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Le Fée’s penalty stuns Chelsea and breathes life into defiant Sunderland

<p>A lot can change in five‑and‑a‑half months, but as an early winter chill descended on Wearside last week – both meteorologically and ­metaphorically – Sunderland were determined that some things should remain the same. Just as they had beaten Chelsea on the final day of last season to ensure European qualification for the first time in 53 years, they did so again on Sunday to lift themselves off the bottom of the Premier League.</p><p>The Sunderland performance was certainly familiar to their head coach, Régis Le Bris – “the identity, the intensity, the togetherness, the way we managed the game” – on the way to three crucial points.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/08/sunderland-chelsea-premier-league-match-report">Continue reading...</a>

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Le Fée’s penalty stuns Chelsea and breathes life into defiant Sunderland
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Manchester City’s Kerstin Casparij: ‘I love football – but it takes over your life’

<p>Dutch full-back on relief of winning the Double and needing a ‘sense of normality’ while in the spotlight</p><p>Kerstin Casparij loves football, especially Champions League nights under the lights, but perspective is important too. “I would say football is my most important secondary thing in life, and I’ve found that such a refreshing way of looking at it,” she says before Manchester City’s trip to Milan to face Inter on Tuesday.</p><p>“It is so important to me and I love it so much and if I lose I’m going to have a terrible day, but my family’s healthy, my friends are healthy, I am, and I don’t have to worry about anything; I don’t have to worry about getting the food on the table. Being able to see things from that perspective makes it so much easier to stay the person I’ve always been.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/10/manchester-citys-kerstin-casparij-i-love-football-but-it-takes-over-your-life">Continue reading...</a>

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Manchester City’s Kerstin Casparij: ‘I love football – but it takes over your life’
www.theguardian.com · Source
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Roma Thrash Udinese 5-2 in Serie A

Roma scored four goals in the first half to secure a convincing win over Udinese, with Rodrigo Mora and Donyell Malen among the scorers

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Zimbabwe Sables Claim Narrow Victory Over Namibia

A 26-14 half-time lead became a three-point finish at the National Sports Stadium, and a third straight win over Namibia. Here is what the Sables' World Cup build-up can take from it — and the questions the scoreline leaves open.

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