10 h. ago Call for alcohol ‘drinking zones’ trial at English football grounds

“It’s 40 years ago since alcohol was banned in view of the pitch – perhaps it’s time for a modern approach to a modern game"

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24 h. ago Wrexham boss reveals new plan ahead of transfer talks with Ryan Reynolds

Wrexham secured a third straight promotion - becoming the first side in English football to do so - as they clinched passage to the Championship after their 3-0 win over Charlton, leaving fans to dream of even more success

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31 h. ago Why 20 means everything to Liverpool: Inside the mission to usurp Manchester United as the kings of English football once again

DOMINIC KING: Time has diluted the memory but it's time to remind yourself, now the magical number has been reached, what happened the night their greatest rivals got to 20 first.

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38 h. ago Arne Slot's Liverpool 'fortunate' to win Premier League – but it's 'stunning achievement'

Arne Slot has won the Premier League in his first season in English football, but the Dutchman will count himself fortunate to have done so as the Reds cantered to the title unopposed

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38 h. ago Liverpool win Premier League title and equal Man Utd record to go 'back on perch'

Liverpool have won the Premier League and become the undisputed most successful club in English football ahead of their bitter rivals Manchester United

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45 h. ago Revealed: How many drinks per day could trigger deadly liver disease if you're overweight. Doctors' new warning... and it's FAR fewer than you think

Experts have issued a warning to 'social' drinkers as research reveals just how little alcohol it takes to trigger liver disease.

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61 h. ago Wrexham seal third promotion in a row as Sam Smith double sinks Charlton

The Hollywood scriptwriters have etched another extraordinary chapter in the Wrexham story. The Welsh club made English Football League history by claiming a third successive promotion, becoming the first club to achieve that feat in the top five tiers. The Racecourse Ground is living up to its English name; Wrexham are racing a course through the divisions under the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.Ollie Rathbone and Sam Smith’s first-half goals put the Reds on the path to League One promotion with a game to spare and consigned Charlton, along with Wycombe and Stockport, to the playoffs. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago EFL footballer handed prison sentence after crashing Mercedes and killing cyclist

Lucas Akins, a footballer who has played a number of games in the English football pyramid, has been handed a prison sentence following an hearing at Leeds Crown Court

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4 d. ago Gary Lineker’s critics have got it wrong. It’s reasonable to talk about more than sport | Max Rushden

The Match of the Day presenter has been challenged again on his views on Gaza and Israel. But can we really expect him to have no opinions about the outside world?The most extraordinary revelation to come from Gary Lineker’s interview with Amol Rajan on the BBC is that he’d sometimes come home from school to find Engelbert Humperdinck playing cards with his dad. Surprisingly, almost all the reaction to the conversation has ignored this bombshell – Engelbert apparently not such a big player in the culture war world; best focus on your Middle Easts, your Bravermans, your impartialities, Brian.Of course the job of news outlets is to pick out headlines but it does appear almost no one has watched the whole programme. It’s essentially a nice wide-ranging interview covering the career of one of the best English footballers and football broadcasters of all time. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Which football managers have followed legends with instant success? | The Knowledge

Plus: footballers who put parenting first, title playoffs in Italy, and relegated Golden Boot winnersMail us with your questions and answers“Arne Slot is going to win the Premier League in his first season after taking over from Jürgen Klopp,” writes Hannah Mitchell. “What examples are there of managers who have had instant success after succeeding a legendary manager?”It’s not unusual for a new Liverpool manager to win the league in their first season. Matt McQueen (1922-23), Joe Fagan (1983-84) and Kenny Dalglish (1985-86) all did so, – but they were established figures at the club, whether in the boardroom, the boot room or the dressing-room. Arne Slot was new to English football, never mind Liverpool, and was succeeding one of the most charismatic figures in the club’s history. In that context, winning the Premier League with (potentially) four or five games remaining is a remarkable achievement. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Liverpool parade plans and how Arne Slot's Premier League title win could be celebrated

Arne Slot's Liverpool are closing in on the Premier League title with the club planning a parade that could be the biggest English football has ever seen

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9 d. ago Man Utd fail to listen to Cristiano Ronaldo advice as Graeme Souness points finger of blame

EXCLUSIVE: Graeme Souness feels the inevitable sight of Virgil van Dijk lifting the biggest prize in English football in the coming weeks suggests that Manchester United dispensed with the wrong people

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9 d. ago Never mind the late drama, Amorim and Postecoglou still face the Ten Hag trap | Jonathan Wilson

The Australian could leave after Spurs win the Europa League, while United may stick with their coach after winning nothingErik ten Hag has gone, but his shadow looms over English football still. The mistake was understandable enough: high on the euphoria of beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final, Manchester United renewed his contract. Three months into the new season, more than £180m spent on summer transfers, Ten Hag was dismissed with United 14th in the table on 11 points from nine games.The sporting director, Dan Ashworth, and various members of Ten Hag’s backroom staff also left, at a total cost of £14.5m. Or, to put it another way, keeping Ten Hag cost United £200m and in effect undermined this season. Nobody wants to be caught in the Ten Hag trap. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Harborough FC ‘surprised’ as 100 Spanish fans turn up to watch game

Fans are subscribers to YouTube channel focused on English football whose founder wants to strengthen links with clubFootball tourism is usually seen at Premier League stadiums such as Old Trafford, Anfield and the Emirates, so fans of Harborough Town, who compete in the seventh tier of the football pyramid, were stunned when 100 Spaniards arrived at Bowden Park to watch them take on St Ives Town.The Spanish fans, who turned up last Saturday, were subscribers to a Spanish YouTube channel, La Media Inglesa (LMI), focused on English football, which has now started arranging overseas trips for its followers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Liverpool transfer news: Wing wizard on Arne Slot shortlist as midfield duo give answer

Liverpool are heading towards a record-equalling 20th league title but English football's most successful club aren't resting on their laurels under Arne Slot

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1 week ago A road trip to Lambeau Field: my search for the magic of the NFL draft | Emma John

Why are a quarter of a million people set to descend on Green Bay? I went to Wisconsin to find out I’ve just got back from a road trip in Wisconsin. The upper Midwest is not an obvious destination for a spring break, certainly not in early April. As my plane circled above Milwaukee, the brown and leafless landscape warned me I’d travelled back in time to midwinter.It was too cold to brave the beaches – the Lake Michigan shore was covered in snow and ice – but the bars at least were convivial. This is often the case in Wisconsin, the state with the highest alcohol consumption per capita. Many of my fellow drinkers were keen to point out that they were responsible for nearly all the brandy sold in the US (as a collective, not individually). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Luka Modric to buy share in English Championship club as Real Madrid superstar sets sights on retirement plans

The 39-year-old has won it all in the game and has now set his sights on Swansea City

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2 w. ago Moment village pub is forced to close after 50 travellers descended on Surrey beauty spot forcing 'Britain's Beverley Hills' to close down

The shocking footage, exclusively obtained by MailOnline, shows the huge group pile into the pub and demand they are served alcohol as other regulars struggle to get drinks.

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2 w. ago Moment 50 travellers invade Surrey pub: Huge group snatch bottles, pour alcohol all over the floor and smash glass during rampage that saw 'Britain's Beverly Hills' locked down

The shocking footage, exclusively obtained by MailOnline, shows the huge group pile into the pub and demand they are served alcohol as other regulars struggle to get drinks.

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2 w. ago I never thought I’d say this, but I might agree with Jonathan Ross

The talk show host has revealed that quitting booze has made life ‘much easier’. Former raver Helen Coffey can finally see the appeal herself – and it’s depressing as hell

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