15 h. ago ‘We lacked football’: Ancelotti’s reaction to Arsenal loss sums up Real Madrid’s season

Jude Bellingham was not shocked by Madrid’s display after a campaign littered with defeats and tactical muddleOn the way out of the Emirates, someone asked Kylian Mbappé whether Real Madrid could still do this. “Course we can,” he replied, three words and then he was gone. In front of him, Vinícius Júnior left in silence. Rodrygo passed by unnoticed again. Luka Modric didn’t talk, nor did Fede Valverde. Lucas Vázquez and Raúl Asencio did, then Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham. “We weren’t good,” Vázquez admitted. “We forgot to play well,” Courtois said. “It’s not what what we expected,” Asencio said, but it wasn’t unexpected either, which is why it was the description Bellingham didn’t use which said it best.Asked whether he was shocked, Bellingham said: “I don’t know if ‘shocked’ is the right word.” No one who has watched them all year could have truly been shocked by this, except that they’re Real Madrid, stupid, and somehow Real Madrid always seem to find a way. “There is not...

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15 h. ago ‘We lacked football’: Ancelotti’s reaction to defeat at Arsenal sums up Real Madrid’s season

Jude Bellingham was not shocked by Madrid’s display after a campaign littered with defeats and tactical muddleOn the way out of the Emirates Stadium, someone asked Kylian Mbappé whether Real Madrid could still do this. “Course we can,” he replied, three words and then he was gone. In front of him, Vinícius Júnior left in silence. Rodrygo passed by unnoticed again. Luka Modric didn’t talk, nor did Fede Valverde. Lucas Vázquez and Raúl Asencio did, then Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham.“We weren’t good,” Vázquez said. Courtois said: “We forgot to play well.” Asencio said: “It’s not what we expected,” but it wasn’t unexpected either, which is why it was the description Bellingham didn’t use which said it best. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Man Utd chiefs should be ashamed at agreeing post season tour after star threatened strike

OPINION: Manchester United are set to fly out to Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong to play post-season friendlies just hours after playing their final Premier League game of the season

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42 h. ago George Robledo: Newcastle great with a record beyond Salah and Henry

Born in Chile, shaped by poverty and hard graft, the prolific inside forward holds a scoring record unbroken to this dayIt was a question that had everyone in the room stumped, almost to the point of silence. “Who holds the record for the most league goals scored by an overseas player in the top flight of English football in a single season?”I felt as if I should know the answer, having written about sport for the vast majority of my adult life. But I didn’t. There I was, appearing as a guest at the Brighton branch of Sporting Memories, a UK charity which encourages older people to meet and reminisce through talking about sport, and I’d seemingly been exposed as a total fraud. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Manchester United could hand Man City a Champions League lifeline

Manchester City are sixth in the Premier League, but know a top five place will likely earn Champions League football next season

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43 h. ago Season over for key Scotland midfielder as agonising decision made over 'worrying' situation

Surgery brought forward for 30 y/o Premier League star

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44 h. ago TV REVIEW: Amazon's second season of Married To The Game is a step too far... authentic moments are few and far between

HARRY BAMFORTH: How much is too much of a good thing? Streaming sites and TV networks churn out docu-series like a Cadbury factory cranks out chocolate bars.

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5 d. ago Premier League WAGs return in new series of Amazon's 'revealing' reality show

The partners of Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea and Aston Villa stars take viewers behind the scenes of what life is like as a footballer's wife in season two of Married to the Game

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5 d. ago Kevin De Bruyne to leave Manchester City at end of season: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendRead Football Daily | And mail Barry with your thoughts An email: “On the subject of Ange Postecoglou,” writes Peter Wilkinson. “I’m not a Spurs fan so I don’t have a dog in the race but it amuses me that while fans give players and managers absolute pelters, as soon as they get a bit back the fans start clutching their pearls saying it’s a disgrace. If you can’t take it, don’t give it out.”A fair point well made, Peter. Ange is due to face the press shortly in an appointment he’s probably looking forward to with as much relish as a trip to the dentist for root canal surgery. It could get spiky, mate. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Gabriel Magalhães will not play until next season in injury blow for Arsenal

Brazilian defender needs surgery on hamstring injuryArsenal preparing for face Everton and Real MadridArsenal have confirmed that Gabriel Magalhães requires surgery on his injured hamstring and will miss the rest of the season in a major blow before the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday.The Brazil defender limped off after 16 minutes of Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Fulham on Tuesday, with Mikel Arteta stating after the match that the player had “felt something in his hamstring”. Gabriel was sent for scans on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Football Daily | Bayer Leverkusen and a shock that put another L in their debit column

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!This time last year, Bayer Leverkusen’s 39-match unbeaten streak across all competitions and almost supernatural propensity for pulling late, late equalising and winning goals out of das collective hinterteil was the talk of Europe. With the end of the season hoving into view, Football Daily certainly wasn’t alone in wondering if Xabi Alonso’s side could go an entire season without losing a single game, while the young Basque in charge of them was being linked with Real Madrid, Liverpool and perhaps even a late run at the White House despite being just two years into his senior managerial career. While Leverkusen went on to secure a domestic double without tasting defeat, they ultimately came up short by being soundly beaten in the final of Bigger Vase, where Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman took a sledgehammer to their long unbeaten run, which lasted 51 matches, in the Italian club’s 3-0 win. It was the penultimate game of the German sid...

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7 d. ago Gabriel injury: Arsenal defender set for scans amid fears 'his season is over'

The defender suffered a suspected hamstring injury against Fulham

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8 d. ago Man Utd's horror season hits new low after Nottingham Forest masterclass

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED: Anthony Elanga struck against his old employers, netting a superb solo strike to secure all three points for Nuno Espirito Santo's men at the City Ground to continue United's dismal season

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8 d. ago Premier League release fixtures statement with all 20 clubs to discover key dates

The Premier League has confirmed that next season's fixtures will be announced at a familiar time, with the 2025/26 campaign designed to allow the maximum amount of rest for players

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8 d. ago Man United told clear priority and given surprising transfer message

Manchester United have only one route left to secure European football next season

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9 d. ago Erling Haaland expected to play again this season despite ankle injury

Striker suffers injury in FA Cup win over BournemouthCity expect Haaland to be fit for Club World CupManchester City expect Erling ­Haaland to play again this season despite their top scorer sustaining a potentially serious ankle injury in Sunday’s FA Cup win at Bournemouth that requires “specialist consultation” to determine the extent of his layoff.Haaland was forced off after 61 minutes at the Vitality Stadium, being replaced by Omar Marmoush. While the Egyptian scored the winner that took City into a semi-final against Nottingham Forest, Haaland’s availability for the tie, to be played on either 26 or 27 April, is in the balance. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Manchester City send Erling Haaland to specialist over worrying ankle injury

Striker sustains problem in FA Cup win at BournemouthCity expect Haaland to be fit again before end of seasonManchester City expect Erling ­Haaland to play again this season despite their top scorer sustaining a potentially serious ankle injury in Sunday’s FA Cup win at Bournemouth that requires “specialist consultation” to determine the extent of his layoff.Haaland was forced off after 61 minutes at the Vitality Stadium, being replaced by Omar Marmoush. While the Egyptian scored the winner that took City into a semi-final against Nottingham Forest, Haaland’s availability for the tie, to be played on either 26 or 27 April, is in the balance. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Marseille’s season is collapsing and Roberto De Zerbi is not helping

If they do not reach the Champions League – which looked certain a few months ago – the manager will pay the priceBy Get French Football NewsAnd just like that, has the magic gone? After losing four of their last five league matches, the lustre has come off Marseille’s season. Their latest defeat – a 3-1 loss against a Reims side that had not won in the league since early November – may be the worst of all of them.Their 3-1 defeat to PSG before the international break bears no shame but losing to Reims, a struggling Lens side and to Auxerre by three goals is worrying for a team who have not only invested heavily in players such as Adrien Rabiot, Amine Gouiri, Mason Greenwood, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Ismaël Bennacer, but also in a manager, Roberto De Zerbi, who they dearly hoped would be a stabilising force after a few tumultuous seasons. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rio Ferdinand could LEAVE TNT Sports at the end of the season after 12 years in huge blow to the broadcaster

MIKE KEEGAN: Ferdinand, 46, has been with the broadcaster (formerly known as BT Sport) for more than a decade, joining in 2013, and is viewed as integral part of its coverage.

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1 week ago Rio Ferdinand could LEAVE TNT Sports at the end of the season after 12 years in huge blow to the broadcaster amid concerns ex

MIKE KEEGAN: Ferdinand, 46, has been with the broadcaster (formerly known as BT Sport) for more than a decade, joining in 2013, and is viewed as integral part of its coverage.

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