5 h. ago Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim told to make drastic Bruno Fernandes decision

Bruno Fernandes has been deployed in a deeper role for Manchester United so far this season, but Owen Hargreaves has suggested Ruben Amorim needs to make changes

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3 d. ago Graeme Souness' regret over Galatasaray flag and reason for infamous stunt

Graeme Souness is still remembered for his infamous flag controversy as Galatasaray manager, with Liverpool preparing to play the Turkish club in the Champions League

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5 d. ago 'Man Utd boss told me I'd never play for the club again – I knew I was done'

Ben Foster has lifted the lid on the day Sir Alex Ferguson told him his Manchester United career was over after a horror display in a fiery Premier League game in 2009

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6 d. ago Ruben Amorim issues blunt warning to his Manchester United players

Man Utd boss Amorim has told his players they must show the same passion and desire against the so-called smaller teams as they do against their bigger rivals

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2 w. ago Huge music star to play secret gig at popular Manchester club this week

Fred Again said they're 'so happy' to play at the Manchester venue Amber's

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2 w. ago Nicolas Jackson ready for 'special' Chelsea showdown as Vincent Kompany addresses potential start

Senegalese striker will hope to play key part for Bayern Munich against his parent club in the Champions League

Culture

3 w. ago Rory McIlroy finds water on 18th to sit five shots off pace at PGA Championship

The world number two arrived in Surrey fresh from winning his home open with a thrilling play-off victory over Joakim Lagergren at the K Club.

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3 w. ago Striker could still play for League One club this season despite being in prison

Lucas Akins is currently serving a prison sentence after pleading guilty to causing the death of a cyclist by careless or inconsiderate driving, but he could soon return to the Mansfield side

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3 w. ago Trouble in paradise: How Barcelona’s crisis left women’s team short of players

La Liga’s salary limit applies to the whole club and with six players leaving this summer, is the club’s golden era over?How times have changed. For the past few years Barcelona have been the team everyone wanted to join: five consecutive Champions League finals, stylish football, leaders in women’s football, a stunning city and Ballon d’Or winners for teammates. However, 10 years after becoming professional, the three-time European champions are a club in trouble.Restricted by La Liga’s financial fair play rules, the women’s team have had a calamitous summer transfer window. There have been six departures – all to the Women’s Super League – while the midfielder Alba Caño is leaving for the NWSL in January. They made only one signing, Laia Aleixandri on a free transfer from Manchester City. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Barcelona’s Camp Nou return against Valencia delayed after permit problem

Game on Sunday to be played at Johan Cruyff StadiumClub’s last match at old Camp Nou was in May 2023Barcelona have announced that their opening home game of the season against Valencia will not be played at the Camp Nou – five days before it was due to take place.The club had been given permission to play their first three fixtures away from home in order to complete the first phase of construction work at their stadium, and that was followed by the international break. But they were still unable to fulfil the requirements needed to get the permits in time, leaving a public deadline unmet for the third time having originally set an opening date of November 2024. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Aston Villa ‘killed’ by spending rules in transfer window, says Ezri Konsa

Club affected by Premier League and Uefa financial fair play‘It’s crazy. We’re going to have to deal with what we’ve got’Ezri Konsa has said that football’s spending regulations “killed” Aston Villa during a difficult summer transfer window. The club, who have started the season badly with one point from three games and no goals scored, were hemmed in by the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules and the equivalent in Uefa competition.Villa paid out one major fee – £30.5m to Nice for Evann Guessand – and made only four further first-team additions, Marco Bizot being followed in on deadline day by Victor Lindelöf, Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho. The club were open to selling Emiliano Martínez only for there to be no buyer and moved Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle for £39m despite Unai Emery preferring to keep him. As a homegrown player, Ramsey counted as pure profit on the books. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Kieran Tierney knows next Celtic target as injury return timeline revealed after Scotland blow

The Hoops star - who has yet to play 90 minutes at club level this term - is out of the World Cup double header

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