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Everton 2-2 Tottenham: Player ratings as Toffees snatch point in stoppage time

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Jarrad Branthwaite produced a 95th-minute equaliser to earn Everton a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday. Richarlison came back to haunt his former employers, executing two wonderful finishes to give Spurs a first-half lead despite Jack Harrison's fortuitous goal after half-an-hour. Everton huffed and puffed in the second half as Tottenham also sought a third on the break, but the hosts eventually grabbed an equaliser in stoppage-time after Branthwaite's header levelled proceedings late on. How the game unfolded It took just four minutes for the inevitable to happen at Goodison Park, former Everton forward Richarlison netting against the Toffees to give Tottenham the lead. Destiny Udogie picked him out with a lovely cutback from the left-hand side and the Brazilian lifted a fine finish above Jordan Pickford to continue his rich vein of form. Everton did their best to respond with pressure on the Tottenham goal, putting ball after ball into the pen...

Hannibal Mejbri dropped from Sevilla squad indefinitely after disappointing debut

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Sevilla manager Quique Sanchez Flores has confirmed that midfielder Hannibal Mejbri will not be available for selection over the coming weeks as the Manchester United loanee needs to "understand where he is". 21-year-old Hannibal joined on loan from United for the remainder of the season and made his debut off the bench in an emphatic 5-1 thumping of Girona which also saw him pick up a yellow card just one minute after being introduced. As a result of that performance, Sanchez Flores has warned Hannibal that he must take time away from the team to understand the responsibility that comes with playing senior Football . "Hannibal, after speaking with him and seeing his first minutes in Girona, we have given him the necessary space for him to understand where he is, what Sevilla means and where we want to see him defending the shirt," Sanchez Flores said. "We have given him that learning period so that he can see things from the outside and he will return to the s...

Clergy abuse survivors propose 'zero tolerance' law following Vatican appointment

Clergy sexual abuse survivors have unveiled a proposed new church law calling for the permanent removal of abusive priests and superiors who covered for them ROME -- Clergy sexual abuse survivors on Monday unveiled a proposed new church law calling for the permanent removal of abusive priests and superiors who covered for them, as they stepped up their outrage over Pope Francis’ choice to head the Vatican office that investigates sex crimes. The global advocacy group End Clergy Abuse unveiled the draft law at a press conference following days of protests around the Vatican, and before taking their complaints to the U.N. in Geneva. They are seeking to draw attention to the ongoing scandal in the Catholic Church and the failure of Francis and the hierarchy to make good on years of pledges of “zero tolerance” for abuse. Specifically, the survivors have expressed astonishment at Francis’ nomination of an old friend and theologian, Cardinal Victor Fernandez, to take over as prefect of the...