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Autumn International: Opta Team of the Series

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✨ Read this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: Autumn internationals always have great drama and stories, but with Rugby World Cup draw Following this year's matches, there was an added layer of suspense in 2025 as the best of the northern and southern hemispheres collide.World champions South Africa have cemented their place at number one with a 100% track record so far, albeit with a trip to Cardiff still to come, although few would bet against them rounding off their year with another victory. Meanwhile, England enjoyed the most profitable autumn of…

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Hannah Hampton has been named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year

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🚀 Read this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Main takeaway: After replacing Earps, Hampton overcame enormous pressure and expectations to help England defend their European crown in Switzerland.“I knew that if England had gone out earlier, there would have been a lot of spotlight on me,” she said."I just thought, you know, go enjoy your football. I've always said I do better when I'm enjoying it."To make matters worse, Hampton learned of her grandfather's death just two days before the tournament began.“When I then learned about my grandfather, it gave me an extra push to show…

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More than score – Do coaches get better with age?

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🚀 Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Main takeaway: Available for over a yearAt the age of 78, Dutch football manager Dick Advocaat has led the Caribbean island of Curacao to the men's World Cup finals for the first time in its history. It's the latest achievement in a career that has seen him win league titles in four different countries and manage teams from the Netherlands to South Korea - and it has us wondering about the links between age and coaching ability. Aston Moore has trained some of the UK's best track…

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Dyslexia helped me process choices faster

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🔥 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Key idea: Sarah Julian,BBC WM RadioandAndrew Dawkins,West MidlandsAlex Livesey - Dinehouse/Getty ImagesJolyon Lescott said dyslexia also helped him with "the way I approach things."“I was considered one of the slow students, so obviously I learned over my career and my adult life.... There's a diagnosis for that and it was dyslexia.”Former England footballer Joleon Lescott spoke about his time at the school, at an event organized by the Made By Dyslexia (MBD) charity.Lescott, 43, who played more than 200 games for Wolves, stressed that while he struggled, dyslexia…

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Why are Wales playing South Africa on Saturday?

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🔥 Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: The 13 Welsh players based in England and France initially named in Tandy's autumn squad are unavailable for Wales this weekend.Lock Adam Beard is based in France, while there are 12 players plying their trade in England with Rhys Carey, Ollie Cracknell, Archie Griffin, Nicky Smith, David Jenkins, Freddie Thomas, Tomos Williams, Jarrod Evans, Louie Hennessy, Max Llewellyn, Nick Tompkins and Louis Rhys-Zammit.In contrast, Wales has a long-term agreement with its teams to allow players to participate in the national team, so the names of…

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Hibernian: Are they building on another good season a year after the big turn?

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✨ Read this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: The data also looks good for Hibs as a team overall, especially attackingly, where they rank highly in several key metrics.Only Celtic have created more big chances and have a higher Expected Goals (xG) rating, while they are third in terms of touches in the opposition penalty area.If the league table was based on a team's xG for and against, Leith would still be in third place, suggesting they are not in the wrong position.It has been a similar story for Hibs recently, even…

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Daily Football – Monday Night Club with Mark Chapman

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🔥 Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: Available for 29 daysIdrissa Gueye sees red for Everton in Manchester United. Did Tottenham make a mistake in the game plan? Mark Chapman is joined by Joe Hart, Chris Sutton and The Observer's football correspondent Rory Smith. Former assistant referee Darren had his say on Guy's red card. Chris reveals his career path is similar to Ebere Eze. Rangers sacked CEO Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell, while Celtic is close to appointing Wilfried Nancy as team president. 02:45 The strange red card for Idrissa…

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Matt Dawson column: Grand Slams should be seen as a ‘stepping stone’

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💥 Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Key idea: The danger comes when teams reach their absolute splendor in the middle of a World Cup cycle.We've seen that before. But New Zealand and South Africa won the World Cup twice in a row and were the best team in the world for long periods.It's not a negative to be the best team in the world before 2027.If England can climb the world rankings by winning the Six Nations or Championship and finishing first or second, they will be in a strong position to reach…

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Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Areola, Munoz, Kadioglu, Anderson, Eze, Wilson.

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✨ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: Eberechi Eze (Arsenal): Man of the moment. Many Arsenal fans, including my son, were wondering if he was the man to take them to the top. Three goals in the north London derby and now they want to make a statue of him. Goals, composure, he ran the show. The best player on the field.Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa): This is probably the only thing I agree with Thomas Tuchel, he has now reached a point where it will be very difficult to rule out Morgan…

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Manchester United 0-1 Everton: Ruben Amorim says his team is nowhere near the level it should be

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Main takeaway: Everton's recent visit to Old Trafford has angered Ruben Amorim "Statement the storm is coming" Although his team, Manchester United, won 4-0.Twelve months later, their visit brought more words of caution from Amorim about his team's development, which proved equally perceptive.From United's perspective, the stunning encounter between Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane can be forgotten beyond the knowledge that it left them facing 10 men for 77 minutes.What followed supported Amorim's pre-match view that his team was "far from perfect".For 77 minutes the United manager watched…

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