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The Athletic reported on Wednesday evening that Steven Gerrard is edging ever closer to becoming the new Aston Villa manager after breakthrough talks.
Villa had targeted the Rangers boss following the dismissal of Dean Smith on Sunday after a run of five consecutive defeats.
Elsewhere, the last two games of the World Cup qualifiers kick off on Thursday evening with no less than 20 European teams in action.
Meanwhile, England Under-21s host the Czech Republic at Turf Moor in their bid to qualify for Euro 2023. The visitors are top of Group G, five points above third-placed England having played a game more.
At the end of the third round of group-stage games in the Women’s Champions League, Chelsea, PSG, Barcelona and Lyon are top of their respective groups.
Barcelona beat Hoffenheim 4-0, Arsenal thrashed HB Koge 5-1 and Lyon edged past Bayern Munich 2-1.
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