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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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Liverpool's Joe Gomez (left) and Arsenal’s Ainsley Maitland-Niles during the Community Shield at Wembley. PA
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Reinvention of Maitland-Niles symbolic of Arteta's Arsenal

Beating Liverpool for second time in as many months suggests Spanish manager has knack for conjuring more from players that seemed possible

FootballAugust 31, 2020
Arsenal pose with the trophy after winning the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium, London. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday August 29, 2020. See PA story SOCCER Shield. Photo credit should read: Justin Tallis/NMC Pool/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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Aubameyang the main man again as Arsenal beat Liverpool in Community Shield

Striker scores wonderful opener and then winner in penalty shootout as Gunners come out on top against Premier League champions

FootballAugust 29, 2020
Harry Maguire had been named in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for next month’s Nations League games against Iceland and Denmark. PA
Maguire withdrawn from England squad after guilty verdict in Greece

Defender given suspended sentence for assault, resisting arrest and offering bribes but says he will appeal against verdict

FootballAugust 26, 2020
Soccer Football - Champions League - Final - Bayern Munich v Paris St Germain - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - August 23, 2020 Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman scores their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Manu Fernandez/Pool via REUTERS
Crossroads for PSG after coming up short in Champions League quest

Defeat to Bayern in Lisbon final highlighted weaknesses in French champions' squad but also the need to avoid quick-fix culture

FootballAugust 25, 2020
Chelsea are moving towards a deal to sign Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell. PA
Chilwell offers long-term solution as Chelsea plan £300m revamp

If 23-year-old completes his move from Leicester, he could be Blues' left-back for a decade

FootballAugust 24, 2020
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar celebrates the semi-final victory over Leipzig. AFP
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Neymar repaying a huge debt as PSG stand on the brink of history

The show pony has become a workhorse as the French giants stand one game from lifting the Champions League trophy

FootballAugust 23, 2020
Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte celebrates after the 5-0 semi-final victory over Shakhtar Donetsk. Reuters
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Conte one step away from reviving the fallen giants at Inter Milan

The coach needs some silverware, while Inter need to be winners again when they take on Sevilla in Europa League final

FootballAugust 21, 2020
Rose Lavelle, right, during the 2019 World Cup final where she scored the second goal in a 2-0 win for the United States against the Netherlands. AFP
Rose Lavelle on joining Man City: 'The club is one of the best in the world'

USA international sets sights on Champions League and is looking forward to a 'different challenge'

FootballAugust 19, 2020
Ronald Koeman has been the Netherlands national team manager since February 2018. Reuters
Koeman inherits a mess at Barca but could be the right man at the right time

Dutchman, one of the club's greats as a player, is not of the La Masia school of thought - which might be exactly what the Catalans need

FootballAugust 18, 2020
Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 Second Leg - Manchester City v Real Madrid - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - August 7, 2020 Manchester City's David Silva and Bernardo Silva celebrate after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pool via REUTERS/Oli Scarff
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Manchester City commission statue of David Silva at Etihad Stadium

Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak lauds veteran, former teammate Micah Richards says Spaniard is City’s best ever player

FootballAugust 17, 2020
Leipzig's coach Julian Nagelsmann. AP
Leipzig's rising star Nagelsmann getting the better of older rivals

German upstarts have seen off some big names on their way to the Champions League semi-finals, and now have PSG in their sights

FootballAugust 17, 2020
Lyon's Moussa Dembele consoles Manchester City's Raheem Sterling at the end of the Champions League quarterfinal. AP
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Misfortune and controversy, but City contributed to their own downfall

City need to cut out the errors to stop history repeating itself

FootballAugust 16, 2020
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring the Champions League quarter-final winner against Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium in April, 2016. Getty
Man City hope one historic success can help them reach new heights

City must improve their knockout record in the Champions League

FootballAugust 14, 2020
Willian, right, had asked for a three-year contract but Chelsea were only willing to offer two years. Reuters
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Arsenal take calculated risk with latest signing Willian

Brazilian's lucrative deal will be more controversial if he underperforms in Arteta's Gunners side

FootballAugust 13, 2020
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has left Southampton to join Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur. Reuters
New boy Hojbjerg can provide Spurs with a midfield heartbeat

Tottenham manager's signing from Southampton says his 'biggest strength is making other players better'

FootballAugust 12, 2020
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