3 hours ago Gary Lineker slams 'vicious' AFTV with MOTD host left gobsmacked by Arsenal fans

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker was left startled by the harsh criticism that guests of Arsenal fan channel, AFTV, handed down to players after their recent 0-0 draw against Everton

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8 hours ago From constant scandals to its best shows ending – how 2024 turned into the BBC’s annus horribilis

With star names such as Gary Lineker, Kirsty Wark and Mishal Husain leaving, a slew of others embroiled in legal troubles and a sharp drop in income, this has been a dreadful 12 months for the broadcaster. But could it get worse?The BBC’s three top earners this year will never be repeated. They are: Gary Lineker (who will step down from Match of the Day at the end of the 2024-25 season), Zoe Ball (resigned from Radio 2 breakfast show), Huw Edwards (convicted of accessing indecent images of children). It is a striking degree of churn for their biggest names.But four more of their highest-paid employees will also be absent next year: Mishal Husain (resigned to go to Bloomberg TV), Kirsty Wark and Martha Kearney (semi-retired) and Steve Wright (who died in February). There is also significant doubt about whether three of the likely recipients of the biggest pay cheques from BBC Studios (which, by claiming independent commercial status, does not have to make public pay disclosures) will...

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10 hours ago Liverpool thrash Spurs, Villa stun City and Forest go fourth – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barney Ronay, Seb Hutchinson and Sanny Rudravajhala to discuss all the weekend’s Premier League gamesRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today, the panel unpacks another wild weekend of Premier League action, including Liverpool’s 6-3 demolition of Spurs in a chaotic game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Should Ange Postecoglou be more flexible and adapt? Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Dejan Kulusevski calls on Tottenham to ‘learn’ from Liverpool thrashing

The forward said Spurs have to ‘change for the better’ after the 6-3 defeat to Liverpool

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15 hours ago Why Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham are the Premier League’s weirdest, wildest ride

Liverpool’s emphatic, and predictably chaotic, 6-3 win in north London exposed the flaws in Postegolou’s erratic side

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15 hours ago Jamie Carragher aims fresh dig at Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham approach

The former Liverpool defender was speaking on Sky Sports following Spurs’ 6-3 loss to the league leaders

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15 hours ago Tottenham: Asking Ange Postecoglou to change is futile but this one vital tweak is essential at Spurs

Postecoglou’s side could benefit from making a change, without the need to abandon his approach

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15 hours ago Ange Postecoglou clashes with reporter after Liverpool thrashing: ‘I’m going to stop answering these questions’

The Tottenham manager oversaw another damaging day as his side were thumped 6-3

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25 hours ago Tottenham fans lose faith with Ange Postecoglou after Liverpool hammering

Tottenham's 6-3 defeat to Liverpool has led to some fans demanding embattled manager Ange Postecoglou be sacked, having already overseen eight losses in the Premier League this season

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