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Atlanta United's turnaround under Rob Valentino has been quite remarkable.At the end of Gabriel Heinze's short time, the Five Stripes were tenth in the Eastern Conference with just two wins from 13 MLS matches. More worryingly, the team was free from new ideas or the confidence to try them.Heinze's spell was no success / Michael Reaves / Getty ImagesFast forward just over a month and the picture is very different. Atlanta is now jointly in seventh place in the East and is enjoying a winning streak of four games for the…

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Tottenham are close to buying young midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, Metz president Bernard Sarin has confirmed. Sarr has been tracked by a number of top European clubs since he came on stage last season with a number of exciting achievements. The 18-year-old made 22 Ligue 1 matches during the 2020/21 campaign and has started each of Metz's first two matches in this campaign. Sarr in action for Metz / LOIC VENANCE / Getty ImagesHowever, he may have played his last game for his boys' club with Spurs close to agreeing a deal for…

After keeping new boys Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane on the bench ahead of the season opener against Leeds, most Manchester United fans expected to see Ole Gunnar Solskjær give the expensive acquisitions the nod from the start in Sunday's meeting with Southampton.Both players had now had a week of uninterrupted training with their new team and were certainly ready for about 60 minutes at least, but for whatever reason Solskjær did not think so.Sancho came off the bench / Ryan Pierse / Getty ImagesInstead, he started with…

Harry Kane has returned to Tottenham as Dele Alli's first Premier League goal since March 2020 secured a 1-0 victory over former Nuno Espirito Santo club Wolves. Kane, a target for Manchester City, did not take part in Spurs' defeat to the Champions on Matchday 1 or their loss to Pacos de Ferreira in midweek, although the England captain came on in the match. 72nd minute in Molineux. While speculation will undoubtedly continue to mount as the transfer window draws to a close, Kane received a warm welcome from traveling…

Dele Alli's penalty in the first half ensured that Tottenham maintained their winning start to the league season with a frantic 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.The midfielder was fouled in the penalty area by Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa in the ninth minute before stepping up to coolly send the Portuguese in the wrong direction. The Wolves responded with a lot of effort but they struggled to work Hugo Lloris in the Spurs goal.Bruno Lage would have demanded more calm in the second period and his players…

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Manchester United matched Arsenal's top record in 27 away games without defeat but could only manage a 1-1 draw with Southampton on Sunday afternoon.United were overwhelmingly dominant early on and could easily have taken the lead from one of their many free kicks, but Southampton grew into the game as the half progressed and opened the scoring on the half-hour mark.Bruno Fernandes gave the possession carelessly on the wing and the ball found its way to Che Adams, whose blow diverted Fred and embedded in the lower corner to…

That Robert Lewandowski guy. Likes a Tik Tok, seems pretty quiet, something about Blackburn and an ash cloud. Oh yes, and he's healthy for a goal.Responsible for once scoring five goals in nine minutes, and four in 15 on another occasion, as well as lots of other absurdities in front of the goal on the football field, the Polish forward is one of the very best the game will ever witness.Honestly, Lewandowski has scored far too many goals to ever decide on an exhaustive list of his best. But we have tried. Here are 30 of…

Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the excellent match in the ladies' Champions League second round. Round two is the last hurdle before the group stage starts, which means that at least one European giant will miss the competition. Manchester City was drawn against Real Madrid in round two of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2021/22! ???? #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re- Manchester City (@ManCity) August 22, 2021Elsewhere, Lyon - who won five Champions League bounces before last season - have been drawn against…