16 h. ago ‘Never been more proud of myself’: Van de Donk delights in London City debut

‘Never been more proud of myself’: Van de Donk delights in London City debut  The Guardian

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47 h. ago The cosy London pub everyone’s calling a ‘real delight’ and 'superb'

The cosy London pub everyone’s calling a ‘real delight’ and 'superb'  Hackney Gazette

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61 h. ago Man United vs Man City highlights as Michael Carrick's men storm to win after VAR drama

Michael Carrick secured a 2-0 win over close rivals Manchester City in a dream debut for Man United's new head coach as Diogo Dalot avoids a red card early on

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5 d. ago Coronation Street legend Beverley Callard seen for the first time in rival soap

Coronation Street's Beverley Callard is swapping the cobbles for Carrigstown as she makes her debut on rival soap Fair City - six years on from leaving her role as Liz McDonald

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5 d. ago Michael Carrick can add two players to Man Utd squad vs Man City after deal done

Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick will get a boost as two stars join up with his squad days before a fiery debut against Manchester City at Old Trafford

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9 d. ago Antoine Semenyo’s debut goal helps Manchester City rout Exeter 10

After 52 minutes, joy for Antoine Semenyo on his Manchester City debut. Rayan Cherki’s pirouette presaged him threading the ball in behind Exeter’s defence for the wideman to run in and beat Joe Whitworth to cap a memorable display.A little later Semenyo was replaced to an ovation and, from his seat in the stands, the suspended Pep Guardiola, in a flat cap and winter coat, surely approved as much as he did of the final score. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pep Guardiola confirms Antoine Semenyo debut for Man City as transfer thinking explained

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola spoke about the signing of Antoine Semenyo after he completed a move to the Etihad

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1 week ago Manchester City sign Antoine Semenyo for initial £62.5m on contract to 2031

Deal with Bournemouth has add-ons and sell-on clauseSemenyo says he is aiming to get City into the title raceAntoine Semenyo says he has arrived at Manchester City with the intention of getting the club back into the Premier League title race. The £62.5m signing joins a team six points behind the leaders, Arsenal, with 17 matches remaining.The 26-year-old’s transfer from Bournemouth, who could receive £1.5m in add-ons and are due 10% of any future profit, was confirmed on Friday and Semenyo could make his debut against Exeter in the FA Cup on Saturday. City fought off competition from Liverpool and Manchester United to secure his signature. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football

Nuno lets a golden opportunity slip, Viktor Gyökeres does everything but score and Benjamin Sesko struggles againCalum McFarlane’s unexpected battle with Pep Guardiola brought back memories of the 2021 League Cup final, when Ryan Mason, Tottenham’s 29-year-old interim coach, faced the significant task of trying to outsmart one of the greatest managers in the game’s history. For Mason there was the added baggage of Spurs’ 13-year trophy drought; for McFarlane, making his senior management debut, it was Chelsea’s astonishingly bad recent record against Manchester City. Four and a half years have passed since Chelsea last beat Guardiola’s side, when Thomas Tuchel’s team triumphed in the Champions League final, and a draw on Sunday took that winless run to 12 matches. But Enzo Fernández’s injury-time equaliser, combining with the midweek upheaval at Stamford Bridge, made it a triumphant point, something Enzo Maresca didn’t achieve against City during his tenure. Taha HashimMatch report:...

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3 w. ago ‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app

Merlin has been trained to identify the songs of more than 1,300 bird species around the worldWhen Natasha Walter first became curious about the birds around her, she recorded their songs on her phone and arduously tried to match each song with online recordings. After a friend recommended Merlin Bird ID, a free app, she tried it in her London garden and was delighted to discover the birds she assumed were female blackbirds – “this is how bad a birder I was” – were actually song thrushes and mistle thrushes.“I’m obsessed with Merlin – it’s wonderful and it’s been a joy to me,” says Walter, a writer and human rights activist. “This is what AI and machine-learning have been invented for. It’s the one good thing!” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘He opened my mind’ – Man City wonderkid hails Pep Guardiola as he closes in on ‘dream’ first

STEPHEN MFUNI is hoping to become a star defender for Manchester City and England - thanks to a little help from John Stones and Erling Haaland. The talented teenager, whose name is pronounced 'Stefan Funi', hails from Wigan, can play at both centre-back and left-back and has continued to impress manager Pep Guardiola as he...

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