58 m. ago Winter fuel payment 'could be restored to all but richest pensioners'

Keir Starmer promised to ensure 'more pensioners are eligible for the winter fuel payment after bowing to intense pressure to abandon the decision to strip it from millions of OAPs

Economics

4 h. ago Sunderland need to learn lesson from Premier League trio after winning richest game in football

Sunderland will play Premier League football for the first time since 2017, after producing a stunning comeback to defeat Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final at Wembley

Sport

14 h. ago Which bookies are offering Free Bets ahead of Championship Play

The "richest game in football" takes place at Wembley Stadium as Sheffield United and Sunderland go head-to-head for a spot in the Premier League next season

Sport

28 h. ago Arsenal’s comeback queens face ultimate Barcelona test in Champions League final

New chapter in Arsenal’s storied history awaits as they aim to end continental drought in a sold-out Lisbon finalAfter 18 years, Arsenal are back in the biggest game in women’s European football with a dream to end their long wait for continental glory. They face the holders, the favourites and the much-revered Barcelona, who are aiming to win the Champions League for a third consecutive season on a picture-perfect weekend in Lisbon.Strolling along tree-lined paths through the Portuguese capital’s sun-kissed Parque Eduardo VII, as a group of Barcelona fans cross paths with two Arsenal supporters wearing full red-and-white kit and exchange a few friendly quips about Saturday’s final, it is hard not to feel a pang of sympathy for the 3,467 attendees who saw Arsenal lift the Uefa Women’s Cup – as it was known in 2007 – in the somewhat less glamorous surroundings of Boreham Wood FC’s Meadow Park. In those days, the competition concluded with a two-legged home-and-away final. Arsenal fol...

Sport

54 h. ago France drop Renard, Le Sommer and Dali in shock cull before Women’s Euros

Laurent Bonadei drops trio from Nations League squadIt is not a spur of the moment decision, says France coachFrance have dropped their captain Wendie Renard, their vice-captain Eugénie Le Sommer and the experienced midfielder Kenza Dali for their upcoming Nations League games with little prospect of either making a return for this summer’s Euros.Laurent Bonadei’s side face Switzerland and Iceland in the international window. There had been reports of the trio being left out but the announcement still came as a shock. France are one of the favourites for the European Championship in Switzerland but have been drawn in a tough group with England, the Netherlands and Wales. Continue reading...

Events

60 h. ago Why Tottenham trio made to wait for Europa League medals as UEFA apologise

Heung-min Son, Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur celebrated on the pitch without their winners’ medals

Sport

62 h. ago Boy, 15, collapses while playing football and dies after doctor's fatal mistake

Popular Jake Lawler, 15, collapsed for the second time in weeks during a game of football and later died in hospital after his family was given the wrong diagnosis, an inquest heard

Events

65 h. ago Boy, 15, 'would be alive today' if doctors hadn't missed tragic sign before football game

A coroner has ruled that it was 'probable' Jake Lawler would not have died if 'the correct actions been taken'

Society

3 d. ago Spurs prevail with Mourinho blueprint and ultra pragmatism in baffling final | Jonathan Wilson

Ange Postecoglou moved away from his attacking style while Brennan Johnson earned the sweetest vindicationFinals are not for the playing; they’re for the winning. Who cares about the spectacle? Who cares about the quality? At some level football is always more about the narrative and the drama than technical mastery. Tottenham certainly will cheerily ignore what a shambolic game of football this was as they bask in their first trophy since 2008, their first in European competition in 40 years. Glory comes in many forms, and just because this might not be how Danny Blanchflower sanctioned it, does not mean this was not, in its own way, glorious.But it was a baffling game. For the third round in a row, Tottenham prevailed with a sort of ultra pragmatism. Ange Postecoglou always wins a trophy in his second season, a fact of which he has delighted in reminding everybody. It just seems odd that it took him that long to move away from his characteristic attacking, high-pressing style to a...

Politics

3 d. ago 'Worst final since Game of Thrones!': Piers Morgan leads football fans piling into Tottenham and Man United's 'shocking quality' Europa League final after all the build

Yet once the first whistle actually went, there seemed to be a distinct lack of quality from both sides, with football fans and pundits alike wasting no time noting how under-whelming the game was

Sport

4 d. ago This week is World Football Week, the beautiful game cannot be built on bloodshed and how people from Scotland can help

Scottish residents can help by emailing Fifa at humanrightscomplaint@fifa.org

Sport

4 d. ago The sad demise of Fortuna Sittard Women: ‘I hope the players find new clubs’

Three years ago, Fortuna Sittard entered the women’s game to much fanfare. But now their dreams have been dashedThree years ago, Fortuna Sittard entered the women’s game to much fanfare. The club owner, Atilla Aytekin, boldly stated the aim within three years was to qualify for the Champions League, the club hiring the former Netherlands head coach Roger Reijners and signing talismanic Belgian forward Tessa Wullaert to spearhead their dream.They came close, remarkably finishing third in their first season having gone straight into the Eredivisie, but three years on the club has now just played its final game as a professional outfit, rather than preparing for European football. Continue reading...

Sport

5 d. ago ‘Unique’ Kevin De Bruyne leaves Man City with an impossible question

As a Manchester City legend prepares for his Etihad farewell, Pep Guardiola reflected that the brilliant Belgian was second only to Lionel Messi

Politics

6 d. ago Goodison Park goodbye shows real power of football as love for Everton shines through

On an emotional day at Goodison Park, Everton showed where the real power of football lies as fans gathered to watch a Premier League game in the famous old stadium for the final time

Politics

6 d. ago Everton sign off from Goodison Park with emotional win over Southampton

The Toffees are moving to the newly-named Hill Dickinson Stadium in the summer

Politics

6 d. ago Everton emotionally sign off from Goodison Park with Southampton win

The Toffees are moving to the newly-named Hill Dickinson Stadium in the summer

Politics

6 d. ago Liverpool pay classy tribute to Everton for Goodison Park finale

Everton are set to host their final men's game at Goodison Park on Sunday before moving stadium for the start of next season

Politics

6 d. ago The bin fire strikes back: United and Spurs’ song for Europe is a bit of tasteless fun | Jonathan Wilson

Wednesday’s all-English Europa League final in Bilbao is a huge game that shows football still has a sense of humourThe best thing about football is what a silly, mercurial game it is. You can have all the money or political clout in the world. You can put in place meticulously thought-out projects. You can think and prepare and invest and plan, and football will still spit out a Europa League final between Tottenham and Manchester United. Strategise that.Thousands will travel to Bilbao without tickets, many will end up sleeping rough, the phone network may collapse. It will be chaotic and anarchic and at its heart will be a game between two teams desperate for victory, whose presence in the final is utterly bewildering. And in that bonkersness may lie brilliance. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago English football will simply never be the same after Everton's Goodison Park move

The curtain comes down on one of English football's most celebrated stages and it will be an emotional time for Everton fans even though they have a fantastic new stadium to look forward to

Politics

7 d. ago Brian Glanville, journalist lauded as ‘the greatest football writer’, dies aged 93

Glanville was Sunday Times correspondent for 30 yearsInfluential author of The Story of the World CupBrian Glanville, whose insightful football writing had a profound influence on generations of reporters and readers alike, has died aged 93.A novelist and respected columnist, Glanville was a prolific commentator on his beloved game, a passionate chronicler of Italian football and author of some of football’s most influential books. Continue reading...

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