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Football Daily | Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or boycott ushers in the age of the super-sulk

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Isn’t modern football just super? We’ve got superclubs, super-agents, Super Sunday, supercomputers, even – we’re not making this up – super-lawyers. And now, Real Madrid, a club that prides itself on conquering new ground, has ushered in the age of the super-sulk. Madrid effectively boycotted last night’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, no doubt setting a precedent for future club-wide tantrums, when they heard a whisper that Vinícius Júnior wasn’t going to win the big prize.

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Published on October 29, 2024 09:52

Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool: Premier League – as it happened

Mo Salah’s late goal earned Liverpool a point in a tense match with injury-hit Arsenal

1 min Peep peep! After a performance of the Last Post, Curtis Jones gets the match underway. Liverpool, in their black change strip, are kicking from right to left as we watch.

A reminder of the teams

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Published on October 27, 2024 11:52

Manchester City 1-0 Southampton, Brentford 4-3 Ipswich and more: clockwatch – as it happened

There were dramatic twists in three of the four Premier League games and a predictable outcome at the Etihad

84 min: Bristol City 0-0 Leeds

Still goalless at Ashton Gate, though it sounds like Leeds have been all over Bristol City in the second half.

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Published on October 26, 2024 09:33

Pakistan v England: third men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened

Pakistan rallied to take a 77-run lead with Saud Shakeel scoring 134, before England slumped to 24-3 at stumps

26th over: Pakistan 81-3 (Shan 18, Saud 22) Saud cuts Bashir very nicely for four. He’s a real threat to England today, an outstanding player of spin, and I half expected Gus Atkinson to start at Leach’s end because of that.

Shan looks less comfortable against Bashir and edges short of Stokes at slip. He pushed with hard hands and the ball still landed well short.

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Published on October 25, 2024 05:40

Pakistan v England: third men’s cricket Test, day two – live

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26th over: Pakistan 81-3 (Shan 18, Saud 22) Saud cuts Bashir very nicely for four. He’s a real threat to England today, an outstanding player of spin, and I half expected Gus Atkinson to start at Leach’s end because of that.

Shan looks less comfortable against Bashir and edges short of Stokes at slip. He pushed with hard hands and the ball still landed well short.

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Published on October 25, 2024 01:15

Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool: Champions League – as it happened

Darwin Nunez’s goal gave Liverpool a deserved victory, their 11th in 12 games under Arne Slot

A reminder of the teams

Leipzig (possible 3-4-2-1) Gulacsi; Geertruida, Orban, Lukeba; Henrichs, Haidara, Vermeeren, Nusa; Simons, Sesko; Openda.
Substitutes: Vandevoordt, Bitshiabu, Elmas, Poulsen, Baumgartner, Andre Silva, Kampl, Gebel.

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Published on October 23, 2024 14:00

Bournemouth 2-0 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened

William Saliba was sent off in the first half before the substitutes Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert scored to give Bournemouth a famous win

Andoni Iraola’s pre-match thoughts

We had our chances against Liverpool and Chelsea but we didn’t score first. We need to start strongly and try to give them an uncomfortable game.

It’s a difficult game against the best defence in the Premier League, probably the world. We need the mentality to take every chance we get as if it’s the last one.

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Published on October 19, 2024 11:49