The Beautiful Game, Beautifully Told

Smith Rowe on target as Arsenal beat Watford to go fifth

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Emile Smith Rowe found the net for the third successive Premier League game as Arsenal marked Mikel Arteta's 100th game in charge with a 1-0 win over Watford at the Emirates. The Gunners, now unbeaten in 10 games across all competitions,…

Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano to go top of La Liga

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Real Madrid held on to beat in form Rayo Vallecano 2-1 at the Bernabeu to return to the top of La Liga on Saturday. Toni Kroos put the hosts in front after 14 minutes with a well-taken, side-footed finish from Vinicius Junior's pass.…

Barcelona blow three-goal lead to draw at Celta Vigo

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Barcelona threw away a three-goal lead against Celta Vigo in interim manager Sergi Barjuan's final match in charge. Goals from Ansu Fati, Sergio Busquets and Memphis Depay had put the visitors in complete control at half-time. But Iago…

Manchester Derby: City too good for Sorry United

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Manchester United were well beaten by Manchester City 2-0 in an utterly one sided local derby at Old Trafford on Saturday. An Eric Bailly own goal and a close-range poke by Bernardo Silva in the first half helped City see off their…

Xavi Hernández announced as the new FC Barcelona coach

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FC Barcelona have confirmed that Xavi Hernández would become first team coach for the rest of the current season and two more seasons. Xavi , a youth team product at Barça, has left his current club, Al-Sadd of Qatar, after reaching an…