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• Antonio Conte could QUIT Napoli today as he heads for crisis talks after 'dead man' comments - and after calling transfers of Rasmus Hojlund, Kevin De Bruyne and Co 'a mistake'10 November 2025, 10:11 am
  It was Napoli's fifth defeat in all competitions this season and the third game in a row that they have failed to find the back of the net.
  
• EFL hero pays tribute to friend, 48, who passed away following incident at a private charity event10 November 2025, 10:07 am
  Former Millwall and QPR star Marc Bircham has paid a heartbreaking tribute to a close friend who died earlier this month.
  
• The progress and pitfalls of Tottenham's tactics: Why Thomas Frank's safety-first approach is testing fans' patience, the key issue hurting Spurs' attack - and the changes that worked against Man United10 November 2025, 9:59 am
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It presumably wasn't lost on any of the locals that Tottenham highlighted their greatest shortcoming by rolling out Glenn Hoddle for an interview at half-time.
  
• Man City 3-0 Liverpool PLAYER RATINGS: Which Reds star was 'terrible?' Who was peerless in midfield? And who was unplayable?10 November 2025, 9:57 am
  Manchester City proved they're well and truly title contenders as they thrashed Liverpool at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon.
  
• What Arne Slot can learn from Pep Guardiola to get back on track - Liverpool's key problem is there for all to see, writes LEWIS STEELE10 November 2025, 9:56 am
  LEWIS STEELE AT ANFIELD: Mikel Arteta and Co may have been trembling watching City but, if they were casting an eye over Liverpool , they may have been rubbing their hands.
  
• Gary Neville attacks 'little boy' Florian Wirtz in scathing review after 'tip-toeing around' the £116m 'problem'... as another pundit warns he's almost 'finished' at Liverpool ALREADY10 November 2025, 9:53 am
  Liverpool's £116m summer signing Florian Wirtz has been labelled as a 'real worry' and a 'problem' by Gary Neville as the fallout of their abject 3-0 defeat at Manchester City continues.
  
• My £313 dinner with Lamine Yamal's mum: Inside the glitzy, fun but very odd London night where guests danced the conga with parent of football's most talented 18-year-old10 November 2025, 9:42 am
  AADAM PATEL: Less than an hour after she arrives, the guests are in a conga line with Sheila near the front dancing around the auditorium.
  
• Roy Keane blames Liverpool star for Virgil van Dijk's controversial disallowed goal in Man City clash - as Micah Richards claims decision was 'harsh'10 November 2025, 9:38 am
  Van Dijk thought he had equalised for his side when he headed in Mohamed Salah's corner, only for the referee to blow up for an offside offence - which saw Robertson run in front of the goal.
  
• Man City's demolition job on Liverpool effectively ends their title hopes - on Pep Guardiola's landmark 1,000th match as a manager their 3-0 establishes them as Arsenal's only challengers, writes OLIVER HOLT10 November 2025, 9:38 am
  OLIVER HOLT AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: It felt as if the occasion of Pep Guardiola's 1000th match in charge of a football club demanded a special tribute and Manchester City delivered one for him.
  
• Pep Guardiola reveals why Man City are more dangerous in the title race after 3-0 win over Liverpool - as Arne Slot accepts his tactics failed on dismal day for the champions10 November 2025, 9:37 am
  Pep Guardiola praised his side after Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku secured City's 3-0 victory, taking them four points behind leaders Arsenal.
  
• The four Man City stars who have answered their doubters and stood up for Pep Guardiola during their resurgence, writes JACK GAUGHAN10 November 2025, 9:37 am
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: Generally, winners rise through the season. That they are slow and steady, peak far later. Guardiola not wrong about that either, City the main case study for it.
  
• How Jeremy Vine took down smirking bully Joey Barton - IAN HERBERT takes you inside the 'snarling' court showdown that exposed football's most detestable man for who he really is10 November 2025, 8:55 am
  A self-satisfied smirk played across Barton's face in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court dock this week when Vine said he 'didn't want to get into any combat with him'.
  
• I watched Joey Barton try to bask in the publicity of his court case but it only showed his true nature: Violent, foul-mouthed, narcissistic, raging against his own irrelevance... and guilty10 November 2025, 8:51 am
  The manager of one of Joey Barton's clubs warned a new member of the backroom team to beware his surface charm. 'You might be fooled when you first meet him,' the manager said. 'Don't be.'
  
• Liverpool manager Arne Slot rues 'clear and obvious error' in Man City defeat and highlights decision made by the SAME referee in favour of Pep Guardiola's side last season10 November 2025, 8:42 am
  Virgil van Dijk thought he had equalised for Liverpool but his header was chalked off by VAR due to Andy Robertson being adjudged as offside and interfering with play.
  
• Liverpool 'in crisis': Roy Keane delivers damning verdict on Arne Slot's side after 3-0 drubbing by Man City - as Jamie Carragher names the Reds star who is 'at the heart' of all their problems10 November 2025, 8:40 am
  The Reds, who are defending Premier League champions, have already lost five games this season and are eighth in the league standings, eight points behind leaders Arsenal.