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Adam Smith is 'one of the best guys' Alex Scott has ever come across in football, as the 23-year-old hailed the Cherries club captain as the 'best leader they could imagine'.

Marco Rose believes predecessor Andoni Iraola has made a solid start to life at Liverpool, but he said his focus is not on his progress but how they can beat the Reds.

A Dorset-based Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club has returned from a successful trip to the ADCC Amateur World Championships

There is plenty of local footballing action across the Dorset scene in Non-league this weekend.

Alex Scott was absolutely certain that Real Sociedad were not going to equalise late on against the Cherries, despite the Basque side piling on the pressure at the Anoeta Stadium in the closing stages.

Djordje Petrovic is a “top goalkeeper” and a matchwinner, Marco Rose said after a superb performance from the Serbian against Real Sociedad.

The Cherries are back at home on Sunday as they play host to Liverpool before the international break, but how well will they have recovered from their Europa League victory over Real Sociedad?

From the standards we set, our draw at Lewes was two points lost.

ALEX Scott’s pass for Rayan to score the Cherries’ second goal against Real Sociedad was something the pair had worked on and it came off to perfection against the Basque side.

Following the final whistle at Real Sociedad, the travelling Cherries faithful were understandably in fine voice, and skipper Adam Smith was the subject of some of their affection.

In an otherwise empty Anoeta Stadium, the chants from a packed out Cherries away end rang around the ground for some time after the final whistle on Thursday night.

Pirates booked their place in the Championship Grand Final with a comfortable aggregate victory over Edinburgh after they kept the second leg at Armadale tight and claimed a 39-33 victory in a curtailed meeting.

The Cherries will host Aston Villa on Wednesday, October 28 in the League Cup as details have been confirmed for the fourth round tie.

AFC Bournemouth are joint 7/1 Europa League favourites with Juventus after beating Real Sociedad, as 46% of bets back the Cherries in their historic debut.

Alex Scott has been one of the best midfielders in the Premier League this season, so deserves to be in the England squad, boss Thomas Tuchel said.

Delighted Cherries fans took over Constitución Plaza in the Old Town in San Sebastian on Thursday ahead of AFC Bournemouth’s historic Europa League campaign.