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Despite the differences, Antonio Conte, right, had described Diego Costa as ‘fundamental’ to Chelsea’s all-action approach. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

There is Irony in Diego Costa’s Deal with Atlético

by Dominic Fifield | Sep 24, 2017 | Sports

London- There is an irony that Diego Costa’s tortuous departure from Chelsea should be finalised, pending the results of a stringent medical, just after a fixture when his absence had been so keenly felt. Not the Champions League stroll beyond Qarabag or even the...

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All the players that sit in Pep Guardiola’s circular dressing room enjoy equal status. Photograph: Victoria Haydn/Manchester City FC via Getty Images

Pep Guardiola’s Circular Dressing Room Offers One Way to Split Up Team Cliques

by Barry Glendenning | Sep 20, 2017 | Sports

London- The butt of much public mockery when Sky’s cameras captured assorted well-heeled corporate clients peering through its walls of two‑way glass last Monday night, Manchester City’s Tunnel Club is the most amusing but not necessarily most interesting renovation...

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Frank de Boer tried in vain to use the tactics honed at Ajax, but lost his job on Monday after four straight league defeats. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action Images via Reuters

Crystal Palace Revert to Short-Term Policy after Itching Frank de Boer Experiment

by Dominic Fifield | Sep 15, 2017 | Sports

London- Steve Parish had taken to Twitter on Sunday night on the way back from Burnley and his team’s latest scoreless defeat. There were irate supporters to address and plenty of disgruntled fans pointing fingers at a board who, up to now, have been relatively immune...

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‘We’re not talking about fans owning the club, we’re talking about fans owning a share of the club,’ says Gianluca Vialli. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian

Vialli: ‘I Look Out For Things That Are Going to Make Football a Better Game’

by Paul MacInnes | Sep 12, 2017 | Sports

London- “We Italians need to feel like we’re under pressure, we need to see an enemy,” says Gianluca Vialli. “The pressure is a combination of expectation, scrutiny and consequences. That’s why we’re so good at managing, because we grew up experiencing pressure all...

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Sergio Agüero celebrates scoring at Watford in May. Only Harry Kane outscored the Manchester City striker in all competitions last season. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Sergio Agüero Has Been Left Feeling Like a Second-Class Citizen

by Daniel Taylor | Sep 6, 2017 | Sports

London- It isn’t easy sometimes understanding why Pep Guardiola gives the impression that he is never fully satisfied with Sergio Agüero, and it is even more perplexing when we cannot be too far away from the Argentinian going into the record books as the most...