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On Saturday afternoon, we saw an ugly side of the game rear its ugly head once again as Dapo Afolayan was racially abused by a Morecambe fan in their last-gasp draw vs the Shrimps, Ian Evatt has confirmed that the players 'will walk off the pitch' in future and hopes for severe punishment for the fan who was arrested.
Bolton boss Ian Evatt says he's met with the players this morning to discuss events during Saturday's game at Morecambe.
Police are investigating after racial slurs were heard and a 61-year-old Morecambe man has been arrested.
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Sean Dyche has been bullish in his press conference about a revival from his Burnley, citing their previous records in the latter stages of the season as a reason for everyone at the club to be optimistic.
Sean Dyche believes that Burnley can have a stronger second half of the season like they have done in the past
It seems that the Sunderland hierarchy will not be forced into a decision for who should take the helm at the club as their caretakers look set to take their next game versus Cheltenham.
After missing a decisive penalty in the 2002 African Cup of Nations final versus Cameroon, Aliou Cisse made amends 20 years later, as he guided the Lions of Teranga to their first ever AFCON title in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon.
The 26 year-old is currently on loan at Flamengo but Manchester United are now pushing the Brazilian club to convert that deal into a permanent transfer with United asking for around £10m.
40-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic showed off his incredible physique.
Michail Antonio has been away on international duty but has returned to the Hammers and been able to train with David Moyes hoping he can be a star feature against Watford.
"Michail has returned and has had a couple of days' training, so hopefully he'll be fit."
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In Saturday's game with Barcelona, new signing Daniel Wass was forced back onto the pitch by Diego Simeone whilst receiving treatment from the medical team which inadvertently caused the Dane to further worsen the original injury.
Borussia Dortmund have now confirmed the signing of German international, Niklas Sule, who will join on a free from Bayern Munich, a tremendous pickup by the Black & Yellow.
Frank Lampard has confirmed that Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek are in the squad for their upcoming game versus Newcastle at St James' Park.
Ralf Rangnick has revealed today that both Alex Telles and Fred will be absent from tomorrow's game with Burnley as both have tested positive for COVID-19.
Another huge blow for Leeds as Patrick Bamford is set to face an extended period of time on the sidelines, the striker's condition has not improved and looks set to be out for a number of months.
Marcelo Bielsa added : "Bamford hasn't improved. He continues to have problems with the bottom of his foot and he hasn't started jogging so his situation continues the same way."
"He has an injury we cannot predict when he will return. Depends on the pain going away so he can start jogging again. Since the injury started the pain hasn't gone away. Of course, he is going through the demanding treatments for the injury he has." #LUFC
After falling down the pecking order at Villa with the signing of Philippe Coutinho, Trezeguet is nearing the exit of Villa Park with Istanbul Basaksehir close to agreeing a move with the Egyptian international.
Niklas Sule's future has now been up in-the-air for a good period of time with the likes of Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Liverpool interested in the defender but it now seems that he has chosen Borussia Dortmund as his new club for next season.
Ben Godfrey sustained a hamstring injury in Frank Lampard's first game in charge and will unfortunately be absent from the Toffees starting XI until March at the earliest.
Speedy recovery, @BenG0dfrey! 💙
Following their humiliating 5-0 defeat away to Stade Reims last night, the Bordeaux board have made the decision to relinquish Vladimir Petkovic of his duties, he leaves the side languishing in 19th place in Ligue 1.
Adama Traore will reportedly be donating a proportion of his wages at Barcelona to fund an anti-racism project, what a gesture from the Spaniard.
After undergoing a round of interviews last week, Roy Keane still remains the most likely candidate to take over the helm at Sunderland, with Alex Neil and Grant McCann still thought to be in the shake-up for the role.
In a recent interview, new Spurs signing, Dejan Kulusevski has revealed that Antonio Conte was the reason for joining the club and remarks how he 'loves suffering' - think he'll fit perfectly in at Spurs then!
After suffering an injury in their 3-2 victory over RB Leipzig on Saturday evening, it will now see Manuel Neuer ruled out of the starting lineups for at least 3-4 weeks which will see him miss at least the 1st leg of the Champions League vs RB Salzburg.
Wayne Rooney speaks candidly about moments in his career to PA including making John Terry leave on crutches and his battle with anxiety.
Rooney has revealed he changed his studs intentionally when travelling to play against Chelsea in a game he knew Manchester United were going to lose, in order to injure an opposition player.
“For that game I changed them to big, long metal ones [studs] - the maximum length you could have because I wanted to try and hurt someone, try and injure someone."
“John Terry left the stadium on crutches. I left a hole in his foot and then I signed my shirt to him after the game... and a few weeks later I sent it to him and asked for my stud back."
"That was a lot of pressure for me to deal with - I tried to hide it a lot throughout the years."
"The decision would backfire, with the studs getting caught in the turf, and Rooney broke three metatarsal bones in his foot just weeks before the 2006 World Cup."
Ajax's Director of Football, Marc Overmars, has been relieved of his duties with the Dutch side after revelations relating to inappropriate messages with women involved at the club have come to light.
Meijaard: "This is dramatic. It's devastating for the women who have had to deal with the behavior. Overmars has really gone over the line".
All Newcastle fans can start getting excited as all their January recruits are ready to battle bravely against relegation.
Jesse Lingard and Edinson Cavani were both absent from Manchester United's squad in their penalty shoot-out defeat to Middlesbrough but are back training with the first-team today.
With the contract situation surrounding Antonio Rudiger seemingly getting no closer to being resolved, they have now turned their attention to Barcelona's Ronald Araujo with the club apparently offering a significant contract to the Uruguayan.
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Luis Diaz suffered a 'Welcome to England' tackle yesterday when Aden Flint accidentally fell onto his knee causing the Colombian to be in significant distress, thankfully however Klopp has confirmed that it is nothing serious and will be fit for the Premier League game with Leicester.
Great news for all Barcelona fans as their highly talented 17 year-old Gavi is reportedly very close to signing a new deal at the Catalan giants, which will be welcome news for Xavi, whose squad is starting to take shape.
Unfortunate news emerging out of Newcastle with Callum Wilson reported to be out for a few more months with the hope that he will be back for final few weeks of the season which could prove vital.
Despite signing on Transfer Deadline Day, Christian Eriksen has only now joined the London club with huge excitement surrounding the Dane who could propel them away from danger.
Despite the UK only recently hosting the Euros last year, it has now been reported that the UK & Ireland have turned their attention to bringing the competition closer to home again for Euros 2028 but as a result, have dropped their bid to host the World Cup in 2030.
Eddie Howe has already been speaking in glowing terms about their new signing, Bruno Guimaraes, stating that, he like many of the Newcastle faithful 'can't wait to see him in a Newcastle shirt'.
"He's got that calmness, composure. He's got a creative eye. He's a very intelligent footballer. His positioning is very good. He wants the ball continually." #nufc
Dan Ashworth has today resigned from his role as Technical Director at Brighton with the Englishman reported accepting the same role at Newcastle, which he will start in a few months time.
David Weir becomes the club's acting technical director with immediate effect. #BHAFC
Issa Kabore was a revelation in the AFCON for Burkina Faso this tournament producing three assists, as a result, the 20 year-old Manchester City right-back on loan at Troyes, has picked up the accolade for Young Player of the Tournament.
Issa Kabore becomes the best young player in the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🔝
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After many years of hurt for the Lions of Teranga, yesterday marked their first African Cup of Nations title, beating Egypt on penalties in Yaounde.
