6 h. ago Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 talking points from the weekend

Palace’s best-paid player shows his class, Ipswich meet their fate and Mateo Kovacic sounds a warning In April 1964 a side from north London came to Anfield with Liverpool one good result from winning the league, and conceded five. “Arsenal did little to allay the general suspicion that they were there just to be sacrificed,” Eric Todd wrote in his report for the Guardian. This time it was Tottenham but otherwise, for anyone whose memory stretches back 61 years it was a familiar story. Time and again Spurs meekly surrendered possession in dangerous areas, and while they defended in numbers – which suggests willing – they did so with terrifying inefficiency, which suggests poor organisation. Their focus is now fully on the Europa League, but if Liverpool had been a little more ruthless this would have been truly another real embarrassment in a season full of them. In April 1988 it was Spurs themselves who came to Anfield with Liverpool needing one point to guarantee the title. It had...

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14 h. ago Alexis Mac Allister's reaction speaks volumes after Liverpool secure the Premier League title

Alexis Mac Allister claimed a Premier League winners’ medal to add to his World Cup crown over the weekend and the Argentinian midfielder had an incredibly humble reaction to his achievement

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53 h. ago FA Cup semis, Celtic’s title chase, Copa del Rey final and more – matchday live

Premier League and FA Cup: 10 things to look out forToday’s fixtures | Latest tables | And mail us or post BTLA headline that certainly grabbed my attention this morning was David Moyes’s analogy of what it is like to manage Everton under new owners TFG.We’ve got a new lover coming in and we have to make sure we like them and it all goes well. People have been brought in to do it before and it didn’t work [with Farhad Moshiri]. We need to hope that we can say: ‘This is how it should be going, this is what Everton are required to do and this is how we need to do it.’”I love the frenzy around finishing fifth this year they’re all brilliant, aren’t they? We finished fifth last year. Why is it such a disaster that we finished fifth? Around this time last year, I was asked to lose a game [against City]. And I was wrong for wanting to win it. We finished fifth but it’s not a good story. A better story is my tenure has been a disaster and it continues to be. I just think that the kind of h...

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2 d. ago Unai Emery says FA Cup and Premier League both important for Aston Villa

Villa’s pursuit for a return to the Champions League through a top-five finish in the Premier League takes a back seat as they head to Wembley.

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3 d. ago Bonkers Liverpool decision sees football authorities disrespecting the FA Cup

FA Cup and Premier League fixture scheduling has fans up in arms - when will football rulers realise the 'beautiful game' is being abused to such an extent, that people are growing tired of it?

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3 d. ago Slot on Liverpool’s final title push; Hürzeler’s João Pedro frustration; FA Cup: football – live

Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 things to look forFixtures | Latest tables | And you can also email DavidIf you’re planning an idle non-football related trip to Liverpool this weekend this weekend, I’d probably advise against it. No doubt the city will be absolutely packed with fans ready to bask in the warm glow of the club’s 20th league title – and second in the Premier League era.That previous title was in the 2019/20 Covid season, so this will be a proper chance to celebrate drawing level with Manchester United. Slot said he hoped Liverpool’s fans would bring their usual level of noise and support I think it might be a little louder than normal, Arne. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Liverpool's Premier League title clash and FA Cup spoiled in 'colossal mess' as fans rage

Fans have hit out at the ridiculous decision to schedule Liverpool’s potential Premier League-winning clash with Tottenham at the same time as the FA Cup semi-final

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3 d. ago Slot on Liverpool’s final title push, FA Cup and WCL semis, plus team news: football – live

Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 things to look forFixtures | Latest tables | And you can also email DominicIf you’re planning an idle non-football related trip to Liverpool this weekend this weekend, I’d probably advise against it. No doubt the city will be absolutely packed with fans ready to bask in the warm glow of the club’s 20th league title – and second in the Premier League era.That previous title was in the 2019/20 Covid season, so this will be a proper chance to celebrate drawing level with Manchester United. Slot said he hoped Liverpool’s fans would bring their usual level of noise and support I think it might be a little louder than normal, Arne. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Chelsea to give youth a chance, Ipswich look to prolong the inevitable and Jamie Vardy begins his swansongTyrique George has caught the eye since breaking into Chelsea’s first team. A homegrown talent, the 19-year-old winger has done well in his Conference League outings and is in contention for his first start in the league when Enzo Maresca’s side host Everton in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off. Fast, direct and sharp on the ball, George has quickly become a favourite with supporters and he lifted some of the pressure off Maresca after coming off the bench to score an excellent equaliser in Chelsea’s comeback win at Fulham last weekend. Thrown on as a striker, George made it 1-1 with a fine shot from the edge of the area. It was the latest in a series of positive contributions from the teenager. His enthusiasm could make a difference against Everton. Jacob SteinbergChelsea v Everton, Premier League, Saturday 12.30pm (all times BST)Brighton v West Ham, Premier League, Saturday 3pmNew...

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4 d. ago NFL Hall of Famer and Bears legend Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael dies at 67

Former defensive tackle had been diagnosed with ALSEntered into wrestling career after football retirementSteve “Mongo” McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl championship team who remained a fixture in the Windy City for decades, died on Wednesday after being diagnosed with ALS. He was 67.An All-Pro in 1985 and 1987, McMichael was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024. He played in a franchise-record 191 consecutive games from 1981 to 1993 and ranks second to Richard Dent on the Bears’ career sacks list with 92.5. His final NFL season was with Green Bay in 1994. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jamie Vardy to leave Leicester City at end of the season after 13 years

He won the Premier League and FA Cup with the clubStriker not retiring and thought to have interest from USJamie Vardy is to leave Leicester City at the end of the season, after 13 years with the club. The 38-year-old, regarded one of Leicester’s greatest players, was central to the club winning the Premier League against all odds in 2016 and the FA Cup in 2021.Vardy signed a 12-month extension last summer after promotion as champions from the Championship but this campaign has been a struggle. This week he apologised to the supporters after relegation was confirmed with five games to play and described his own season as a “total embarrassment”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man City get major Premier League fixture boost in Champions League race

Manchester City have claimed pole position in the race for the third Champions League spot and can keep their momentum

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5 d. ago Man City’s ‘bad season’ cannot be salvaged reveals Pep Guardiola

The City boss says consistency in the Premier League is how he measures a season’s success and qualifying for the Champions League will still make this year a ‘bad’ one

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6 d. ago New Chelsea star's agent confirms 'world class' £49m talent won't play in Club World Cup

Chelsea will be one of two Premier League representatives in this summer's Club World Cup - along with Manchester City - but won't be able to call on one new boy for the tournament

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1 week ago Manchester United and Man City fixtures rescheduled as latest Premier League TV picks confirmed

The Premier League has confirmed the broadcast selections for the penultimate weekend of the season.

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1 week ago Man City star could miss 10 games as FIFA change prompts more fixture chaos

Manchester City face a hectic schedule this summer that will have implications into next season - with one player in particular facing even more upheaval.

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1 week ago Marcus Rashford moment shows why Aston Villa MUST sign exiled Man Utd star

Unai Emery and his squad face a massive few weeks in the Premier League and FA Cup and the owners will then have a big summer ahead of them in the transfer market

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1 week ago Man City given double fixture boost in Champions League chase

Manchester City have six games left to get Champions League football and can take advantage of fixtures in the coming weeks

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2 w. ago Gary Lineker makes admission about future TV roles as Match of the Day stint almost ends

Gary Lineker leaves Match of the Day at the end of the season after 26 years presenting the highlights Premier League programme, although he will still cover the FA Cup and 2026 World Cup

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2 w. ago Manchester United reach Women’s FA Cup final after Bizet and Clinton sink City

It would be wrong to suggest there has been a seismic shift in momentum in Manchester, but United’s 2-0 defeat of a beleaguered City to set up an FA Cup final against Chelsea showed a maturity and composure that has sometimes proved elusive in the fixture.City bowed out of the tournament with, ultimately, a whimper, their last hope of a trophy over within 22 minutes but written off by many before a ball was kicked at a windswept Academy stadium. Nick Cushing’s squad has been torn apart by injuries, their squad so threadbare that just four outfield players were named on the bench, including 17-year-old Sacha Lewis, who joined Derby on a dual registration in January to get playing minutes in the National League Northern Premier Division. Continue reading...

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