18 h. ago Nuno Espirito Santos takes on West Ham fans' boycott with orders to players

The new West Ham United boss, Nuno Espirito Santo, wants his players to "ignore" planned protest against the club owners in Monday night's Sky Sports matcha against Brentford

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18 h. ago ‘Success isn’t just tactics, it’s players’: Fans debate Pep Guardiola’s fading dominance

Readers were divided over Miguel Delaney’s report, with some seeing football’s shift from Guardiola-style possession to physical, direct play as a necessary evolution, while others viewed it as a backward step that highlights both the limits and lasting influence of Pep’s philosophy

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21 h. ago Rangers interim boss reveals his Kevin Muscat stance, own ambitions and message to players and fans

Steven Smith ready and willing to hold the Ibrox fort - for as long as required

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69 h. ago Scouts’ honour: ‘I think many believe the job is like Football Manager’

Watching footballers for a living is not as glamorous as it may seem and, as this book extract reveals, the job is changing with technology“I once travelled from Greece to Denmark to scout a goalkeeper. I went straight from the airport to the stadium, only for him to face zero shots. After away fans rioted, the match was abandoned, and the police had to intervene. My phone battery died, and I only made it to my hotel late at night, just in time for four hours of sleep before flying back. Despite the chaos, that game still provided valuable insights: I saw first-hand how much the home fans adored the player and observed his leadership and quality, even if all his shot-stopping happened in the warm-up.”Here, then, is the life of those involved in one of the most misunderstood aspects of the game. Their stories reveal a side of football that rarely makes headlines – one of adaptability, forbearance, and sometimes, outright audacity. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Brendan Rodgers on the Celtic trait fans should never underestimate as boss lays down challenge to players

The Hoops boss is awaiting the return of his international contingent ahead of Sunday's trip to Dens Park

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4 d. ago WNBA fans react in disgust to news that men are betting on players’ menstrual cycles

FadeMeBets, who has 29,000 followers on Instagram, advises his followers to bet the ‘under’ based on when he thinks players are on their periods

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6 d. ago Roy Keane turned the air blue in scathing review of England star and he got it so wrong

Manchester United legend Roy Keane came for the head of one England player on international duty as some fans speculate whether a change of guard is on the cards

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7 d. ago London Jets Fans Give Players Landmarks to Watch for on Double Decker Bus Tour

London Jets Fans Give Players Landmarks to Watch for on Double Decker Bus Tour  New York Jets

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8 d. ago Football unites against dementia! Watch the emotional moment England and Wales players walk out with 22 mascots living with the disease in powerful partnership between the FA and Alzheimer's Society

As Declan Rice and Ben Davies led their teams out onto the turf, players stood alongside 22 fans who had been nominated to walk out as they showed representation of the faces of dementia.

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8 d. ago Football fans with dementia walk out with players for England

The 22 adults were nominated from across England and Wales to represent the different types of dementia.

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1 week ago Ballad of a Small Player release date and cast as Colin Farrell unrecognisable in new trailer

Netflix fans area already predicting new thriller Ballad of a Small Player to be an awards winner.

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1 week ago ITV Beat the Chasers fans outraged as player loses £75k in nail

Beat The Chasers viewers were left fuming as one player was 'robbed' of a huge sum of money

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1 week ago Raging Rangers fans block team bus outside Falkirk Stadium as players stranded in tunnel after draw

The 1-1 draw with the Bairns saw a protest take place at the Falkirk Stadium after a disappointing start to the season

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1 week ago The secrets of Glasner’s success and why Palace system would be lost in translation elsewhere | Jonathan Wilson

Why does a system that has drawn so much scepticism at Manchester United work so well at Crystal Palace?Some fixtures just don’t sound right. Maybe it’s just about conceivable that, had things gone slightly differently in the 70s, Malcolm Allison or Terry Venables could have been leading their side behind the Iron Curtain for a crack at Valeriy Lobanovskyi’s cybernauts, but Dynamo Kyiv against Crystal Palace is still a clash that provokes a double-take. It feels like a category error: how can those two clubs possibly be in the same competition?But this is the modern world. Ukraine is battling invasion, its teams diminished. The Premier League is extremely rich. And Crystal Palace are managed by one of the rising talents of the European game. They didn’t just play each other on Thursday, but Palace won with a degree of comfort. It was their third straight win, their 19th consecutive game without defeat. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tottenham: Thomas Frank 'emotional' over Mathys Tel goal as manager makes touching gesture

The Spurs boss pulled his player in front of the away fans to soak in the ovation at full-time

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2 w. ago Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control?

As Ryder Cup fans throw beer at players’ wives, we investigate if fans’ conduct has got worse or changed little since ancient Athens when Plato bemoaned the mobThe abuse hurled at Europe’s golfers in the Ryder Cup elicited gasps and dismay on both sides of the Atlantic. The crowd at the Bethpage Black course in New York graduated from boos and heckles to homophobic slurs and insults aimed at players’ wives. The first-tee master of ceremonies set the tone by leading a chant of “fuck you, Rory!”, putting Rory McIlroy firmly in the crosshairs – along with his wife, who was hit with a beer cup.After initially playing it down, American golf officials apologised and said some fan behaviour had “crossed the line”, but the affair has left a nagging sense of unease. What if the line has in fact moved? What if accepted codes of crowd behaviour have changed? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Celtic bemoan VAR malfunction as fans break ceasefire and one player reminds he is not long

Confusion over disallowed goal as Celtic crash to Europa League defeat

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2 w. ago England fans set for World Cup TV nightmare amid player welfare concerns

England could secure their spot at the World Cup next summer when they face Latvia in a couple of weeks, but the tournament could propose challenges for fans watching from home

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2 w. ago Darts star Ross Smith thanks fans after emotional win following the 'toughest' week

Darts star Ross Smith has opened up on his emotional triumph in the Players Championship 29 as he thanked his fans following his withdrawal from the Swiss Darts Trophy during the 'toughest' few days

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2 w. ago Jude Bellingham is named England men's player of the year as fans vote for Real Madrid star over Declan Rice and Harry Kane

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has been named England men's senior player of the year by fans, beating Declan Rice, Harry Kane and Cole Palmer to the award.

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