian officials are absent from the world football governing body's congress in Canada.
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A historic three-peat can be in the cards for Unicaja Malaga
In a week Unicaja Malaga can make history as the first team with a three-peat in the Basketball Champions League.
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Iran to play World Cup games in USA as planned insists FIFA president
Iran will play their World Cup matches in the United States, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has insisted.
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