Matt Barlow
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Chelsea v Chesterfield… the FA Cup Final that never was 25 years ago…
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At the Emirates, Cech hurt in first half and gives armband to Ramsey, restoring the tradition of Arsenal's captain being either injured or in the process of trying to leave.
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Sarri’s last trophy - via
@FabrizioFERRARl
- the Serie D Coppa Italia won with Sansovino in 2003, the year Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea
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Jimmy Greaves is the greatest goal scorer English footballer has ever seen. He will be 80 this month, there is a fabulous film out about his incredible life & it really is time recognise him with honours.
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Clear mistake by Hooper to deny Grealish that chance. Clear mistake by Haaland to miss that open goal. Clear mistake by Ederson to let that goal in. All the ref’s fault
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Consonant source of inspiration
Jakub Blaszczykowski to join boyhood club Wisla Krakow while taking no wage and donating £300,000 to keep them running
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Thought Harry Winks was terrific in Sampdoria’s midfield against Inter last night. He’s a talented and intelligent footballer and hopefully his injury problems are in the past.
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John Hart starts in goal for Torino. Disappointing for Joe & those who came to see him make his debut.
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I’m always prepared for England to lose but they deserved to win this... against a team not interested in playing football. Go home Colombia. Your amazing fans deserved a different approach.
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The FA Cup is losing its “sparkle” apparently but I took my daughter to Watford v Tranmere, it cost us £17 and it was great fun.
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Overreaction of players to tackles (screaming, wailing, rolling around) to get pens & red cards is perhaps the most depressing aspect of the Premier League post VAR. See it in virtually every game. Seems to be more of it about without crowds.
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Italian legend Arrigo Sacchi on his ideological bonds with Pep and Sarri, the Jorginho-Kante dilemma, Hazard's flaw & why England's steamroller can win the next World Cup with
@fabrizioFERRARI
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David Luiz has started like a man who has been mainlining the Carabao
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Bottom of League One to fifth in the Premier League. Rise of the Blades & how Callum Robinson ran so far they checked the GPS was working OK...
via
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Mick Harford back on touch line with Luton Town & fighting cancer with the same strength & courage that defined him as a footballer
@LutonTown
@Mickharford
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Very sad to hear of the passing of Ron Saunders, a forgotten master who won Aston Villa the title in 1981 and will be fondly remembered at Villa Park
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Shame Arsenal don't have Lacazette on the bench, they could send him on for Mkhitaryan & the front four would officially be AWOL...
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Curtis Davies on Wayne Rooney, Mel Morris, five crazy years at Derby and what next…
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Soucek red card, good grief. Can we get some footballers in the room at Stockley Park please?
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Late, over-budget and the butt of many jokes but Spurs are home and the new stadium at White Hart Lane is an absolute triumph.
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Just the six FA Cup fourth round ties on Jurgen Klopp Saturday… only four at 3 o’clock
Diluting the format = pressure on every tie to deliver
VAR here but not there. Replays here but not there
This beautiful competition has become a bit of a mess
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And sold more than £250m worth of players incluing Costa, Oscar, Matic, Ake, Atsu, Chalobah, Begovic, Solanke, Cuadrado & Traore.
Conte has spent £320m at Chelsea. More than Arsenal and Tottenham combined
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FIFA have today opened disciplinary proceedings against Croatia over the abuse of Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan by their fans during Sunday’s World Cup game…
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Chelsea expect to sign Bakayoko from Monaco despite delays caused by keyhole surgery & slight discrepency on fees - more on
@MailSport
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Group F (of Death) teams all out at next stage. Toughest games, hottest temps taking its toll. Fascinating, I know…
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Not a single Arsenal player prepared to front up and answer questions about their 10-2 defeat. But that's not a surprise.
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Still such a thrill to see Messi doing his thing and a joyous atmosphere created by Argentina at Wembley. His last tilt at the World Cup will be unmissable viewing later this year.
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West Brom fans are marching in demand for answers about the ownership of their club tomorrow before game v Huddersfield…
🚨MARCH IN MARCH🚨
We have finalised plans for our march to The Hawthorns. We are asking fans to meet outside Storage King, opposite the cricket club at 2:15pm
We will begin the march at 2:30pm. There is likely to be a media presence along the route. If you care, BE THERE.
#WBA
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London 0 Manchester 10: not a goal scored by London's five Premier League team this weekend.
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The story of Les Sealey, one of football's great characters & his place in Man United history
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Marcus Edwards on Pochettino’s mini Messi comments, his revival in and brilliant form in Portugal, a reunion with Spurs in the Champions League… and his Sporting boss is tipping him for England
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More than 2,700 have signed this petition on its first day to support of Sportsmail's campaign to get Jimmy Greaves on the honours list. Thanks to all those and please keep signing up
#GongForGreavsie
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Ron Saunders, Aston Villa'a lost master; one of only two living Englishmen to have won the title as a manager.
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Ricky Hill, star of Luton’s decade in the top flight, on the racism entrenched in football & his scarred relationship with his old club
#LTFC
@rickyahill
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🦉 Sheffield Wednesday, Daddy Cool, a night of protest and a tired stadium in need of love and investment
Cold showers, broken heating, a deflated dome and a haphazard transfer policy
How the Owls became a dysfunctional mess ⚽️
Monday column
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Tranmere Rovers are on the rise fuelled by tequila & the goals of
@jnorwood_10
the top scorer in English football
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Great to see Mick Harford in positive spirits today as he discussed his cancer diagnosis with typical courage & honesty… and vowed to raise awareness and help others. Top man. Please wish him well.
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Wish Kane well. Of course we will miss him but he’s been quite magnificent for nine years. He will join one of the world’s great clubs and could not deserve this move more
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Andreas Christensen had trials with Villa, Liverpool & Arsenal but feels Chelsea was the right choice. Here on his Dad Sten, leaving Denmark & David Luiz
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Hull City have alienated a loyal fanbase by stripping assets, eroding identity & refusing to offer ticket concessions to juniors & seniors.
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Very proud to have been asked by Franny to help tell his story, from his humble upbringing to cult status at Saints and his heroic endurance challenges… It’s out next month…
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Got to admire Arsenal's confidence in supplying the strikers craved by Chelsea & Man Utd, two rivals for the three CL places realistically open
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Easy to tune out of the Derby crisis because it has dragged on so long but it is one of our great clubs, & must be saved. This is an excellent detailed summary of the state of play by
@TomCollomosse
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Arsenal often accused of lacking characters but Swansea at the Emirates have selected a nine-letter midfield trio: Fer, Cork & Ki.
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Seven days of Sonnymania… “bigger than Beckham” and adored by all in S Korea where 12m of 52m support Spurs.
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First tribute in the land to legendary striker Hughie Gallacher - the last man to captain Newcastle to the title - will be at Derby’s Pride Park not SJP and it’s all down to the inexhaustible
@KhalSir
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Seven goals leaked in three games by Chelsea without John Terry - not that praying for fitness of a 35-year-old is a viable long-term plan.
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Spurs set for Wembley crowd of more than 80k against Monaco on Wed - will make it biggest Champs Lge (non-final) attendance in UK.
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⚽️Dissent among Bradford faithful as another season of underachievement comes to an end…
⚽️Absent owner, a parcel returned, an exchange of open letters and a Good Friday protest
➕goal scoring defenders, Falkirk & the new RLC
Monday column ⬇️
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Big Sam on jobs he loved, jobs he lost, jobs he rejected & why his next job might be back in the Championship.
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Declan Rice opens up on 2021, a year when he came to understand his talent… on the Euros, Jorginho, a duet with Ed Sheeran… Vanilla Ice, Twitter, David Moyes & West Ham’s transformation.
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Steve McClaren on his way out at QPR... Only one win since Boxing Day and defeat at home against crisis-club Bolton was the final straw, it seems.
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Never has a football club's place in its community been more evident & nowhere has the connection been more keenly appreciated than at Wigan. Greens shoots after a grim nine months in administration.
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Fifty years on from an epic FA Cup & Chelsea’s first win with Harris, Hollins, Baldwin & Webb
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30 coaches will set off from
@ChesterfieldFC
for Chelsea this morning to see National Lge leaders v European champs at the Bridge - 25 years after the goal that never was & the FA Cup final that never was…
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Can’t imagine Leeds would’ve got nowhere near five Derby pens
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Personally love the FA Cup & love the historic aspect of replays but 80,000 empty seats at five games tonight suggests their end is nigh.
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The Non League Paper has a 32 page edition today despite no football & carries this key message on its front page. Non League Football is hit hard in these difficult times. This is a terrific effort by a paper shining a light on the lower slopes of our pyramid
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The fall & rise of Luton Town… possibly the greatest story in football if they reach the Premier League, says boss Nathan Jones
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After promotion, survival, FA Cup glory & World Cup bronze with Roberto Martinez, the time is right for Graeme Jones to take the wheel at Luton... first up in the Championship v Boro
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Back in England after more than 13 years away, back in English football for first time in 16 & back to his non league roots…
@CarltonPalmer
on disenchantment, player power & a fresh start at
@granthamtownfc
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Diego Costa rides again...
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Smokin' Mo Sarri will bring drones & superstitions & codes for 38 set pieces, and work like a "a maniac" to improve young players & deliver goals
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Of course £26m paid by Chelsea to Conte & Co is a lot for a change of coaching staff but it still works out cheaper than transforming a squad at that level.
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Support is growing for the
@MailSport
campaign to give Jimmy Greaves a gong. Many thanks to all those backing it...
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Conte in fluent form on Bakayoko, Chalobah, Spurs, tragedies, anarchy & Chelsea's policy in the transfer market
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No way back for Costa despite missing Lukaku but Chelsea tell At Mad they want £60m
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Chris Sutton's response to Gordon Taylor: Footballers keep dying from dementia and it must be a priority via
@MailSport
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World Cup hero Ray Wilson, 1966 & all that & living with Alzheimer's
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Now nine Chelsea goals in the Premier League this season. Still, all scored by academy graduates.
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New Chelsea will create an executive tier from almost scratch if Marina G follows Bruce B... and that will be tough and there will be pitfalls but maybe its for the best
Departure of Abramovich's boardroom lieutenants offer Chelsea the chance of a fresh start
✍️
@Matt_Barlow_DM
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From the Ajax hat trick to Guardiola’s latest interpretation of Cruyff’s total football at Manchester City… and it’s Inter again
Following the golden thread with the help of
@All_Blue_Daze
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⚽️ Forty years ago today… and still it rankles
⚽️ When Nottingham Forest were robbed at Anderlecht by a ref on the take
With insight from Paul Hart, Kenny Swain & Ian Bowyer
⬇️ link here
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Here's
@Real_KerryDixon
out of jail and tackling the demons which dragged him down, please wish him well
#cfc
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Kepa Arrizabalaga from his Wembley meltdown under Sarri and a crisis of confidence under Lampard to his quiet renaissance under Tuchel and another League Cup final… but with little prospect of ousting Edouard Mendy as Chelsea’s number one…
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Reading's players not paid in full as club's Chinese owners wait for funds to be transferred from Hong Kong. More to follow
@MailSport
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Mourinho, Drogba, Matic, Hiddink & now Luiz. Chelsea never afraid to go back & Roman loyal to those he likes and trusts.
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Can't fathom this one out... truly great TV commentator of modern times shuffled aside by ITV. More change for the sake of change. And a typically gracious explanation from the man himself.
ITV have replaced me as their main football commentator...
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Survival tales from behind the scenes at Pompey ahead of the FA Cup tie v Arsenal. Let the good chimes roll again.
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Ernie Moss was a lower-league great, a Chesterfield hero and a giant of a man who devoted his life to football and was abandoned by the game when his family needed help to cope with early onset dementia.
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Joe Jordan and how AC Milan refreshed the parts other transfers could not reach
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Chelsea react quickly to video of racist fans on Metro by promising to support criminal action and ban them from Stamford Bridge.
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Sad to see the shambolic demise of Chesterfield FC after 97 years in the Football League
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Exciting loan move for Ethan Ampadu to RB Leipzig. Expect Ademola Lookman to follow him for £16m.
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Chelsea (finally) close £40m deal Monaco's Tiemoue Bakayoko. Medical tomorrow.
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Thrilled to see the
@FrannyBenali
story make the Sunday Times long list for sports autobiography of the year. Well played Franny, and all other wonderful books listed. So much to read.
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League Cup winner, sacked. FA Cup winner, sacked. Watford best finish for 29 years, sacked. Tough crowd.
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An attendance of 60,001 at Arsenal. A bit like the Suarez bid.
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Conte’s 500 days at Spurs, from picking up the Nuno mess to finish fourth to the meltdown at St Mary’s. Never dull but ultimately achieving not a lot
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The Brit Pack in Besiktas… Alli, Redmond & Co looking to relight their fires in Istanbul
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