Ben Fisher
Journalist at Freelance
Sports Journalist at The Guardian
Football reporter @guardian_sport. ‘Great touch for a big man’ - @IanWright0, 2022; ‘A very long man’ - (unnamed) Istanbul taxi driver, 2023
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theguardian.com | Ben Fisher
Craig Bellamy has said his Wales players must reset and focus on a the World Cup qualifying double-header regardless of whether they finished the season “on a trampoline or with a ball around their neck”. Brennan Johnson and Ben Davies won the Europa League with Tottenham, while Bellamy’s squad for matches against Liechtenstein and Belgium also includes a quartet of Leeds players in Karl Darlow, Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon and Daniel James, who recently celebrated promotion to the Premier League.
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theguardian.com | Ben Fisher
Manchester United are poised to sign Matheus Cunha after triggering the £62.5m release clause in the Wolves’ forward’s contract. United have agreed to split the fee in three payments across the next two years. Wolves rejected United’s attempt to stagger the payment across five years but now the Brazilian is set to become Ruben Amorim’s first summer signing after a hugely disappointing season.
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theguardian.com | Ben Fisher
A delighted Enzo Maresca said Chelsea had emphatically answered their critics by qualifying for the Champions League and told those who doubted his team to “eff-off”. A 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest confirmed Chelsea will play in Europe’s premier competition next campaign and Maresca urged his squad to cap this season by winning the Conference League final on Wednesday.
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theguardian.com | Ben Fisher
Before kick-off, a giant banner dangled from the upper tier of the Trent End. It was an oversized brown tourist sign. “Destination: Europe,” it read. Below that, a flag of a camper van with Nottingham Forest scarves flickering out of the windows. For Forest, all roads from here lead to the Europa Conference League and not the Champions League, which Chelsea will play in next season after two years away.
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theguardian.com | Ben Fisher
Régis Le Bris said the 19-year-old Tommy Watson’s dramatic stoppage-time winner to clinch Sunderland’s promotion to the Premier League encapsulated a rollercoaster season and suggested team spirit will be key if they are to cope with the step up next season. The French head coach masterminded Sunderland’s return to the top flight after eight years in his first season at the club.
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