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Welcome to The Debrief, a Sky Sports column in which Adam Bate uses a blend of data and opinion to reflect on some of the key stories from the latest Premier League matches. This week: Guimaraes’ all-round midfield playWilliams’ tackling up against SalahWharton’s passing is the differenceGuimaraes is the complete midfielder Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the Premier League match between Newcastle and Manchester City Much of the focus has been on Pep Guardiola’s exchange with Bruno Guimaraes upon the final whistle in Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday but more…
We’re into the second half of the league phase of the Champions League – so who’s heading for a knockout spot and which are teams are facing an early exit?It’s matchday five out of eight in Europe’s elite club competition this week and the pressure is ramping up on teams to earn the points to seal a place in the last 16. Here’s how it all stands right now… Who qualifies for the knockouts?The top eight sides at the end of the league phase qualify automatically for the last 16.The next 16 sides – ranked ninth to 24th go into…
Sky Sports columnist Laura Hunter tackles talking points from the latest Premier League matchweek, with a special look at everything going wrong at Anfield and what Arne Slot must do to get Liverpool functioning as a team again.Liverpool’s fundamental flaws exposed – againThe blueprint was established weeks ago. Hit Liverpool with direct, long balls, bypass their press and win the odd set-play or two, and the reigning champions are there for the taking. So it proved again against Nottingham Forest. Arne Slot’s side have lost half of their 12 Premier League games this season and are 11th in the table.…
Nov 24, 2025, 05:01 AM ETReal Betis winger Antony has apologised to his club fans after being sent off for accidentally kicking a rival in the face in Sunday’s LaLiga draw against Girona.With the score at 1-1 in the 87th minute, Antony attempted to control a ball inside Girona’s area with an overhead kick but the former Manchester United player’s boot missed the ball and struck the face of rival Joel Roca.After a VAR review, referee Iosu Galech Apezteguía overturned the initial yellow card shown to Antony to a straight red card.Antony made apologetic gestures towards the Betis fans as…
It does not take Jamie Cureton long to name his favourite goal.”My goal for Reading against Brentford. It’s one of my favourites and probably the most important. I scored the equaliser than sent us up and kept them in the play-offs.” That was on the final day of the 2001-02 Second Division season, when he was 26. YouTube This content is provided by YouTube, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable YouTube cookies or to…
There was more offside controversy in the Premier League this weekend. Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher and Jay Bothroyd analysed the similarities between the offside incidents involving Virgil van Dijk, Murillo and Ebere Eze that all resulted in differing outcomes. Read on for the latest from Ref Watch…Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest: Should Murillo’s goal at Anfield have stood?Incident: Just 13 days after Virgil van Dijk’s goal was controversially disallowed at the Etihad, there was a touch of de ja vu for Liverpool concerning Nottingham Forest’s first goal. Murillo’s strike survived a VAR check, despite Dan Ndoye being stood in…
Despite an apparently greater interest shown in the horrific fate of the Palestinians between May and October, in alignment with the slightly more critical declarations of western governments, France’s mainstream media never stopped uncritically echoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rhetoric, even as Palestinians were being decimated before our eyes. This small, temporary shift in tone did not signal any change in their overwhelmingly pro-Israeli positions, but rather a moment of damage control during the worst phase of the genocide. French media – and, to varying extents, those of many other countries – were thus forced to at least pretend…
Nov 24, 2025, 04:14 AM ETFormer Belgium international Zinho Vanheusden has announced his retirement from football at the age of just 26 after persistent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.Vanheusden began his senior career at Inter Milan but never went on to make a senior appearance for the Serie A side instead enjoying loan spells at Standard Liège, Genoa, AZ Alkmaar and K.V. Mechelen in the Belgian Pro League before finishing his career at Marbella FC in Spain.He spent seven years at Standard Liège’s academy before joining Inter as a highly-rated youth prospect in 2015.But, after repeated injuries and a remarkable…
Nov 24, 2025, 04:00 AM ETManchester United are hoping they can lure AFC Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo to Old Trafford, while Chelsea are interested in Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Van Dijk: Players need to fix ‘mess’ of a season- Real Madrid convinced of ‘winning Super League battle’- O’Neill begs for Celtic unity after ‘sack the board’ chantsBournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo is one of the most wanted players in the Premier League. (Photo by Robin Jones – AFC Bournemouth/AFC Bournemouth…
Nov 24, 2025, 03:45 AM ETWayne Rooney has called on Arne Slot to drop Mohamed Salah in a bid to spark Liverpool back into a run of form.After losing 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, the defending champions now find themselves in 11th place on the Premier League table, 11 points behind pace-setters Arsenal.Salah failed to score or assist a teammate in the defeat which marked Liverpool’s sixth reversal in their last seven Premier League games.After Saturday’s results and the previous league defeat to Manchester City, Liverpool have now conceded six unanswered goals in the last two league…