10 h. ago Footballer kicked woman down stairs as drinker 'refused to apologise' for throwing chair

Semi-pro footballer Lois Greenwood launched an 'extremely forceful kick' at Chloe Finnigan after a row between their friends groups exploded – Finnigan was then sent flying down a flight of stairs

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4 d. ago Wales suffer heavy defeat by England as they bow out of Euro 2025

Traditional rivals met in Switzerland tonight in the final match of their Euro 2025 group stage and England beat Wales 6-1

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6 d. ago Crystal Palace KICKED OUT of Europa League: UEFA statement confirms FA Cup winners are Euro

MIKE KEEGAN: In a devastating blow for the FA Cup winners, UEFA have confirmed that Palace will drop from the second tier European competition to the third.

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8 d. ago The most aggressive set piece team in the world plays in Minnesota

Under the guidance of a former Manchester United assistant, Minnesota United are finding MLS success with a surprising tacticNot many soccer players are as passionate about dead balls as Anthony Markanich. Then again Minnesota United, under the 33-year-old first-time head coach Eric Ramsay, don’t play soccer like most teams.“All the guys get really excited about set pieces, especially myself,” Markanich gushed last Friday after scoring a goal off a long throw-in by the center back Michael Boxall for the second time in a week. “I told Boxy I love when he has the ball for throw-ins and stuff – I get so excited about that.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Revenge in the air as Kylian Mbappé and PSG clash in Club World Cup semi

Real Madrid forward faces former club amid legal war and bitterness, after watching PSG grab the glory he left to pursueThis is a tale of blackmail and revenge, or so it goes. Of power and money, lots of money. It is also a story of sport. The buildup to the semi-final of the Club World Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, those two empires and enemies, didn’t begin with a fitness update from Atlanta or Palm Beach; it began on Monday morning New York time with news from Paris that Kylian Mbappé had withdrawn a legal claim accusing his former club of extortion and harassment. Two days before kick-off, it was time for the football.Well, sort of. “The Real Madrid striker and his entourage want to calm the situation and concentrate exclusively on sporting issues,” L’Équipe reported. Definitely nothing to do with their prospects of winning the case, then. Besides, there is still the demand for €55m in allegedly unpaid wages and bonuses, which led to PSG’s accounts being momen...

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1 week ago Women’s Euro 2025: England kick off with French test as Wales make history – live

Holders face France in Zurich as Wales face the DutchPlayer guide | David Squires’ wallchart | Mail JohnFriday’s matches saw a couple of favourites win.Here’s where it all starts for the Lionesses. The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? A huge test awaits in the challenge of France. A new-look team, though one full of established stars, needs to get out of the group stage, and then perhaps the competition opens up for them. That’s all in the future, perhaps, but for Wales this is history, to quote in the news Noel Gallagher, the end of a long journey to be at a finals. Jess Fishlock leads her team against the Dutch, and Wales could be the wild card. So, a big day awaits, with news from the footbal industry as a whole coming in all day. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Footballers, your jobs are safe for now: Watch as China's first 3

China's first three-on-three robot football tournament kicked off in Beijing last Sunday, with hilarious results.

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace given important update in fight to save European place

Palace’s Europa League place for winning the FA Cup is under threat due to Uefa’s multi-club ownership rules

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2 w. ago England U21s vs Germany U21s: Euro 2025 final prediction, kick

Reigning champions looking to avenge group stage defeat against a familiar foe

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3 w. ago Vernon Kay apologises to King Charles and Camilla after 'throwing them under the bus'

In a history-themed segment of his BBC Radio 2 show, Vernon Kay shared details about the broadcaster moving a vast record library to a new building in the 1960s

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3 w. ago Borussia Dortmund vs Ulsan HD: Club World Cup prediction, kick

Germans just need a point to book last-16 spot

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3 w. ago Edinburgh Powerleague clubs kick off campaign to celebrate women and girls in football

Powerleague, the original and premier provider of commercial small-sided football in the UK, has launched She’s Got Game, a new campaign designed to celebrate, support and showcase women and girls in football across Edinburgh.

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3 w. ago The Lionel Messi moment that inspired Inter Miami to first Club World Cup win

Messi completed a turnaround in the 53rd minute when he curled a 20-yard free-kick into the top corner

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4 w. ago Glamorous US television presenter left in TEARS after being kicked by a horse at Ascot

She had been chosen to lead up Lennilu - trained by her father Patrick Biancone - for The Queen Mary Stakes at Ascot but there was a painful accident on the gallops.

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4 w. ago Expect to see Premier League teams going longer more often next season

Playing out from the back works for top teams but sides at the bottom are giving away too many chancesBy Opta AnalystLong-ball football has, for better or worse, been on the decline for years. Football was once a kick-and-run game, shaped by long balls and the thinking that getting the ball close to the opposition’s goal as quickly as possible increased the chances of scoring, well, more quickly.That was swiftly disproved and left further and further in the rear-view mirror as the game sped off into the Premier League era and further still in the Pep Guardiola-inspired 2010s. As the technical standard of players increased, the ball was kept on the floor more and more. The laws of the game have even been changed to allow teams to play passes so short from goal-kicks that they do not even leave the penalty area. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Kick yobs out of Scottish football after violence and disorder mars beautiful game

Our love affair with the beautiful game is there for all to see. But during the season just finished we have witnessed a new and darker edge creeping in to Scottish football.

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