Netherlands name squad for Nations League finals

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has handed a first call-up to AZ Alkmaar midfielder Tijjani Reijnders and recalled giant goalkeeper Andries Noppert as he named a 26-man squad on Monday for the Nations League finals. Reijnders impressed in AZ’s run to the Europa Conference League semi-finals, where he scored away against West Ham United, while Noppert,…

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Sevilla wins Europa League at Jose Mourinho’s expense as Montiel clinches another penalty shootout

Five months after scoring the winning penalty in the World Cup final, Gonzalo Montiel converted the clinching spot kick for Sevilla in the Europa League final Wednesday to beat Jose Mourinho’s Roma. It earned Sevilla a seventh title in the competition. Click Here: Cheap Adidas Stan Smith The Argentina international sent Roma goakeeper Rui Patrício…

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‘Gemma said “go get it!” I saw the fire in her belly’: New boss Graeme Lee’s Hartlepool aiming for huge FA Cup upset at Crystal Palace… and his wife will cheer him on two years after she was given just 12 months to live

When the Hartlepool United job became available in December, Graeme Lee had more to consider than a long-held ambition to manage. The 43-year-old’s wife, Gemma, has an inoperable brain tumour. She had been given 12 months to live. That, however, was more than two years ago. In November of 2020, Sportsmail visited the Lee family home…

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‘Gemma said “go get it!” I saw the fire in her belly’: New boss Graeme Lee’s Hartlepool aiming for huge FA Cup upset at Crystal Palace… and his wife will cheer him on two years after she was given just 12 months to live

When the Hartlepool United job became available in December, Graeme Lee had more to consider than a long-held ambition to manage. The 43-year-old’s wife, Gemma, has an inoperable brain tumour. She had been given 12 months to live. That, however, was more than two years ago. In November of 2020, Sportsmail visited the Lee family home…

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Chelsea 5-1 Chesterfield: Thomas Tuchel’s side advance into fourth round of FA Cup with ruthless display, but the Spireites gave travelling fans a day to remember at Stamford Bridge

They were only 10 minutes of the tie remaining and they were 5-0 down when Chesterfield mustered a rare foray forward at Stamford Bridge.  The National League side had never stopped trying, never stopped striving, and their fans had never stopped singing, even as Chelsea banged in goal after goal. Now, as their team attacked…

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Chelsea 5-1 Chesterfield: Thomas Tuchel’s side advance into fourth round of FA Cup with ruthless display, but the Spireites gave travelling fans a day to remember at Stamford Bridge

They were only 10 minutes of the tie remaining and they were 5-0 down when Chesterfield mustered a rare foray forward at Stamford Bridge.  The National League side had never stopped trying, never stopped striving, and their fans had never stopped singing, even as Chelsea banged in goal after goal. Now, as their team attacked…

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Newcastle 0-1 Cambridge United: Joe Ironside seals famous victory for League One side as they stun Eddie Howe’s men in front of a sold-out St James’ Park to deliver Kieran Trippier a debut to forget

Cambridge match-winner Joe Ironside used to idolise Alan Shearer and would travel up from his native Middlesbrough to St James’ Park to watch his hero. Either of those strikers — the lower-league journeyman or long-retired club legend — would be better than what Newcastle have in attack right now. Take nothing away from Mark Bonner’s…

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Newcastle 0-1 Cambridge United: Joe Ironside seals famous victory for League One side as they stun Eddie Howe’s men in front of a sold-out St James’ Park to deliver Kieran Trippier a debut to forget

Cambridge match-winner Joe Ironside used to idolise Alan Shearer and would travel up from his native Middlesbrough to St James’ Park to watch his hero. Either of those strikers — the lower-league journeyman or long-retired club legend — would be better than what Newcastle have in attack right now. Take nothing away from Mark Bonner’s…

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Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury: Jurgen Klopp’s Covid-ravaged Reds march on in the FA Cup as Fabinho’s brace and goals from Roberto Firmino and starlet Kaide Gordon seal comeback win following early scare by Daniel Udoh

For seven minutes the grand heist was on and for another 10 this game was even. Let’s call that the age of innocence before Liverpool found sufficient holes in a yellow wall to kill an unlikely tale. They weren’t especially brilliant in doing so, and nor were they poor. But it was a dominant performance…

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Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury: Jurgen Klopp’s Covid-ravaged Reds march on in the FA Cup as Fabinho’s brace and goals from Roberto Firmino and starlet Kaide Gordon seal comeback win following early scare by Daniel Udoh

For seven minutes the grand heist was on and for another 10 this game was even. Let’s call that the age of innocence before Liverpool found sufficient holes in a yellow wall to kill an unlikely tale. They weren’t especially brilliant in doing so, and nor were they poor. But it was a dominant performance…

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