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Watch Clark's sublime free-kick double for St Johnstone

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September 22, 2024

Watch Clark's sublime free-kick double for St Johnstone

Nicky Clark scores his first St Johnstone goals of the season in stunning style with a pair of second-half free-kicks in the 3-3 draw at Ross County.

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'Expertly finished!' – Williams scores early second-half goal for Spain

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September 23, 2024

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'Expertly finished!' - Williams scores early second-half goal for Spain

Spain winger Nico Williams scores the opening goal in the Euro 2024 final against England in Berlin.

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Harry Kane celebrates Bayern Munich win at Oktoberfest, Conor Gallagher scores for Atletico Madrid, Roma fans protest

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September 23, 2024

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Harry Kane celebrates Bayern Munich win at Oktoberfest, Conor Gallagher scores for Atletico Madrid, Roma fans protest

Bayern Munich maintained their flawless start in the Bundesliga with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen.

Harry Kane scored just the one goal, but it was a significant one. Kane’s strike made him the top scoring English player in the history of the Bundesliga.

The England captain’s goal moved him above Jadon Sancho, who scored 40 Bundesliga goals for Borussia Dortmund.

However, it was the performance of Michael Olise – who scored twice against Bremen – which got the juices flowing for Bayern boss Vincent Kompany.

Olise, who joined Bayern in a £50m deal from Crystal Palace, has been in scintillating form with five goals in his past three games in all competitions.

“Michael did very well. He’s a special talent. It’s a luxury at Bayern to have so many good players,” Kompany said after the game.

“His start at Bayern couldn’t be much better. He has to keep going this way. I haven’t got the feeling that he’s a player who feels much pressure. He just enjoys football.”

Bayern have scored 29 goals under Kompany – a new club record for the first six competitive matches of a coach since the Bundesliga was founded.

No wonder Kompany allowed Bayern’s players – including Kane, Olise and Jamal Musiala – to don their lederhosen and enjoy the first Sunday of the Oktoberfest festival.

Champions Bayer Leverkusen remain a point behind Bayern after a dramatic 4-3 victory over Wolfsburg.

Victor Boniface scored in the third minute of injury time for Leverkusen, with midfielder Granit Xhaka calling the match a “a giant wake-up call” before next Saturday’s showdown with Bayern.

“We can’t keep going with performances like that. We can’t defend so naively. Sure, we scored four but we can’t do that every weekend,” Xhaka said.

Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund were thrashed 5-1 by Stuttgart, while newly promoted Holstein Kiel got their first-ever Bundesliga point after a 2-2 draw at Bochum.

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FA Cup tie abandoned after Salford Lionesses goalkeeper suffers medical emergency

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September 22, 2024

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FA Cup tie abandoned after Salford Lionesses goalkeeper suffers medical emergency

The Women’s FA Cup tie between Wythenshawe FC and Salford City Lionesses was abandoned after a player was involved in a medical emergency.

The second round qualifying tie – at Wythenshawe’s Hollyhedge Park ground – was stopped in the 34th minute after Salford goalkeeper Grace Pomfret went down off the ball in “very visible distress”.

The club said Pomfret was treated by medical staff and was conscious as she was helped from the pitch before paramedics took her to hospital.

“Grace is now in a stable condition and being looked after in hospital, and has our full support and best wishes in her recovery,” the club posted on X.

The cause of Pomfret’s collapse has not been specified but it was decided to abandon the match.

A new date for the tie has yet to be confirmed.

“At Salford, we know that the welfare of the people is the highest law and as a family of players and staff it was noted the environment was too upsetting to continue,” the club said., external

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Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal: Pep Guardiola on Rodri injury

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September 22, 2024

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Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal: Pep Guardiola on Rodri injury

Mikel Arteta’s side conceded just 29 goals in the Premier League last season and the Gunners pride themselves on their wall at the back.

With Leandro Trossard shown a second yellow card just before half-time, Arsenal set out to defend their 2-1 lead with everything they had in the second period.

“The space is not there in the team, they equalise the team. Kova [Kovacic] and Ruben [Dias] is destined for the shot,” said Guardiola.

“With Rodri it may have been different or maybe I put Ruben on the right. That’s why I delayed the sub for Kyle [Walker], but Kyle has a really good shot and crosses.

“Grealish created space. Raya made two, three or four saves [and] the second ball was not with us. It’s difficult.

“Congratulations to Arsenal, to be so strong mentally to block, it’s not easy but at the same time we were not easy to do it.”

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Conceding in the 98th minute is a 'big blow' – Arteta

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September 22, 2024

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Conceding in the 98th minute is a 'big blow' - Arteta

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says conceding a 98th minute goal is a “big blow” after Manchester City’s John Stones rescued a late draw against 10-man Arsenal at the Etihad.

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Arsenal showed incredible commitment – Guardiola

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September 22, 2024

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Arsenal showed incredible commitment - Guardiola

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola praises Arsenal resolve, stating they “showed incredible commitment” in their chaotic 2-2 draw at the Etihad stadium.

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