Maurice Setters, Jack Charlton’s assistant coach during his time as Republic of Ireland manager has passed away at the age of 83. Setters was at Jack’s side during Euro ’88, Italia ’90 and USA ’94. Charlton passed away earlier this year following a battle with dementia.
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Liverpool extended their incredible unbeaten record at Anfield in the Premier League to 64 matches to set a new club record with a 3-0 victory over Leicester City. A Johnny Evans own goal opened the scoring with Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino finding the net for the Reds.
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The PFA says a game-wide strategy is urgently needed for dealing with dementia and neurodegenerative diseases in football. The association has also called for an “urgent intervention” to reduce heading in training.
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Pep Guardiola has agreed a new contract to remain as Manchester City manager for a further two seasons, the Premier League club have announced. Guardiola was into the final months of his existing deal, but the 49-year-old has now committed his future to City until 2023.
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The Republic of Ireland’s winless run continued tonight as they drew 0-0 with Bulgaria. The result means they retain their status in League B of the Nations League but Stephen Kenny is yet to taste success as an international manager and his side have now gone seven games without a goal.
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