Willem II vs Utrecht

Virgil van Dijk singles out one player who ‘will be important’ for Liverpool this season

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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has backed Cody Gakpo to play a major role for the Reds this season after the Dutch forward was involved in a dramatic late transfer saga with Manchester City. Gakpo delivered an impressive performance in Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town, providing the assists for both goals and immediately showing […] The post Virgil van Dijk singles out one player who ‘will be important’ for Liverpool this season appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Peters' KR make play-offs as Saints succumb to seventh: 'We put in a performance'

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Surrey ease relegation fears with nerve-shredding win over Yorkshire

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Surrey eased their County Championship relegation fears with a nerve-shredding one-wicket win over Yorkshire as last man Dan Worrall whipped away the winning four and Josh Blake battled to 43 not out off 183 deliveries after over four hours at the crease.

Zeballos on unexpected Monza move and ‘idol’ Maradona

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Exequiel Zeballos had been on the verge of joining Napoli a few weeks ago, but eventually came to Monza from Boca Juniors. ‘My father’s idol is Diego Maradona, plus Leandro Paredes gave me advice....

Andrews on team fitness, 'electric' home atmosphere and Sunderland

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Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Sunderland at Gtech Community Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST). Midfielder Mathias Jensen remains sidelined with "a little issue" and could miss next week's trip to Bournemouth too. Josh Dasilva, Sepp van den Berg and Antoni Milambo are also unavailable.

Eintracht Frankfurt's Younes Ebnoutalib: 'Matchday 1 hat-trick a childhood dream'

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Most players would bite your hand off to score a hat-trick on the opening weekend of a Bundesliga season, but for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Younes Ebnoutalib, his Matchday 1 treble at Union Berlin was particularly sweet.

Willem II vs SBV Excelsior - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Willem II and SBV Excelsior, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Iraq World Cup midfielder Iqbal joins Dundee United from Utrecht

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Dundee United have signed Iraq midfielder Zidane Iqbal from Utrecht, with manager Jim Goodwin hailing him as a player of "real pedigree" who "is off the back of a successful World Cup". ‌The 23-year-old, who came through the youth ranks with Manchester United, had a year left of his contract with the Dutch club and has signed for two years with the Tannadice club, with an option of another 12 months. "We feel he adds something different and can occupy different positions within our midfield ranks," Goodwin told his club website.