Norwich City U18 Overview

Nine teams within five points: a relegation battle in Serie B

The league table is very tight, and there are still plenty of head-to-head matches to be played to avoid relegation to Serie C

Messi's forgotten team-mate returns to action after doping ban

Lionel Messi's former World Cup-winning Argentina team-mate, Alejandro Gomez, has finally returned to action for an Italian second-tier club after serving a two-year doping ban. Gomez, who was part of Argentina's triumph in Qatar three years ago, has not touched a football since October 2023 after testing positive for a banned substance. He last played for Monza in Serie A.

'Smoke a joint, you get six months' - Ex-Argentina star rages at long ban

Papu Gomez opened up on his two-year doping ban, blasting the punishment as unfair and revealing how the absence nearly killed his love for football.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
23	Leeds United U18	26	8	5	13	47	68	-21	29	L L L L W
24	Reading U18	28	6	9	13	38	65	-27	27	W D L L L
25	Norwich City U18	28	6	8	14	47	67	-20	26	L L L W W
26	Birmingham City U18	28	6	3	19	29	88	-59	21	L L D L L
27	Ipswich Town U18	28	6	2	20	41	93	-52	20	L L L W L

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