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Kick Off: Arteta, Haaland win Manager, Player of August; Villa beat Southampton

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Top Headline

OFFICIAL: Arteta named the EPL Manager of the Month for August

Spaniard wins third managerial prize after fine start to Premier League season

Haaland is named EPL Player of the Month for August after scoring NINE goals

Erling Haaland has been named Premier League Player of the Month for August after astonishing first few weeks in England.

FIFA rejects Chile appeal over Ecuador's 2022 World Cup place

Chile has lost its appeal to FIFA to replace Ecuador at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the world football governing body announced on Friday.

Match Reports

Villa 1-0 Southampton: Ramsey goal wins it for Gerrard's side as Coutinho shines

Jacob Ramsey's goal was enough to give Aston Villa a 1-0 win over Southampton at Villa Park on Friday evening.

Nottingham Forest 2-3 Fulham: Cottagers score 3 goals in 5 mins to move sixth

Fulham scored three times in a sensational, five-minute spell at the City Ground as they came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 and climb to sixth in the Premier League table.

These things happen

OFFICIAL: Busquets, Pedri & Gavi lead Spain squad list as Morata & Asensio in

Busquets, Pedri & Gavi lead Spain squad list as Morata in

Mathias Pogba taken to a court over extortion claims against his brother Paul

Mathias Pogba has been taken to court in relation to the alleged extortion attempt made against his brother, former Manchester United footballer Paul Pogba, according to a report from France.

Alphonso Davies joins KSI on stage at his concert, as he shows off dance moves

After playing 90 minutes in Bayern Munich's 2-0 win over Barcelona this week, Alphonso Davies put on a different kind of performance Thursday night, joining KSI on stage for the last show of his European tour.

Mourinho equals Sir Alex Ferguson record as Man Utd great is finally matched

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho equalled Reds legend Sir Alex Ferguson's record for the most wins in European matches since 1992 when Roma defeated HJK on Thursday night.

'Happy to be back with you bro': Marcelo and James Rodriguez reunite in Greece

Former Real Madrid stars Marcelo and James Rodriguez have celebrated their reunion at Olympiacos after last sharing a team in 2020.

The Hazard brothers, De Bruyne & Batshuayi lead Belgium squad list as Witsel in

The Hazard brothers, De Bruyne & Batshuayi lead Belgium squad list as Witsel in

McTominay caught mouthing Ronaldo 'Siuu' celebration to icon after Utd goal

SCOTT McTOMINAY celebrated Cristiano Ronaldo's first goal of the season by appearing to whisper "siuu" in his ear.

Female fan appears to give Gavi phone number during contract ceremony

A female fan seemingly gave her phone number to Barcelona starlet Gavi during his contract signing ceremony on Thursday (September 15).

Pep Guardiola's daughter sends Instagram followers wild with bikini snaps

PEP GUARDIOLA's daughter has sent her followers wild as she posed in a tiny bikini.

What they say

Alves insists that Ronaldo was a 'b***d' to play against in El Classico meetings

Former Barcelona defender Dani Alves has admitted that he found it 'difficult' to mark Cristiano Ronaldo when the Portuguese star was playing for Real Madrid.

Guardiola agrees with Klopp over Todd Boehly's All-Star match idea

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola echoed Jurgen Klopp’s feelings on the mooted Premier League All-Star match proposed by Todd Boehly.

Martinez: Man Utd is the best club in the world, ''Varane is a legend for me''

When Lisandro Martinez was substituted for Harry Maguire after 90 minutes during Manchester United’s 2-0 win against Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday, the referee indicated that he should leave the pitch by the goal line. That was fortuitous for the central defender since it was right in front of the 600 travelling United fans.

Kylian Mbappe wants PSG to sign Premier League star - Reports

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Kylian Mbappe wants his club to sign Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane as Lionel Messi's replacement, according to Diario Gol.

"This is not a lack of respect!" - Chelsea defender Thiago Silva offers support to Real Madrid star

Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has offered his support to Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr after the Brazilian was advised not to do his trademark dance celebration.

Neymar sends support to Vinicius Jr. amid criticism about his celebrations

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar Neymar has publicly defended Real Madrid ace Vinicius Junior amid criticism over the latter’s extravagant post-goal celebration.

Mane 'doesn't look happy' playing through the middle for Bayern, claims Hamann

Sadio Mane doesn't look happy at Bayern Munich, or that's what Liverpool legend Dietmar Hamann reckons after the forward has begun to show signs of frustration in Germany.

Pele & Neymar tell Vinicius to keep dancing and be himself after agent's racist

Neymar and Pele have taken to social media to support Vinicius Jr after a Spanish football agent made a racist comment during a live television broadcast on Friday.

Paul Scholes says he was 'SURPRISED' by Casemiro's 'range of passing'

Paul Scholes has admitted to being surprised by Casemiro's adeptness on the ball after the Brazilian put in an impressive technical display for Manchester United in the Europa League.

Fixtures of the day

EPL

Wolves vs Man City 2022/09/17 11:30 UTC

Tottenham vs Leicester 2022/09/17 16:30 UTC

Bundesliga 

Augsburg vs Bayern 2022/09/17 13:30 UTC

Dortmund vs Schalke 2022/09/17 13:30 UTC

La Liga

Barcelona vs Elche 2022/09/17 14:15 UTC

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