78 m. ago Arne Slot gives fresh detail on Liverpool transfers as double exit could change plans

Liverpool manager wants to add quality to different areas of the squad but will wait to see if fringe players decide to battle it out for their places in the team next season or look to go elsewhere

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16 h. ago Manchester United give full backing to Ruben Amorim ahead of crucial summer rebuild

Despite overseeing United’s worst season in decades, including defeat in the Europa League final, Amorim will lead the team into next season

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30 h. ago Tottenham dominate Europa League Team of the Season with Man Utd duo included

Tottenham's victory in the Europa League final over Manchester United has earned them four players in the official team of the tournament from UEFA, with two United players included

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31 h. ago Man Utd will still hold end of season BBQ despite crushing Europa League final loss

Manchester United's end of season team BBQ will still go ahead on Thursday evening despite their crushing defeat to Tottenham less than 24 hours beforehand

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35 h. ago Barcelona are big Women’s Champions League final favourites despite ‘worst’ season

Blaugrana face Arsenal after what Caroline Graham Hansen calls an ‘emotional’ campaign under a new managerNormalising the extraordinary. Even in their “worst season”, Barcelona are going for a second quadruple in a row and fourth consecutive Women’s Champions League title. Few may have predicted that late last year, after a defeat at Manchester City prompted a new narrative: this was the season they were finally not going to win anything.In the end, they won the Liga F title but only after losing twice. That may not sound terrible but it is the first time since the 2018-19 season they have been defeated more than once in the league. So a crisis of some sort. The loss at City also prompted some soul-searching for a team in their first season with a new manager, Pere Romeu replacing Jonatan Giráldez last summer. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago How Mariona Caldentey elevated Arsenal on road to Champions League final

Spain’s World Cup winner will come up against her former team when Arsenal meet Barcelona after an impressive debut season in England

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36 h. ago Amorim gets almost £100m transfer budget to start Manchester United rebuild

No sales needed to pursue top targets Cunha and DelapUnited will listen to offers for players including GarnachoRuben Amorim has a summer transfer budget of a little less than £100m and retains Manchester United’s firm backing despite Wednesday’s Europa League final defeat by Tottenham.As the Guardian previously reported, the executive’s belief in Amorim was not going to be affected by the result at San Mamés in Bilbao. The football department, headed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, wants the Portuguese to have a first pre-season with his team and to strengthen the squad. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Is the Mets’ $765m slugger Juan Soto sad, bad or just playing in New York?

The 26-year-old has been good rather than great in his first season with his new team, and he’s playing in an unforgiving environmentIf you only tuned into the biggest headlines about him, you might be convinced that Juan Soto’s first quarter of a season with the New York Mets has been a complete flop.Last December, the Mets guaranteed Soto $765m on a 15-year contract, the most lucrative deal in professional sports history. In the early going of his time with the Mets, Soto has been the subject of a handful of viral stories, ranging from the mundane to the bizarre. None of them have been positive. Last Sunday, Soto did not hustle out of the box on a ground ball up the middle, and his casual trot to first base cost him a chance at an infield hit, in the eighth inning of a tied game against the crosstown rival Yankees. The very next night, Soto jogged out of the box on a fly ball at Fenway Park that he thought was a home run. It was not, and another news cycle about Soto’s effort foll...

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55 h. ago Alan Shearer names Premier League Team of the Season with four Liverpool stars but no Forest

Alan Shearer has picked his Premier League Team of the Year, naming four Liverpool stars after their title success, but overlooking the entire Nottingham Forest side

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59 h. ago Man United Champions League ban latest as Europa League win impact explained

The latest Manchester United news as the team can grab a place in the Champions League next season with a win in the Europa League final against Tottenham.

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3 d. ago Postecoglou adamant work at Spurs is not done but sounds resigned to his fate

Manager realistic on future before Europa League final‘Our mind is on one thing – to create something special’Ange Postecoglou said he had left plenty of his previous jobs after the most important matches and achievements as he sounded resigned to his fate at Tottenham before the Europa League final against Manchester United on Wednesday. The manager is not expected to carry on into next season after a dismal Premier League campaign when his team have lost 21 times and lag 17th in the table before the final game against Brighton on Sunday.The showpiece against United here offers Postecoglou the opportunity to lead Spurs to a first trophy since 2008 and he made clear that his focus was trained on what would be a momentous feat. Yet the subject of his future is an unavoidable sideshow and he did not run from it on Tuesday. What was also striking was Postecoglou’s suggestion he was not ready to leave, believing his work at the club was far from finished. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher clash as they disagree on Premier League season awards

Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have gone through their picks for a variety of awards as the Premier League season nears its end - and they disagreed on many selections

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4 d. ago Hinshelwood caps Brighton comeback against Liverpool to boost Europe hopes

Arne Slot spent the week partying in Ibiza after guiding Liverpool to their 20th league title with four games to spare. But against a Brighton team still desperate to qualify for Europe next season, the Dutchman and his team were brought back down to earth as Jack Hinshelwood’s late winner with his first touch off the bench sealed a memorable comeback for Fabian Hürzeler’s side.It was no more than the hosts deserved after twice falling behind to goals from Harvey Elliott and Dominic Szoboszlai, with Yasin Ayari and then another substitute – Kaoru Mitoma – equalising to spark a frantic finale. Slot could surely have had no complaints as Mohamed Salah endured a night to forget in front of goal and Trent Alexander-Arnold didn’t even get on the pitch. Brighton can now travel to Tottenham on the final day knowing that their fate is in their own hands having edged ahead of Brentford into eighth in the table. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Arsenal inform Max Dowman he WILL be a part of Mikel Arteta's first team next season

Max Downman is only 15 but has already made a huge impression at Arsenal after training with the first team, and he is now set for a role in the senior group next season and will be part of their pre-season tour

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4 d. ago Nice reach Champions League in the one season Jim Ratcliffe stays away

With Ineos busy at Manchester United, Nice finished fourth in Ligue 1 and set up their first European Cup run in 65 yearsBy Get French Football News“He hasn’t seen a Nice match this season,” retorted Nice manager Franck Haise to denigrating comments from the club’s own owner Jim Ratcliffe. Had the Manchester United shareholder watched Nice this season, he would have seen a team that has instilled principles and structures that have thus far failed to take hold at Old Trafford – and a side not reliant on a one-game shootout to secure their place in next season’s Champions League.When Manchester United and Nice both qualified for the Europa League this season, Uefa stipulated that no one involved in one club’s management, administration or sporting performance could have a decisive influence in the other club. Ineos concentrated on Manchester United and left Nice to their own devices. It has worked out well for the French club. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Football's lost grounds as Goodison Park learns fate after Everton exit: An Asda, an IKEA and a HOSPITAL!

From next season Goodison will become the home of Everton 's women's team as the men's side move across to their newly built Bramley-Moore Dock arena.

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6 d. ago Newcastle’s elite rise unignorable but Arsenal links to Isak and Gordon irk Howe

Magpies can steal second from the Gunners on Sunday and Eddie Howe says club has ambitions to kick on this summerAssumptions can be inaccurate, unfair and sometimes downright dangerous. Eddie Howe and Newcastle have had their fair share of often lazy theories – about the manager’s future and the limits of the club’s potential – but they travel to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday having trampled all over assorted hypotheses.Should Newcastle win, Arsenal will have been beaten an unprecedented four times by one team in a single season and St James’ Park executives should feel sufficiently confident to start sprucing the stadium up for Champions League combat in early autumn. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Erling Haaland says entire Man City team has underperformed in ‘horrific’ season

City face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

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9 d. ago Ruben Amorim ‘far from quitting’ despite Manchester United’s poor form

Head coach clarified claim he could quit after West Ham loss‘What I am saying is we must perform or they will change’Ruben Amorim has insisted he is “very far from quitting” Manchester United, the head coach moving to clarify his suggestion after Sunday’s loss to West Ham that he could walk away.After the 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford that left his team in 16th Amorim stated that if next season started with the same dismal form it may be time for “new persons to occupy this space”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Man Utd's dream XI next season as Ruben Amorim told to sell half his squad

Ruben Amorim will be hoping to enjoy a dream transfer window this summer after a largely miserable season for his Manchester United team, with a number of signings expected

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