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Champions League roundup: Jude Bellingham strikes as Real beat Braga The Guardian says Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham scored in each half to secure a 2-1 win at Braga to keep their side three points clear at the top of Group C. The Spanish side dominated from the start and opened the scoring in the 16th minute, Vinícius Júnior putting the ball on a plate for Rodrygo to strike from close range. Real missed several chances to extend their lead mainly through Vinícius who was often caught offside by an extremely high Braga defensive line. But they managed to…

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Pep Guardiola criticises artificial surface Manchester City will play on in Berne The Guardian says Pep Guardiola has criticised the Wankdorf Stadion’s artificial surface, on which Manchester City will play against Young Boys in the Champions League on Wednesday, by stating it is “common sense” that grass is better for football. City usually train at home the day before European away matches, but because of the synthetic pitch in Berne they arrived here on Tuesday in order to get used to the surface at Switzerland’s second largest stadium. “The grass is better [than an artificial surface],” Guardiola said. “Because 99.9%…

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‘Worst 45 minutes we’ve had’: Ange Postecoglou hits out at leaders Spurs The Guardian says Ange Postecoglou urged Tottenham to cut the sloppiness out of their game after they moved back to the top of the Premier League with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Fulham. Goals from Son Heung-min and James Maddison extended Spurs’ unbeaten start to the season but Postecoglou was not entirely satisfied. The manager was not happy with his side’s performance in the second half and he urged his players to improve before visiting Crystal Palace on Friday. “We had a really encouraging start to the season…

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Tottenham handed Harry Kane transfer return timeline hint amid Daniel Levy buyback clause FOOTBALL LONDON says Tottenham have been handed a hint over when they may see a possible return for striker Harry Kane after he made the move to Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window. The forward brought an end to the long association he had with Spurs as his contract continued to dwindle. In his time with the Lilywhites, Kane made his way from the academy and despite some struggles in his loan moves, he took his first-team opportunities with both hands. The forward found himself to…

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Football roundup: WSL – the latest from the Super League action this weekend It’s been another action-packed weekend of football, with the Women’s Super League back in action and the return of the Premier League after the latest international action. The WSL didn’t disappoint with the return of a much-loved star – who’s been out for almost a year with an injury and serious questions being asked about Villa – after a 5-0 thrashing. There’ll be no WSL action for a couple of weeks as international duty comes calling. The Super League will return on  4 November.  Lioness fans -…

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