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Ranked: The best team-mate bust-ups after Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane clash

From Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer to David Batty and Graeme Le Saux, here are the biggest bust-ups between team-mates

Evening Standard

Idrissa Gueye, Michael Keane and other times when team-mates have had scuffles on the pitch

The incident between Gueye and Keane isn’t the first time emotions have spilled over between team-mates on the pitch

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill praises the ‘real quality’ of Jamie Donley

The on-loan Stoke striker scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the 44th minute.

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‘If we could have played Arsenal every week at Stoke, we would have done – we had it over them, Arsene Wenger even tried to ban throw-ins! It’s nice that people now say Mikel Arteta has copied me’ Tony Pulis gives his verdict on the Gunners’ title charge

In an exclusive interview, the former Stoke boss explains how he feels about proving an unlikely inspiration for Arsenal’s fine form

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Coventry extend Championship lead after late Mason-Clark strike sinks Stoke

Ephron Mason-Clark’s 86th-minute goal earned Coventry a 1-0 win in a top-of-the-table Championship clash at Stoke

The Guardian - UK

‘When the alarms go off, you go into the safe room for around five or 10 minutes, then come back out and carry on with your day. It was a strange experience’ Rory Delap on coaching in Israel

The former Stoke midfielder was Robbie Keane’s assistant at Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2023

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‘People think it was all set plays and throw-ins at Stoke. It wasn’t. Tony Pulis recruited a team of characters who were tough and hard to beat, but we could play’ Rory Delap on the Potters’ other side under Pulis

Rory Delap was a key part of Tony Pulis’ cliche-ridden Stoke City side of the late 2000s

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Football tactics derived from AI? ‘The algorithms are watching’

In today’s Football Daily: The future is here

The Guardian - UK

Shamrock Rovers’ long, slow stumble towards League of Ireland title glory

In today’s Football Daily: The champions-elect who have already missed three chances to seal the title

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta 'sees Stoke City comparison as a compliment'

Gunners boss sees Tony Pulis comparison as no insult, insists the man himself

Evening Standard

Tony Pulis claims he applied ‘same principles’ as Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal

Pulis’ Stoke City side have also been recognised by Pep Guardiola as pioneers of the trend

The Independent UK

Tony Pulis’s Stoke inspired Premier League set-piece focus, says Guardiola

The Manchester City head coach said before the Carabao Cup trip to Swansea: ‘Do you remember Stoke when they made the throws? Now more teams do that’

The Guardian - UK

FA Trophy game abandoned after former Bournemouth player suffers serious injury

A serious injury to Wes Fogden led the match to be abandoned in the first half

The Independent UK

‘I competed in javelin at county level and cleaned up. I think my personal best was 55 metres when I stopped at 14 or 15 and football took over instead’ Long throw ace Rory Delap on his incredible trademark

Stoke legend Rory Delap would secure a place in Premier League folklore history

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200 niche, surprising and mind-blowing football facts to help you ace pub quizzes

Here's way more trivia tidbits and football facts than you'll ever need - thank us when they come up in pub quiz questions one day

FourFourTwo

‘I bluffed being Watford captain for two years. For the first game of the season, the armband was on my seat, no-one had said, “You’re going to be captain”’ Troy Deeney on his personal turnaround with the Hornets

The striker captained Watford to promotion in the 2014/15 campaign

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'Outside his dressing room, he had this massive Man City flag. I thought it’d be funny to stick a big black-and-white Newcastle flag over the top. That didn’t go down too well': Andrew Cushin on his run-in with Noel Gallagher

Newcastle United superfan Andrew Cushin sat down with FourFourTwo to discuss Noel Gallagher, Shay Given and life as an up-and-coming musician

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Former Scotland & Hibs striker Steven Fletcher retires from football aged 38

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‘The chairman looked at my mum and said, “Saido isn’t going anywhere”, which made her cry. That destroyed me’ Saido Berahino on missing our on his dream Tottenham move

The former West Brom forward was denied a move to Spurs back in 2015

The Guardian - UK

Nat Phillips gives West Brom a lift and wrecks Stoke’s perfect start to season

Nat Phillips’ first-half goal secured West Brom a 1-0 win at Championship pacesetters Stoke and maintained their unbeaten start to the season

The Independent UK

Seamus Coleman omitted from Republic of Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers

The 36-year-old has been an unused substitute in Everton’s first two Premier League games of the season.

FourFourTwo

Former Republic of Ireland star dad Rory tells FFT about his stance on Liam Delap’s international future: ‘He’s spoken to both England and Ireland – I’m so proud of what he’s achieving’

Long throw cult hero Rory Delap gives thoughts on his son's fine progress – and why he swapped the Champions League for Prenton Park

The Guardian - UK

Van Dijk wants Liverpool to tighten up and backs club to sign reinforcements

Virgil van Dijk has acknowledged Liverpool’s defensive problems in pre-season, saying ‘you defend as a team, you press as a team’

The Independent UK

Ryan Mason kicks off West Brom tenure with winning start and Charlton clinch win over Watford

Stoke defeated Derby and Millwall triumphed over Norwich in EFL Championship

The Guardian - UK

Football transfer rumours: Aston Villa want Porto’s Samu Aghehowa for £55m?

Sunderland to bring in Guiu and Roefs? | Liverpool’s Morton attracting Lyon interest? | Crystal Palace reject bid for Mateta?

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