Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola insists he will continue to back his players after they believed in him during his first season in charge. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place.
There aren’t many jobs out there more challenging, stressful, precarious or scrutinised than being a professional football manager. But you’d think a coach with a CV like Pep Guardiola — who has won multiple league titles in Spain, Germany and England as well as two Champions Leagues with Barcelona — might be somewhat immune to the…

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has kicked off a brand new social media challenge in which people are to show off their sporting prowess in super slow-motion.
- Wondolowski goes wild watching San Jose with Quakes ultras
– Never try a Panenka penalty in front of Ibra
- What Ronaldo missed at FIFA’s The Best awards
– ESPN fantasy soccer:…

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Major League Soccer: Jackson Yueill (35′) San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Philadelphia Union. For more MLS, sign up for ESPN+.

The Philadelphia Union are back in second place in the East following a comeback that saw VAR play a pivotal role. For more MLS, sign up for ESPN+.
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San Jose Earthquakes had to take on high-flying Philadelphia Union without the services of star striker Chris Wondolowski, who missed Thursday night’s Major League Soccer clash through suspension.
The veteran forward, who happens to be MLS’s all-time record goal-scorer, was shown the first red card of his 15-year professional career…

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Shaka Hislop thinks Colchester United’s Jeavani Brown should feel very lucky his side beat Tottenham on penalties, in spite of his abysmal Panenka attempt.

Major League Soccer: Ali Adnan (2′) Vancouver 0-0 LA Galaxy

Swansea City’s Bersant Celina tried a ‘Panenka-style’ penalty but slipped and missed in their 3-0 defeat to West Brom.
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Colchester United of League Two sent Tottenham tumbling out of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening after their third-round tie went to penalties (stream the replay on ESPN+ in the U.S.).
But this historic giant-killing almost never…

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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says hard work and a desire for more titles has given him longevity at the top after winning best men’s player at FIFA’s The Best awards.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk says he was proud to even be nominated as he lost out to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi at FIFA’s The Best awards.

USWNT’s Megan Rapinoe reflects on a ‘surreal’ year for her after winning best women’s player at the Best FIFA Football Awards.

The FC crew discuss the process by which the FIFPro best XI is chosen and the notable players who were left out.
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Monday night saw the annual FIFA The Best awards gala take place in Milan, as football’s great and good turned out en masse to hand out trinkets and pat each other on the back once again. Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe took the top player honours at the Teatro alla Scala.
There was one notable absentee however, with…

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Sparta fell to a resounding 3-0 home defeat against Slavia in the big Prague derby over in the Czech top flight on Sunday.
However, the embarrassment didn’t end their for Sparta midfielder Michal Sacek, who also had the misfortune to score an own-goal in the…

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Alejandro Moreno says Manchester City could have scored far more in their 8-0 win vs. Watford, and he wanted to see them do it. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place.
Manchester City hit eight goals past Watford this weekend but they have a way to go before they reach the top scores in football.
- Anderson retires at 31 … who else ended things early?
- Football Manager 2020 is coming
- Solskjaer’s sumptuous chip proves he’s still got it
Falling one short of the Premier League record…

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Craig Burley says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not a long-term solution for Man United, and the players can’t compete with the Premier League’s best. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place.
Brazilian midfielder Anderson was tipped for great things when, at the age of 18, he signed for Manchester United from Porto in 2007 for a reported fee of €30m.
Anderson went on to win four Premier League titles, the Copa America and the 2008 Champions League  — landing the prestigious Golden Boy award that same year…

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We’ve all been there. It’s 2 a.m. and your team is ON FIRE. Just one more game? Yeah, I don’t need to be up until 6 a.m. …
Yep, it’s the wonderful world of Football Manager, where you take control of any team in the world you wish and try and lead them to ultimate…

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Alejandro Moreno picks his ultimate XI for the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League and is allowed only two player choices per club.
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Red Bull Salzburg striker Erling Braut Haaland introduced himself to the Champions League with a hat trick on his debut as Salzburg hammered Genk 6-2 on Tuesday.
The…

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