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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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Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski (L) and Dortmund's German defender Mats Hummels during the German first division Bundesliga football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v FC Bayern Munich on May 26, 2020 in Dortmund, western Germany. - DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO / AFP / POOL / Federico GAMBARINI / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO
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Bundesliga: Leaders Bayern beat Dortmund to go seven points clear

Kimmich's goal before half time secures three points as Bayern take a step closer to eighth Bundesliga title

FootballMay 26, 2020
Dortmund's English forward Jadon Sancho and teammate Erling Haaland. AFP
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Muller v Sancho: Function takes on flair when Bayern meet Dortmund

The two leading goal suppliers in the Bundesliga go head-to-head on Tuesday night and their styles could not be more opposite

FootballMay 26, 2020
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - 1. FSV Mainz 05 v RB Leipzig - Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany - May 24, 2020 RB Leipzig's Timo Werner celebrates scoring their fourth goal with Kevin Kampl, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/Pool DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video
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Timo Werner hat-trick puts miserable Mainz to the sword

Germany striker becomes RB Leipzig's record scorer to lift club to third in Bundesliga

FootballMay 24, 2020
Dortmund's Achraf Hakimi, left, celebrates with Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland, right, after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund in Wolfsburg, Germany, Saturday, May 23, 2020. The German Bundesliga is the world's first major soccer league to resume after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, Pool)
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Dortmund gear up for Bayern face-off with ninth win in 10 games

Wolfsburg's Champions League hopes dented with 2-0 defeat on Saturday

FootballMay 23, 2020
File photo dated 25-09-2019 of a general view of Old Trafford, Manchester. PA Photo. Issue date: Thursday May 21, 2020. Manchester United have felt the financial pinch amid the coronavirus crisis, with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward vowing to “weather these challenges” as a return to action edges closer. See PA story SOCCER Man Utd. Photo credit should read Richard Sellers/PA Wire
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Football clubs face financial trouble for foreseeable future

Ed Woodward confident about resilience of club as revenue plummets

FootballMay 21, 2020
Watford's Troy Deeney has refused to return to training this week. Reuters
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Deeney will not return to training - how many footballers will follow his lead?

Watford captain's decision leaves some tough devisions for the game's top brass

FootballMay 21, 2020
Shiefflied United's Dean Henderson, left, might have conceded a goal here against Liverpool at Anfield, back in September, but the Blades goalkeeper has enjoyed a fine season on loan from Manchester United. Getty
Wilder confident Henderson will remain loan star at Blades

Manager Wilder hopeful that goalkeeper will extend deal until end of season, despite fact they are battling with his parent club for Euro spot

FootballMay 21, 2020
Nigel Clough has left League One club Burton Albion due to what chairman Ben Robinson described as the 'difficult financial conditions' caused by the coronavirus pandemic. PA
Clough's exit is latest sign of English football's incoming catastrophe

Long-serving manager leaves club to help cut costs, as rest of football league is left riven by cash concerns and self interest

FootballMay 19, 2020
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Watford - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - February 23, 2020 General view of a match ball held by Manchester United's David de Gea during the warm up before the match 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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Project Restart: Premier League continues to put off difficult decisions

Clubs agree to allow training groups up to five as part of Project Restart, but still no decision on when it will be safe to resume league

FootballMay 18, 2020
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Coronavirus impact on the Premier League - Carrow Road, Norwich, Britain - March 14, 2020 General view of Carrow Road as the Premier League is suspended due to the number of coronavirus cases around the world Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra 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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Premier League fails to grasp new reality as self-preservation takes priority

Clubs trying to use a global pandemic to save themselves from relegation is reprehensible

FootballMay 18, 2020
Bayern Munich's Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic (R) and Union Berlin's Austrian defender Christopher Trimmel vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Union Berlin v FC Bayern Munich on May 17, 2020 in Berlin, Germany as the season resumed following a two-month absence due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO / AFP / POOL / HANNIBAL HANSCHKE / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO
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Lewandowski picks up where he left off as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin

Pole registered his 40th goal of the season before Pavard headed in a second against Union Berlin

FootballMay 17, 2020
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - May 16, 2020 Dortmund's Thorgan Hazard celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Martin Meissner/Pool via REUTERS DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video
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Dortmund make fast start as Bundesliga offers first glimpse of new normal

A 4-0 win over rivals Schalke moved Lucien Favre's side to within one point of leaders Bayern, who play on Sunday

FootballMay 16, 2020
14 MAY 1995: JACK WALKER THE PRESIDENT OF BLACKBURN ROVERS HOLDS THE PREMIERSHIP TROPHY WITH STRIKER ALAN SHEARER AFTER HIS SIDE HAD LOST 2-1 TO LIVERPOOL AT ANFIELD Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK/ALLSPORT/Getty Images
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On this day, May 14, 1995: Blackburn win the Premier League

Former Rovers winger Jason Wilcox looks back at a 'surreal day' at Anfield where the team lost to Liverpool but clinched the title

FootballMay 14, 2020
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Joe Hart the Manchester City goalkeeper and team mate Micah Richards celebrate following their victory during the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON Final match between Manchester City and Stoke City at Wembley Stadium on May 14, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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Micah Richards on the trophy that kick-started Manchester City's era of silverware

Former Manchester City defender recalls the nerves before the 2011 FA Cup final against Stoke and how victory became the catalyst for winning more trophies

FootballMay 13, 2020
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 12, 2017 The Premier league trophy sits beside the pitch ahead of the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester City at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton. Premier League clubs will meet on May 1, 2020, to discuss whether it is realistic to complete the season during the coronavirus crisis or whether they will have to brace for a devastating financial hit. - 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 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / AFP / CHRIS J RATCLIFFE / 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 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Project Restart in danger of being derailed as clubs disagree on neutral venues

Up to 12 clubs thought to be opposed to Premier League's plan to restart season

FootballMay 11, 2020
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