<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://www.itwasalwaysfootball.com/p/two-defeats-in-a-week-have-exposed</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>It Was Always... Football</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-02T22:09:27+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Two Defeats in a Week Have Exposed One Big Problem at the Top of the Table</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>