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Soccer
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Jason Puncheon – now playing in Cyprus – talks tactics, Roy Hodgson and Palace’s mentality before City’s visit to Selhurst Park
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Man City’s record signing tells Sid Lowe about his fear of tattoos, still being at university and where he and his teammates must improve -
Borislav Mihaylov accused the England manager of exaggerating the nature of the chanting that was directed at black players -
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Match previews
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Manuel Pellegrini savoured his first win as the West Ham manager at Everton last season and a repeat could have serious repercussions for Marco Silva -
Aston Villa and Brighton will have cursed the international break with both sides hoping they can build on impressive wins, before the pause, at Villa Park -
In depth
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Newcastle’s midfield brothers discuss their different paths to the first team and why their family could rival the Nevilles -
United’s shortsighted approach has left them lacking character
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Video
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The Brazilian chipped the ball up from deep inside his own half before striking it into the top-right corner
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It was the first time the sides had faced each other in the North for 30 years
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The commentator can be heard saying 'I don't quite know what happened there'
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A section of the Bulgaria support could be seen doing Nazi salutes as well as aiming monkey chants at players
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England’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria in Sofia came close to being abandoned after home fans repeatedly racially abused black players
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England fans clashed with police in Prague on Friday prior to their team’s to Czech Republic, which started when bottles were thrown towards armed officers in riot gear
Next generation
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Eidur Gudjohnsen’s son, the new Paul Pogba and Ansu Fati feature -
We select the best young first-year scholars at each top-flight team -
From Rashford to Tielemans, we check in on the initial players to be chosen for our Next Generation project -
The winger, who was part of the Guardian’s first Next Generation in 2014, talks about rebuilding his career after being released by Southampton
World football
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Marcão and Roger, the only black managers in Série A, stood together
Opinion
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England should take great credit for their response to a toxic atmosphere that led to two stoppages for racist chanting on a wretched night for football -
It is despicable to have a stadium announcer ask for a crowd to stop dehumanising football players because of their skin colour – and then carry on playing -
For Exeter full-back Jack Sparkes there is no shortage of inspiration around City’s training ground
Regulars
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Our cartoonist looks back at 25 of his favourite strips, all of which are available -
Mohamed Elneny to Milan? | Paul Pogba to Real Madrid? | Moussa Dembélé to Everton or Manchester United? -
Catch up
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The PSG manager talks to Darren Tulett about the Brazilian star, what constitutes success and why ‘you never quite get there’ chasing the perfect game -
The striker on Forest, Celtic and paying tribute to Fernando Ricksen -
Marc White started the team in 1999 with friends – 11 promotions later he is managing them in the National League South -
There are more serious things to worry about as I await the birth of my first daughter but, right now, this one looms large
The big picture
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