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I scored on my Champions League debut… but my parents missed it as they were watching another game 840 miles away
JAMES McATEE’S mum and dad missed the magic moment he has waited more than a decade for — as they were 840 miles away at Northampton’s Sixfields Stadium instead!
The England Under-21 international scored his first senior goal for Manchester City in the 4-0 Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday night.
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Local lad McAtee, 21, has been turning out for the club since the Under-11s and admits he has dreamt about this day since his journey at the City Football Academy began
Yet his parents did not travel to Slovakia – instead choosing to watch their other son John, 25, score for Bolton in a League One clash against the Cobblers.
Attacking midfielder McAtee said: “It’s a long way to come for my family.
“My brother played and scored on Tuesday night as well — and they went to go and watch him.
“It’s something I’ve dreamt of for my whole life. I cant explain it but I’m over the moon. It’s one of the better days of my life.
McAtee is known as the Salford Silva as his style of playing in the pocket is similar to that of Etihad legend David.
Compliments do not come much bigger than that in this part of Manchester — and Pep Guardiola has thought highly of him for some time.
When he spent two loan spells at Sheffield United from July 2022 to this summer, there must have been doubts he would ever make the grade for his boyhood club.
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But the City boss has full faith in him — maybe more than the player himself.
Guardiola said: “I always had the feeling that I believe he can play here more than he does. Hopefully minutes can help him and show he is part of that.
“Of course, he will not be a regular player this season but in a lot of games he will help us and when he plays like he did here, I can always count on him perfectly.
“Everyone adores him, you have seen the reaction of the players, everyone loves him.”
City turned down offers of more than £30million in the summer as Guardiola wanted him to be part of his first-team squad and he featured in their pre-season tour of the US.
McAtee said he would be fine to have a season where he never played as he was convinced being around one of the greatest bosses ever would help him develop.
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So far he is getting chances, like in the season-opening Charity Shield and the League Cup tie against Watford last month.
And he said: “I definitely think I’m sharper. Last year I was playing a bit wider, now I’m more central.
“I’m getting to grips with that. I feel better now than I did two months ago. When I’m going out there now it’s not as chaotic.
“For example, against Watford I hadn’t played for a while and it was a bit chaotic at the start. But today I felt a lot calmer and more composed.
“Basically the manager is telling me to go and have fun. A bit more tactical but go and be myself and feel good about myself.
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“With the way they set up I think I needed a bit of freedom to come and get the ball. It was so tight in there, lots of teams have done it already this year.
“He gives me freedom when coming on to try to affect the game as much as I can.”
City have had to rethink their midfield plans for the season following the serious knee injury suffered by Rodri – and that could lead to more opportunities for McAtee.
The Spaniard is out for the rest of the season following ACL surgery with Ilkay Gundogan, 33, another option Guardiola can turn to in the middle of the pitch.
McAtee added: “Rodri’s a different position to me. It was bad news when we heard and it got the lads down a little bit.
“Gundo can maybe drop a bit deeper and I’m just being patient, waiting for my chance and grabbing it when I do get it.”
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Gruesome moment ice hockey star snaps bent finger back into place after punching rival numerous times in head
FANS were left squirming after an ice hockey star appeared to snap his bent finger back into place during a game.
The incident occurred during the American Hockey League clash between the Laval Rocket and Syracuse Crunch on Friday.
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Rocket left wing Vincent Arseneau was left with a gruesome injury after a brawl with Crunch star Kale Kessy.
Officials had to separate the pair before either of them fell to the ice, with one of Arseneau’s fingers appearing to be bent the other way afterwards.
The 32-year-old could then be seen snapping it back into place as he made his way to the penalty box.
Despite attempting to correct his injury, the Canadian did not return to the action as his side went on to win 5-2.
He also missed the rematch between the two teams on Saturday, which the Rocket also won 1-0.
Fans were left stunned by the incident on social media after Friday’s clash.
Reacting on X, one supporter wrote: “That’s a hockey player right there.”
Another added: “Tell me you’re a hockey player without telling me you’re a hockey player.”
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Meanwhile, a third fan also commented: “I did not need this visual.”
The Rocket, an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, are in action once again this weekend.
They take on the Utica Comets at home on Friday before facing them away the following day.
It is not yet known whether Arseneau will make his return to the ice in either of those games.
With Andy Farrell set to name his Ireland squad for next month’s four Test matches on Wednesday, Stockdale is expected to be included in the panel for games against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia.
Whether he can displace Leinster’s James Lowe on the left wing for what would be a first cap since before the last World Cup will be another matter.
Either way, Stockdale feels he has done all he can to put himself in the frame
“Whether I play or not, obviously I want to, don’t get me wrong, but it doesn’t really matter to a certain degree as I’m doing what I can out on the pitch at the moment.
“I feel like I’m doing everything I can to warrant getting an opportunity.
“If it doesn’t come, it doesn’t come but I’m feeling good.”
Indeed, perhaps the only way he could be preparing for Ireland camp in a better frame of mind would be if he was coming in off a career hat-trick.
Between his first and second scores against Ospreys on Friday night, he had dotted down once more only to have the try chalked off by the TMO for a forward pass after both the conversion and restart.
“I was a bit unhappy, to say the least,” he said.
“It seems a bit crazy to me to hit the conversion and hit the restart and then get brought back for the TMO.
“Where does it end? Is it going to be at a point where we’re 15 minutes later and someone says, ‘oh, that try you scored earlier doesn’t count anymore’.
“I don’t know, fair enough if it’s forward, but it needs to be called earlier.”
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Arsenal fans rage ‘it’s laughable’ as Chelsea star Tosin escapes red card against Liverpool for ‘same foul’ as Saliba
ANGRY Arsenal fans claim Chelsea’s Tosin Adarabioyo escaped a red card for an identical foul to William Saliba’s sending-off 24 hours earlier.
Adarabioyo ended Diogo Jota’s surge through at Liverpool – just like Gunners’ defender Saliba did when halting Evanilson at Bournemouth on Saturday.
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But referee John Brooks only dished out a yellow card to the Blues‘ defender – a decision blasted as “laughable” by many Arsenal supporters.
One fan claimed: “No different to Saliba‘s red card yesterday, but no VAR intervention. Why? Jota was away on goal.”
Another posted: “Saliba got a red for the exact same thing yesterday?”
A third argued: “If Tosin isn’t worried that Jota is in, he wouldn’t foul him. It’s a stonewall red.”
And a fourth added: “The refs in this country are a joke.”
But supporters of other clubs hit back – insisting there was a CLEAR difference between the two incidents in the middle of the pitch.
They reckon Saliba was definitely the last man – whereas Adarabioyo’s team-mate Levi Colwill might have been able to catch Jota.
One fan wrote: “Saliba was the last man, Tosin would get a red if Colwill wasn’t in close proximity. He got bailed out by Colwill.”
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Another said: “Colwill close enough, Saliba was on his own.”
And a third was even more blunt: “Teammate proximity, Never a red.”
It was Colwill who soon brought down Curtis Jones, enabling Mo Salah to slot Liverpool in front against the tide of play with a 29th-minute penalty.
That sparked the Reds’ best spell, with Cody Gakpo having a tap-in goal ruled out as his supplier Salah was ruled offside.
And in first-half stoppage time Liverpool had a second spot-kick award scrubbed out.
Brooks looked at a pitchside monitor and reversed his verdict that keeper Robert Sanchez had tripped Jones.
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The players uniting against the sponsorship have more than 2,300 international caps between them and include England defender Niamh Charles, as well as the captains of Canada and Italy’s national teams.
They have been supported in their campaign by the organisation Athletes of the World, external, which brings together sportspeople to advocate on issues such as climate change and poverty.
Danish international Sofie Junge Pedersen was one of the architects of the letter, external which describes the sponsorship as “worse than an own goal” adding that women’s football “deserves better” from its governing body.
“We would like Fifa to replace Saudi Aramco with other sponsors whose values align more with with gender equality, human rights and a safe planet for everyone,” Pedersen added.
“Then we also suggest that they create a committee with player representation who can be part of deciding which sponsors should be chosen [in the future].”
Both Pedersen and Miedema agree that different sponsors should be sought even if it means the deals are less lucrative for women’s football.
Miedema says that if Aramco remains as a sponsor for the 2027 Women’s World Cup it could lead to further action from players.
“I think you’ve seen over the past couple of years that women’s teams are not scared to stand up for what they believe in.
“You’ve seen boycotts from numerous teams, obviously recently, like with the America team, with the Canadian team, everyone is very open and willing to share their opinions.
“That shows you that going forward, there will be a lot of attention and there will definitely be things happening around the World Cup.”
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