⚽ ⚽ ⚽ WORLD NEWS HQ DAILY UPDATES #THURSDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2⃣0⃣2⃣1⃣ EDITION
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TRENDING HEADLINES
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🪀🪀Xavi: I want to go home to Barca
🪀🪀Guardiola on Ronaldo: City must stop 'one of the greatest'
🪀🪀Barcelona expect Newcastle bid for Coutinho - Thursday's gossip
🪀🪀Varane out for month with hamstring injury
🪀🪀'We're on the fast train to the top' - Moyes to celebrate 1,000th game as manager
🪀🪀Guardiola on Ronaldo: City must stop 'one
of the greatest' set to be out until Christmas
🪀🪀Haller joins UCL hallowed ranks with another goal
🪀🪀Griezmann compares Jota's high boot to his: In Anfield it's a yellow
🪀🪀Now Wanda Nara confirms her split from Mauro Icardi!
🪀🪀Xavi: It's common sense, my move to Barcelona has to happen
🪀🪀Marsch: Seemed like ref wanted Neymar's autograph!
🪀🪀Liverpool dispatch Atleti's 10 angry men to seal last-16 spot
🪀🪀Leicester City striker Patson Daka and Zambia
🪀🪀Daka: I carry the hopes of 18 million Zambians
🪀🪀Man City cruise against Brugge
🪀🪀Xavi is on his way to Barcelona: Dinner in Doha and then a final meeting
🪀🪀Liverpool qualify for knockouts with Atletico win
🪀🪀Al-Sadd firm on Xavi after Barca execs travel to Qatar
🪀🪀Transfer LIVE: Barcelona plotting Ndombele swoop
🪀🪀Al-Sadd firm on Xavi after Barca execs travel to Qatar
🪀🪀Mourinho questions Conte to Spurs appointment
🪀🪀Emery rejects Newcastle & confirms Villarreal stay
🪀🪀Tuchel expects more from Ziyech after CL winner
🪀🪀Rohr: Rangers want to release stars late for Afcon
🪀🪀Elliott: Daka-Iheanacho partnership will strike fear
🪀🪀Rumours: Spurs close to agreeing Kessie deal
🪀🪀Guehi shortlisted for Palace award
🪀🪀Ziyech warns he’s still building his rhythm
🪀🪀Tusker take down Police to move up FKF
🪀🪀Okon rejoins Super Falcons technical crew
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TOP STATISTICS
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🪀🪀Callum Hudson-Odoi is the first player aged under 21 to assist a goal in consecutive Champions League appearances for Chelsea FC.
🪀🪀Lille won a Champions League match after conceding the opening goal for the first time in their history, ending a run of five draws and 18 losses in such cases in the competition.
🪀🪀Hakim Ziyech is now the joint-highest scoring Moroccan player in Champions League history, alongside former Arsenal star Marouane Chamakh (8 goals).
🪀🪀Bayern's 17 goals after 4 Champions League games is a joint-record alongside PSG in 2017/18.
🪀🪀VfL Wolfsburg have won seven of their first 10 home matches in the UCL (D2 L1) – more wins than any other German side has managed in their first 10 CL matches at home.
🪀🪀Bayern's Robert Lewandowski is the first Polish player to reach 100 appearances in the Champions League.
🪀🪀Cristiano Ronaldo (36 years and 270 days) is the second oldest player to have scored a Champions League brace, after Filippo Inzaghi (37yy 86dd) against Real Madrid in November 2010.
🪀🪀Juventus have won each of the opening four group stage games of a Champions League campaign for their third time, after 1995/96 and 2004/05.
🪀🪀Federico Chiesa is the first Juventus player to have scored in four consecutive home games in Champions League since David Trezeguet in November 2001.
🪀🪀Duván Zapata is the first Atalanta's player to have been involved in 10 Champions League goals, thanks to five goals and five assists.
🪀🪀Since Thomas Tuchel took charge of Chelsea in January, the Blues have kept at least nine more clean sheets in all competitions than any other side in the big five European leagues.
🪀🪀Bayern have reached the knockout stage of the Champions League for the 14th season in a row. Only Real Madrid (24) and Barcelona (17) have put together a longer consecutive streak.
🪀🪀Manuel Neuer is the first goalkeeper to register an assist in a Champions League match since February 2019 (Ederson vs Schalke)
🪀🪀Manchester United have only been ahead for 63 minutes across their four Champions League matches this season but are top of Group F
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FIXTURES AND RESULTS
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⚑⚑#FIXTURES
📅📅 4TH NOVEMBER 2021
⏲⏲TIME IN GMT+1/WAT
🇪🇺Europe - UEFA Europa League🇪🇺
Lyon 18 : 45 Sparta Prague
Brøndby 18 : 45 Rangers
Real Sociedad 18 : 45 Sturm Graz
Monaco 18 : 45 PSV
Legia Warsaw 18 : 45 Napoli
Olympiakos 18 : 45 Eintracht Frankfurt
Galatasaray 18 : 45 Lokomotiv Moscow
Genk 18 : 45 West Ham United
Leicester City 21 : 00 Spartak Moscow
Antwerp 21 : 00 Fenerbahce
Sporting Braga 21 : 00 Ludogorets
Red Star Belgrade 21 : 00 Midtjylland
Marseille 21 : 00 Lazio
Bayer Leverkusen 21 : 00 Real Betis
Ferencvaros 21 : 00 Celtic
Dinamo Zagreb 21 : 00 Rapid Vienna
🇪🇺EUROPE: Europa Conference League🇪🇺
16:30 Flora - Anorthosis
16:30 K. Almaty - Qarabag
18:45 AZ Alkmaar - CFR Cluj
18:45 FK Zorya Luhansk - CSKA Sofia
18:45 Gent - Partizan
18:45 LASK - Alashkert
18:45 Lincoln Red Imps - Slovan Bratislava
18:45 Maccabi Tel Aviv - HJK
18:45 Omonia - Basel
18:45 Randers FC - Jablonec
21:00 AS Roma - Bodo/Glimt
21:00 PAOK - FC Copenhagen
21:00 Rennes - Mura
21:00 Slavia Prague - Maccabi Haifa
21:00 Tottenham - Vitesse
21:00 Union Berlin - Feyenoord
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✄✄#RESULTS
📅📅 3RD NOVEMBER 2021
🏴England - Championship🏴
FT AFC Bournemouth 1 - 2 Preston North End
FT Barnsley 2 - 1 Derby County
FT Blackburn Rovers 0 - 7 Fulham
FT Blackpool 0 - 1 Stoke City
FT Cardiff City 0 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
FT West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 Hull City
🇪🇺Europe - UEFA Champions League🇪🇺
FT AC Milan 1 - 1 Porto
FT Real Madrid 2 - 1 Shakhtar Donetsk
FT Manchester City 4 - 1 Club Brugge
FT RB Leipzig 2 - 2 PSG
FT Liverpool 2 - 0 Atletico Madrid
FT Borussia Dortmund 1 - 3 Ajax
FT Sporting Lisbon 4 - 0 Besiktas
FT Sheriff 1 - 3 Inter Milan
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SOCCER WORLD ZONE
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🪀🪀Barcelona are hoping to offload Philippe Coutinho to Newcastle in January, reports Sport.
🪀🪀Wolves are set to pursue Renato Sanches this January while also pushing to sign Hwang Hee-chan on a permanent basis, reports Birmingham Live.
🪀🪀Toni Kroos's agent Volker Struth believes that Erling Haaland will cost as much as €300 million (£254m/$347m) in total fees, if and when he decides to leave Dortmund.
🪀🪀Barcelona are optimistic that they will be able to agree a new contract with Ousmane Dembele and hope to have the talks finalised by the end of November, Mundo Deportivo reports.
🪀🪀Newcastle have held talks with Bayern Munich centre-back Niklas Sule over a possible move to the Premier League, reports Sport Bild journalist Christian Falk.
🪀🪀Kylian Mbappe may demand to have an Olympics clause inserted into his contract that will allow him to play at the Games in Paris in 2024, AS reports.
🪀🪀Former Roma manager Paulo Fonseca is still interested in the Newcastle job, reports Sky Sports.
🪀🪀Jose Mourinho has questioned Tottenham's decision to sack Nuno Espirito Santo as manager after just 10 league games in charge.
🪀🪀Arsenal are set to hand Daniel Ballard a two-year contract extension, reports football.london.
🪀🪀Unai Emery has rejected the chance to take over as Newcastle's new head coach, with the ex-Arsenal boss publicly confirming his decision to stay at Villarreal.
🪀🪀Barcelona are plotting a swoop for Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele - according to SPORT.
🪀🪀Tottenham are tracking West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone - according to Sky Sports.
🪀🪀Manchester United are keeping close tabs on Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, Football Insider claims.
🪀🪀Inter are looking at the possibility of a swap deal involving Cristian Eriksen and Andre Onana, Tuttosport claims.
🪀🪀West Brom will receive no compensation from Barcelona for young striker Louie Barry, according to The Athletic.
🪀🪀Ousmane Dembele is eager to extend his stay at Barcelona - according to SPORT.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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🗣🗣Guardiola: "You don't have to tell me how competitive this league is. It's you & your analysts that keNews will get to you once you have saved the contactep saying we are invincible, perfect, how good we are & that in February we're going to win the league. You said that. All of you. Not the manager, not any player, not the club." (December 2018)
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BRITISH PRESS
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📜📜NEWSPAPER REVIEW, #THURSDAY EDITION
THE SUN
🪀🪀Barcelona are reportedly ready to accept a January loan offer from Newcastle United for midfielder Philippe Coutinho which will include an option to buy.
🪀🪀Ebere Eze could make a shock return to the Crystal Palace squad this weekend against Wolves, only six months after sustaining a serious Achilles injury.
🪀🪀Newcastle are interested in Bayern Munich defender Niklas Sule, according to reports in Germany.
🪀🪀Everton are set to make a January move for Real Mallorca midfielder Iddrisu Baba after sending scouts to watch the £10m rated player in action.
🪀🪀Sergey Kovalev is demanding a rematch with Canelo Alvarez after revealing he had only six days of rest, following a bruising win over Anthony Yarde, before going into training for their 2019 fight.
DAILY MAIL
🪀🪀Marouane Fellaini has revealed he cried when learning that David Moyes - who had brought him to Old Trafford from Everton - had been sacked by Manchester United in 2013.
🪀🪀Chelsea goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli has admitted he is "in awe" of midfielders N'Golo Kante and Jorginho when he works with them in training.
🪀🪀Antonio Conte will reportedly pick up nearly £2m from Inter Milan after his next managerial role proved not to be with one of their Serie A rivals.
🪀🪀Barcelona remain keen on signing Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele in January.
🪀🪀Danny Ings is set to miss out on a reunion with former club Southampton with Aston Villa worried he will not recover from a soft tissue injury in time.
🪀🪀Derby County will learn next week whether their appeal against a 12-point deduction has been successful.
DAILY STAR
🪀🪀Newcastle United are set to appoint Eddie Howe as their new manager despite "reservations" about the former Bournemouth boss.
🪀🪀Paris Saint-Germain officials are said to be concerned at the lack of French being spoken by manager Mauricio Pochettino and star signing Lionel Messi.
🪀🪀West Ham are set to open talks with defender Ben Johnson over a new contract with his current deal expiring in 2022.
DAILY EXPRESS
🪀🪀Inter Milan are determined not to let former boss Antonio Conte take any of their players to Tottenham in January with Nicolo Barella and Alessandro Bastoni already having been linked.
🪀🪀Brazilian club Palmeiras are ready to make an offer to Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani, whose contract at Old Trafford only runs until the summer.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
🪀🪀Tottenham's players were "buzzing" after their first training session held by new manager Antonio Conte.
🪀🪀Bath's kit manager Steve Middleton has been banned for a game after swearing at a referee during their recent defeat by Wasps.
THE TIMES
🪀🪀Chief constable Mark Roberts, the man in charge of football policing in the UK, has admitted his concerns over a "headlong rush" into safe standing being introduced in England and says identifying racist abusers could also become far more difficult as a result.
DAILY RECORD
🪀🪀Kawasaki Frontale star Reo Hatate, who can play anywhere down the left flank, is being lined up as Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou's next arrival from Japan's J-League.
🪀🪀Antonio Conte's Chelsea No 2 Angelo Alessio appears unlikely to join his Tottenham backroom staff with current club - Indonesia's Persija - confident he will stay with them.