69 m. ago Man Utd financial hit laid bare as Liverpool climb above Arsenal in latest Deloitte Football Money League

The latest edition of the Money League is stark reading for Man Utd and English football

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2 h. ago English football legend is kidnapped and held for ransom at knifepoint in fake job interview with sham ‘sheikh’

A PREMIER League legend has admitted he is lucky to be alive after being kidnapped and held at knifepoint during a terrifying ordeal in Saudi Arabia. Everton icon Adrian Heath, 65, had travelled to the Middle East to interview for what he believed was a lucrative managerial role. Speaking to The Athletic, he detailed how...

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6 h. ago Poppy protest footballer James McClean gives rival fans the middle finger at final Wrexham match ahead of move to hometown club Derry City

James McClean bid farewell to English football in a typically controversial fashion by sticking his middle finger up at rival fans during Wrexham's 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Tuesday.

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9 h. ago English football's most notorious player's ban to reach 20 games after shocking headbutt

It was his third ban in 16 months, taking his total games missed to 20 after previous incidents including biting

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12 h. ago English football’s most notorious player ‘out of chances’ as bans to reach 20 GAMES after headbutt

Preston North End striker Milutin Osmajic is facing another three games on the sidelines after headbutting an opponent - and the Montenegro international's rap sheet is staggering

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16 h. ago Saipan review – Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy’s epic spat becomes amusing state

Éanna Hardwick and Steve Coogan star as furious Keane and his luckless manager McCarthy in this retelling of the Man Utd star’s infamous 2002 walkoutHere is a sports drama which is also a true-life psychodrama of the Irish republic. In the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the nation was convulsed with dismay when mercurial star player Roy Keane stormed out of Ireland’s chaotic training camp on the Pacific island of Saipan and got on the first plane home after a colossal row with manager Mick McCarthy. Could it really be true that Ireland’s key performer was going to let the side down? Was he just a spoilt Man U brat? Or was Keane a true Irish patriot, insisting on high standards of training and management for Irish football which this (English-born) manager wasn’t providing?It’s a story which is capably, straightforwardly told by film-makers Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa, and well acted by its leads Éanna Hardwicke as Keane and Steve Coogan as McCarthy. It...

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17 h. ago Which English football champions had the lowest top goalscorer? | The Knowledge

Plus: legends’ funerals on state TV, record wins and losses in recent times, and referees scoring goalsMail us with your questions and answers“Viktor Gyökeres and Leandro Trossard are Arsenal’s top scorers in the league with just five goals each,” writes Steven Pye. “This seems quite a low total for a team that could go on to win the league. I was wondering which winner of the top flight in England has had the lowest top goal scorer, both before and after the start of the Premier League?”Arsenal’s 40 Premier League goals have been shared among 13 players – 16 if you include own goals from Sam Johnstone, Yerson Mosquera and Georginio Rutter. Only Everton, Sunderland and Wolves have a leading scorer with fewer than the five goals scored by Gyökeres and Trossard.13 Frank Lampard (Chelsea, 2004-05); Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City, 2020-21)14 Eric Cantona (Manchester United, 1995-96)15 Mark Hughes (Man Utd, 1992-93), Teddy Sheringham (Man Utd, 2000-01), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City, 2021-2...

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18 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Alcaraz wins in straight sets after Sabalenka eases through – live reaction

Live updates from the day session at Melbourne Park Men’s and women’s No 1s progress to third round Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailSabalenka (1) 2-0 Bai* Bai starts with a slower second serve which Sabalenka easily returns and Bai meekly hits her backhand into the net. Bai is clearly nowhere near Sabalenka’s level. The Belarusian takes the second game and Bai hasn’t got a point yet.*Sabalenka (1) 1-0 Bai Sabalenka dominates from the get-go. Hitting two backhand winners off Bai’s serve return. She’s loud and looking confident. Make that three, Bai doesn’t even bother stretching to reach it. And the first game is done and dust in slightly over two minutes as Sabalenka fires down a forehand which Bai flails towards but can’t make any contact. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Alcaraz in action after Sabalenka eases through – live

Live updates from the day session at Melbourne Park Men’s No 1 plays Hanfmann on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailSabalenka (1) 2-0 Bai* Bai starts with a slower second serve which Sabalenka easily returns and Bai meekly hits her backhand into the net. Bai is clearly nowhere near Sabalenka’s level. The Belarusian takes the second game and Bai hasn’t got a point yet.*Sabalenka (1) 1-0 Bai Sabalenka dominates from the get-go. Hitting two backhand winners off Bai’s serve return. She’s loud and looking confident. Make that three, Bai doesn’t even bother stretching to reach it. And the first game is done and dust in slightly over two minutes as Sabalenka fires down a forehand which Bai flails towards but can’t make any contact. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Sabalenka eases through before Alcaraz hits the court – live

Live updates from the day session at Melbourne Park Women’s and men’s No 1s on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailSabalenka (1) 2-0 Bai* Bai starts with a slower second serve which Sabalenka easily returns and Bai meekly hits her backhand into the net. Bai is clearly nowhere near Sabalenka’s level. The Belarusian takes the second game and Bai hasn’t got a point yet.*Sabalenka (1) 1-0 Bai Sabalenka dominates from the get-go. Hitting two backhand winners off Bai’s serve return. She’s loud and looking confident. Make that three, Bai doesn’t even bother stretching to reach it. And the first game is done and dust in slightly over two minutes as Sabalenka fires down a forehand which Bai flails towards but can’t make any contact. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Sabalenka and Alcaraz in action on day four – live

Live updates from the day session at Melbourne Park Women’s and men’s No 1s on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailSabalenka (1) 2-0 Bai* Bai starts with a slower second serve which Sabalenka easily returns and Bai meekly hits her backhand into the net. Bai is clearly nowhere near Sabalenka’s level. The Belarusian takes the second game and Bai hasn’t got a point yet.*Sabalenka (1) 1-0 Bai Sabalenka dominates from the get-go. Hitting two backhand winners off Bai’s serve return. She’s loud and looking confident. Make that three, Bai doesn’t even bother stretching to reach it. And the first game is done and dust in slightly over two minutes as Sabalenka fires down a forehand which Bai flails towards but can’t make any contact. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago The Traitors star Jade Scott's real life from family tragedy to start

The Traitors star Jade Scott has been accused of being a Traitor by her co-stars throughout the series but has managed to reach the final week of the game

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69 h. ago Rams beat Bears to reach NFC championship game despite Williams’s miracle throw

Los Angeles Rams 20-17 Chicago Bears (OT)Rams will play Seahawks for place in Super BowlPatriots face Broncos in AFC championshipMatthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams survived an incredible throw by Caleb Williams that forced overtime, beating the Chicago Bears 20-17 on Sunday night to advance to the NFC championship game.Harrison Mevis kicked a 42-yard field goal in OT after Kam Curl intercepted a deep pass by Williams on the Bears’ first possession of the extra period. Stafford completed a 16-yard pass to Puka Nacua to get the Rams into field-goal range and set up the 245lbs Mevis, known as the “Thiccer Kicker,” for the game-ending kick. He was mobbed by teammates while a crowd that was rocking earlier watched in near silence. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Kenneth Walker III runs riot as Seahawks maul 49ers to reach NFC title game

Walker rushes for 116 yards, scores three TDsShaheed opens game with 95-yard kickoff TDDenver one win from Super Bowl after edging BillsRashid Shaheed returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, Kenneth Walker III rushed for three scores and the Seattle Seahawks advanced to the NFC Championship Game with a dominant 41-6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night.Sam Darnold threw a touchdown pass and got his first career playoff win in his first season with the Seahawks (15-3), who will host either the Chicago Bears or the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday with a trip to the Super Bowl at stake. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Frank must beware ghost of Tottenham managers past to avoid Nuno’s fate

Manager aware his reign has parallels to the Spurs spell of his counterpart at West Ham, Saturday’s visitorsWhen Thomas Frank glances along the touchline at Nuno Espírito Santo on Saturday afternoon, he will see more than the ghost of Tottenham managers past. Because during his darkest hours – and there have been a few of those during a fraught first season at the club – he may also see a vision of his own future.The parallels between the two are clear and they are difficult to ignore as Nuno makes his return to Spurs with West Ham, desperate for a result to help lift the club out of the relegation places. When Nuno went to Spurs in 2021, he did so as a manager who had made his name in English football with Wolves, getting them promoted from the Championship and going on to enjoy success with them in the top division. Ditto Frank with Brentford before his move to Spurs last summer. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The pub that changed me: ‘The barman banned me – no process, no second chances, no appeal’

The world’s largest Wetherspoon’s has seal-spotting views, a green leather banquette and a grand central staircase. I would do anything for that pub, so imagine my surprise when I was given my marching ordersIn the most prime imaginable bit of Ramsgate beach real estate, right on the sand, stands a handsome, turn-of-the-last-century building that had claimed for the longest amount of time, some years in neon, to be a casino. I’d never been allowed in as a kid. Then in the 90s it was leaning towards defunct, by the 00s it looked a bit haunted, then there was a fire, and wham, 2017, it turned into a Spoons. It had been trailed for a few months ahead, and I’d sworn off it; the living nightmare that was Brexit was only a few months old and Wetherspoon’s Tim Martin was one of its most gracelessly triumphant fuglemen. He could keep his (incredibly cheap) pints and his (superhumanly fast) nuggets. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago I regret how I behaved at Man City after I used Man United interest for better contract

Manchester City have had a high turnover of players during their time towards the top of English football and one former star has regrets about how things ended for him

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1 week ago West Ham: Rita Guarino bemoans 'mistakes' as WSL debut spoiled by Chelsea

New Irons boss shipped five in her first taste of English football

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1 week ago Macclesfield pull off FA Cup’s greatest shock by knocking out holders Crystal Palace

Macclesfield etched themselves into the FA Cup history books by pulling off arguably the greatest giantkilling of all time, as they stunned Crystal Palace, the holders, in front of a disbelieving and delirious Moss Rose crowd.Despite 117 places in the English football pyramid separating the sides, Palace became the first holders to crash out to non-league opposition since 1909. Palace were a shadow of the side that romped to Cup success last season – the club’s first major trophy – despite including three of that Wembley lineup. They were picked apart by John Rooney’s inspired Macclesfield, spearheaded by Paul Dawson, their captain. His header set the upset in motion before half-time, with Isaac Buckley-Ricketts scoring a scrappy second on the hour mark. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Arsenal’s new deal for shooting star Renée Slegers puts faith in coach to end WSL drought

Dutch head coach has been rewarded for winning Champions League with contract that runs until 2029 designed to return club to domestic dominanceThe summer of 2029 feels very distant, whether you think of it as the year of the next Women’s Euros, the year when theoretically there will be the next UK general election or the year when a near-Earth asteroid larger than the Emirates Stadium is scheduled to pass by our planet.When it comes to English women’s football Arsenal, with an unrivalled 48 major trophies, are as large a celestial body as you can get, but in terms of domestic success they have been rather stuck in orbit since their most recent WSL title in 2019, and nobody at the club will want to imagine reaching 2029 and having gone a decade without a league title. Continue reading...

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