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Chelsea may be regretting letting go of Tyler Dibling with the Southampton teenager tipped to be a ‘superstar’ following an impressive start to the season. Dibling, 18, only made his senior debut a year ago but he’s now a key player in Southampton’s side as they bid to remain in the Premier League. The attacking midfielder has appeared in every league game so far and though he’s scored just once, his performances have been catching the eye. This was the case yet again on Sunday, when Liverpool visited St. Mary’s in a clash between top and bottom of the table.…

There has been outrage and condemnation in Spain after a five-year-old boy was forced to take off his beloved club’s shirt before attending Espanyol’s La Liga clash with Girona at the weekend. Hosts Girona ran out comfortable 4-1 winners over Espanyol on Saturday, the side’s third league victory on the bounce, to rise to seventh in the Spanish top flight. But a viral video filmed before kick-off, which shows a young supporter being made to take off his Espanyol jersey by security staff, has somewhat overshadowed Girona’s win. According to the boy’s father, the child had been told he would…

Video footage shows the shocking moment a mother stormed the pitch of an Under-12s football match in Spain to slap the referee in the face. In a match between CF Alhendín and RCD Espanyol Albolote in Granada, the woman is seen entering the field of play moments after the referee had blown his final whistle. The home team, Alhendín, had just sealed a 4-2 victory in their the Andalusian third division match. In the incident recorded by a spectator in the crowd, the woman, believed to be the mother of one of the boys playing for the visiting team Espanyol…

Tim Sherwood has backed Ruben Amorim to turn Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford into a ‘superstar’. Rashford scored the first goal of the Amorim era in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town, turning home Amad Diallo’s cross inside two minutes to give the Portuguese boss the perfect start to his tenure. The early goal felt like a turning point for a team sitting in the bottom-half of the Premier League table but United’s flaws were exposed by newly-promoted Ipswich, who secured a well-deserved point through Omari Hutchinson’s deflected strike on the stroke of half-time. Amorim admitted he had a huge…

A little-known, far-right populist has taken the lead in Romania’s presidential election and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a runoff in two weeks, an outcome that has rocked the country’s political landscape. With around 93% of the votes counted, independent candidate Calin Georgescu was in the lead with around 22% of the vote, while Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), trailed at 20%. Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union party (USR) stood at around 18%, and George Simion, the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR), took 14.1%. After polls…

The main US front pages cover various domestic US news ahead of Thanksgiving. Most of the front pages leave space to look ahead to the incoming Donald Trump presidency and what it means – not just for the country – but on local and state levels. 

Roy Keane told an Ipswich fan, “I’ll wait for you in the car park,” during a heated confrontation after Ruben Amorim’s debut match as Manchester United manager. Roy Keane tells fan I will wait for you in the car park, after Ipswich vs Man Utd The incident occurred at Portman Road following Sunday’s 1-1 draw, where Marcus Rashford’s opener was canceled out by Omari Hutchinson’s stunning equalizer. Tensions flared at full-time as Keane, 53, clashed with a home supporter. The Irishman, who managed Ipswich from 2009 to 2011, didn’t hold back during the exchange. Jump to section:

A number of new retailers have been lined up by the owners of Rushmere Shopping Centre following major refurbishments at the Co Armagh complex. Outdoor gear specialist Mountain Warehouse and Danish lifestyle brand Søstrene Grene are the latest names to confirm new stores. It follows the opening of beauty and wellbeing brand Rituals and confirmation that Spanish fashion group Mango and footwear retailer Schuh will move into Rushmere. Killahoey Limited, which bought the retail site out of administration for £46.5m in 2023, is continuing a major revamp of the Craigavon complex led by McDonnell and Sons. The consortium, headed by…

Jobs market gets Christmas boost from seasonal hiring The jobs market is benefiting from a pre-Christmas boost, according to new research from Adzuna. In October, there were 0.64 per cent more vacancies than there were six months ago, the first time the six-monthly reading has been positive in 2024. The reading suggests that the jobs market has stabilised compared to the first half of the year, which saw sharp falls in the number of new job openings. Around 23,000 Christmas jobs are on offer, Adzuna said, with the vacancies concentrated in retail and hospitality alongside the trade and construction sector.

Barclays fined over ‘reckless’ failure to disclose Qatar links The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hit Barclays with a £40m fine today for failing to disclose ties with certain Qatari investors as it scrambled to avert a government bailout during the financial crisis. In a statement today, the City watchdog said the FTSE 100 lender’s conduct through during a capital raise in 2008 was “reckless and lacked integrity” and it welcomed a move by the bank to withdraw from challenging its decision in the courts. “The events in 2008 were of national importance as banks sought emergency recapitalisation,” the FCA said in a statement. “The FCA has…