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Cape Verde well on top here

Gary Lineker on ITV

Fear I might never get over how good last night was

I raise you Damien Delaney

Part Four: Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso in Marrakech, where the Burkinabe striker is wearing No.2. Le foot c'est fini

Part Three: Nigeria vs Mozambique in Fez, where I'm very much regretting not buying a ticket in the stand with a roof

Part Two: South Africa vs Cameroon in Rabat

Senegal vs Sudan in Tangier. Four AFCON games in four cities in four days starts here

Burnley vs Palace. Not a classic

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Same vibe

Bottom of the Premier League table since the start of November

In-flight entertainment isn't what it used to be

International weekend has sent me to the Mazuma Stadium for Morecambe vs Port Vale, bottom vs top in League Two. A pilgrimage of sorts - have had a soft spot for the Shrimps since taking them to the Premier League on Football Manager 2012 (the best ever edition of the game, don't @ me)

Pleased to receive a copy of @davidsquires.bsky.social's latest book, out December 5. Looking forward to getting stuck in

Or "let him cook", as I believe the kids say