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Independent regulator for English football. What you need to know English football’s newly established independent regulator will hold the power to prevent clubs from participating in a proposed breakaway European Super League. The UK government has confirmed the implementation of this regulator, which was recommended by a fan-led review in the previous year. The regulator aims to safeguard the cultural heritage of English football by preventing historic clubs from going out of business, providing fans with greater input, and enforcing a new owners’ and directors’ test. The proposed regulator seeks to achieve the following objectives: first, to prevent English clubs…

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Daily Express Sport – ‘Ripped to shreds’ Reds suffer worst ever home defeat in Europe, writes the Express. There is also a piece on Manchester City’s “twin blow” as both Kevin de Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte are ruled out of their Champions League tie at RB Leipzig due to illness. And Leeds bring back former Watford boss Javi Gracia to England after appointing the Spaniard as their successor to the sacked Jesse Marsch.

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AS – ‘In The Sky’ One of Spain’s main daily sports newspapers, AS, says it was Vinicius who sparked the comeback with two goals. ‘In The Sky’ is how the paper headlines the story, after Real Madrid thrashed Liverpool FC 5-2 at Anfield after Liverpool initially took a 2-0 lead after 15mins. The game was a classic Champions League game – thrilling!

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Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid: Liverpool thrashed at home in Champions League thriller In a thrilling Champions League match at Anfield, Liverpool suffered a devastating 2-5 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid, leaving their tournament hopes hanging by a thread. Despite initially taking a dream lead in the last-16 tie with Darwin Nunez’s goal after just four minutes, followed by Mohamed Salah’s strike ten minutes later, the hosts were unable to maintain their momentum against the defending champions. Real Madrid, who beat Liverpool in the previous year’s final, became the first team to score five goals in a European match…

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