21 h. ago Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea on alert as Joao Pedro decision made after bust

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has refused to select Joao Pedro for their final match of the season against Tottenham on Sunday despite the Seagulls' European hopes hanging in the balance

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34 h. ago Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the final day of the season

Chelsea braced for City Ground cauldron, Rodri back on the scene and party vibes all round at Anfield• Golden Boot: how the leading scorers standBournemouth’s hopes of European football were vanquished after defeat to Manchester City on Tuesday but the Cherries, 11th on 53 points, could still achieve ninth spot and match their best finish in the Premier League (under Eddie Howe in 2016-17, although that was achieved with only 46 points). A home game against relegated Leicester looks to offer the perfect opportunity but the closing stretch has been tough for Andoni Iraola’s side, with the past 12 league games producing only two victories. Remarkably, a three-game league form table puts Leicester in fourth after home wins over Southampton and Ipswich either side of a 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest. Perhaps this won’t be the walkover most are expecting, and there could be a wistful feeling in the air at the Vitality on Sunday afternoon. No one can deny it has been a strong season but wh...

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67 h. ago European unity against Putin in peril if Trump moves to ease sanctions

EU’s hopes of US increasing pressure on Kremlin have been dashed, and Hungary could yet make situation worseEuropean leaders – who have promised to impose “massive” new sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin’s rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine – face the prospect of having to introduce their planned expansion of economic restrictions on the Russian war economy without the United States.European hopes that Donald Trump might increase the pressure on the Kremlin were dashed after the US president’s two-hour inconclusive phone call with Putin on Monday. Trump did not follow through on previous threats to introduce “large-scale” sanctions on Russia if there was no ceasefire, but instead extolled the prospect of restarting trade with Moscow. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Crystal Palace keep party going as Eze’s glorious goal wraps up win over Wolves

Afterparty at the Palace, a gala night at Selhurst Park. If the 2024-25 Premier League season has faced accusations of featuring far too little jeopardy, the result here mattered little but will be remembered for ever as the night Crystal Palace brought the FA Cup home to south London.For the record, Palace celebrated a win via two goals from Eddie Nketiah, a deflected free-kick and a late, glorious Eberechi Eze strike. In truth, the main event did not arrive until after full time with the end of Selhurst Park’s 101-year wait to show off a major trophy to fans. Eagles supporters can now dream of next season’s European tour, with the hope and expectation the precise but emotionally charged leadership of Oliver Glasner will lead them into that promised land. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 2025 Soudal Open key headlines as Francesco Molinari excited by cool Euro Swing

The 2018 Open champion is back on European soil after a sojourn in the States and hopes it will help his form improve

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3 d. ago Manchester United handed triple boost as Joshua Zirkzee makes shock return ahead of Europa League final

Zirkzee was expected to miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury

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5 d. ago How would a youth mobility scheme between the UK and EU work?

As hopes grow for a youth mobility scheme with the European Union, The Independent looks at how it would work in practice

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7 d. ago Joshua Zirkzee to Inter Milan transfer update as Man United 'prepare' for £35m bid

Manchester United centre-forward Joshua Zirkzee's season is over after picking up a hamstring injury in the defeat to Newcastle in April

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9 d. ago What would a youth visa scheme with the European Union look like?

As hopes grow for a youth mobility scheme with the European Union, The Independent looks at how it would work in practice

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1 week ago St Mirren chalk up another huge milestone as Dundee United's slump explained after major defeat

Buddies keep European hopes alive with win at Tannadice

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1 week ago Quickfire double earns Everton victory at European hopefuls Fulham

Two goals in three minutes from Michael Keane and Beto earned the Toffees a 3-1 win.

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2 w. ago Stephen Robinson cranks Dundee United pressure up as St Mirren gaffer confirms star will be leaving

Robinson isn't giving up hope of catching the Tangerines and nabbing a European place from under Jim Goodwin's nose

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2 w. ago Premier League promise over FA Cup final broken due to Man Utd and Tottenham

A promise was made for no Premier League games to be scheduled the night before this season's FA Cup final but that has now been broken owing to Manchester United and Tottenham's European hopes

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2 w. ago Nottingham Forest European hopes dented as Crystal Palace suffer FA Cup final scare

CRYSTAL PALACE 1-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST: Eberechi Eze kept his cool to put the hosts in front from the penalty spot but Murillo quickly brought Forest back level as the spoils were shared at Selhurst Park

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3 w. ago Markets rally after better than expected data shows US added 177,000 jobs in April – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US employment figures for April came in higher than expected with 177,000 jobs, boosting European markets as they hope for a thaw in US-China relationsEurozone unemployment was steady 6.2% in March – unchanged relative to a revised February reading.The youth unemployment rate was 14.2%, down from 14.3% in the previous month. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mikel Arteta confirms unexpected Arsenal injury boost before Bournemouth and PSG

Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Kai Havertz has a chance of playing again before the end of the season as he nears end of recovery from long-term hamstring injury

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3 w. ago Nuno Espirito Santo: Forest ‘struggling’ after fourth loss in five games

Goals from Kevin Schade and Yoane Wissa boosted Brentford’s European hopes.

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3 w. ago Wissa clinches win for Brentford to dent Nottingham Forest’s European hopes

This week Nottingham Forest readied themselves for the Champions League, Evangelos Marinakis relinquishing his controlling interest in the club to comply with Uefa’s ownership rules. Marinakis’s other club, Greek champions Olympiakos, have already qualified for the grandest stage in the club game but Forest’s bid to return to European competition will probably go to the wire. Will Forest, who remain sixth, look back on defeat at home to Brentford as a costly misstep when their season ends here against Chelsea, one of those teams vying for a top-five berth?Forest, who face Crystal Palace, Leicester and West Ham before that potential final-day showdown, never really got going on a disappointing evening. Goals from Kevin Schade and Yoane Wissa, a January target for Forest, condemned the hosts to successive league home defeats for the first time since the end of last season. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side have now lost four of their past five matches in all competitions, including Sunday’s ...

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3 w. ago Marcus Rashford has two options as Man Utd door closes and preferred transfer emerges

Marcus Rashford has suffered a hamstring injury which looks to have brought his season to a premature end, having signed for Aston Villa on loan in January from Manchester United

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3 w. ago Chelsea win WSL title after Lucy Bronze goal sees off Manchester United

Chelsea clinched a sixth consecutive Women’s Super League title with two games to spare and continued their relentless dominance of the major silverware in English women’s football as they dug deep to win away at Manchester United, whose own hopes of securing European qualifying suffered a dent as a result.The 1-0 victory, secured by a 74th-minute Lucy Bronze header from a corner, was greeted by jubilant scenes of celebration in the away end and saw Sonia Bompastor’s team remain on course to complete an entire league campaign unbeaten, a feat that has not been achieved by any team since the WSL expanded to be a 12-team division. Continue reading...

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