33 h. ago Manchester United and the £726m issue that Europa League loss could impact

Manchester United face a challenging financial time of it without Champions League football next season

Economics

3 d. ago Phil Foden admits to facing challenges ‘off the pitch mentally’ this season

‘It’s been difficult,’ says Manchester City forwardFoden won PFA Player of the Year award a year agoPhil Foden has revealed he has faced challenges “off the pitch mentally” this season and that an ankle injury sustained against Manchester United in April has hampered him and is not 100% healed.The Manchester City forward has struggled to recapture last term’s impressive form that featured a career-high 27 goals and being voted the Professional Footballers’ Association players’ player of the year and the football writers’ player of the year. He has managed only 10 goals, has not scored since January and was only a 76th-minute replacement in Saturday’s 1-0 FA Cup final defeat by Crystal Palace. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Kids ask policeman to try football challenge and are gobsmacked by his reaction

A police officer in Cheshire has gone viral after he was invited by a group of children to show off his football skills - and he certainly rose to the challenge much to their amazement

Events

2 w. ago Arsenal have no more excuses after PSG defeat lays bare Andrea Berta's summer transfer challenge

New sporting director Berta must give Mikel Arteta the squad to challenge for the Premier League next season

Sport

2 w. ago New football regulator must be ‘watertight’ to survive legal challenges after Man City case

The man set to lead football's new independent regulator has spoken out

Events

2 w. ago Wrexham director told Ryan Reynolds to stop doing one thing at matches

Hollywood megastar Ryan Reynolds has enjoyed a whirlwind tenure as co-owner of Wrexham but he has admitted that adjusting to life as a football fan in the UK has had its challenges

Politics

2 w. ago From Lamine Yamal to Mbappé: Could Team EU build a European identity?

A side made up of players from the European Union would be an ambitious project but the rewards could be pleasing for a continent looking to become more unitedImagine the scene: the television is on, the screen showing images of a packed stadium. Rodri collects the ball in midfield and launches it down the wing to Lamine Yamal, who switches play to Kylian Mbappé; the Frenchman swivels past two defenders before crossing for Robert Lewandowski, who surges forward and finishes with precision past Ederson in goal. Europe are leading the Rest of the World 1-0.Could the European Union have a football team, even if it is just for one game every other year? Why not? It is an ambitious idea that, paradoxically, could be both concrete and relevant. In an era marked by challenges to the cohesion of the union, conceiving a footballing Dream Team of the 27 countries is, in fact, one of the more plausible ways to give the continent a dimension beyond the economy or, as is highly relevant at the m...

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3 w. ago Falkirk celebrate Premiership return as John McGlynn reveals secret challenge he set his players

Bairns secure title after 3-1 win over Hamilton

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3 w. ago Wrexham’s revolution faces a whole new challenge in the Championship

After three successive promotions McElhenney and Reynolds will see their club take on their biggest challenge yet in ‘one of the most competitive leagues in world football’A social media soundbite from Rob McElhenney was typically revealing. “If I’m being honest I don’t even know what the word consolidation means,” the Wrexham co-chair said. Days earlier, in between wheeling around the Racecourse Ground celebrating promotion from League One, he had told Ryan Reynolds that things were about to get “a little pricier from here on”.Wrexham: welcome to the Championship. After three successive promotions to earn a slice of English football history, the Welsh club and their owners are steadying themselves for one of the most chaotic and competitive leagues on the planet. Continue reading...

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