4 h. ago Enzo Maresca has not spoken to Mykhailo Mudryk since May, manager reveals

Chelsea manager still trusts wingerMudryk faces ban after failed drugs testEnzo Maresca has said he has not spoken to Mykhailo Mudryk since the Football Association announced on Wednesday that the Chelsea winger has been charged with doping offences. Mudryk is facing a four-year ban if he is found guilty by the FA of taking a banned substance.Maresca said he still trusts the Ukraine international and plans to check on his welfare soon, but Chelsea’s head coach added that he has had no contact with the 24-year-old since May. “I spoke with Misha in Poland when we played the Conference League final,” he said. “I didn’t speak with him since that time. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Thomas Frank shows his true colours over Ange Postecoglou as new Tottenham boss makes feelings clear

The former Brentford manager was hired by Daniel Levy to take over from the ex-Celtic gaffer in North London

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12 h. ago Jill Roord: ‘I lost my happiness in football a little bit. I needed to move home’

The Netherlands midfielder, once Manchester City’s record signing, talks about rejoining the club in her heart, FC Twente, and the upcoming EurosFor Jill Roord, even after winning the Bundesliga title and getting to a Champions League final, eight years on from saying goodbye to FC Twente, there is simply no place like home. The 107-time capped Netherlands midfielder is this summer returning to the club where she began her career and, in an exclusive interview with the Guardian, she explains why the opportunity to move back closer to her family and friends was irresistible.“It had nothing to do with City. My time with City was really good,” says Roord, as she explains her decision to leave the club after two years. “I have been away for eight years playing abroad and it becomes tough being alone for that many years. In the past few years I lost my fun and my happiness in football a little bit because of being away, travelling a lot and not being able to be with family and friends, a...

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14 h. ago Thomas Frank makes bold Ange Postecoglou claim in first interview as Spurs manager

Frank replaced Postecoglou at Tottenham following the Aussie’s sacking

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28 h. ago Thomas Frank makes Spurs style promise amid message to Daniel Levy

Tottenham Hotspur's new head coach Thomas Frank is promising a team that will take risks in words that echo the sentiments shared by his predecessor Ange Postecoglou

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29 h. ago Thomas Frank sends classy message to Ange Postecoglou in first interview as Tottenham boss

Frank confident his predecessor will be remember as a “legend” at the club

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30 h. ago Chelsea star Malo Gusto shows true colours as he aims to rebound from final nightmare

Chelsea star Malo Gusto had a night to forget in the UEFA Conference League final but the right-back has spoken about his efforts to rebound from the huge setback

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34 h. ago Supercomputer predicts Premier League 2025/26 champions with Man Utd shock in final table

A supercomputer has predicted the 2025/26 Premier League season following the release of the fixtures on Wednesday morning, and it's not good reading for Manchester United fans

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38 h. ago Supercomputer predicts final Premier League table for 2025/26 season as fixtures released

The Premier League fixtures have been announced with Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City all gunning to win the title as Burnley, Leeds and Sunderland bid to secure survival

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44 h. ago Football hooligan crackdown ordered by justice minister after Old Firm experience

The SNP minister told how she could barely breathe or see the action on the pitch as “ultras” lit hundreds of pyros at the Scottish League Cup Final in December.

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44 h. ago Merciless Panthers win second successive Stanley Cup after beating Oilers again

Florida win Game 6 to claim series 4-2Panthers also beat Oilers in last year’s finalThe Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night, becoming the NHL’s first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021, and the third team to do so this century.Sam Reinhart scored four goals, becoming just the fourth player in league history to achieve the feat in a Stanley Cup final game. His third to complete the hat-trick sent rats, along with hats, flying on to the ice. Matthew Tkachuk, one of the faces of the franchise, fittingly scored the Cup clincher. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Tottenham chief Daniel Levy breaks silence on Ange Postecoglou sacking and explains why Celtic icon had to go

Spurs chairman stands by decision to axe Australian

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51 h. ago Daniel Levy finally breaks silence on Spurs' decision to sack Ange Postecoglou

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has spoken publicly for the first time since deciding to let Ange Postecoglou go after delivering club's first trophy in 17 years before appointing Thomas Frank as his replacement

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51 h. ago ‘We need to win the league’: Levy sets sights high for new Spurs era under Frank

Club chair opens up on decision to sack PostecoglouLevy: ‘We’ve won a European trophy but it’s not enough’Daniel Levy has made clear his desire to win the Premier League and Champions League as he prepared to usher in a new era at Tottenham with the managerial hire of Thomas Frank.In a rare public address, the longstanding chair opened up on the “emotionally difficult” decision to sack Ange Postecoglou, who ended the club’s 17-year trophy drought with the Europa League triumph against Manchester United but flatlined in the league. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Daniel Levy explains Ange Postecoglou sacking with bold Premier League claim

The Spurs chairman revealed that victory in Europe was not enough and that the club aims to win the league title

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54 h. ago Daniel Levy explains Ange Postecoglou sack decision and why Tottenham hired Thomas Frank

Spurs chairman publicly addresses manager’s exit for first time in club interview alongside new CEO Vinai Venkatesham

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58 h. ago Cole Palmer urged to take initiative ‘from first minute’ by Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca

Palmer appeared critical of the side’s approach in their victory in the UEFA Conference League final last month.

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62 h. ago Football's teen wonderboy Lamine Yamal, 17, takes a luxury holiday with flight attendant 13 years his senior, as Barcelona forward releases statement

Yamal, 17, is currently having some well-earned downtime after his Spain side were beaten on penalties by Portugal in the Nations League final earlier this month.

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62 h. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca reveals talks with Cole Palmer over 'bored' comments

Maresca asks Palmer to take ‘initiative' after Blues star said he was ‘sick of going backwards or sideways’ during Conference League final

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3 d. ago Ange Postecoglou could make immediate management return to coach England star

Tottenham made the bold decision to sack Ange Postecoglou despite the Australian boss winning them the Europa League, but the 59-year-old is not expected to be short of offers amid interest from the Saudi Pro League

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