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Manchester City's star striker Erling Haaland amazed fans and teammates alike with a spectacular backheel volley in a 5-0 Champions League victory over Sparta Praha on Wednesday. Although City's win was somewhat expected, Haaland's goal brought a rare level of surprise and awe.

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Messi Discusses Future Retirement After Five Star Display for Argentina. Lionel Messi delivered yet another masterclass for Argentina, netting a hat-trick and providing two assists in a dominant victory over Bolivia in the South American World Cup qualifiers.

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Reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan returned to second place in the table after a 1-0 win at mid-table AS Roma, who missed the chance to score in 25 straight league matches at the Stadio Olimpico. 

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Thomas Tuchel, the former Chelsea boss, has agreed to take over as England's next permanent manager, according to the BBC. The 51-year-old German will become the third non-British manager to lead the England men's team, following Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. Tuchel is set to take charge after the interim stint of Lee Carsley, who is leading England through the final Nations League matches in November.

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With the appointment of Thomas Tuchel, England have themselves a head coach with a knack for winning at the top level. This week, the 51-year-old was elected as the man to kick start the post-Gareth Southgate era, signing an 18-month deal starting in January. In doing so, the German will become just the third non-Englishman to take charge of the Three Lions after the late Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson and Italian Fabio Capello.

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Belgium capitalized on Lorenzo Pellegrini’s first-half red card to come from behind and draw 2-2 against Italy in UEFA Nations League (UNL) Group A2, avoiding defeat for the first time in four H2Hs. It took just 61 seconds for Italy’s wing-backs to team up for the opener, as Federico Dimarco glided up the pitch and delivered a pinpoint pass that culminated in Andrea Cambiaso converting despite the best efforts of Maxim De Cuyper and Koen Casteels.

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David Beckham is hopeful that minority owner Jim Ratcliffe will turn Manchester United's fortunes around but says it will take time to return to the "good old days". British billionaire Ratcliffe's INEOS took charge of the club's football operations earlier this year but United have had an underwhelming start to the new campaign as they look to build on last year's FA Cup success.

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The obvious reaction to England's shock 2-1 defeat by Greece on Thursday would be to blame the radical selection of stand-in coach Lee Carsley, but the key moments came not in the crowded midfield but when England had numbers galore at the back. Vangelis Pavlidis scored both Greece goals, the second in stoppage time, despite being surrounded by defenders on both occasions.