13 h. ago Ivan Rakitic: Lamine Yamal would have improved the greatest Barcelona team of all time

Interview: Rakitic was part of arguably football’s greatest team – but he thinks it could have been even better

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32 h. ago With big names absent, USMNT hopes big personalities will fill the gap

Mauricio Pochettino faces an uphill battle to change the USMNT’s culture without their most important players.If the 2022 World Cup was the debutante ball for a shiny new generation of United States men’s national team players, the 2025 Gold Cup was supposed to be a general rehearsal for the big dance, next summer’s World Cup.Instead, still-somewhat-newish US manager Mauricio Pochettino will go into this summer tournament for the continental title shorn of a great many of his leading players. As such, his first and only chance to work with his team for an extended period of time before the start of the 2026 World Cup will present all kinds of challenges. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago With big names absent, USMNT hope big personalities will fill the gap

Mauricio Pochettino faces an uphill battle to change the USMNT’s culture without their most important players.If the 2022 World Cup was the debutante ball for a shiny new generation of United States men’s national team players, the 2025 Gold Cup was supposed to be a general rehearsal for the big dance: next summer’s World Cup.Instead, still-somewhat-newish US manager Mauricio Pochettino will go into this summer tournament for the continental title shorn of a great many of his leading players. As such, his first and only chance to work with his team for an extended period of time before the start of the 2026 World Cup will present all kinds of challenges. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Gareth Bale comes up with BRUTAL new nickname for Man Utd to leave Rio Ferdinand squirming

Tottenham favourite Gareth Bale enjoyed himself in Bilbao after watching his old team win the Europa League final and he wasted no time in kicking Manchester United while they were down

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49 h. ago Woman, 27, was 'excited for future' before she accidentally took own life, inquest hears

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Emily Miller, 27, was under the care of a home-based treatment team from Greater Manchester Mental Health at the time of her death

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64 h. ago Arsenal vs Barcelona: Women's Champions League final prediction, kick

The Gunners will face Europe's best as they chase a second UWCL title

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5 d. ago Barry Ferguson out of Rangers next permanent manager running as legend relieved of caretaker duties

The interim boss took charge of the team for the last time in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Hibs at Easter Road

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5 d. ago Roy Keane's surprise return, explosive Man Utd exit, Sir Jim Ratcliffe messages

Roy Keane spent 12 years as a Manchester United player but left in controversial circumstances in 2005, and has been vocal about the team in his time as a pundit

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7 d. ago Paramedic secretly gave abortion drug to pregnant woman forcing her to miscarry

Stephen Doohan had concocted the sick plan after she told him she was having his baby. The 33 year-old - who was a Clinical Team Leader with the Scottish Ambulance Service - was married at the time.

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7 d. ago Hamilton’s great expectations not yet met but Ferrari fans show patience

Team principal Fred Vasseur talks of ‘extra pressure’ for Hamilton’s first grand prix in Italy for the ScuderiaOn the short walk from the railway station in Imola to the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, the tree-lined streets, scattering dappled spring sunshine, throng with the faithful. They come adorned in the rosso corsa of the Scuderia, heading towards their first home race of the season and the long-awaited chance to see the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton take to the track for the team they feel are their own.The anticipation, building for more than a year, is palpable and the passion that comes with it all too striking – as Hamilton is more than aware. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Bologna’s unlikely Coppa Italia triumph ends long wait for silverware

Dan Ndoye’s goal secures a 1-0 win over Milan and sparks scenes of joy in the Piazza Maggiore once againVincenzo Italiano knew there was a little bit of poison in the chalice offered to him last summer but accepted it anyway. The opportunity to manage Bologna was a chance to lead a Champions League team for the first time in his career. It was also an invitation to become the public face of a project that had nowhere to go but backwards.What could he possibly do to improve on the work of the previous manager, Thiago Motta, who led Bologna back into Europe’s top club competition for the first time in 60 years? Italiano would not even have the same group of players to work with. Joshua Zirkzee, the top scorer, was on his way to Manchester United and the newly capped Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori to Arsenal. Lewis Ferguson would be out for months with a cruciate ligament tear. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Man Utd signing spotted in Carrington training for first time after transfer

Manchester United youngster James Overy was pictured in first-team training at Carrington for the first time on Wednesday as he continues his development at the club

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9 d. ago Chelsea vs Manchester United: Women's FA Cup final prediction, kick

Chelsea are one win away from completing a domestic treble

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1 week ago Sam Thompson breaks his silence over ex Zara McDermott dating 1D star Louis Tomlinson

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Thompson opens up for the first time about One Direction star Louis Tomlinson being on the same team with him for the Soccer Aid match as he embarks on an incredible 260mile endurance challenge for UNICEF

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2 w. ago 'I've watched Frank Lampard's Coventry City rise at close quarters

Frank Lampard has taken Coventry City from uncertainty and less than confident to a team within touching distance of the Premier League for the second time in three years

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2 w. ago ‘I punched another dad’ – your stories of the worst parent behaviour at kids’ football

From rocks being thrown at cars to spectators being given the red cards, readers share their experiences of the most shocking scenes at children’s soccer gamesThe first manager my son had, when he was seven, got the parents together and told us how shouting could affect our sons’ development and behaviour, not only as players but as human beings. Usually, I don’t behave so badly. The worst I’ve done is to complain to the referee and I’ve sworn once or twice. But mostly I’ve been civil. There was one time, though, when a game was interrupted because the other team had fielded ineligible nine-year-old players. There was a lot of swearing and shouting from managers and dads. My wife decided enough was enough and took our son from the field to go home. He was the team’s only keeper so without him there was no game and several of the other team’s dads taunted us, shouting: “Are you running?”, “Are you scared?”. My wife ignored them and headed for the exit but one of the dads pushed her. ...

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2 w. ago Tottenham vs Manchester United: Europa League final prediction, kick

Winner will earn a place in next season’s Champions League final

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2 w. ago Hapless side named 'worst team of 2023' make cup final for first time in 26 years

Cwm Albion FC Reserves were named the worst football team in the UK in 2023 but have reached the final of the Reserve Cup – marking a historic turnaround for the 100-year old club

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2 w. ago Prologue Go Wayback playtest start time and how to join the early access team for the survival game

The latest title from PlayerUnknown Productions is set to undergo even more testing, and you could be among the latest survivalists to try it out.

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2 w. ago Manchester United vs Athletic Club: Europa League prediction, kick

Only a historic collapse will prevent Ruben Amorim & Co. reaching the Europa League final

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