10 h. ago Barcelona’s rebirth and one last job for Szczesny: La Liga season review

It’s the Sids! Barça reclaimed the title as Madrid’s giants faltered while Athletic, Celta and Rayo shook up the European placesThe day La Liga 2024-25 began, Wojciech Szczesny was sitting on the beach in Marbella lighting up a cigarette, enjoying his retirement. The night it ended, he sat in the dressing room in Cornellà, 1,000km round the coast, and lit up a cigar instead. He had walked away in August, at 35 years old, unwanted and his heart no longer in it, or so he thought. Nine months on, here he was surrounded by kids half his age, a footballer again and winner of every trophy his new home country had to offer. He had not lost a single league match en route to becoming a champion.“I’ve arrived where even my imagination wouldn’t even dare to take me,” Szczesny had said when he retired. And if he hadn’t dared imagine that, there was no way he could imagine this: a Copa del Rey, a Super Cup and a Champions League semi-final to go with the title. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Portugal vs Spain Prediction & Nations League Betting Tips: Champs to Retain Title

Read the latest odds and tips ahead of the 2025 Nations League final in Munich

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21 h. ago Celtic VIP pundits blast Ange sacking as Tottenham fired X rated warning and told they're morphing into Arsenal

A trio of Parkhead heroes have hit out at Daniel Levy's decision to fire the Aussie just weeks after he guided Spurs to the Europa League title

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25 h. ago Gary Neville says winning Treble with Man Utd not greatest achievement of 'Class of 92'

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has snubbed the Red Devils' icon Treble win when speaking about the Class of 92's greatest achievement

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33 h. ago Gabriel signs new Arsenal contract after snubbing lucrative Saudi Arabia transfer offers

Gabriel has committed his future to Arsenal as the Gunners bid to end a 21-year Premier League title drought, handing a major boost to Mikel Arteta

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43 h. ago Robertson hails ‘king’ McTominay for proving Manchester United wrong

Midfielder still basking in glow of Napoli titleScotland captain says teammate on ‘a whole new level’Andy Robertson believes his Scotland teammate Scott McTominay has revelled in demonstrating the error of Manchester United’s ways by flourishing at Napoli.McTominay’s dream debut season in Naples included a Serie A title and being named the league’s most valuable player. United have been widely castigated for letting the 28-year-old leave his boyhood club for £25m last summer. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Liverpool issue forthright response to Barcelona as approach made for Luis Diaz transfer

Barcelona want to sign Liverpool star Luis Diaz but the Reds are planning to keep hold of the Colombian winger for the new season, as Arne Slot's side bid to defend the Premier League title

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58 h. ago Man City's dream XI for next season with £46m deal agreed and Premier League duo signed

Pep Guardiola will need a handful of new signings if he wants his Manchester City team to challenge Liverpool again for the Premier League title after finishing third and suffering a trophyless season

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2 d. ago Eleven die in Bengaluru stampede during IPL title celebrations

Fans had come out to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first ever Indian Premier League title win

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3 d. ago Pep Guardiola and Man City set to poach second Liverpool mastermind in matter of days

Pep Guardiola is rebuilding his backroom staff at Manchester City in the search for fresh ideas, with the Spaniard targeting Premier League title rivals Liverpool

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3 d. ago Scotland starlet hungry for caps after under radar European league title

21-year-old emulating his ex-Scotland international father

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3 d. ago Premier League players who need a move to revitalise their careers

Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Brighton all need to offload players this summerBy WhoScoredJust two years ago Grealish was at the centre of the celebrations as Manchester City won the treble. He now feels very peripheral. A combination of injuries and increased competition in the squad restricted the 29-year-old to just seven league starts this season. The FA Cup final will have been particularly frustrating for Grealish, who was left on the bench while City failed to create chances against Crystal Palace. With the game slipping away, Pep Guardiola sent on the teenager Claudio Echeverri for his debut rather than turning to Grealish. With City in the market another attacker – Rayan Cherki is a target – the former Aston Villa captain desperately needs to leave this summer to restart his stuttering career and reignite his hopes of playing at the World Cup next year. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Gary Neville risks further embarrassment with 2025/26 Premier League title prediction

Gary Neville has gone early with his prediction for the 2025/26 Premier League title winner, but the ex-Manchester United defender refuses to alter his thinking

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3 d. ago Steven Gerrard names Liverpool's five title rivals next season and snubs Man Utd

Steven Gerrard has given his early assessment of the Premier League title race for the 2025/26 season and he thinks that Liverpool will still be the team to beat

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3 d. ago Gary Neville: Bruno Fernandes decision is 'significant' as Manchester United miss out on £100m transfer fee

Bruno Fernandes has said no to a move to Saudi Arabia in a move that would have been financially beneficial

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3 d. ago The Knowledge | Players from one nation winning the men’s ‘big five’ leagues in a season

Plus: late-career goalscoring centurions, huge gaps between league title wins and trees on pitches• Mail us with your questions and answers“The success of Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour, Harry Kane and Eric Dier means that British players have won three of the ‘big five’ leagues this season. Has that happened before? And have any countries managed five out of five?” wonders Philipp Lohan.To answer the first question, yes, it has happened before and not too long ago. Robbie Dale emailed in to highlight the 2020-21 season, when Kieran Trippier (Atlético), Ashley Young (Inter) and Phil Foden, John Stones and few others (Manchester City) also ticked three of the five boxes for British players. If we move on to nations who provided players who won all of the ‘big five’ leagues then we had better get busy making a list. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Players from one nation winning the men’s ‘big five’ leagues in a season | The Knowledge

Plus: late-career goalscoring centurions, huge gaps between league title wins and trees on pitches• Mail us with your questions and answers“The success of Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour, Harry Kane and Eric Dier means that British players have won three of the ‘big five’ leagues this season. Has that happened before? And have any countries managed five out of five?” wonders Philipp Lohan.To answer the first question, yes, it has happened before and not too long ago. Robbie Dale emailed in to highlight the 2020-21 season, when Kieran Trippier (Atlético), Ashley Young (Inter) and Phil Foden, John Stones and few others (Manchester City) also ticked three of the five boxes for British players. If we move on to nations who provided players who won all of the ‘big five’ leagues then we had better get busy making a list. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Manchester United's £122.5m double signing should ease Gary Neville's 'massive consequences' fear

United have made an excellent start to the transfer window two weeks since their Europa League final loss

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3 d. ago Gary Neville responds to Bruno Fernandes decision and endorses Man Utd's next transfer

Bruno Fernandes has handed Manchester United a huge boost by rejecting a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia and Gary Neville has shared his thoughts on the Red Devils captain’s decision

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3 d. ago Bruno Fernandes ‘wants to stay at the highest level’ as he turns down Saudi move

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim tried to talk his captain out of the move.

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