<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>The News Portsmouth FC</title>    <link>https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from The News Portsmouth FC and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:21:51 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-09T16:21:51Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Portsmouth rivals facing huge battle for £20m striker as Swansea City in talks to end £1m Manchester City agreement]]></title>          <link>https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/portsmouth-fc-news-championship-transfer-latest-middlesbrough-will-lankshear-newcastle-swansea-jeremy-monga-manchester-city-9339781</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The latest transfer headlines involving Pompey’s Championship rivals. </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:00:51 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9339781</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/11/09/15/16/GettyImages-2302856887.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Will Lankshear. -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pepe Lacey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-09T16:00:51+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Portsmouth FC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The 7 Portsmouth players jetting off on international duty - where and when they're playing]]></title>          <link>https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/portsmouth-fc-news-thomas-waddingham-terry-devlin-ebou-adams-rocco-shein-ryan-kavuma-mcqueen-9339244</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Pompey have seven players on international duty during the latest window. </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:06:23 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9339244</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/11/09/12/20/GettyImages-2291541336-(4).jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Terry Devlin, Ebou Adams and Adrian Segecic have all been handed respective international call ups. -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pepe Lacey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-09T15:06:23+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Portsmouth FC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Portsmouth favourite withdraws from international duty after injury blow]]></title>          <link>https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/portsmouth-fc-news-iyad-mohamed-injury-latest-comoros-africa-cup-of-nations-9339566</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Iyad Mohamed has featured nine times for Pompey this season. </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:22:39 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9339566</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/11/09/14/03/JB_Portsmouth_Millwall_241026_110.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Jason Brown</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Iyad Mohamed. -  (Jason Brown)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pepe Lacey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-09T14:22:39+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Portsmouth FC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Portsmouth boss drops Rocco Shein selection hint for Bolton Wanderers as £2.1m midfielder comes in from cold ]]></title>          <link>https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/portsmouth-fc-news-rocco-shein-pompey-bolton-wanderers-championship-9339128</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>He returned off the bench against Stoke City after one sub appearance in eight games. 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