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Newcastle have hired former Reading and Celtic director of football Nick Hammond on a short-term deal as a transfer consultant.
Hammond will oversee the January transfer window and has been tasked with bringing in players to help Eddie Howe’s side in their battle to avoid relegation
Mikel Arteta was left marvelling at the chemistry between Arsenal’s young stars after the 2-0 victory over West Ham moved them into fourth.
Arteta, who also refused to say whether ousted captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would play in the next game against Leeds on Saturday, saw his side move
Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund closed the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a 3-0 win over Greuther Furth at Signal Iduna Park.
Thorgan Hazard saw an early effort ruled out for offside, before Dortmund were awarded a penalty following a VAR review on a handball against Maximilian Bauer in the 33rd minute.
Mikel Arteta’s decision to strip Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the captaincy and leave him out of his squad again dominated the pre-match discussion as Arsenal faced West Ham. Events on the pitch, however, showed the club’s future lies not with him but with their young players.
The 2-0 victory was secured thanks to goals from
With Brendan Rodgers desperate for a result against Newcastle on Sunday, he named Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in his starting line-up for the third time in eight days. The academy graduate rewarded his manager by playing a key role in Leicester’s 4-0 win.
A scorer in Naples on Thursday, Dewsbury-Hall
FIFA held a virtual meeting on Tuesday with political institutions as well as rights organisations to discuss human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
The meeting included FIFA president Gianni Infantino and head of the tournament’s organising body Hassan Al Thawadi, as well as members of the European Parliament,
Pep Guardiola hailed the return to form of Kevin De Bruyne after the Belgian’s double in Manchester City’s 7-0 thrashing of Leeds.
City’s star playmaker had a slow start to the campaign after a summer of injury problems and then a spell out with coronavirus.
Everton’s injury problems are worsening after Richarlison picked up a calf tear that could keep him out for a “number of weeks”.
Richarlison was forced off during Everton’s defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday, with later tests revealing the Brazilian has suffered a tear in his calf.
Ten Premier League players have made this year’s FIFA FIFPRO World XI 23-man shortlist, but there is no place for Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool’s Alisson Becker is included along with Trent Alexander-Arnold – the only English player named – but there is no place for team-mate Salah despite his impressive form in 2021.
Crystal Palace are not concerned about an early return to Chelsea for Conor Gallagher because he has played in the majority of their matches this season.
The two clubs had an agreement for Gallagher to play over