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Arséne Wenger has claimed he doesn’t know what a director of football is: ‘Is it somebody who stands in the road and directs play right and left?’ Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Arsène Wenger Wins another Small Battle in Arsenal’s Unlikely Civil War

by Jacob Steinberg | May 13, 2017 | Sports

London – After 15 minutes of tepid football, Arsène Wenger rose from the bench for the first time and went for a wander around his technical area, presumably just for a change of pace. A few seconds later, despite not having done much in the way of experimental...

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Vincent Kompany says the Manchester City player had had to work to adapt to Pep Guardiola’s ‘unique style’. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/EPA

Manchester City Taking Time to Adjust to Guardiola’s Methods, says Kompany

by Ed Aarons | May 12, 2017 | Sports

London – Vincent Kompany said Manchester City’s players have taken time to adapt to Pep Guardiola’s approach since his arrival last summer but expects them to end the season strongly and secure Champions League qualification for the eighth consecutive season....

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Rebecca Lowe: ‘I’m pretty proud of what we’ve done. We feel, at this moment, like we’re getting the balance right.’ Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer

How Rebecca Lowe Went from England to Become the US’s Face of Football

by Dave Caldwell | May 11, 2017 | Sports

As a girl in west London, Rebecca Lowe simply aspired to be like her mother, Judith, and become an actor. So how in the world did Lowe end up as a sports broadcaster on a US television network, with a weekly commute across America? “I have loved football since I was...

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Antonio Conte celebrates Chelsea’s vital win at Everton in the Premier League at the end of April. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Antonio Conte Set to be Latest Italian Maestro to Win the Premier League

by Emma Brown | May 9, 2017 | Sports

London – The expectation in pre-season was for a sophisticated coach from Europe to arrive at his new Premier League club and drive them to the title. It was supposed to be Pep Guardiola at Manchester City or José Mourinho at Manchester United. Goodness knows,...

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Novak Djokovic takes a tumble during his defeat to David Goffin in Monte Carlo in April. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Novak Djokovic Goes for ‘Nuclear’ Option in Bid to Arrest Worrying Slump

by Kevin Brass | May 9, 2017 | Sports

London – It will be surreal in the extreme when Novak Djokovic goes on court in defence of his title in Madrid next week, glances up at his box and the growling, comforting countenances of his fiercely loyal Serbian friends are missing. The troubled world No2...