58 m. ago How can Manchester City stop Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League? | Tom Garry

Nick Cushing’s side must shut down Mayra Ramírez, have the right mentality and take their chancesChelsea are unbeaten in 28 games under Sonia Bompastor – with 26 wins – and arrive in Manchester for the first leg of their European quarter-final as strong favourites to progress to the semi-finals, and harbour realistic ambitions of winning their first Women’s Champions League title in Lisbon in May.The task of trying to beat this seemingly unstoppable force, over two legs across the next nine days, falls to Manchester City, who are in the unenviable position of facing Chelsea in four consecutive games in three competitions. Nick Cushing, who has been back at the club for only a week, has said their performance in his first game back in charge, the League Cup final defeat on Saturday, gave him belief that they could better Chelsea in Europe – but what do they need to do to achieve that? Continue reading...

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58 m. ago The 'big' teams that haven’t won a major trophy for at least 10 years | The Knowledge

Plus: most career goals without a trophy, free-kicks from downtown and foreign-born scorers in EuropeMail us with your questions and answers“In case you haven’t heard, it’s been quite the week for those associated with Newcastle United but who are the big* teams that haven’t won a major trophy for at least 10 years?” asks Richard Goss (*desperately requires clarification).“I’ve done the research on teams that have won a European trophy,” responds our very own Rob Smyth. “Here, that means a European Cup/Champions League, Cup Winners’ Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Uefa Cup, Europa League, or Conference League (Intertoto Cup, alas, does not qualify). Obviously that means missing out some big clubs such as Wolves – one could maybe include them on the grounds that they beat Honved in a game that helped to catalyse the creation of the European Cup. But obviously you can keep going with this – Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield, also miss out. To many people, they are all big clu...

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88 m. ago How to watch Man City vs Chelsea FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Women's Champions League today

Days after their League Cup Final clash, the English rivals meet in Europe

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18 h. ago Chelsea clinch League Cup and Palace close the gap – Women’s Football Weekly

Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Sophie Downey and Ameé Ruszkai to discuss the League Cup final and the weekend’s WSL GamesOn the podcast today: Chelsea claimed the season's first silverware, edging past Manchester City in the Subway Women’s League Cup final to keep their quadruple hopes alive. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. The panel dissects the performance, the key moments, and the controversial state of the Pride Park pitch.Elsewhere, the WSL saw major shifts as Liverpool stunned Manchester United under the Anfield lights, Arsenal took advantage with a win over Everton, and Crystal Palace’s crucial victory over Aston Villa intensified the fight for survival. The panel evaluates the relegation battle and asks what went wrong for Manchester United Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Championship race hots up as Blades slash Leeds’ lead at top – Football Weekly podcast

Max Rushden is joined by George Elek, Ben Fisher and Sanny Rudravajhala for an EFL specialRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; it’s still a three-way race at the top of the Championship. Leeds are top on goal difference, but Chris Wilder and Scott Parker are steering Sheffield United and Burnley just behind them. Below, Frank Lampard’s Coventry City have won six in seven and Liam Manning continues to perform miracles at Bristol City. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Female referee shows off INSANE fitness levels needed for top

Taking to social media , Sophie Dennington - who is a national refereeing manager with the Football Association - shared a week-long insight into her fitness regime.

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21 h. ago David Squires on Newcastle riding a wave of euphoria after ending trophy drought

Our cartoonist on the high-performing Magpies winning the League Cup and a rough week for LiverpoolBuy a copy of a Squires cartoon in our Print ShopDavid’s new book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Premier League delays use of new offside technology after record VAR hold

Semi-automated offside technology failed in FA CupFA will continue to use it, including in Cup finalThe Premier League has further delayed the introduction of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) after the record eight-minute VAR check in the FA Cup fifth-round tie between Bournemouth and Wolves.The technology, which was trialled for the first time in English football in seven of the eight fifth-round ties, failed at the Vitality Stadium owing to what sources described as a “congested penalty area”. This led to an unprecedented wait while the video assistant referee, Timothy Wood, made three checks before the Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez’s first-half goal was disallowed for offside. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Jamie Carragher highlights five signings Liverpool need to make this summer

The Reds exited the Champions League and lost the Carabao Cup final last week, raising questions about the depth of their squad under Arne Slot

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22 h. ago Jamie Carragher says Liverpool must sign 'five or six' players despite likely title win

Premier League champions elect Liverpool are shifting their focus to next season after they were dumped out of the Champions League and lost the Carabao Cup final

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24 h. ago The unusual dish Cristiano Ronaldo eats to stay strong at 40 as he targets 2026 World Cup with Portugal

Ronaldo, who turned 40 last month and continues to be a regular starter with Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, is targeting the 2026 World Cup with country Portugal, when he will be 42.

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39 h. ago Cruellest week ends in despair for Simeone after Barça’s late flourish | Sid Lowe

Atlético coach struggling to deal with last-gasp defeat that rocked their title bid just days after shootout loss in EuropeThere was a little swipe of Diego Simeone’s foot and the ball was in the net. As Conor Gallagher had dashed up the left and provided the pass, Atlético Madrid’s coach accompanied him from the other touchline. As Alex Sørloth provided the finish he did too, black dress shoe joining his striker’s red boot guiding the ball beyond Wojciech Szczesny. 10.32pm on a Sunday at the end of the hardest week and Atlético were 2-0 up against Barcelona, their world healing. The Metropolitan exploded but Simeone didn’t run and shout, didn’t conduct the crowd or clench his fist, didn’t embrace anyone, not this time. Instead, he gazed silently at the sky and looked as if he could cry, a purer portrait of pride.Soon, he could have been forgiven if the tears were flowing. Twenty-five seconds of football later, Barcelona had scored. Five minutes 25 seconds after that, they scored ag...

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41 h. ago Football Daily | A final that meant more to Newcastle and their camera

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Considering how long it took them to finally get their hands on some domestic silverware after a 70-year pause, in the end it was remarkably easy for Newcastle United. While the supercilious slogan “this means more” is more readily associated with Liverpool Football Club, prevailing in Fizzy Cup on Sunday clearly meant an awful lot more to Eddie Howe, his players and the travelling Toon Army. Yes, they finally rid their club of the giant baboon on its back on an afternoon when the ever present and significantly larger and autocratic elephant in the room went largely unaddressed.People have always doubted me. My mental strength is something that I’ve always believed in. This is just another setback and it is not going to stop me” – West Ham striker Michail Antonio is staying positive after the horrendous car crash that left him with a shattered femur and says he is “100%” sure he will play again.Thomas Tuchel reminds Colin Reed (lett...

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44 h. ago History for Newcastle as they Burn bright at Wembley – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sam Dalling and Dan Bardell as Newcastle win their first major trophy in decadesRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; Newcastle win the Carabao Cup, a first major domestic trophy since 1955 and they thoroughly deserved, it outclassing Liverpool across the pitch. It was local lad Dan Burn’s day as he scored a fantastic header to put them 1-0 up and then lifted the trophy. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Virgil van Dijk tells Liverpool ‘job is not done’ in Premier League

‘We have to turn this around,’ says captainLost chance of two trophies in five daysVirgil van Dijk has warned his Liverpool teammates they should not think winning the Premier League is a foregone conclusion after Champions League elimination and losing the Carabao Cup final. Liverpool are 12 points clear with nine matches remaining as they seek to win one trophy this season. They lost meekly 2-1 against Newcastle at Wembley on Sunday to compound a frustrating few days after they were knocked out of Europe by Paris Saint-Germain on penalties.“We all have to realise the job is not done for what we have coming up,” Van Dijk said. “We have to work our ass [off] for it.” Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Newcastle win opens scenario which could see ELEVENTH in Premier League qualify for Europe

Newcastle have booked an automatic spot into the Europa Conference League with their Carabao Cup success but they could be one of 11 Premier League teams playing in Europe next term

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48 h. ago WSL Review: Chelsea earn first trophy of the season as Crystal Palace pick up crucial win

Chelsea won the first trophy of the season thanks to a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the Subway Women's League Cup, while Crystal Palace picked up an important win

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59 h. ago Rasmus Hojlund sends message to Ruben Amorim as Man Utd's quiet revival continues

LEICESTER CITY 0-3 MANCHESTER UNITED: The Red Devils have faced the Foxes four times this season – twice in the Premier League, the FA Cup and EFL Cup - and been victorious on every occasion

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64 h. ago EFL chief names new Manchester United stadium as potential League Cup final venue

Man United hope to open their new stadium in the 2030/31 season as they seek a move away from Old Trafford.

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69 h. ago ‘I have belief’: Cushing feels Manchester City can beat Chelsea in Europe

Interim manager positive despite League Cup final defeatTeams meet in Women’s Champions League this weekNick Cushing has said Manchester City’s performance in their defeat in Saturday’s League Cup final has given him belief that they can beat Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday, as the two teams’ run of four consecutive meetings continues. Manchester City lost 2-1 in Cushing’s first game back in interim charge, just five days after the sacking of Gareth Taylor, and Cushing’s team will now host Chelsea in the first leg of their European quarter-final, before a crucial league meeting at the Etihad Stadium on 23 March and then 27 March’s reverse leg of their Champions League tie.“I have the belief that we’re going to win on Wednesday, and with some slight adjustments and maybe some rotation, we can make sure we fall the right side of the result,” Cushing said despite the loss at Pride Park on Saturday, where Yui Hasegawa’s late own goal gave Chelsea the first major pie...

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