20 h. ago Palmer fit to start against Arsenal, Gueye red card appeal rejected – football live

The latest football updates and reactionRead Football Daily | Ten things to look out forEuropa League: Aston Villa 2-1 Young BoysDonyell Malen has a cut to the head and two more goals to his name after leading Aston Villa to the verge of automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League against a backdrop of more crowd violence from Young Boys supporters. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Palmer fit to start against Arsenal; Iran to boycott World Cup draw – football live

The latest football updates and reactionRead Football Daily | Ten things to look out forEuropa League: Aston Villa 2-1 Young BoysDonyell Malen has a cut to the head and two more goals to his name after leading Aston Villa to the verge of automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League against a backdrop of more crowd violence from Young Boys supporters. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Palmer set to return against Arsenal, Slot defiant, arrests made after violence at Villa – football live

The latest football updates and reactionMail Rob | Read Football Daily | Ten things to look out forEuropa League: Aston Villa 2-1 Young BoysDonyell Malen has a cut to the head and two more goals to his name after leading Aston Villa to the verge of automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League against a backdrop of more crowd violence from Young Boys supporters. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Palmer set to return against Arsenal, Slot defiant, Europa League reaction – football live

The latest football updates and reactionMail Rob | Read Football Daily | Ten things to look out forEuropa League: Aston Villa 2-1 Young BoysDonyell Malen has a cut to the head and two more goals to his name after leading Aston Villa to the verge of automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League against a backdrop of more crowd violence from Young Boys supporters. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Premier League news, Europa League reaction, previews and more – football live

The latest football updates and reactionMail Rob | Read Football Daily | Ten things to look out forHello, good morning and welcome to our Friday football blog. Think of it as the guy behind the guy, the other guy being the actual football that takes place over the weekend. And the football that was played last night, to which we’ll have reaction and comment. So maybe it’s the guy between the guys.Enough of the confused metaphors. Here’s a full list of this weekend’s Premier League fixturesBrentford v BurnleyManchester City v LeedsSunderland v BournemouthEverton v Newcastle (5.30pm)Tottenham v Fulham (8pm)Crystal Palace v Man Utd (midday)Aston Villa v WolvesNottm Forest v BrightonWest Ham v LiverpoolChelsea v Arsenal (4.30pm) Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Football Daily | Liverpool’s crisis analysis becomes appointment viewing in abyss of fume

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Liverpool players are put out to pasture, it is not uncommon for them to be given a warm Anfield send-off, a ceremonial microphone and a high-profile media platform from which to endlessly pontificate. Such has been the proliferation of old boys in the punditry ranks since Alan Hansen famously announced “you can’t win anything with kids”, it now seems nigh on impossible to sit through any major Premier League or Bigger Cup match without hearing at least one Liverpool alumnus chipping in from the sidelines. Whether it’s Carra or Crouchy or Didi or Danny or Jamie or Robbie or Souey or Macca or Coley or Stephen Warnock, this feedback loop can prove a source of great irritation to the sensitive ears of other clubs’ fans. But when things go off the rails and the crisis analysis hits peak screech, that’s when their irate pronouncements become appointment viewing. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Football Daily | Cristiano Ronaldo gets called back from the Naughty Step in the nick of time

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!It is measure of just how much more shameless and obsequious Fifa has become under the presidency of Gianni Infantino that news of its decision to unsuspend Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal’s first two group games at next year’s Geopolitics World Cup has been greeted with little more than an amused, weary eye-roll at the brass neckery of it all. Issued with a straight red card for violent conduct during a defeat at the hands of the Republic of Ireland, the preening Portuguese showpony was issued with a standard three-match ban, the first game of which he spent on the Naughty Step during his side’s subsequent 9-1 demolition of Armenia. His was an absence that didn’t so much make the heart grow fonder, as the team grow in stature and confidence.Surely the benchmark for ‘lamping’ your teammate (yesterday’s Football Daily) was set in January 1979 by ‘Killer Hales’ and Mike ‘Flash’ Flanagan at the Valley. Without the benefit of today’s ar...

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7 d. ago Palmer breaks toe in mishap; Celtic AGM cut short amid jeers; Liverpool injuries: football news – live

⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend⚽ Sign up for Football Daily | Follow on Bluesky | Mail BarryChelsea: It seems Palmer’s toe is broken. Jacob Steinberg has the latest from Enzo Maresca’s press conference: “Bad news for Chelsea fans, who have been left reeling by the revelation that Cole Palmer’s comeback from a groin injury has been delayed by the forward fracturing a toe in a freak accident at home,” he writes. ”Speaking ahead of his side’s trip to Burnley, Enzo Maresca said: ‘He is not available for tomorrow for sure, Barcelona for sure or Arsenal for sure. Unfortunately, he had an accident at home where he hit his toe but it is nothing important but he won’t be back in the next week. It’s fractured.’ I’m reminded of this ”Chelsea: Enzo Maresca has revealed that Cole Palmer’s eagerly awaited return to the Chelsea line-up following his recovery from a groin injury will be delayed because the midfielder has hurt his toe in some unspecified accident at home. ...

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8 d. ago Palmer breaks toe in domestic mishap; Bradley, Frimpong and Wirtz out for Liverpool: football news – live

⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend⚽ Sign up for Football Daily | Follow on Bluesky | Mail BarryChelsea: It seems Palmer’s toe is broken. Jacob Steinberg has the latest from Enzo Maresca’s press conference: Bad news for Chelsea fans, who have been left reeling by the revelation that Cole Palmer’s comeback from a groin injury has been delayed by the forward fracturing a toe in a freak accident at home. Speaking ahead of his side’s trip to Burnley, Enzo Maresca said: “He is not available for tomorrow for sure, Barcelona for sure or Arsenal for sure. Unfortunately, he had an accident at home where he hit his toe but it is nothing important but he won’t be back in the next week. It’s fractured.”Chelsea: Enzo Maresca has revealed that Cole Palmer’s eagerly awaited return to the Chelsea line-up following his recovery from a groin injury will be delayed because the midfielder has hurt his toe in some unspecified accident at home. The Chelsea head coach says he doesn’...

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8 d. ago Premier League returns, Wolves to unveil Edwards and more: football news – live

⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend⚽ Sign up for Football Daily | Follow on Bluesky | Mail BarryPremier League press conferences: I don’t have today’s schedule to hand but it’s normally a toss-up between early birds Fabian Hurzeler and Eddie Howe to see who is first out of the traps. It’s a state of affairs that ensures football reporters on the Brighton and Newcastle beats have to be up with the lark on Friday mornings.Brighton’s form this season has been up and down like an Eiffel Tower elevator but their home form is good, so you’d fancy their chances this weekend against a Brentford side who aren’t great on the road under Keith Andrews. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Football Daily | Fifa bingo! World Cup playoff draw checks all boxes as Irelands and Wales plot paths

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!An audience full of middle-aged and elderly men almost certainly preoccupied with what’s for lunch? Check. Constant reminders that football unites the world? Check. A charming hostess and former Miss Switzerland, Melanie Winiger? Check. Numerous ornate plinths bearing see-through bowls, a trophy or a football. Check. More montages from World Cups passim than were strictly necessary? Check. A dizzying array of acrylic multi-coloured draw balls? Check. “Fifa legends” Christian Karembeu, Marco Materazzi and Martin Dahlin? Checkity-check-check. A shiny floor? Check. Fifa competition manager Manolo Zubiria explaining protocol? Check. Self-important claptrap from an increasingly obsequious and craven “haunted cue-ball” Fifa president? Check.I was 34, I’d spent nine years at Arsenal and there had been a fair amount of discussions with the club. I wanted to go back to France with my family. There were deteriorated relationships with people ...

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1 week ago Extortionate tickets and matches moved at Trump’s whim: are you ready for the ‘greatest World Cup ever’? | Marina Hyde

You may have thought Qatar and Russia were tournament lows. You didn’t account for the US president and his Fifa soulmate, Gianni Infantino“It’s very clear,” claimed haunted Fifa cue-ball Gianni Infantino not so long ago, “that politics should stay out of football and football should stay out of politics.” But is it clear? Is it really? On Monday, the worst man in world sport was – yet again – to be found in the Oval Office, this time nodding along to Trump’s declaration that games could be moved from host cities for next summer’s World Cup if the US president deems there’s “a problem” with security or that the cities are non-compliant in some other way. In practice, that seems to mean if they’re run by a Democrat/“communist”. Amazing that the Fifa president will gladly allow his tournaments to be held in any old violent autocracy but, for the purposes of the White House cameras at least, might need to draw the line at Boston.Honestly, the very sight of Infantino these days causes d...

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1 week ago Trump announces major news for fans attending the World Cup... and threatens to take games from Seattle

At the White House on Monday, Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced major news for ticket holders attending matches at next year's tournament.

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1 week ago World Cup qualifying latest, WSL updates, Gabriel injury scare and more – matchday live

⚽ News, discussion and buildup before the day’s action⚽ Read Football Daily | And you can mail matchday liveThomas Tuchel has said he would rather England lose their final World Cup qualifier to Albania than any of his players risk picking up a red card that would rule them out of the start of next summer’s tournament.The head coach has taken note of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo possibly facing a two-game ban at the World Cup after his dismissal against the Republic of Ireland on Thursday and will remind his side about the importance of discipline at the Air Albania Arena on Sunday night. Tuchel does not want any needless slips from England, who have already won their qualifying group, and will even tell his players to think twice before fouling an opponent who is through on goal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago World Cup qualifying latest, WSL updates and more – matchday live

⚽ News, discussion and buildup before the day’s action⚽ Read Football Daily | And you can mail matchday liveThomas Tuchel has said he would rather England lose their final World Cup qualifier to Albania than any of his players risk picking up a red card that would rule them out of the start of next summer’s tournament.The head coach has taken note of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo possibly facing a two-game ban at the World Cup after his dismissal against the Republic of Ireland on Thursday and will remind his side about the importance of discipline at the Air Albania Arena on Sunday night. Tuchel does not want any needless slips from England, who have already won their qualifying group, and will even tell his players to think twice before fouling an opponent who is through on goal. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Cup qualifying news, Potter’s big Sweden bow and more – matchday live

⚽ News, discussion and buildup before the day’s action⚽ Read Football Daily | And you can mail matchday liveThere’s also Women’s Super League action on the cards today in the form of the Manchester derby. City are top of the table going into Andrée Jeglertz’s first derby as manager, while Jess Park and Grace Clinton will be reunited after swapping clubs in September. For more talking points on the match, best to read Sophie Downey’s preview:How are Scotland fans feeling about this evening? It would be a serious worry if it was all boundless positivity and optimism. Finger crossed, though, they should be OK. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Football Daily | Ronaldo hits new heights for hubris after busy week playing fame game

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Football Daily, for research/self-loathing purposes, recently sat through Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest chat with Piers Morgan. Among many moments of hubris, self-celebration and smoke being blown up the great man’s rear end by the ever-willing Morgan, Ronaldo took a typical moment of quiet self-reflection. “I think in the world, nobody is more famous than me,” he trumpeted, Piers nodding along obediently. “Let’s debate it – who’s more famous, me or Donald Trump?” Though such a pointless debate might provide welcome distraction for a president rather uncomfortably named in some emails making the news at the moment, it has very little to do with what Ronaldo is famous for. While doing his day job he had a very bad time in Dublin, as Portugal went down 2-0 to an inspired Republic of Ireland side.Loosely on the theme of the Wythenshawe FC story doing the rounds (Football Daily letters passim), I have a mildly amusing tale from the late 90...

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2 w. ago Football Daily | From a ban on long hair to fever threat: Argentina never ease into a World Cup

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Not much of a shock, but Wolves have just appointed Middlesbrough’s Rob Edwards as their new head coach. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Lioness Alex Scott is the eighth contestant to arrive in Australia ahead of I'm A Celebrity after emotional goodbye with girlfriend Jess Glynne

Wearing a £597 brown knitted tracksuit bottoms with a matching £645 top, the Football Focus host, 41, told the Daily Mail on arrival: 'I'm so nervous.'

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2 w. ago Football Daily | Turn up the Jaws soundtrack: the Premier League title chase is on

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In the borderline reverential buildup to his landmark 1,000th match as an excitable man gesticulating wildly on the touchlines of various football pitches like a traffic policeman with a ferret down his trousers, Pep Guardiola mused that “the universe deciding” to mark the occasion by having his Manchester City side play Liverpool “couldn’t be better”. On Sunday we found out why, as City made fairly short work of Arne Slot’s side on a damp afternoon at the Etihad to ensure Pep’s managerial millennium was unsullied by anything so demeaning as the scoreless draw between Barcelona B and Premià in the Spanish fourth tier that marked his first match as a head coach. Having joshed with reporters last week that the undoubted highlights of his career as a “Mister” were the combined 2,000 pre- and post-match press conferences he’d been contractually obliged to conduct with them, the great and the good on the Manchester media beat missed a tr...

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