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☆ Manchester United's Antony to resume training, available for selection
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Nottingham Forest - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - August 26, 2023 Manchester United's Antony during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 29 (Reuters) - Manchester United winger Antony will resume training and will be available for selection while police inquiries into assault allegations continue, the Premier League club confirmed on Friday. "Since allegations were first made in June, Antony has co-operated with police inquiries in both Brazil and the UK, and he continues to do so," Manchester United said in a statement. "As Antony's employer, Manchester United has decided that he will resume training at Carrington, and be available for selection, while police inquiries proceed. British media reported that Antony returned to England earlier this week and attended a voluntary interview with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) on Thursday. Antony missed United's last two Premier League games, along with their Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich and League Cup win over Crystal Palace.

Persons: Manchester United's Antony, Phil Noble, Antony, Gabriela Cavallin, Carrington, United's, Trevor Stynes, Toby Davis Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, REUTERS, Greater Manchester Police, GMP, Champions League, Bayern Munich, League Cup, Crystal, Thomson Locations: Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, Brazil, England

☆ Man City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 despite Rodri red card
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MANCHESTER, England, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 home win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday, making it six wins out of six despite losing midfielder Rodri to a red card early in the second half. In all, referee Anthony Taylor doled out 11 yellow cards along with Rodri's red, with seven of the yellows coming in a bad-tempered second half as Forest tried to leverage their extra man, but to no avail. I think the first half was brilliant apart from the last 10 (minutes), I think they found us out a little," Foden said. "The second half was not what we expected because Rodri got a red card quite early... it wasn't ideal, but we showed a different side to us today to dig in, and I'm proud of the team." Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rodri, Anthony Taylor doled, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Matheus Nunes, Morgan Gibbs, Jeremy Doku, Kalvin Phillips, Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson, Pep Guardiola, Nathan Ake, Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Dominguez, Elanga, Ederson, Haaland, Foden, Philip O'Connor, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Manchester City, Premier League, Nottingham Forest, City, Forest, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Manchester, Spanish

☆ Man City make it perfect six, Everton get first win
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Everton registered their first league victory of the season, producing an impressive display to win 3-1 at Brentford whose home struggles continued. "We played, I would say, 51, 52 minutes 10 against 11, so it was not easy, but we were fantastic," City manager Pep Guardiola said. Everton's James Tarkowski scored against his former club in a well-deserved 3-1 win at Brentford's Community Stadium. Victory lifted Everton out of the relegation zone and up to 15th with four points, with Brentford, without a home win this season, 12th on six. It secured Luton's first point in the top flight since April 1992 and they might have been celebrating a win.

Persons: Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Morgan Gibbs, Kyle Walker, Matheus Nunes, Gibbs, White, Pep Guardiola, Guardiola, James Tarkowski, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Mathias Jensen, Tarkowski, Dwight, Dominic Calvert, Lewin, Mark Flekken, Victory, Ricner Bellegarde, Tom Lockyer, Pedro Neto, Joao Gomes, Carlton Morris, Jose Sa, Luton's, I'm, Rob Edwards, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Manchester City, Premier League, Nottingham Forest, Everton, Brentford, Luton Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fulham, Selhurst, Manchester, Burnley, City, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, West Ham United, Brentford's, England, Wolves, Luton, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Manchester, White, Crystal, Liverpool, thump, Dwight McNeil's, Jean

☆ Man City make it perfect six, Man Utd and Everton get morale-boosting wins
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Manchester United also got a much-needed 1-0 win at Burnley to snap a run of three straight defeats in all competitions. Everton registered their first league victory of the season, producing an impressive display to triumph 3-1 at Brentford whose home struggles continued. A City win never looked in doubt once Kyle Walker set up Foden to thump in the opener after a 46-pass move and Haaland headed powerfully into the net from a cross by Matheus Nunes. "We played, I would say, 51, 52 minutes 10 against 11, so it was not easy, but we were fantastic," City manager Pep Guardiola said. Victory lifted Everton out of the relegation zone and up to 15th with four points, while Brentford, without a home win this season, are 12th on six.

Persons: Fernandes, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Morgan Gibbs, Kyle Walker, Matheus Nunes, Gibbs, White, Pep Guardiola, Guardiola, Bruno Fernandes's, Jonny Evans, It's, Ten Hag, James Tarkowski, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Mathias Jensen, Tarkowski, Dwight, Dominic Calvert, Lewin, Mark Flekken, Victory, Ricner Bellegarde, Tom Lockyer, Pedro Neto, Joao Gomes, Carlton Morris, Jose Sa, Luton's, I'm, Rob Edwards, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge, Ken Ferris Organizations: Forest, United, Burnley, Everton, Brentford, Manchester City, Premier League, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Luton Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fulham, Selhurst, City, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, West Ham United, Brentford's, Wolves, Luton, The Hatters, Thomson Locations: Manchester, White, Crystal, Liverpool, thump, Dwight McNeil's, Jean

☆ Guardiola praises Man City's resilience as Rodri sees red
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MANCHESTER, England, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Manchester City showed great character to beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday despite having to play half of the game with 10 men, manager Pep Guardiola said. "An exceptional game in the first half, exceptional game in the second for our resilience and our work," Guardiola said. "We played, I would say, 51, 52 minutes ten against 11, so it was not easy, but we were fantastic. To be fair to the guys, they really stuck to the task and things changed obviously with the red card," Cooper said. City stay top of the standings as the only side not to drop points so far this season, while Forest are 10th with seven points from their six games.

Persons: Pep Guardiola, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Guardiola, Steve Cooper, Rodri, Cooper, Philip O'Connor, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Premier League, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Forest

☆ Maddy Cusack: Sheffield United Women ‘devastated’ by death of 27-year-old midfielder
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Maddy Cusack, a midfielder in English soccer’s second division, died on Wednesday, according to her team Sheffield United. Sheffield United did not report a cause of death, but said that tributes and discussions on how to celebrate her life with suitable tributes are continuing. May you rest in peace Maddy.”Cusack made more than 100 appearances for Sheffield United over five seasons and also worked in the club’s marketing department, according to the team. She was the first player since Sheffield United entered the English Women’s Championship to reach the 100-game milestone. Sheffield United said in its statement that planning for a tribute to Cusack is ongoing.

Persons: CNN — Maddy Cusack, Stephen Bettis, Bramall Lane, Maddy, “, ”, Richard, ” Cusack, Cusack, ” Sue Campbell, Maddy Cusack, “ Maddy Organizations: CNN, Sheffield United, Sheffield, Football, Super League, England, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest . Sheffield United Locations: English, Birmingham

☆ Silva latest to join Man City's growing injury list
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Silva was forced off before halftime of City's 3-1 home win over the Serbian side in their Champions League group opener on Tuesday. Guardiola said Grealish (thigh injury) has trained and could play a few minutes while Kovacic (back) is still on the mend. "He always has good behaviour, when he's playing or not playing, being a world champion or not. Right now with the injuries, he's had minutes and he gives us a lot of good things. That's why he's playing, but he has to continue."

Persons: Bernardo Silva, Manchester City's, Pep Guardiola, Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Mateo Kovacic, John Stones, Jack Grealish, Guardiola, We've, it's, Jack, Julian Alvarez, It's, he's, Rohith Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Manchester, Champions League, Red Star Belgrade, Serbian, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Thomson Locations: Spanish, Bengaluru

☆ Bear spotted at Disney World prompts closure of parts of Magic Kingdom
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Natasha Chen | Marlon Sorto | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A bear that prompted partial closures at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on Monday was captured without incident and is being relocated, according to a news release from Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Nearly a dozen attractions were closed on Monday at the time authorities were trying to locate the bear at Magic Kingdom, according to the My Disney Experience app. WESHIt was not clear if the closures, or how many, were related to the bear sighting. CNN has reached out to Disney for more details about specific closures but has not heard back yet. There are three other major parks at the resort: EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.

Persons: ” FWC, FWC, Sawyer, Craig Williams, Disney, “, Shawn Nottingham, Carlos Suarez, Melissa Alonso, Kate Conerly Organizations: CNN, Walt Disney World’s, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Ocala National Forest, Disney, Walt Disney World Railroad, Liberty Square, Hall, Presidents, Haunted, Liberty, WESH, Hollywood Studios, Animal Locations: Ocala, Magic, Caribbean, Frontierland, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom

☆ India in Asia Cup final after beating Sri Lanka
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Dunith Wellalage (5-40) wrecked India's top order while Charith Asalanka (4-18) mowed down the tail to restrict India to a below-par total. "It was a good game," India captain Rohit Sharma said after their victory. The target was modest but Sri Lanka were soon grappling with a collapse of their own. Kuldeep Yadav (4-43) struck in successive overs and Ravindra Jadeja removed home captain Dasun Shanaka to reduce Sri Lanka to 99-6. Wellalage and de Silva combined in a 63-run partnership to revive Sri Lanka but once Jadeja separated them, Sri Lanka collapsed in a heap.

Persons: India's Rohit Sharma, Peter Cziborra, Dunith Wellalage, Charith Asalanka, Sri Lanka's, Dhananjaya de Silva, Rohit Sharma, Rohit, Shubman Gill, Wellalage, Virat Kohli, Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Asalanka, Axar Patel's, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, de Silva, Amlan Chakraborty, Toby Davis Organizations: Trent, Rights, Asia, Sri Lanka, Sri, Pakistan, 241st, KL, Thomson Locations: England, India, Nottingham, Britain, Pakistan, Lanka, Sri Lanka, New Delhi

☆ Antony delays Manchester Utd return to address assault allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FIIE PHOTO-Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Nottingham Forest - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - August 26, 2023 Manchester United's Antony during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMANCHESTER, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Antony will not immediately return to Manchester United while the Brazil striker addresses assault allegations against him, the Premier League club said on Sunday. "Manchester United acknowledges the allegations made against Antony," the club said in a brief statement. However, it has been agreed with Antony that he will delay his return until further notice in order to address the allegations." "I have agreed with Manchester United to take a period of absence while I address the allegations made against me," the player wrote in a post on Instagram. United are currently 11th in the Premier League with six points from four games, and they next host Brighton on Saturday.

Persons: Manchester United's Antony, Phil Noble, Antony, Gabriela Cavallin, Lori Ewing, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, REUTERS, Rights, Greater Manchester Police, Bolivia, Brighton, Thomson Locations: Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, Brazil, Peru

☆ Belgian Origi joins Forest on loan from Milan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Belgian international Divock Origi has joined Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan from AC Milan, the Premier League side announced on Friday. "Divock returns to the Premier League to further add strength to our squad. Origi joined Milan on loan from Liverpool last summer after making 36 appearances in all competitions, including eight in the Champions League. During his eight-year spell he won an FA Cup, League Cup and Premier League title with Jurgen Klopp's side, as well as scoring in semi-finals and final of Liverpool's 2019 UEFA Champions League-winning campaign. Forest visit Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

Persons: Divock Origi, Origi, Andrew Omobamidele, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Nicolas Dominguez, Nuno Tavares, Divock, Ross Wilson, Jurgen Klopp's, Angelica Medina, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Divock, Nottingham Forest, AC Milan, Premier League, Forest's, Milan, Liverpool, Champions League, Merseyside, League Cup, UEFA, League, Chelsea, Thomson Locations: Belgian, England, Argentine, Portuguese, Belgium, Mexico City

☆ Premier League clubs spend record 2.36 billion pounds in transfer window
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The transfer window, which was open from June 14 to Sept. 1, exceeded last year's record 1.92 billion pounds, with the top-flight clubs spending 255 million pounds on deadline day alone, it said. Premier League clubs were responsible for 48% of the spending across Europe's top five leagues including Spain's LaLiga, Italy's Serie A, Germany's Bundesliga and France's Ligue 1. "Nearly three-quarters of Premier League clubs (14) spent more this summer than the last, reflecting the increased intensity of competition. Champions Manchester City signed midfielder Matheus Nunes for 53 million pounds this week, having brought Jeremy Doku for 55 million pounds, defender Josko Gvardiol for 77 million and midfielder Mateo Kovacic for 25 million earlier. According to the report, almost half of the transfer fees received by Premier League clubs from overseas came from the Saudi Pro League club (SPL), which has the fourth-highest transfer spend of any league globally.

Persons: Chris Radburn, Spain's LaLiga, Tim, Todd Boehly, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Matheus Nunes, Jeremy Doku, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, Rasmus Hojlund, Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, Calum Ross, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Martyn Herman, Gerry Doyle, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion, West Ham United, American Express, Premier League, Deloitte, Serie, Bundesliga, Ligue, Deloitte's Sports Business, Chelsea, Clearlake Capital, Champions Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Saudi Pro League, Thomson Locations: Brighton, Britain, London, Bengaluru

☆ City's Haaland, Spurs' Son score hat-tricks, Chelsea lose to Forest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Haaland, who scored four league hat-tricks in a record-shattering first season with City, is already in the groove and his triple against Fulham took his season's goal tally to six. Good start to the season," Haaland said. With manager Pep Guardiola absent following back surgery City took a while to get going against Fulham. Haaland set up the opener for Alvarez but Fulham levelled soon after through Ream who was left unmarked. SON HAT-TRICKTottenham's strong start to the league campaign continued at Burnley with Son scoring his fourth Premier League hat-trick although they had to come from behind.

Persons: Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland, Molly Darlington, Burnley Brighton's Ferguson, Erling Haaland, Son Heung, Evan Ferguson, Julian Alvarez, Nathan Ake, Tim Ream, Haaland, Mauricio Pochettino, Anthony Elanga, Ferguson, Andy Cole, Pep Guardiola, City, Alvarez, Manuel Akanji, Marco Silva, Issa Diop, Sergio Gomez, Son, Lyle Foster, Cristian Romero, James Maddison, Ange Postecoglou's, Postecoglou, Todd Boehly, Forest's Elanga, Chelsea, We're, Pochettino, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Cameron Archer, Jordan Pickford's, Arnaut Danjuma, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Manchester City, Fulham, Etihad, Fulham Son, Tottenham, Burnley, Newcastle Chelsea, Forest, Premier, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United, City, Spurs, Turf Moor, West Ham United, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest, Everton, Sheffield United, Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton's, Newcastle, Seagulls, Chelsea, Clearlake Capital, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Britain, City, Ream, Norwegian

☆ Forest sign Greece keeper Vlachodimos from Benfica
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Nottingham Forest have signed Greece goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos from Benfica, the Premier League club said on Friday as their busy transfer deadline day continued. The 29-year-old, who was ever-present last season as Benfica won the Portuguese title, has signed a four-year deal. He will bring a wealth of experience to the City Ground having played 225 times for Benfica in all competitions. The German-born keeper kept 21 clean sheets in 34 league appearances last season. Earlier on Friday, Forest signed winger Callum Hudson-Odoi from Chelsea on a three-year deal and also sealed the signing of Bologna captain Nicolas Dominguez on a five-year deal.

Persons: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Ross Wilson, Forest, Callum Hudson, Nicolas Dominguez, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris Organizations: Nottingham Forest, Benfica, Premier League, Bologna, Thomson Locations: Nottingham, Greece, Chelsea

☆ Tottenham sign Wales winger Johnson from Forest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Second Round - Nottingham Forest v Burnley - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - August 30, 2023 Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers Acquire Licensing RightsSept 1 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur have signed Nottingham Forest's versatile Wales forward Brennan Johnson, the two Premier League clubs announced on Friday. The 22-year-old, who can play on the wing or as a striker, has signed a contract until 2029. Johnson made 108 appearances for Forest, scoring 29 goals, and starred in their promotion to the Premier League in 2022. He has 20 caps and was part of Rob Page's Wales squad for last year's World Cup. ($1 = 0.7944 pounds)Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson, Andrew Boyers, Brennan Johnson, Johnson, Rob Page's, Angelica Medina, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer, Nottingham Forest, Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest's, Wales, Premier League, Forest Academy, Forest, Rob Page's Wales, Thomson Locations: Nottingham, Britain, Mexico City

☆ Transfer deadline day deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Asked if Palmer was Chelsea's last signing of the window, he told reporters: "I think so. 0930 CITY SIGN NUNESManchester City have signed Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year contract. 0830 CHELSEA SIGN MIDFIELDER PALMER FROM MAN CITYChelsea said they have signed midfielder Palmer from Premier League champions Manchester City on a contract running until 2027, with the option of a further year. The transfer fee was reported to be worth around 40 million pounds ($50 million). 0800 MAN UTD SIGN GOALKEEPER BAYINDIR FROM FENERBAHCEManchester United signed Turkish goalkeeper Altay Bayindir from Super Lig side Fenerbahce on a four-year deal, with the option of a further year, a day after Dean Henderson joined Crystal Palace.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Sam Navarro, POCHETTINO, Mauricio Pochettino, Cole Palmer, Palmer, Chelsea's, St, Moises Caicedo, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Josko, Karim Benzema, Paris St Germain, Rasmus Hojlund, Atalanta, Dominik Szoboszlai, Matheus Nunes, VILLA, Clement Lenglet, Tyrone Mings, BONUCCI, Leonardo Bonucci, Nuno Tavares, Dean Henderson, Hritika Sharma, Aadi Nair, Peter Rutherford, Toby Davis Organizations: Inter Miami, Nashville SC, USA, CHELSEA, Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, St Germain, Brighton & Hove Albion, West Ham United, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur, Bayern Munich, Leipzig, Manchester City, Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, LENGLET, Barcelona, Aston Villa, France, CITY, NUNES Manchester City, Wolves, JUVENTUS, Serie, Juventus, Union Berlin, TAVARES FROM ARSENAL Portuguese, Ligue, Olympique de Marseille, PALMER, CITY Chelsea, Premier League, BAYINDIR, FENERBAHCE Manchester United, Turkish, Altay Bayindir, Super Lig, Fenerbahce, Crystal Palace, Thomson Locations: Fort Lauderdale , Florida, USA, Brighton, Chelsea, West, Real Madrid, Al, Ittihad, Paris, Liverpool, England, Portugal, Germany

☆ Palace sign goalkeeper Henderson from Man United
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The transfer fee has not been disclosed but British media reported that Palace would pay United 20 million pounds ($25.3 million), including add-ons. "Saying goodbye to United is an emotional moment for me," Henderson posted on social media. Henderson was loaned out to Sheffield United from 2018-2020 followed by a year at Nottingham Forest in the 2022–23 season. He made his only appearance for England in 2020, a 3–0 friendly win over Ireland after replacing Nick Pope at halftime. ($1 = 0.7893 pounds)Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nottingham Forest's Dean Henderson, Molly Darlington, Dean Henderson, Henderson, Nick Pope, Anita Kobylinska, Ed Osmond Organizations: Soccer, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest's, Manchester United, Premier League, England, United, Sheffield United, Ireland, Thomson Locations: Nottingham, Britain, Gdansk

☆ Messi to lead Argentina in opening World Cup qualifiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Panama - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 23, 2023 Argentina's Lionel Messi during the match REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsBUENOS AIRES, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi will lead world champions Argentina in their opening World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Bolivia, the captain's first internationals since joining Major League Soccer's Inter Miami. Coach Lionel Scaloni's 32-man squad also features stalwarts including Angel Di Maria, who returned to Benfica this year, and defender Nicolas Otamendi. Argentina host Ecuador in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7 and travel to play Bolivia five days later. SquadGoalkeepers: Juan Musso (Atalanta), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Walter Benitez (PSV Eindhoven), Franco Armani (River Plate). Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (AS Roma), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton & Hove Albion), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Exequiel Palacios (Bayern Leverkusen) and Bruno Zapelli (Athletico Paranaense).

Persons: Lionel Messi, Agustin Marcarian, Lionel Scaloni's, Angel Di Maria, Nicolas Otamendi, Alan Velasco, Bruno Zapelli, Lucas Esquivel, Lucas Beltran, Paulo Dybala, Geronimo Rulli, Juan Musso, Atalanta, Emiliano Martinez, Aston, Walter Benitez, Franco Armani, Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Juan Foyth, Marcos Senesi, Lisandro Martinez, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Tagliafico, Athletico, Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Guido Rodriguez, Facundo Buonanotte, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister, Exequiel Palacios, Nicolas Gonzalez, Lautaro Martinez, Angel Correa, Julian Alvarez, Alejandro Garnacho, Thiago Almada, Ramiro Sandolo, Janina Nuno Rios, Ed Omsond Organizations: Soccer Football, Estadio Monumental, REUTERS, Argentina, Ecuador, Major League Soccer's Inter Miami, Benfica, FC Dallas, Athletico Paranaense, Italy's Fiorentina, AS Roma, Ajax Amsterdam, Aston Villa, PSV Eindhoven, Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Nottingham Forest, Villarreal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympique Lyonnais, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Bayern Leverkusen, Fiorentina, Inter, Manchester City, Inter Miami, Atlanta United, Thomson Locations: Argentina, Panama, Buenos Aires, BUENOS AIRES, Bolivia, Ecuador, Real, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Olympique, Benfica, Brighton, Liverpool, Athletico, Inter Milan, Manchester

☆ Cash double helps Villa to 3-1 win at Burnley
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BURNLEY, England, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Defender Matty Cash scored twice in the first half as Aston Villa won 3-1 at Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday to continue their winning run. Watkins and substitute Nicolo Zaniolo spurned late golden opportunities but Villa coasted to a second league win and provisionally climbed to sixth in the standings. Burnley's second straight loss left them down in 18th, though they have played only two games after last week's fixture at Luton Town was postponed due to stadium works at Kenilworth Road. Burnley travel to Nottingham Forest in the League Cup on Wednesday and Villa host Hibernian in the second leg of a Europa Conference League playoff tie on Thursday. Villa won the first leg 5-0.

Persons: Matty Cash, Cash, Ollie Watkins, Moussa Diaby's cutback, Hannes Delcroix, Vincent Kompany's Burnley, Lyle Foster outmuscled Pau Torres, Robin Olsen, Olsen, Villa, Watkins, Nicolo Zaniolo, Villa coasted, Aadi Nair, Ed Osmond Organizations: BURNLEY, Aston Villa, Burnley, Premier League, Villa, Newcastle United, Poland, Anderlecht, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest, League, Wednesday, Hibernian, Europa Conference League, Thomson Locations: England, Belgian, Diaby, Bengaluru

☆ Fernandes inspires United comeback win, Arsenal held, West Ham go top
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Erik ten Hag's Manchester United began abysmally against Forest and conceded twice inside the opening five minutes to Steve Cooper's enterprising outfit. United got the quick response they needed however with Marcus Rashford's cut back being touched in by Cristian Eriksen. Dejan Kulusevski sealed the points in the second half for new manager Ange Postecoglou's side. First half I thought we were really good," Australian Postecoglou, who has quickly changed the mood at Spurs, told reporters. Champions Manchester City, who are fifth on six points, visit promoted Sheffield United on Sunday when Newcastle United, on three points, host Liverpool who have four.

Persons: Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, James Ward, Prowse, Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio, West Ham, Erik, Steve Cooper's, Fernandes, Forest, Andre Onana, Willy Boly, United, Marcus Rashford's, Cristian Eriksen, Casemiro, Joe Worrall, Danilo, Rashford, Andreas Pereira, Bukayo Saka, Aaron Ramsdale, Eddie Nketiah, Calvin Bassey cynically, Marco Silva's, Arsenal's, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Ange Postecoglou's, we've, We've, Sasa Kalajdzic, Crystal Palace's Joachim Andersen, Kevin Schade's, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris Organizations: Manchester United, Forest, Arsenal, Fulham Flying West Ham, Manchester, Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Premier League, . West Ham United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur, Bournemouth, Hammers, Seagulls, United, Bukayo, Spurs, Everton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolves, Brentford, Manchester City, Sheffield United, Sunday, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Thomson Locations: Brighton, ., West, Portuguese, Forest's, London

☆ Fernandes seals comeback win for Man Utd over Forest
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Christian Eriksen began the comeback after 17 minutes when he touched in Marcus Rashford's cross but for all United's pressure, Forest still packed a substantial threat. But they responded in determined fashion to win a Premier League game at Old Trafford from two goals down for only the third time. In doing so Awoniyi became the first Forest player to score in seven successive Premier League appearances. Rashford dinked in a free kick and Fernandes headed the ball across to Casemiro who made up for missing an earlier sitter. Almost inevitably, Fernandes supplied the winner, although it was tough on Forest who had chances to grab a point in 13 nervous minutes of stoppage time.

Persons: Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, Lee Smith, Bruno Fernandes, Taiwo Awoniyi, Willy Boly, Christian Eriksen, Marcus Rashford's, Casemiro, Joe Worrall, Fernandes, Rashford, Danilo, Matt Turner, Awoniyi, Andre Onana, United's, Boly, Serge Aurier, Eriksen, Morgan Gibbs, White's, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, Manchester, Rights, Old, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Thomson Locations: Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, Turner

China operates talent programs at various levels of government, targeting a mix of overseas Chinese and foreign experts. China has previously said its overseas recruitment through the TTP aimed to build an innovation-driven economy and promote talent mobility, while respecting intellectual property rights, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. It said that anyone who recommends a candidate who is then selected for the talent programs would receive "diamonds, bags, cars, and houses". In some cases, these people said, those experts will be offered roles at Chinese chip companies' overseas operations. ($1 = 7.1475 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Julie Zhu, Fanny Potkin, Eduardo Baptista and Michael Martina; editing by David CrawshawOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Florence Lo, Xi Jinping, Qiming, Dean Boyd, Nick Marro, Chen Biaohua, Chen, Ma Yuanxiao, Dawei Di, Di, Zhuji, Julie Zhu, Fanny Potkin, Eduardo Baptista, Michael Martina, David Crawshaw Organizations: REUTERS, Washington, Reuters, China, Ministry of Industry, Information Technology, U.S . Commerce Department, Xinhua, Ministry of Science, Technology, U.S, government's National Counterintelligence and Security Center, Economist Intelligence, China Center for Information Industry Development, China Semiconductor Industry Association, Qiming, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Stanford, HK, LinkedIn, Hangzhou Juqi Technology, Fortune, Beijing Institute of Technology, BIT's School of Integrated Circuits, Electronics, Britain's University of Nottingham, University of Hong, BIT, Communist Party's Organization Department, Zhejiang University, Communist Party, Thomson Locations: China, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON, U.S, China's, Qiming, Beijing, Hangzhou, ResearchGate, University of Hong Kong, Ma, Zhejiang, Wenzhou, Cambridge

☆ Nottingham Forest sign Argentina's Montiel from Sevilla
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Nottingham Forest have signed Argentina defender Gonzalo Montiel from Sevilla on a season-long loan with an option to buy, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Financial details were not disclosed, but Argentine media reported the loan had a purchase option worth 11 million euros ($11.95 million). I've been watching the Premier League since I was child. As a player you want to play in the best league, and the Premier League is just that." Montiel made 72 appearances for Sevilla, scoring two goals and providing six assists, since joining from River Plate in 2021.

Persons: Gonzalo Montiel, I'm, I've, Montiel, Janina Nuno Rios, Angelica Medina, Toby Davis Organizations: Nottingham Forest, Premier League, I'm, Sevilla, Europa League, AS Roma, France, Thomson Locations: Nottingham, Argentina, Sevilla, Argentine, Mexico

☆ Man United's Mount out 'until international break' with injury
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Manchester United's England midfielder Mason Mount will miss Saturday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest due to injury and is expected to be out until next month's international break, United said on Tuesday. The 24-year-old, who started both of United's league games so far this season, picked up an injury in last weekend's 2-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur. "The small complaint is expected to keep Mount out until the international break next month," United said in a statement. The next international break takes place from Sept. 4-12. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mason Mount, United, Anita Kobylinska, Toby Davis Organizations: Premier League, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Thomson Locations: Manchester, United, Gdansk

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