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England: Weather ruins plans in the EFL and Non League

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 The weather has had a massive impact on the weekend's football. ✖️MATCH OFF ✖️ Today's Fixture 🏆⚽ Vs @BacupBoro has been Postponed, Rearranged date TBC pic.twitter.com/DHX8oNhuoU — Barnton AFC (@barntonfc) January 21, 2023 Eleven matches in the English Football League and seven National League fixtures have been postponed because of frozen pitches. Blackpool's match with Huddersfield in the Championship has been called off. Bristol Rovers v Wycombe, Lincoln's home clash with Burton, and Morecambe versus Port Vale have been postponed in League One. In the level below, matches at Bradford, Crewe, Doncaster, Newport, Northampton, Sutton and Walsall are all off. With the National League, matches at Eastleigh, Halifax, Gateshead, Maidenhead, Oldham, Solihull and Woking are off, with new dates yet to be confirmed. If your match has been cancelled, what are you doing with the weekend. Are you going for a walk? If you go further down the leagues into both the Nationa

Transfer News: Chelsea sign Mudryk

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 Chelsea have made another signing. Will this be value for money? This time it's the 22-year-old Ukrainian forward Mykhaylo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Stamford Bridge side secured the player's signature at the expense of Premier League rivals Arsenal who had been long-term admirers of Mudryk and initially looked in pole position to sign him. The forward put his name to a mammoth eight-and-a-half-year deal and is keen to get started at Stamford Bridge. It's their fourth January deal after David Datro Fofana from Molde, Benoit Badiashile from Monaco and Andrey Santos from Vasco da Gama. With the side struggling to make an impact in the Premier League this season, owner Todd Boehly seems intent on spending his way out of trouble. He wants to equip manager Graham Potter with the right players to help climb the table. Reaction from fans Liam, a Chelsea fan from Fulham, said: "This could be a fantastic signing for us." Amy, another Chelsea fan from Reading, add

Italy: Napoli thrash Juventus

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 Napoli 5 - 1 Juventus Goals from Victor Osimhen, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Amir Rrahmani, Victor Osimhen and Eljif Elmas earned a memorable 5-1 victory for Napoli. The visitors from Turin were roundly jeered by home supporters in Naples when they appeared. Juventus had won eight straight games without conceding a goal and were also able to hand Federico Chiesa his first start since tearing his cruciate ligament over a year ago. More news from Itaaly>>> However, Napoli took the lead in the 14th minute. Wojciech Szczesny brilliantly parried an acrobatic shot from Kvaratskhelia but Osimhen headed in the rebound, the first goal Juventus had conceded in 770 minutes. Napoli never looked like losing the game, even when Angel Di Maria pulled a goal a few minutes before half-time For all their problems, Juventus had only conceded seven in the top flight this season beforehand and sit third, level on points with second-placed AC Milan. However, this was a breathless Napoli display, one

Premier League: Delight for Brighton, misery for Liverpool

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 Brighton and Hove Albion 3 - 0 Liverpool  Let's explore the best reaction as Brighton put on a fine show to beat Liverpool and boost potential chances of European qualification. Two goals from Solly March were followed by a brilliant individual effort by substitute Danny Welbeck. Both online and offline, we spoke to a number of fans who gave their thoughts on the match. Jubilant Brighton Liam, a Brighton Season Ticket holder, was delighted with the performance. He said: "What a performance, we played very well. We also made Liverpool look very ordinary." Amy added: "I'm buzzing with that. We are playing like a side that could qualify for Europe." Thomas was also delighted. He said: "This football constantly amazes me. The journey was have been on over the last fifteen years has been beyond my wildest dreams. Is it time for Europe?" What's going wrong for Liverpool? Liverpool fans have been analysing what is going so wrong for them this season.

Premier League: Another bad night for Chelsea

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Fulham 2 - 1 Chelsea A fascinating Premier League match saw a Chelsea debutant get a red card and Fulham carried on their potential march to European football ⭐️ Seventh placed Fulham are the Premier League’s biggest overachievers so far this term, and it’s largely down to the Serb... @FulhamFanTV | @WhiteNoise1879 — The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) January 5, 2023 Carlos Vinicius headed in a 72nd-minute winner after Portugal winger Joao Felix had been sent off on his Chelsea debut when the score was 1-1. Willian put the hosts ahead against his former side in the first half. Kalidou Koulibaly then equalised early in the second, but Vinicius' winner saw Fulham move up to sixth in the Premier League. For Chelsea, Joao Felix had been their best player before his dismissal left his side on the back foot. Fulham then got what was probably a deserved winner. Highlights from  Fulham Football Club - YouTube One Fulham fan commented on the above video: "Fulham are playing li

FA Cup: Sheffield Wednesday shock Newcastle

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 Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Newcastle United League One side Sheffield Wednesday shocked the Premier League's third-placed side Newcastle United. Josh Windass scored twice in the second half for the Owls as they came out on top in a pulsating tie at Hillsborough. Substitute Bruno Guimaraes gave Newcastle hope with more than 20 minutes left with a close-range finish but they could not force an equaliser. This was the first defeat for Eddie Howe's side since 31 August against Liverpool. Nostalgia and celebration for Sheffield Wednesday Liam, a Sheffield Wednesday fan, said: "This felt like my club was back. We had some great success in the early 1990s and haven't had a lot since then aside from one season where we reached the Championship play-off final." Danny is another fan who was at Hillsborough for the match. He added: "Wow, what a night! A good FA Cup run would be a massive boost for the club." Electric night at Hillsborough as Sheffield Wednesd

Ligue 1: PSG lose for the first time since March

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 Lens 3 - 1 Paris Saint Germain There was a shock result in Ligue 1. PSG lost for the first time since March as they were beaten by in-form Lens side. Second-placed Lens have lost only once in 17 Ligue 1 games this season and are now just four points behind Christophe Galtier's star-studded league leaders. Lois Openda scored one goal and set up another for Franck Haise's side. They were without Neymar, who was suspended after being sent off on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi, who continues his post-World Cup recovery. The hosts led after five minutes when Przemyslaw Frankowski volleyed into an empty net after a rebound off Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Hugo Ekitike quickly equalised for PSG but Openda beat defender Marquinhos and fired past Donnarumma into the bottom corner to give Lens the lead again in the 28th minute. Alexis Claude-Maurice added a third two minutes into the second half and - despite Kylian Mbappe playing the full game - the club from northern France