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3 years
Patrick Vieira on AFCON: "I would never stop a player going to the competition. I believe that the competition needs to be more respected. That competition is as big as the European Championship."
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On Gabriel Jesus and his head injury yesterday. I'm told he completed the concussion protocol on the pitch before he came back on. He is fine today and has been checked by the doctor. #AFC #ARSLIV
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Joachim Andersen says he’s been sent 300-400 messages of abuse online after yesterdays match. He’s posted examples on his Instagram story. Some of them include death threats #CPFC
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Talks are ongoing between #AFC and #BHAFC about Moises Caicedo
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Finally got to ask Cole Palmer about the viral video of him rapping on TikTok 🤣 #CFC
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Hartlepool manager Graeme Lee: “What Crystal Palace have done for me and my wife is immense. We will be forever grateful. It’s a years medication for my wife and for us to know that is unbelievable. I will follow Palace now and hope they have success for what they have done."
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We’re finally good to go this week! I went to @gabimartinelli ’s house to chat to him about all things #AFC , Arteta, Saka, Smith-Rowe and Odegaard. Plus he tells me what @IanWright0 messages him. Full interview tomorrow on Football Focus on BBC One from 12pm.
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New #MUFC manager Erik Ten Hag arrives at Selhurst Park
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Vieira says that Jorginho was a decisive factor in #CFC being better in the second half. He says #CPFC got frustrated and then gave him too much time to make decisions.
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3 years
This is the #CPFC fans at full time. Backing their team until the end in defeat #FACup
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Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah for a deal in the region of £30m. More coming on @BBCSport #CPFC #AFC
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Palace are 6 unbeaten and in ninth place. The most impressive thing about that is that they have played eight of the teams in the top 10! #CPFC
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Cole Palmer is the PFA Young Player of the Year #CFC
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3 years
The shot ➡️ the setup
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Pochettino was very animated and frustrated when Conor Gallagher turned backwards instead of playing the ball forwards. You could hear him shouting from the media area #CFC
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3 years
I asked Vieira about Uefa and potential extra places for big clubs in Europe: "I believe that will kill the game. Euro competition has to be given to teams by merit. If you start to give places to teams because of history, I think better go into the Super League."
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2 years
Gareth Southgate confirms the England team will take the knee: "We have discussed taking the knee and feel we should. It's what we stand for as a team. We understand in the PL that clubs decided to do it in big occasions and we feel that this is the biggest."
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💣 It will take a minimum of £60m for clubs to get Palace to entertain bids for Eberechi Eze or Michael Olise. Both players happy at the club and #CPFC don’t need to sell. Neither have a straightforward release clause.
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3 years
The Mateta revival is unbelievable. He’s gone from being nowhere near the team to cult hero and first choice #CPFC
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🚨 Bayern Munich are set to sign Michael Olise after the Crystal Palace winger decides to join them. Had been interest in Olise from Chelsea and Newcastle too #CPFC
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3 years
Patrick Vieira confirms Eberechi Eze will be part of the #CPFC squad tomorrow.
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The PSG fans making noise a little while ago in Highbury and Islington station #UCL
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2 years
The #AFC doctor is Gary O’Driscoll, a leading practitioner in concussion research - used to work for British and Irish lions. Jesus' fall looked awkward but I'm told he showed no signs of concussion and passed the tests
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Arsenal are in talks with Real Sociedad about signing midfielder Mikel Merino. More coming on @BBCSport #AFC
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Arsenal have given permission for Nketiah to do his medial with Palace #AFC #CPFC
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Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah for a deal in the region of £30m. More coming on @BBCSport #CPFC #AFC
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Trevoh Chalobah has been told by Thomas Tuchel that he is now part of his first team plans and is no longer available for loan. #CFC First reported by @NizaarKinsella
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A strong message towards the club from the fans #CPFC
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Arsenal have agreed a deal with Bournemouth to take goalkeeper Neto on loan for the season #AFC
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1 year
A summary of the potential transfer business at #AFC this summer. Talks ongoing between Arsenal and Chelsea over the signing of Kai Havertz. Could be Rice AND Caicedo coming in. No Xhaka bid yet. Interest in Flo Balogun from across Europe and PL
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3 years
GOAL!!! Marc Guehi heads in from the corner. What a week for him! 1-0 Palace
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Christian Benteke has no intention to leave #CPFC this month. He's happy at the club and signed a two year deal at the end of last season.
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Roy Hodgson 'irritated' with the way it was reported that Wilf Zaha was unhappy about being subbed in the last game: "For him to read that WZ throws his toys out the pram is totally and utterly untrue. "Hopefully you guys werent responsible, one bastard was thats for sure."
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3 years
Kalvin Phillips says he was "confused and disappointed" by the booing of the taking of the knee. Says the players had a meeting and the team will continue to do it. #ThreeLions
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🚨 Southampton have agreed a deal with Arsenal to sign goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. Deal worth up to £25m including add-ons. First reported by @SkySportsLyall #AFC #SaintsFC
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2 years
I love seeing things like this. So impressive from Kate Abdo. Three interviews and three languages
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3 years
A guard of honour to welcome Roy Hodgson onto the pitch for his last home match as manager #CPFC #CRYARS
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2 years
Sarina Weigman also confirmed that Lucy Bronze will get her 100th cap tomorrow.
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“Finlay, that ones for you” 🥹 Jack Grealish speaking to me about his celebration after his goal against Iran. What a feel good moment today! #FIFAWorldCup
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4 years
Meet @sedonsfc the biggest Sunday League team in the world! YouTube bigger than 11 PL teams ✅ Sold over 10,000 shirts ✅ Make their own music ✅ Watched by Prem players ✅ Changing football? DEFINITELY! 🔥
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3 years
Marc Guehi is 21 years old. What a talent!
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1 year
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🚨 Norwich forward Abu Kamara has handed in a transfer request. Clubs in Championship believed to be monitoring him. 21-year-old has one year left on his deal with a club held option of a further year. More coming on @BBCSport . Story with @nickmashiter . #NCFC
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2 years
💣 Understand that #Birmingham have now agreed a fee with #Salford for striker Brandon Thomas-Asante.
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Understand that #CPFC striker Christian Benteke was slapped during the first pitch invasion and that manager Patrick Vieira said 'it wasn't safe' to the match officials after the first invasion too.
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3 years
“You’re bang out of order you know!” 🤣 @CarltonCole1
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Cole Palmer and Rico Lewis come out for their first England training session #Eng #CFC
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2 years
Patrick Vieira on Conor Gallagher: “The fans love him, I love him, the players in the dressing room respect and love him. I think what makes us proud as a team and as a football club is that he spent a year with us and he’s leaving this football club as a really different player”
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1 year
Crystal Palace would only entertain selling Cheick Doucoure for a minimum fee of £70m. Liverpool are interested in the midfielder and the club feel the valuation of £70-80m is fair for the player in the current market #CPFC Following on from, @SamiMokbel81_DM reporting.
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2 months
There we land! First Premier League pre-match press conference of the season with Mikel Arteta #AFC
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2 years
The Premier League are aware of the matter and will be reaching out to #CPFC to offer help.
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5 months
Also, Daniel Munoz for £6.8m is an incredible piece of business #CPFC
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1 year
Emile Smith Rowe: “My main focus is getting into the Arsenal team but first we want to win this tournament” #AFC #England
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2 years
Asked Patrick Vieira about Kouyate's Instagram post in support of Idrissa Gueye. A colleague has confirmed Gueye missed the game because the rainbow shirts and I said this to Vieira: "If it is the case, I will speak to Cheikou about it. It will be an in-house conversation."
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Alex Howell
3 years
Tyrick Mitchell has been called up to the senior England squad #CPFC
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3 years
🚨 An exciting time at Palace. The club has received in the region of a £90m investment from American businessman John Textor and the existing owners. Textor joins the board as a fourth partner and owner #CPFC More on @bbcsport
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2 years
Patrick Vieira will not be sanctioned by the FA for kicking a fan at Goodison Park last week #CPFC
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Newcastle have submitted a third offer for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, believed to be in the region of £60m. Palace value Guehi at closer to £70m but talks ongoing. More on @BBCSport #CPFC #NUFC
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2 years
Not a good start for Conor Gallagher at Chelsea. He came on when Chelsea were leading against Spurs and they drew, started in the 3-0 loss to Leeds and now sent off against Leicester.
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3 years
Feels a good time to bring this out. This is from Malmo in 2018, a standing ovation for Roy Hodgson who brought 5 titles to the club. There’s even part of the stadium called ‘Roy’s corner’
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3 years
It was always going to take a while before we see #CPFC exactly how Vieira wants. Missing players, new signings and new style. A point and a clean sheet isn’t a bad way to start at home. Gallagher, Guehi and Andersen all positives too.
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3 years
The biggest compliment I can pay Marc Guehi is that he looked like he’d played 50 times for England. He’s got everything you need to be an elite centre back
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🚨 Fulham have rejected a bid in the region of £10m for striker Jay Stansfield from Birmingham City #FFC
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2 years
Early stages but #CPFC considering moves for Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Lens midfielder Cheick Doucoure. Both fit the profile of player the club has been signing recently. A loan most likely for AWB.
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🚨 Brighton full-back Tariq Lamptey could move before the transfer deadline on Friday. It's understood that he would be allowed to leave if the right offer came in and that a loan would be considered as long as it contained an obligation to turn it into a permanent deal #BHAFC
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3 years
What a performance that is! Doesn’t get much better. Zaha a goal and assist. Edouard two on his debut. Clean sheet. Hate to say it but looks like Sauce FC are back #CPFC #CRYTOT
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3 years
Crystal Palace are interested in a loan deal for Donny van De Beek, as per @FabrizioRomano . The player wants game time and is open to the move #CPFC
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3 years
No sign of Harry Kane but this guy has brought ‘hairy Kane’ to the training ground 🤣 #THFC
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Understand Birmingham could be the next destination for Scott Dann. Nothing agreed yet but it’s definitely an option.
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🚨 Crystal Palace have submitted a bid of £12m + £2m in add-ons for Wolfsburg centre back Maxence Lacroix. The 24-year-old is into the last year of his contract. #CPFC
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Raheem Sterling at Arsenal’s training ground finalising the last bits of his move from Chelsea. Incredible late deal this window #AFC #CFC
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1 year
Chelsea, Inter Milan and Monaco have all contacted Arsenal about Folarin Balogun. Arsenal's valuation has put Chelsea off and they haven't pursued a deal at that price. Playing time key in where Balogun goes next #AFC
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4 years
This is really nice from Roy Hodgson on work that the #CPFC analysts are doing to deal with the congested fixture schedule: "Our two analysts Rob and Tom are quite incredible. They work literally non stop. I never see them without their head in front of a computer screen,
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For those asking, what about Chelsea and FFP? Some words on the money brought in by player sales and the lengthy contracts given to new signings #CFC
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Vieira on Kalvin Phillips saying Wilf Zaha dives: "It’s a strange comment. I think you can see and watch the game again. Some of them were lucky to not get a yellow card. Their plan was clear, to target Wilfried. Wilfried remained calm and concentrated on his game." #CPFC
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🚨 Arsenal defender Ben White is not expected to be part of the England squad that is named by interim head coach Lee Carsley later today #bbcfootball #AFC
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9 months
I still don't think you see the best of Enzo Fernandez when he's asked to do jobs higher up the pitch in this Chelsea team
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4 years
I think we’re bonding 🤣 #twitterclarets
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Michael Olise's agent has been given a six month ban by the FA. He negotiated to 'receive payments contingent on the future transfer of a player' which is a breach of FA agent rules. Ban not in force until October 4th meaning he can still do any potential deal in summer.
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Palace unbeaten for two seasons in Manchester 🤝 #CPFC
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Understand that Eberechi Eze, Marc Guehi, Adam Wharton and Dean Henderson are all in the England Euro 2024 provisional squad #CPFC #England
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A real moment today. My media career started with an open audition in the Crystal Palace stadium car park, so to be in the clubs annual is special. The aim is to inspire the next generation and to show you can achieve whatever your background🙏 #cpfc #reporter #bbcfootball
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Chelsea presser coming up #CFC
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3 years
Gareth Southgate again very impressive speaking about the issue of racism" - Players cant do more than they have - Not all Hungarian fans. "Similar to what we have at home." - "They're going to be the dinosaurs in the end, because the world is modernising." #England
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Chelsea owner Todd Boehly arriving at Stamford Bridge before #CFC v #THFC
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Does Romelu Lukaku say ‘you’ll have to ask Chelsea’? when asked if he wants to impress when he comes back to England. This is from his chat with @RobDorsettSky after the England v Belgium match #CFC
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Out of the goalkeepers who have started three or more Premier League games this season. Vicente Guaita (80%) has the best save percentage #CPFC (Ederson 77% and Hugo Lloris 76%)
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2 years
Joel Ward was making sure that the Palace players go into the corner to applaud the Palace fans.
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3 years
Vieira on Gallagher and his future: "We honestly didn't speak about it. We know we will have him for the year and then you never know what will happen. When you look at him playing he is really happy playing for the football club. He is enjoying his game." #CPFC
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Sean Dyche says one of his assistant coach's father passed away over night. He said he wanted to bring it up as he used to play for #CPFC . Says he did his father proud. A really nice touch.
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Wolves have made an offer to Arsenal to take goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale on loan for the season with the option to make the move permanent next summer #AFC First reported by @David_Ornstein
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Oliver Glasner was asked whether Crystal Palace could sign a left back before the deadline and said that the club are 'working on it' #CPFC
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Alex Howell
3 years
The press conferences I do will now mean I speak to Patrick Vieira and Steven Gerrard weekly. The teenage me would be buzzing
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As others report, Crystal Palace are one of the teams interested in signing Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling ahead of the transfer deadline next week. Any deal would need finances to be right but there is interest in the forward #CPFC #CFC
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Vieira asked about Mateta leaving: "Not that I’m aware of. He’s a Palace player and he's been training well all week and will be part of the group for the game tomorrow." #CPFC
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Southgate says he had a call from Edu at Arsenal to say that Ben White did not want to be considered for selection for this camp. He says 'he would have been in this squad' #England
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I thought Marc Guehi was a positive for #CPFC today. He showed he could be an excellent signing. Aggresive, good in the air and good on the ball. #CHECRY
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