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Joey Barton

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✨ Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Rouen BridgeNorthern England CorrespondentBBCFormer Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton arrives at Liverpool Crown CourtRetired footballer and manager Joey Barton "crossed the line between freedom of expression and crime" with social media posts about broadcaster Jeremy Vine and TV pundits Eni Aloko and Lucy Ward, a jury heard.The 43-year-old former Manchester City midfielder is on trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged with 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive email with intent to cause distress or alarm.The accusations arise from posts made in January and…

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Euro 2028: Co-host England may play two matches away from Wembley

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💥 Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: Co-host England could play two matches away at Wembley at Euro 2028.BBC Sport has learned that the Three Lions, who will have to qualify for the tournament, will play one of their three group matches at one of the five other English stadiums hosting the matches - Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Villa Park, Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium, and Newcastle's St James' Park.Wembley will not host any round of 16 matches, meaning England will also face a match away from the National…

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Ben Earl ‘happy’ to start in England center ‘anytime’

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Key idea: Earl, 27, believes that moving to the positions will not require major changes to his game.“When you perform well as a 12th or 13th player and when you perform well in the back row, the performances look very similar,” he said.“I think the only occasion where you would do something different is literally digging.“I don't want to be like that kind of leading man who did a little bit of everything, but I just try to stay true to who I am as a player.”Earl covered…

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Cameron Norrie wins at Moselle Open but Jacob Fearnley loses in Athens

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🔥 Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Cameron Norrie beat Frenchman Valentin Royer to reach the second round of the Moselle Open in Metz - but fellow Briton Jacob Fearnley suffered an early exit in Athens.Nouri, ranked 27th in the world, overcame the in-form Royer, who dominated the tiebreak in the second set, but the seventh seed came back to win 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3 in the French championship.Nouri, ranked second in Britain, who described last week's victory over Carlos Alcaraz, ranked first in the world at the time, as…

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BBC Women’s Football Weekly – Exclusive: Mary Earps talks life in the spotlight, fertility and the recent reaction to her book

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🚀 Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: Available for 29 daysMary Earps speaks for the first time since extracts from her book were released over the first weekend of November ahead of the full biography being released on 6 November. Emma Sanders sat down with Mary and talked about the immediate reaction and how she's felt since publishing those excerpts. Marie speaks openly about her relationship with Sarina Wegmann after announcing her retirement ahead of the Euros, and opens up about life off the field, being in a same-sex relationship, and the process…

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FA Cup second round draw: Two teams from the sixth tier are guaranteed to face each other in the third round

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🔥 Read this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Two teams from the sixth tier of the English football pyramid have qualified for the third round of the FA Cup this season after the draw for the second round on Monday.National League South side Slough Town were the first team drawn and will host Macclesfield of the National League North.Chelmsford City, who dispatched local rivals Braintree Town 4-1 at the weekend to reach the second round, have a home draw against fellow National League South club Weston-super-Mare.Elsewhere, Bristol Rovers boss Daryl Clarke returns…

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Arsenal injury news: Mikel Arteta is “concerned” about Victor Gjukeris’ injury

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✨ Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said he was "concerned" about the muscle injury suffered by Viktor Djukeris during the 2-0 win over Burnley. Gyokeris, who signed for Arsenal in a £64m transfer in the summer, scored the opening goal on Saturday before being withdrawn at half-time.The 27-year-old striker has scored four goals in the Premier League this season but has not trained since the Burnley match and will not be available for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Slavia Prague (17:45 GMT). “No, he is…

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Troy Deeney’s team of the week: Vicario, Gabriel, Caicedo, Rice, Haaland, Gravenberch.

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✨ Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City): This kid is scary. He plays for Manchester City, and of course he's a central midfielder and everyone forgets that. The way he plays at left-back is very intelligent. This kid impressed in the win over Bournemouth and I think he is a future star, I really do. Gabriel (Arsenal): Again, just a threat and very good to see. Another clean sheet for Arsenal this season. They're always on a roller coaster. It's a bunch of set pieces, and it's a nuisance.…

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Football Daily – Monday Night Club: O’Neill withdraws from Wolves and turmoil at the goalkeeping union

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🔥 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Available for 29 daysMark Chapman is joined by Andros Townsend, Shay Given and Rory Smith for Monday Night Club. With former manager Gary O'Neill ruled out of the running, what kind of manager will be attracted to the Wolves job? Should the club move away from the 'usual' group of Premier League managers? Ryan Leister, host of The Wolves Report, joins the group to look at the wider issues linked to Wolves' recent decline. Shay provides insight into the dynamics in a goalkeeping group…

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Granit Xhaka: How the midfielder took Sunderland into the top four

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✨ Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: This is Xhaka's second spell in England, having played 297 times for Arsenal from 2016 until 2023.He then joined Bayer Leverkusen where he won the title under Xabi Alonso in an unbeaten domestic season in 2023-24.Leverkusen's then coach, Erik Ten Hag, insisted that Xhaka would not be sold this summer.But the midfielder left for Sunderland, and Ten Hag was sacked just weeks into the season.“I wasn't expecting to come back after Germany, but you never know where you'll end up,” Xhaka said.“Being back made me…

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