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Richard Jolly

Richard Jolly

English Football Correspondent
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Greater Manchester, England
A football writer for The National since 2008, Richard also writes for The Guardian and The Observer. He contributes to ESPN FC and was their Manchester correspondent for three and a half years. He has also written for The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Express, the Straits Times, FourFourTwo.com and The Blizzard. Richard has covered more than 1,300 games in the flesh.
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Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola, right, talks to Manchester City's Kyle Walker during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, France , Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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'Toughest game': Guardiola focused on Champions League semi-final second leg

Manchester City take 2-1 advantage into clash against PSG on Tuesday

FootballMay 03, 2021
epa09171410 Sergio Aguero (C) of Manchester City celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City in London, Britain, 01 May 2021. EPA/Clive Rose / POOL EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Aguero rolls back the years as Manchester City close in on title

Pep Guardiola's team ease to victory over Crystal Palace with a second-string side

FootballMay 01, 2021
Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final First Leg - Paris St Germain v Manchester City - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - April 28, 2021 Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring their first goal with Riyad Mahrez, Kyle Walker and teammates REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Manchester City's devastating win over PSG a glorious reward for Guardiola

Manager has built a second side, and this one could be the best after their impressive win in the Champions League semi-final first leg in Paris

FootballApril 29, 2021
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the touchline during the Premier League match at Elland Road, Leeds. Picture date: Sunday April 25, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Leeds. Photo credit should read: Jon Super/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Solskjaer aims for fifth-time lucky as United face Roma in Europa League semi-final

Norwegian manager aiming to end last-four jinx as they take on Italian side in first leg at Old Trafford

FootballApril 28, 2021
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates with goal scorer Phil Foden and Kyle Walker (right) after their second goal during the UEFA Champions League, quarter final, second leg match at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany. PA
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Guardiola urges City to follow Cruyff's advice and enjoy the pressure in PSG clash

Spanish manager says players should savour every moment having earned the right to play on such a big stage in Champions League

FootballApril 27, 2021
TOPSHOT - Manchester City's Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho lifts the winners trophy after the English League Cup final football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium, northwest London on April 25, 2021. Manchester City claimed a fourth consecutive League Cup on Sunday with a dominant display to beat Tottenham 1-0 in front of 8,000 fans at Wembley. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / AFP / POOL / CARL RECINE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Fernandinho and Wood make history - team of the week

Manchester City retain Carabao Cup as Burnley ensure another season of Premier League football

FootballApril 27, 2021
Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Chelsea - London Stadium, London, Britain - April 24, 2021 Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel gives instructions to Mason Mount Pool via REUTERS/Andy Rain EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club /league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details.
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Tuchel expects '100 per cent' fair game against Real after Super League turmoil

Chelsea manager urges fans to get behind players in Champions League semi-final

FootballApril 26, 2021
Soccer Football - Premier League - Leeds United v Manchester United - Elland Road, Leeds, Britain - April 25, 2021 Leeds United's Patrick Bamford in action with Manchester United's Victor Lindelof Pool via REUTERS/Jon Super EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club /league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details.
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Leeds frustrate 'big six' once again with Man United below their best

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side miss opportunity to apply pressure on leaders Manchester City

FootballApril 25, 2021
Newcastle United's English midfielder Joe Willock celebrates after scoring the equalising goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on April 24, 2021. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / AFP / POOL / DAVID KLEIN / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Willock's last-gasp leveller for Newcastle caps miserable week for Liverpool

Damaging few days for Klopp's side after Super League debacle and dropped points that could mean no Champions League football next season

FootballApril 24, 2021
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said the 'strongest message that has ever been sent in the football world' was made by fans over the proposed breakaway European Super League. PA
Owners apologise to Arsenal manager Arteta for European Super League 'mistake'

'We have the responsibility to rebuild trust and put football back in the right place'

FootballApril 22, 2021
Banners critical of the European Super League project hang from the railings of Anfield stadium, home of Liverpool. AFP
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Another error from Liverpool owners, and this one may prove unforgivable

European Super League demonstrated a continued inability to understand a club and a city.

FootballApril 21, 2021
Soccer Football - FA Cup Semi Final - Chelsea v Manchester City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - April 17, 2021 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola Pool via REUTERS/Ian Walton
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Guardiola calls for clarity over European Super League plans

Spaniard describes the new competition as 'an embryo that is still not yet breathing'

FootballApril 20, 2021
epa09141091 Allan Saint-Maximin of Newcastle warms up ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and West Ham United in Newcastle, Britain, 17 April 2021. EPA/Stu Forster / POOL EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Newcastle's catalyst - English football's team of the week

Some impressive performances ahead of what has been a bombshell week in football

FootballApril 20, 2021
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - March 7, 2020 Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho reacts Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details./File Photo
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Mourinho's sacking proof of decline of a manager well past his best

Tottenham's decision to remove the Portuguese – who perhaps does not relate to a younger generation any more – was predictable

FootballApril 19, 2021
epa09143868 Mason Greenwood (L) of Manchester United celebrates with teammates after scoring the 2-1 lead during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Burnley FC in Manchester, Britain, 18 April 2021. EPA/Gareth Copley / POOL EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Greenwood at the double as United maintain slim title hopes

After underwhelming first half, United's quality and strength in depth makes difference after break at Old Trafford

FootballApril 18, 2021
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