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Rogers sparks Chelsea comeback as nine-goal thriller ends in Leeds collapse

Chelsea and Leeds contested a high-scoring EFL Cup third-round match at Stamford Bridge, producing nine goals in an exciting encounter.Leeds appeared poised for an upset after taking a 2-0 lead, but the Blues responded with four goals in 13 minutes to take control of the match. Pushed to the brink, then suddenly playing as if the pressure had never existed.##TWITTER_

##Cole Palmer began the comeback with a penalty and added a second goal, while Morgan Rogers, introduced at half-time, contributed t..

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Szobo pulls the strings, Macca pulls Liverpool back from the brink

Liverpool’s Champions League campaign began with a win, but certainly not with a performance that screamed champions.Andoni Iraola’s side survived a bruising 2-1 battle with Atletico Madrid at Anfield, with Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister turning the game around after the visitors had threatened to leave Merseyside with all three points.##TWITTER_

##Of all the early UCL encounters, this felt more like a knockout tie – not because of the quality, which was often lacking, but because of the intensity. The opening ..

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Wanyonyi the man to beat in loaded Ultimate Championship showdown

Emmanuel Wanyonyi returns to Budapest, the scene of one of his rare defeats at the World Championships back in 2023, chasing glory at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship set for Friday, 11 to Sunday, 13 September.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe Olympic and World champion has been in stellar form, and is heading to the competition on the back of an impressive Diamond League run, that concluded with winning the trophy.He goes up against a field that has his fiercest competition led by Marco Arop, who returns to the track where he won his 2023 world title, defeating the Kenyan, as well as Djamel Sedjati, who has also been breathing down Wanyonyiโ€™s neck during the course of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945625##Wanyonyi already has a world record to his name in 2026, for the 1000m, but he and his coach Claudio Berardelli have made no secret of the fact that they are chasing David Rudishaโ€™s 14-year-old 800m world record.He is less than a second away from his Keny..

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Harambee Stars forward hungry for more game time after stunning La Liga display

Harambee Stars forward Job Ochieng has admitted he is hungry for more first-team opportunities at Real Sociedad after producing a standout display in Monday nightโ€™s thrilling 3-2 La Liga victory over Elche.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe 23-year-old attacker was the star of the show at the Martรญnez Valero, scoring the opener in the 11th minute, before setting up Yangel Herrera for Sociedadโ€™s second, and Luka Suฤiฤ‡ for the dramatic winner deep into stoppage time.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945405##His influential display earned him the Man of the Match award, and marked a major breakthrough for the youngster, who graduated from Real Sociedadโ€™s academy and featured for the clubโ€™s reserve side, commonly known as Sanse.Despite his heroics, Ochieng insists he is not yet satisfied with his progress, and believes regular minutes are crucial to establishing himself at the highest level.Former KCB forward explains why he ditched Kenyan league for South Africa’s PSLSpeaking to Radio Marca aft..

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Refugee team set for historic Youth Olympics debut in Dakar

Six refugee athletes will make their debut at this yearโ€™s Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, in what will be a historic first for both the continent and the refugee team.The Games, scheduled to run from Saturday, 31 October to Friday, 13 November, will be hosted in Africa for the first time.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe refugee team will compete in athletics, judo and taekwondo with the squad comprising Rashid Rechene, Florence Masimbi, Clement Niyomuhoza, Nyataba Kuek, Lourance Namukiza and Arno Yfunga, who are fired up for action after weeks of intensive training in Kaptagat.The athletes have been training at Complete Sports in Kaptagat, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, where they have had an opportunity to build team cohesion while preparing mentally and physically for their first Olympic experience.The Olympic refugee team, selected from Kenya and Uganda, will line up against counterparts who will be donning their respective national colours.Why Lilian Odira will mi..

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Yaya Toure’s brave gamble meets a brutal PSG reality

Sometimes, you simply find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time.Slovan Bratislava could hardly have picked a worse moment to visit Paris. Paris Saint-Germain had made a poor start to the domestic season, were looking to vent their frustration, and were opening the defence of the Champions League titles they have won in the past two seasons.Yaya Toure’s side arrived at the Parc des Princes with a commendable idea: they wanted to play football. ##TWITTER_

##Slovan refused to hide in a low block, trying to pa..

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Former KCB forward explains why he ditched Kenyan league for South Africa’s PSL

Former KCB midfielder Kelvin Etemesi has opened up on his decision to leave the FKF Premier League (FKF-PL) for South Africaโ€™s top flight, revealing that the desire to challenge himself outside his comfort zone and pursue bigger career opportunities influenced his move.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe box-to-box midfielder completed a surprise deadline-day switch from the Bankers to Marumo Gallants last month, bringing an end to his spell in the Kenyan top flight.Speaking exclusively to Mozzart Sport, the former Nairobi City Stars talisman explained that moving to the Premier Soccer League was a deliberate career decision, aimed at testing himself at a higher level, while gaining greater exposure.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945933##โ€œThe move to the PSL has been a great step for my career. The league is very competitive, professional, the intensity, the facilities and the exposure are on another level,โ€ Etemesi said. โ€œI chose the PSL because it’s one of the best leagues in Africa, and..

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STARS ABROAD: Ouma benched in Charlton draw as Tegisi features in Tanzania

Harambee Stars midfielder Timothy Ouma was left on the bench as his English Championship side Charlton Athletic settled for a barren draw with Queens Park Rangers at The Valley on Wednesday, 9 September.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOuma, who last weekend made his full Championship debut for The Addicks against Stoke City, was one of two changes manager Nathan Jones made on the team on Wednesday, with Conor Coventry named as his replacement in midfield.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945933##The Kenyan would end up not playing a minute of the contest, this despite Jones going to his bench four times during the second half.The decision by the manager is likely to have stemmed from the aforementioned Stoke City game on Saturday, 5 September, when Ouma endured a tough start for Charlton.Former KCB forward explains why he ditched Kenyan league for South Africa’s PSLThen, the 22-year-old was at the centre of attention for Stokeโ€™s opening goal, this after being penalised for bringing down Stoke..

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O Captain! My Captain! Odegaard resolves the stalemate

Real Madrid are the โ€˜kingโ€™ of the Champions League, PSG are the current champions, Barcelona and Bayern are probably the most powerful offensive teams and yet Opta computer gave Arsenal most chances of winning the UEFAโ€™s most popular competition. And the Gunners needed to deliver on the opening day. But it was a tough environment in Napoli, where they played against a team led by the โ€˜killerโ€™ of the entertainment football โ€“ Maximilian Allegri. The experienced Italian set up his team perfectly and got 11 men behind the ball. Arsenal were the better team, they had 20 shots before they scored, they had three excellent chances from which they failed to deliver and yet it was the captain who gave them all three points in a tough game: Napoli โ€“ Arsenal 0-1.Before this match, Napoli have lost just two of their last 21 home UEFA Champions League games while Arsenal have only won on one of their last six away trips to face Italian sides in the UEFA Champions League, failing to score in five of ..

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Messi to buy the second club in Spain

It was April this year, around the middle of the month, when the news broke: Lionel Messi had bought Cornella. It fitted in with what he had been saying โ€” that once his playing career was over, he intended to live in Catalonia with his family, the place where he spent most of his life. That day is getting closer, and the Argentine has continued making moves in the business world. He may soon no longer be on the pitch, but he certainly intends to remain in football. His plan is to expand his network and build an empire across the Iberian Peninsula. The moves he has been making in recent months point in that direction, because one Spanish club is apparently not enough โ€” he wants another.๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† | Lionel Messi (39) is now set to own two Spanish clubs! He already owns 5th division team UE Cornella, now, he is reportedly purchasing La Liga 2 club CD Eldense! โœ… According to @marca, Messi plans to live in Catalonia once he retires. CD Eldense areโ€ฆ pic.twitter.com/UQmgVkskDdโ€” EuroFoot (@e..

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