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Chelsea and AC Milan in awkward '£12m contract standoff' ahead of Champions League clash

Chelsea's Champions League clash with AC Milan comes with an interesting subplot as the Italian outfit stand in the way of Graham Potter's side receiving a £12million transfer windfall. Midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is caught in an unfortunate situation that has seen him frozen out of Stefano Pioli's squad, while his latest omission means there'll be no reunion at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

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Champions League: Who are the best players never to win the competition?

The Champions League is undoubtedly the greatest prize in club football. To many, it even rivals the World Cup in terms of its importance.

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Meet Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the ‘Georgian Maradona’ who is tearing Serie A apart for Napoli after fleeing Russia war

KHVICHA KVARATSKHELIA has been dubbed the next Diego Maradona - and has the perfect nickname to go with it.

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Son Heung-min sends Antonio Conte message to Tottenham board as stars left 'frustrated'

Tottenham ace Son Heung-min has demanded that the club backs head coach Antonio Conte, with the players knowing they will “struggle” if the Italian’s wishes are not met. Spurs have hit a difficult run of form and Conte’s defence-first methods have attracted criticism, and Son admits the players are frustrated because results are not going their way.

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Sebastian Vettel questions Max Verstappen's upbringing with 'resilience' theory

Sebastian Vettel has critiqued Max Verstappen’s father Jos’ for his upbringing of the Red Bull star. The four-time champion claimed children can learn resilience by “reflecting” instead of by being exposed to a tough love approach.

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Son Heung-min insists Spurs must 'sacrifice and do the hard things' for Antonio Conte

Son Heung-min has said Tottenham must 'stick' with Antonio Conte amid mounting criticism over the Italian's approach to games.

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Italian press mock up Chelsea boss Graham Potter as his wizarding namesake in bizarre photoshop

A leading newspaper in Italy mocked up Chelsea manager Graham Potter as his wizarding namesake ahead of the Blues' clash with AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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Virgil van Dijk backs Trent Alexander-Arnold to handle criticism in right way

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk insists players are not immune to the criticism of their performances but believes Trent Alexander-Arnold is handling the scrutiny aimed at him in the right way.

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Barcelona Finding European Ghosts Hard To Vanquish

Their summer spending spree was validated by La Liga and their new signings, including Robert Lewandowski, hit the ground running. The overhaul sent them back to the top of La Liga for the first time since June 2020, and the "Xavineta" (Xavi truck, as his project is fondly known in Catalonia) picked up new passengers in droves, with Camp Nou attendances booming once more. But the thorn in their side, their Champions League failure over the past seven campaigns, remains. And after last year's humiliating group stage exit, Tuesday's 1-0 defeat by Inter Milan puts Barcelona in a precarious position.

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Turgid Tottenham toil up top to prove Antonio Conte must tinker with tactics

fter a turgid 90 minutes at Deutsche Bank Park, Antonio Conte’s prickly pre-match soundbites remained the most memorable element of Tottenham’s 48 hours here.

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Italy asks Brazil to extradite footballer Robinho to serve sentence over gang-rape in Milan

Italy has asked Brazil to extradite footballing star Robinho to serve a nine-year jail sentence for the gang rape of an Albanian woman in a Milan nightclub.

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Booth-Amos Moto3 bully sacked from Biaggi team

A Moto3 mechanic who was caught physically abusing Britain’s Tom Booth-Amos has been removed from the MotoGP paddock.

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Chelsea vs AC Milan, UEFA Champions League: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Chelsea host leaders AC Milan at the Stamford Bridge in a Champions League Group E clash. With just one point from their first two games, Chelsea look to bounce back with a win against the reigning Italian champions. Olivier Giroud and Fikayo Tomori, now with Milan, return to Stamford Bridge for the since leaving Chelsea. Chelsea got back to winning ways in the Premier League after scoring late away at Crystal Palace. Milan, too, won 3-1 on the road at Empoli with star winger Rafael Leao in red hot form.

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Giovanni Van Bronckhorst: We’ve got to stay in touch with Ajax

The Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst said the challenge now facing his team was to stay in touch with Ajax and ensure their final Champions League group game against the Dutch is not a dead rubber.

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Alfred Schreuder echoes Rangers boss Gio's controversial Champions League claim as Ajax manager makes painful admission

Ajax boss Alfred Schreuder reckons it's straight shootout with Rangers for a Europa League spot after admitting Napoli and Liverpool are streets ahead.

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Football rumours: Forest owner weighing up firing Steve Cooper after five losses

Five straight Premier League losses have Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis reportedly considering a change in the dugout. The Greek media mogul is weighing up sacking manager Steve Cooper along with Forest executive Dane Murphy and his recruitment staff, according to the Mail. The club is bottom of the league and reeling after Monday night’s 4-0 loss to Leicester. The Guardian says Forest are interested in ex-Liverpool and Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez or former Burnley manager Sean Dyche as potential replacements.

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Familiar faces Wayne Barnes, Angus Gardner to ref Bok Tests on end-of-year tour

The referees who will take charge of the Springboks' end-of-year-tour games have been named with the familiar faces of Wayne Barnes and Angus Gardner part of the roster.

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