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Northern Ireland to push for VAR after 2018 play-off carve up against Swiss

November 14 – Northern Ireland are to push for the implementation of video assistant referees in the wake of the country’s failure to reach the World Cup courtesy of a highly controversial first-leg penalty that left players, officials and fans fuming.

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Handy game-changing decisions for Swiss that VAR would have caught

November 10 – Amidst growing debate over whether the formal introduction of video technology would prove counter-productive after of a string of poor judgements, Northern Ireland are ironically crying foul having seen their World Cup hopes take a dive because of two crucial decisions that almost certainly would have been overturned by the system.

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Peru lament loss of striker Guerrero for Russia 2018 play offs against NZ

November 6 – Peru’s team doctor says strict controls on what they gave their players means that there was no way they could have administered the stimulant that led FIFA banning their captain Paolo Guerrero from two crucial upcoming World Cup play-off matches against New Zealand.

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No crisis at mis-firing Real Madrid says Ronaldo after Spurs stamp their mark on Europe

November 2 – Cristiano Ronaldo insists there is no crisis at European champions Real Madrid after they were humbled 3-1 by Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions league having suffered a shock defeat by Girona in La Liga last weekend.

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Player development: Club trained players hit a new low across Europe

By Mark Baber

November 1 – Across the top Europe leagues, club trained players have hit a new low, with only 18.5% of players trained by the club they are currently with, expatriate players are at a new high of 39.7% and the percentage of new signings in each squad has hit a new high of 44.8%.

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Size matters – Pulis likes his players big, Guardiola prefers small

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October 31 – Big is beautiful if you are West Brom, but small is more perfectly formed if you are Man City, Barcelona, Real Madrid or Olympique Lyonnais.

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England storm past Brazil to set up all-European U17 World Cup final with Spain

By Samindra Kunti in Kolkata

October 26 – England made history by reaching their first ever U-17 World Cup final as Rhian Brewster broke Brazilian hearts with a hat-trick in a commanding 3-1 semi-final victory. The Young Lions will face European champions Spain, who eliminated Mali with the same scoreline. 

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Real Madrid top player training rankings, Man Utd 5th, Man City nowhere to be seen

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October 25 – Real Madrid and Barcelona top the ranking of Big-5 clubs that have trained the most footballers playing in the Big-5 European leagues on October 1. Manchester United rank 5th while PSG come in at 14th.

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Bolt takes aim at a career in football

October 23 – Retired Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt says he wants to pursue his dream of playing professional football but admits he will not “embarrass” himself.

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Everton are the dirtiest Premier League team ever, Chelsea are second dirtiest

October 20 – Everton are the dirtiest team to have played in the Premier League since it was formed in 1992. The Merseysiders have collected more ‘dirty points’ that any other club and are almost 700 points ahead of second placed Chelsea.

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Napoli top shot ranking; Man City, Barca, Bayern and Real Madrid in leading 10

October 18 – Napoli, out gunned by Manchester City in the Champions League last night, nevertheless lead a ranking of European clubs for the highest figures for shots on target per match this season.

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Have Leicester’s Thai owners out-foxed themselves by ending Shakespeare’s play?

By Andrew Warshaw

October 18 – Just how short-sighted can you get? If ever a club was the victim of its own success, that club is surely Leicester City. The season before last, Leicester upset every prediction in the book by famously coming from nowhere to win the English Premier League, perhaps the greatest miracle in team sport.

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India crash out of U17 World Cup as England, France, Brazil and Germany dominate

By Samindra Kunti in New Delhi

October 16 – Hosts India were eliminated from their first World Cup on home soil following a 4-0 trashing by Ghana. England, France, Brazil and Germany marched into the knock-out phase with ease.

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Strachan departs Scotland after failure on the big stage

October 13 – After yet another bitter Scottish disappointment, Gordon Strachan has stepped down as manager of the national team after their failure to qualify for the playoffs of the World Cup.

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Multiple concussions linked to mental health issues, finds FIFpro report

October 10 – Professional footballers and other athletes who have suffered from concussion are more likely to get depression and other problems including sleep disturbance when their playing careers end,  according to new research carried out by FIFpro.

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