Stories By Greg Lea

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  CHELSEA’S SWITCH TO 3-4-3 GOOD NEWS FOR N’GOLO KANTE

  After back-to-back defeats by potential Premier League title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal last month, Antonio Conte needed a response from his Chelsea players when they took on Hull City before the international break.

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  SOUTH AMERICAN QUALIFYING

  International breaks are generally seen as something of an inconvenience for football fans in many of Europe’s major nations, an unwelcome disruption to the bread-and-butter business that is their own domestic top-flight competition.

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  MAN UTD’S MIDFIELD

  As far as responses go, it was pretty much perfect. Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United side headed into Saturday afternoon’s clash with Premier League champions Leicester City under pressure to deliver, with three defeats in their last four outings in all competitions prompting some to question whether the Red Devils have what it takes to launch a sustained challenge for the title for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson vacated the Old Trafford dugout in 2013.

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  Liverpool Title Credentials Will Be Defined In ‘Smaller Games’

  Liverpool’s expansion of Anfield was completed last month, but perhaps the club should have considered relocating to London instead. Jurgen Klopp’s men have already made three trips to the capital in the early weeks of the 2016/17 campaign, with Friday’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea making it seven points from a possible nine at the homes of three of the Premier League’s biggest clubs.

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  WHY JUVENTUS ARE THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DARK HORSES

  It has been business as usual for Juventus at the start of the new Serie A season. Saturday’s 3-1 defeat of Sassuolo made it three wins from three for Max Allegri’s men, with the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 champions already in a strong position as they attempt to retain their crown once again this term.

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  World Cup Qualifying

  The European section of World Cup qualifying gets under way this weekend, with 52 nations beginning a journey that they hope will end with a place in the finals in Russia in two years’ time. Here is a run-down of all nine groups ahead of the 14-month campaign.

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  Zlatan the main man

  Jose Fonte could see the danger unfolding before his eyes, but the Southampton centre-back was powerless to stop it. Steven Davis was slow to close Wayne Rooney down out on the right flank, and when the Manchester United captain’s cross came in and hung in the air in front of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, there was only ever going to be one outcome.

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  Premier League to benefit from new crop of managers

  Premier League to benefit from new crop of managers. The Premier League might struggle to attract the very best players the world has to offer, but it is the place to be for elite managers this term.

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  Brazil’s Olympic football dream

  Brazil’s Olympic football dream. With five World Cups and eight Copa Americas to their name Brazil are among the most decorated national teams in football, but there is one prize that has continued to elude them over the years.

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  Leicester City – the difficult follow up season?

  Leicester City – the difficult follow up season? It is now two and a half months since Leicester City shocked the world by claiming their maiden Premier League crown but still the extent of their accomplishment remains difficult to grasp.

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  Cech, Butland and De Gea show importance of a good Goalkeeper

  Cech, Butland and De Gea show importance of a good Goalkeeper. It was a tale of three goalkeepers. Sunday afternoon’s two games in the Premier League featured just one goal – a thunderous close-range strike from Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney against Liverpool – with Petr Cech, Jack Butland and David de Gea all playing a major part in their respective teams recording valuable clean sheets.

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