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Everton 2-2 Man Utd: Ainsley Maitland-Niles – an unlikely Everton hero
7 September 2026 Off

Everton 2-2 Man Utd: Ainsley Maitland-Niles – an unlikely Everton hero

By Total Football News

Sunday’s draw came at the end of a tormenting eight-day period for Everton.

It began during last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth, when news broke that Everton had accepted a bid from Nottingham Forest for highly rated youngster Harrison Armstrong.

After the travelling supporters made their fury known, the Everton board – led by chairman Dan Friedkin – cancelled the midfielder’s move.

But the decision to keep Armstrong

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Lomana LuaLua: Portsmouth hero on the importance of Sunday’s derby date with Southampton
23 January 2026 Off

Lomana LuaLua: Portsmouth hero on the importance of Sunday’s derby date with Southampton

By Total Football News

LuaLua admitted that the intensity amongst the players in the pre-match build-up was so high, that he pushed his body through an injury to make sure he could play.

After 26 minutes, Portsmouth were 4-1 up inside a euphoric Fratton Park, the striker managed to worsen his injury while doing a back-flip in a goal celebration.

LuaLua left the field following two goals and winning a spot-kick that Yakubu Ayegbeni

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Paul Mullin: Wrexham cult hero told not to give up on Championship dream
18 June 2025 Off

Paul Mullin: Wrexham cult hero told not to give up on Championship dream

By Total Football News

Mullin was out of matchday squads for the final three months of last season and did not feature in a league fixture after January.

Having not previously spoken publicly about his first-team exile, Mullin’s emotion was clear as he discussed the situation with mental performance coach Dan Donnachie in front of the cameras.

Having missed the start of the season after back surgery, Mullin said he had not completely recovered

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Tommy Watson: From outcast to eternal Black Cats hero
24 May 2025 Off

Tommy Watson: From outcast to eternal Black Cats hero

By Total Football News

What is also remarkable is that in the first home game at the Stadium of Light last month after the deal was announced, Watson was booed by some fans in light of his pending move to the south coast.

Former Black Cats striker Marco Gabbiadini described that response as “brainless”, but there is no doubt that Watson has had the last laugh in a way that nobody will ever

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Kevin Campbell obituary: Arsenal & Everton hero mixed power and finesse with big personality
15 June 2024 Off

Kevin Campbell obituary: Arsenal & Everton hero mixed power and finesse with big personality

By Total Football News

Kevin Campbell was a striker who mixed finesse, power and finishing ability to great effect during a career in which he played a prominent role at several clubs.

Campbell, who has died aged 54, is perhaps best known for his time at Arsenal, where he was a First Division title winner in 1991, and won the FA Cup and League Cup double in 1993 before playing in the European Cup

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Stefan Ortega: Manchester City keeper proves hero as title looms
14 May 2024 0

Stefan Ortega: Manchester City keeper proves hero as title looms

By Total Football News

Yet Ortega stayed strong, stayed on his feet, waited for Son to make his move before stretching out his right leg to make the save that may well seal another Premier League triumph.

Guardiola, who clearly feared the worst, threw himself on his back dramatically in his technical area in an animated display of agony and then sheer relief, while Manchester City captain Kyle Walker likened Ortega, and the save,

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Impossible not to call hat-trick hero Cole Palmer top player, says Mauricio Pochettino
5 April 2024 0

Impossible not to call hat-trick hero Cole Palmer top player, says Mauricio Pochettino

By Total Football News
Chelsea teammates jump on Cole Palmer
Cole Palmer has scored each of his eight penalties this season

Mauricio Pochettino believes Cole Palmer has proved he is a “top player” after his hat-trick helped Chelsea secure a dramatic win against Manchester United.

The 21-year-old’s last two goals came in stoppage time, with the winner the latest scored in Premier League history, coming at 100 minutes 39 seconds.

Palmer is now one of four players on 16 goals

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