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Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool: Lucas Bergvall headline act as young Spurs show remarkable maturity

Lucas Bergvall celebrates his winner for Tottenham in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool

Bergvall was the centre of attention with a confident, classy, feisty – Liverpool would suggest too feisty performance in midfield. This was a landmark moment for the young Swede, creative and competitive as he made the most chances of Spurs’ players – three from open play, as well as scoring the winner. Bergvall finished emphatically past Alisson with four minutes …

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Antonin Kinsky: Could Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper become next Petr Cech?

Antonin Kinsky

Is Tottenham’s goalkeeping crisis over? After first-choice Guglielmo Vicario was injured in the autumn, Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou turned to Fraser Forster and Brandon Austin. It was far from an ideal situation amid poor results, but Tottenham might have now found a solution in their new 21-year-old signing Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague. He made an impressive debut for Spurs …

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Football gossip: Diallo, Mainoo, Garnacho, Mendes, Mbeumo, McAtee

Inside the Factory

Manchester United have agreed terms over a new deal with Amad Diallo, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho both still have futures at Old Trafford, Arsenal target a summer move for Bryan Mbeumo. Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo, 22, has agreed terms on a new contract with Manchester United. (ESPN), external England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 19, and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, …

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United’s Harry Maguire banned for speeding in airport runway tunnel

United's Harry Maguire banned for speeding in airport runway tunnel

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The 31-year-old did not appear before Bolton Magistrates’ Court for the sentencing Manchester United player Harry Maguire has been banned from driving after admitting speeding. Bolton Magistrates Court’ heard he was captured on camera driving his Range Rover at 85mph (136kph) as he came out of a tunnel on Wilmslow Road, under the runway of Manchester Airport, on 5 …

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Commonwealth Games 2026: Phil Batty on Glasgow’s plans

Phil Batty in front of a Commonwealth Games logo

“2026 is definitely a game-changing moment for the Commonwealth Sport movement,” he adds. “We’ve had such successful Games in previous years – in Birmingham, on the Gold Coast, in Glasgow. “I think people will be looking at Glasgow 2026 and seeing what happens here, and Scotland’s contribution to the future of the movement as a really defining moment in the …

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Arsenal 0-2 Newcastle: Mikel Arteta says Carabao Cup footballs are ‘tricky’

Mikel Arteta

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta still believes his side can reach the Carabao Cup final – but says his players must first master the “tricky” ball used in the competition. The Gunners were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle in Tuesday’s semi-final first leg after goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon. Arsenal had 23 shots during the match but just three were …

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Alexander Isak: The rise and rise of Newcastle’s star striker

Isak celebrating scoring against Ipswich

Isak has always dealt with the pressure of potential. As a 16-year-old he became the youngest scorer in local club AIK’s league history, and quickly established himself as a hot prospect across Europe. Comparisons to legendary countryman Zlatan Ibrahimovic soon followed, but the pair could hardly have been more contrasting. Ibrahimovic’s brash, ego-driven persona was not shared by Isak. Born …

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