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Record d’Erling Haaland: l’attaquant est une joie, déclare Pep Guardiola

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Erling Haaland a marqué 51 buts toutes compétitions confondues pour Manchester City cette saison

Pep Guardiola a exigé une garde d’honneur de ses joueurs et de son équipe pour marquer le record de buts d’Erling Haaland en Premier League – pour montrer à l’attaquant à quel point c’est un exploit spécial.

La finition de Haaland dans une victoire 3-0 contre West Ham signifie qu’il a maintenant 35 buts en championnat pour la saison.

Il a dépassé le record précédemment partagé par Alan Shearer et Andy Cole.

“Quand il y a une occasion spéciale, nous devons montrer à quel point c’est spécial”, a déclaré Guardiola.

La sublime puce de Haaland sur Lukasz Fabianski du ballon traversant de Jack Grealish l’a amené à 51 buts pour la saison dans toutes les compétitions, à 12 d’égaler le meilleur buteur de tous les temps de Dixie Dean dans une saison anglaise.

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Tous les coéquipiers du Norvégien, ainsi que Guardiola et son équipe en coulisses, se sont alignés pour saluer Haaland alors qu’il se dirigeait vers le vestiaire.

“C’est une joie”, a déclaré Guardiola. “Tout le monde est content de l’avoir avec nous. Ce record sera battu tôt ou tard, peut-être par lui à l’avenir, car il marquera beaucoup de buts. Mais Andy Cole et Alan Shearer sont des attaquants incroyables et je pense qu’il le méritait. .”

Haaland a ri que la garde d’honneur était “douloureuse”, déclarant à Sky Sports: “Tout le monde m’a frappé dans le dos.”

Il a également tenté de détourner les distinctions personnelles, acceptant qu’il échangerait tous ses objectifs contre le triplé que City poursuit actuellement – de la Premier League, de la Ligue des champions et de la FA Cup.

“Tout le monde sait que c’est possible, mais nous ne pouvons pas penser à Manchester United en finale de la FA Cup maintenant”, a-t-il déclaré.

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Et au lieu de penser au record de Dean, Haaland a déclaré qu’il rentrait chez lui pour jouer à des jeux vidéo “trop ​​gênants” pour être nommés.

Erling Haaland de Manchester City célèbre après la victoire de l'équipe lors du match de Premier League entre Manchester City et West Ham United au stade Etihad le 03 mai 2023 à Manchester, en Angleterre.
Erling Haaland a marqué 51 buts toutes compétitions confondues pour Manchester City cette saison

Lethal Haaland est une menace omniprésente

Haaland a parlé de l’exécution de son dernier but sans faire croire que c’était si spécial.

“C’était le rebond parfait lorsque j’ai frappé le ballon”, a-t-il déclaré. “Je n’y ai pas pensé, mais c’était là, alors je l’ai fait.”

C’est Guardiola qui a souligné le danger évident que représente Haaland lorsqu’il a commencé à parcourir son répertoire.

La frénésie de buts de l’attaquant de City a en fait commencé contre West Ham en août, avec deux buts dans une victoire 2-0 lors du week-end d’ouverture de la Premier League.

“Il comprend ce que nous voulons faire”, a-t-il déclaré. “Les joueurs comprennent son mouvement. Avec ces deux premiers buts contre West Ham, on a tout de suite vu que c’est un gars qui, quand on lui donne le ballon, il marque dans toutes les situations, des centres, des penaltys, des combinaisons, des transitions.”

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Tout cela semble un monde loin du Community Shield contre Liverpool fin juillet, lorsque Haaland avait 16 touches et “avait l’air perdu” selon un observateur des médias.

“Je me souviens quand nous avons perdu contre Liverpool dans le Community Shield, les gens disaient qu’il ne s’adapterait pas en Premier League”, a déclaré Guardiola. “En tant que journalistes, vous encouragez des commentaires incroyables.”

Il a commencé à marquer au stade de Londres le week-end suivant et s’est à peine arrêté depuis.

Et, avec une rencontre avec le Real Madrid qui se profile en Ligue des champions le 10 mai, Guardiola a souligné pourquoi il est si heureux d’avoir le joueur de 22 ans.

“Nous ne pouvons pas réussir si le club ne nous fournit pas des joueurs de la plus haute qualité”, a-t-il déclaré. “Ce n’est pas possible.

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“Ce club avait une légende en Sergio Aguero et Gabriel Jesus, un travailleur incroyable. Je n’étais pas là mais [Edin] Dzeko, [Mario] Les Balotelli étaient les meilleurs attaquants.

“En première mi-temps, il n’a pas été beaucoup impliqué mais il n’est pas devenu désespéré, anxieux et nerveux. Il était calme.”

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Igor Tudor: Lazio appoint Croatian manager as Maurizio Sarri’s successor

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Lazio have named Croatian Igor Tudor as their new manager after Maurizio Sarri’s resignation.

Assistant coach Giovanni Martusciello took charge for Saturday’s 3-2 win at Frosinone.

Tudor, 45, spent last season with Marseille, finishing third in Ligue 1, and has managed Udinese and Hellas Verona in Serie A.

He also played in the Italian top flight for Juventus between 1998 and 2007.

Tudor’s first game in charge is on 30 March when Lazio, ninth in Serie A with a four-point gap to the European qualifying places, host Juventus.

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They also face Juve in the two-legged semi-finals of the Italian Cup next month.

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Crawley Town 1-1 Stockport County: Klaidi Lolos earns draw for hosts

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Stockport have only won one of their past seven League Two games

Klaidi Lolos scored for the third successive game as Crawley clinched a home draw to deny promotion-chasing Stockport the chance to cut the gap on League Two leaders Mansfield to just two points.

Antoni Sarcevic headed the Hatters in front in the 61st minute but Lolos’ leveller seven minutes from time gave Crawley only their second home draw in nearly 11 months.

Stockport, with only two wins from their previous nine away league games, had an early escape when recalled defender Laurence Maguire put a free header wide from a cross by Kellan Gordon.

Maguire had earlier set up Harry Forster but his shot was blocked by Stockport goalkeeper Ben Hinchliffe.

The visitors threatened when Callum Camps broke through and and his powerful shot struck the outside of the post.

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Stockport were indebted to Hinchliffe shortly before the break when Jeremy Kelly played in Danilo Orsi and the keeper beat away his goalbound shot.

At the other end, Corey Addai came to Crawley’s rescue shortly after the interval by producing fine saves to deny Kyle Wootton and Isaac Olaofe.

But Stockport broke the deadlock just after the hour when Sarcevic struck with a free header at the far post from Todd Kane’s corner.

However, Crawley equalised seven minutes from time when Greece-born Lolos burst through and fired past Hinchliffe, meaning Stockport have won only one of their last seven games.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

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Crawley

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Addai
  • 30Wright
  • 20Mukena
  • 6Maguire
  • 2GordonSubstituted forAdeyemoat 69′minutes
  • 26Williams
  • 8Lolos
  • 14ForsterSubstituted forTsaroullaat 87′minutes
  • 10DarcySubstituted forCampbellat 70′minutes
  • 19KellySubstituted forRolesat 55′minutes
  • 9OrsiBooked at 54mins

Substitutes

  • 5Ransom
  • 11Roles
  • 13Sandford
  • 22Adeyemo
  • 25Tsaroulla
  • 27Khaleel
  • 28Campbell

Stockport

Formation 4-3-1-2

  • 1Hinchliffe
  • 34KaneSubstituted forCassat 82′minutes
  • 6Horsfall
  • 15PyeBooked at 20mins
  • 3Touray
  • 27BaileySubstituted forByrneat 77′minutes
  • 8Camps
  • 10Sarcevic
  • 22RichardsSubstituted forMaddenat 62′minutes
  • 19Wootton
  • 25OlaofeSubstituted forLemonheigh-Evansat 82′minutes

Substitutes

  • 5Byrne
  • 9Madden
  • 12Smith
  • 21Hippolyte
  • 24Lemonheigh-Evans
  • 31Knight
  • 32Cass

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Football management for black former players is ‘all snakes and no ladders’

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Burnley manager Vincent Kompany and Wolves manager Nuno are the only two black Premier League managers

Non-black players were 50% more likely to get into management than black players over a 30-year period, according to research commissioned by the Black Footballers Partnership (BFP).

The report by three academics looked at off-the-pitch careers of around 3,500 former footballers who played in the Premier League or Championship between 1990 and 2010.

It found that despite black players making up 25% of Uefa-issued coaching qualifications, in 2022 and 2023, they only accounted for 4% of all managerial roles.

Delroy Corinaldi, executive director of BFP, said: “A career in football management often looks like a game of Snakes and Ladders; but for black former players, it’s pretty much all snakes and no ladders”.

The BFP is an organisation of black present and former players.

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The report summarised that black former players get fewer chances at management, get promoted more slowly, their progress stalls sooner and they get fired quicker than their non-black counterparts – none of which is related to performance.

It also made a number of points, including:

  • The average black player does not accumulate much more than half the managerial experience that all other former players do
  • A black manager is 41% more likely to be fired than a white manager – when factors such as performance are equal
  • Across all management roles, a black person is 17% more likely to be fired

Of the 3,500 players in the research, 73% of the black players played in the Premier League with an average 62 appearances per player, while 62% of the non-black players appeared in the top-flight, with an average of 49 appearances.

“The findings are unbelievably stark,” Corinaldi told the PA news agency.

“The footballers have become the lost generation off the pitch, having become the stars on it.”

The report was published shortly after it was confirmed the UK government will establish an independent football regulator when the Football Governance Bill is introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.

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Former professionals including Les Ferdinand, Chris Ramsey, Michael Johnson, Ricky Hill, Paul Davis and Sol Campbell have joined Corinaldi’s calls to include diversity and inclusivity objectives in the Football Governance Bill.

They have also called for football stakeholders to work with BFP to understand the lived experiences of discrimination in the game and for black footballers to receive the support they need to progress through every tier of the game unhindered by prejudice and racial discrimination.

“The game must do better and the independent regulator offers an opportunity for that but if that independent regulator doesn’t address racial equity in the game based on the data we’re showing then it is a missed opportunity,” added Corinaldi.

“This report is an opportunity for the game to reset, to re-engage with the BFP so we can work towards sustainable solutions.”

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Tuesday’s gossip: Guimaraes, Isak, Kimmich, Diaz, Branthwaite, Mainoo

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Newcastle United will consider selling Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 26, to fund their summer spending spree. (Football Insider)external-link

Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain were watching Guimaraes in Saturday’s FA Cup defeat at Manchester City, while PSG are also keeping a close eye on one of his Newcastle team-mates – Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 24. (HITC)external-link

Bayern Munich are open to selling Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich this summer, but the 29-year-old is only interested in joining Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid or Barcelona. (Florian Plettenberg)external-link

Manchester United and Liverpool are among the clubs interested in signing Real Madrid’s Morocco forward Brahim Diaz, 24. (HITC)external-link

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Manchester City’s Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva says he is sure he will return to his first club Benfica, but the 29-year-old refused to say when. (SIC – in Portuguese)external-link

Everton will demand a minimum of £80m for England defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 21, who is wanted by Manchester United and Chelsea. (Teamtalk)external-link

England forward Raheem Sterling, 29, will snub interest from Saudi Arabia this summer as he bids to win silverware with Chelsea next season. (Standard)external-link

Chelsea are set to reward England forward Cole Palmer, 21, a new contract with much-improved terms after a strong start to life at Stamford Bridge. (Football Insider)external-link

Eddie Nketiah might leave Arsenal this summer and Wolves have joined the Premier League clubs chasing a potential deal for the England striker, 24. (Teamtalk)external-link

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Tottenham Hotspur have set their sights on West Ham’s English full-back Ben Johnson, 24. (Football Transfers)external-link

Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Bayer Leverkusen’s left-sided defender Piero Hincapie, a 22-year-old Ecuador international. (HITC)external-link

Manchester United are in advanced talks with English midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 18, over a new contract. (Football Insider)external-link

Chelsea have identified Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi as a potential replacement for their current boss Mauricio Pochettino. (Teamtalk)external-link

Former Manchester United striker Eric Cantona has hinted he would be interested in a role at the club under new part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. (Independent)external-link

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Football Governance Bill: Legislation for independent football regulator to be introduced

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Football fans protested outside stadiums following the announcement of the European Super League in April 2021

The UK government will establish an independent football regulator when the Football Governance Bill is introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.

The legislation will grant powers to a standalone body – independent of both government and football authorities – to oversee the UK’s national sport.

The government announced plans to appoint a regulator in February 2023, following a fan-led review in 2022.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it is “a historic moment for football fans”.

“It will make sure their voices are front and centre,” he added. “Football has long been one of our greatest sources of national pride.

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“But for too long some clubs have been abused by unscrupulous owners who get away with financial mismanagement, which at worst can lead to complete collapse – as we saw in the upsetting cases of Bury and Macclesfield Town.”

The legislation follows a fan-led review, which said a regulator was necessary for the long-term financial stability of the men’s professional game after issues including financial mismanagement and plans for a breakaway European Super League.

Everton and Nottingham Forest have both been deducted points this season for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

The regulator will have powers revolving around three core objectives: improving financial sustainability of clubs, ensuring financial resilience across the leagues and safeguarding English football’s heritage.

Rick Parry, chair of the English Football League (EFL), said: “If delivered on the right terms, this landmark legislation can help fix the game’s broken financial model by offering the independent input ultimately needed to help ensure that all clubs can survive and thrive in a fair and competitive environment.”

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A Premier League statement read: “With our clubs, we have advocated for a proportionate regime that enables us to build on our position as the most widely watched league in the world.

“Mindful that the future growth of the Premier League is not guaranteed, we remain concerned about any unintended consequences of legislation that could weaken the competitiveness and appeal of English football.

“The Premier League remains fully committed to delivering its world-leading funding to the wider game, through £1.6bn distributed to all levels of football across the current three-year term.”

What powers will regulator have?

New club owners and directors will face stronger tests to help prevent the possibility of them putting clubs out of business, as was the case with Bury and Macclesfield, while a licensing system covering clubs from the National League up to the Premier League has been proposed.

As part of their licence, clubs will be required to consult their fans on key off-field decisions, such as club heritage and the club’s strategic direction.

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“Football is nothing without its fans,” said Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer. “We are determined to put them back at the heart of the game and ensure clubs as vital community assets continue to thrive.

“The new regulator will set the game on a sustainable footing, strengthening clubs and the entire football pyramid for generations.”

The bill also includes new backstop powers around financial distributions between the Premier League and the EFL, so that if the two parties continue to fail to agree on a ‘new deal’, the regulator can ensure a settlement is reached.

The government has long warned the football authorities that an independent football regulator (IFR) would have such powers to intervene.

Former sports minister Tracey Crouch, who chaired the fan-led review, said: “Football fans can begin to breathe a sigh of relief in the knowledge that the next steps towards protecting the long-term sustainability of the pyramid have now been taken.”

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Kevin Miles, chief executive of the Football Supporters’ Association, added: “The FSA warmly welcomes the tabling of the Football Governance Bill arising from the 2021 fan-led review, and particularly its central proposal to introduce statutory independent regulation of the game.

“The regulator must be given the power to impose a financial settlement in the interests of the sustainability of the game as a whole. It is far too important to be left to the squabbling between the vested interests of the richest club owners.”

However, campaign group Fair Game said “at first glance” it looks like the bill has “missed the target” and that they have “failed to get assurances that the regulator will have the power to intervene”.

Timeline

August 2019: Bury are expelled from League One following the collapse of a takeover bid.

December 2019: Conservatives promise a fan-led review in its 2019 general election manifesto in response to Bury’s demise.

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2020-21 season: Covid-19 pandemic causes matches to be held behind closed doors, affecting revenue.

April 2021: A proposed European Super League, involving six Premier League clubs, collapses within days amid widespread condemnation from other clubs and players as well as governing bodies, politicians and fans.

October 2021: Amnesty International urges changes to the Premier League owners’ and directors’ test “to address human rights issues” following the Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of Newcastle United.

November 2021: An independent regulator is among 10 recommendations made by a fan-led review, chaired by former Sports Minister Tracey Crouch, on how to improve football governance.

March 2022: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is sanctioned by the UK government as part of its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Abramovich selling the club to American businessman Todd Boehly in May.

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November 2022: Representatives of 29 clubs write to the government urging it to press on with plans for an independent football regulator.

February 2023: The publication of the UK government’s white paper proposing reforms in football was delayed to later in the month.

February 2023: The plan for a new independent regulator in English football was confirmed by the government.

November 2023: King Charles outlined the government’s plan for the Football Governance Bill in the King’s Speech.

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Nottingham Forest points deduction: PSR rules have created ‘a real mess’, says ex-chief Paul Faulkner

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Profit and sustainability rules have “created chaos” and “damaged” the Premier League, says former Nottingham Forest chief executive Paul Faulkner.

An independent commission found Forest’s losses to 2022-23 breached the threshold of £61m by £34.5m.

Forest, who say they are “dismayed” by the ruling, are expected to appeal, with any decision needing to be finalised by May 24, five days after the end of the Premier League season.

Forest thanked the commission for speeding up the process and are ahead of schedule in terms of the end-of-season deadline.

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Everton’s initial 10-point deduction for breaching PSR rules was reduced to six on appeal, but their second case is still to be heard.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest side are now one point adrift of Luton Town and the battle to avoid the drop could be settled off the pitch, much to Faulkner’s frustration.

“It’s not clear to anyone who follows football, fans and the clubs themselves and it ends up creating that chaos around it,” said Faulkner, who worked at the City Ground in 2014-15.

“Luton could invade the pitch, celebrate staying up, people have one of the greatest days of their lives and five days later get told ‘Sorry, you’re relegated’. It damages the competition.

“We might have to wait days after a season finishes. It’s like waiting for VAR. They have got themselves into a real mess, which is a shame.”

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The commission completed the Forest process within the initial 12-week timeframe, which was designed to ensure the charge is dealt with swiftly and any punishment is applied within the existing season, while any appeal could possibly be wrapped up before the 24 May deadline.

The Premier League initially suggested Forest should be docked eight points, with a reduction to six after mitigation, and offered two possible calculations for this deduction.

Firstly, that Everton were ultimately docked three more points on top of the minimum three-point deduction for a £19.5m breach. Since Forest’s breach was 77% larger, multiply three by 1.77 to 5.31 – an additional five-point penalty.

Graphic showing the bottom six Premier League teams and how Nottingham Forest's six-point deduction has put them in the relegation zone below Luton
*Both Forest (4) and Everton (6) have now been deducted points this season – pending a Forest appeal and a further Everton case to be heard

Alternatively, given the appeal board may have penalised Everton one point for every £6.5m over the threshold, then using the same calculation for Forest would result in an extra five-point deduction.

Faulkner added: “Surely there has to be a better way – it cannot be so hard to understand and fathom. If there are breaches, here is the bracket for the points deduction. It feels unsatisfactory.”

Forest have signed 42 players since promotion in 2022, spending a reported £250m, as they looked to compete in the top flight after 23 years away.

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They stayed up by four points in 2022-23, having signed 22 players that first summer – a British record for one transfer window.

While he was Aston Villa chief executive, Faulkner and the club voted against PSR and he feels it has moved away from why it was initially introduced.

He said: “We voted against the rules because we felt it would discourage future investment in clubs.

“If you have that money why shouldn’t you be able to do that, as opposed to being told you can’t after what’s happened in the two previous years?

“If Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis didn’t spend, the club wouldn’t have stayed up. Is what Forest did wrong?”

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Forest issued a strong statement saying they were “extremely disappointed” with the decision and felt they had been penalised for trying to be competitive in the Premier League.

The club’s defence was centred around when they sold Brennan Johnson, having rejected bids from Atletico Madrid and Brentford, before the striker joined Tottenham on 1 September, after the accounting deadline.

Clubs agreed to bring forward the date to submit their accounts and top-flight sides also turned down the opportunity to have a fixed sanction process in 2020.

The Premier League handbook states PSR rules are designed to try to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of clubs and maintain the competitive nature of the league by preventing clubs from deriving an “unfair advantage” over rivals by “increasing revenues or reducing costs via arrangements with entities linked to a club’s ownership”.

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Women’s Super League: Attendance record for a WSL season broken with 36 games left

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The Women’s Super League has set a new cumulative attendance record with six rounds of matches still to play.

A club-record 32,970 watched Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Friday, taking the total number of fans attending WSL games this season to 717,721.

That surpasses the previous record of 689,297 set across the whole of the 2022-23 campaign.

The new record has been achieved with 36 games still to be played.

Larger WSL crowds are becoming common with an increased number of games played at stadiums this season which are usually reserved for clubs’ men’s sides.

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After the upcoming Women’s Football Weekend on 23-24 March during the men’s international break, every WSL side other than West Ham will have played at least one game at their main stadium this season.

Arsenal’s win over Manchester United in February set a new attendance record of 60,160 for a WSL game and the Gunners sold out Emirates Stadium in back-to-back matches.

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David James: Former England goalkeeper scores winner in Sunday League game

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Ex-England goalkeeper David James came out of retirement at the age of 53 to score the winning goal for a title-chasing Sunday League side.

James, who made 572 Premier League appearances, played a one-off game for AFC Hutwoodexternal-link and scored a 25-yard free-kick to give them a 2-1 victory.

He pulled on his shorts as a gesture of goodwill after the Sunday league side filled a donation box with boots.

“I kept asking the manager to take me off,” James told BBC Radio Solent.

“Fortunately he didn’t as we got a free-kick which I smashed goal bound. It hit the post, then hit the goalkeeper and went in.”

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The former Liverpool, Manchester City and Portsmouth stopper played the first half in goal and then in the outfield after the break in the City of Southampton Sunday FL Division One game against Madeinheath United.

He never scored in his professional career which spanned more than 25 years.

James is an ambassador for energy company Utilita’s Football Rebooted initiative and was only too happy to help when Hutwood asked on social media if he was interested in getting some game time.

The campaign aims to provide football boots for those who cannot afford them.

“The idea of the campaign is to keep boots in the community,” James added.

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“We want people to have them that want to take part in football but maybe can’t afford them. The aim is for anyone to be able to play, not matter who you are.”

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Circumstances that led to Sunday’s Scottish Premiership game between Dundee and Rangers being postponed is to be the subject of an investigation by the league’s governing body.

Rangers were left “extremely disappointed and angered” by the call-off after a second pitch inspection.

Referee Don Robertson deemed a number of areas on the pitch to be unsafe.

Now the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) says it “will be investigating the circumstances”.

It is the fourth game to be called off at Dens Park this season following heavy rainfall.

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However, this one comes four matches before the top flight splits into two sections for the remaining round of fixtures, which means a new date will have to be hastily arranged before then.

“The postponement of any match is disappointing given the impact it has on supporters,” the SPFL said.

“This was particularly disappointing given the fact it was a live Sky Sports match and the proximity of the match to the split.”

The surface was deemed unplayable for a noon start following the second pitch inspection at 10:15 GMT, with Robertson pointing out that “the ball wasn’t rolling” in certain areas.

Dundee chief executive John Nelms thought his club had done all it could to get the pitch ready considering they experienced twice as much overnight rain as expected.

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“If we had a three o’clock match, the pitch would probably be playable,” he insisted, adding that a request for a delayed kick-off had been denied.

Rangers manager Philippe Clement complained that he only found out of the postponement via the club’s kit man, who had arrived early at Dens Park.

The Belgian’s side were denied the opportunity to overtake reigning champions Celtic and return to the top of the Premiership.

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