2 h. ago Pep Guardiola could hand Man City's £12m teenage sensation debut this weekend in FA Cup

Manchester City signed Claudio Echeverri from River Plate in January 2024, with the 19-year-old midfielder remaining in Argentina for the rest of the calendar year

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2 h. ago Never mind the quality, feel the money: central flaw of football’s ‘greatest show on earth’ | Barney Ronay

Title race and relegation over by February? The Premier League is rich, but there’s no jeopardy and no real sense of excellence, at least not on the pitchLadies and gentlemen we have now reached our cruising altitude. The pilot will be putting his feet up and drinking tiny cans of Sprite from here to the middle of May. Sit back, zone out. Stick on a bad film with Seth Rogen in it. You can even watch the football if you like. Just don’t expect much to happen for the next three months.So much for that excitingly bumpy, turbulence-fuelled Premier League season, all perky upstarts, crumbling certainties and unexpected shifts of altitude, which really did seem to be shaping up just a few short weeks go. As of game weekend 26 and Arsenal’s defeat by West Ham, followed by Liverpool strolling through Manchester City, the league has reached a stage of premature entropy. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Victor Osimhen to Manchester United is '95 percent complete' as £62m transfer claim emerges

Latest Manchester United transfer news as an encouraging update on Victor Osimhen emerges ahead of the summer transfer window

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3 h. ago Man City given nightmare new 130 charges verdict and told 'most likely outcome'

Manchester City have been hit with 130 charges over alleged breaches of Premier League rules and the club could face 'relegation' over the matter, according to one expert

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4 h. ago Man United are showing true Rasmus Hojlund transfer colours as laughable £81m statement made

Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund may need to be part of a summer overhaul at Old Trafford with the striker showing very little to be worth persisting with.

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5 h. ago Massive sandwich shop loved by Man City stars to open new deli in the Northern Quarter

They say it will be a "first of its kind" offering for Manchester with an Italian deli alongside their mouth-watering giant artisan sandwiches

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5 h. ago Arrest for 'blunt weapon' incident after armed cops descend on Inverness flat

Emergency services were called to Smithton Park in the city following reports of "a man with a blunt weapon causing a disturbance" at around 11.35am on Monday.

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5 h. ago Arsenal told their 'obsession' is to blame for failure to match Liverpool in title race

Arsenal fell 11 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool at the weekend after falling to a 1-0 defeat to West Ham - before Arne Slot's men claimed a 2-0 win at Manchester City

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5 h. ago When Claudio Echeverri can make Man City debut after £12.5m transfer

Manchester City midfielder Claudio Echeverri has made it to the Etihad and will train with his new teammates after their game at Spurs

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5 h. ago Former England star's wife slapped with court order over 'unpaid £600 debt'

Huddlestone played four times for his country, and had notable stints with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City , Wolves , Derby County and latterly Manchester United before retiring in 2024.

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6 h. ago Ringo Starr's debut performance at iconic venue leaves Beatles fans saying the same thing

The Fab Four's legendary drummer took a little detour into country music for his Grand Ole Opry show in Nashville, Tennessee last week – and fans were saying the same thing

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6 h. ago Family pay tribute to ‘sweetest’ girl, 3, killed in Manchester city centre crash

Louisa Palmisano died after a crash involving a van and a tram on Saturday morning.

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6 h. ago Arsenal: Is Lucas Perez eligible for Champions League round of 16 after completing PSV transfer?

The ex-Gunners flop has completed a short-term move to PSV Eindhoven

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6 h. ago A sense of acquiescence has pervaded Arsenal’s stuttering title challenge | Jonathan Wilson

Mikel Arteta’s team have suffered unfortunate injuries but they also have far less self-belief than a Liverpool side who look destined to win the Premier LeagueSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereAnd with that, surely, the title race is over. Liverpool had drawn four of their previous eight games which had created an opening. Had Arsenal beaten West Ham and Liverpool lost at Manchester City this weekend, the title would have been in Arsenal’s hands, at least to the extent that they would have won it if they had won every game they had remaining this season, including away at Liverpool. But, after Arsenal limped to a 1-0 defeat, Liverpool produced their best performance in weeks to win 2-0. The gap is 11 points and, even though Arsenal have a game in hand, it’s very hard to imagine either Liverpool dropping sufficient points or Arsenal winning enough for that to be overturned.Arteta described himself as “very, very angry” after his side’s defeat, admitting they were “nowhere ...

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6 h. ago Incendiary devices explode outside Russian consulate in Marseille

No injuries reported after incident on Monday, which marks third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThree improvised explosive devices have been thrown at the Russian consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille but no one was injured, according to a French police source.Only two of the devices detonated in the attack on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the source said. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Direct trainline to sunny European city planned in St Pancras expansion

A new direct train service from St Pancras International could stretch as far as Milan in Italy, as the station prepares for a major expansion to accommodate three times as many passengers per hour

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7 h. ago Tributes for 'sweetest' little girl, three, killed in horror tram and van crash in Manchester city centre

Tributes have been paid to 'sweetest, kindest, and most generous little girl' who was killed in a horror crash between a van and a tram in Manchester on Saturday as police reveal they have arrested a man.

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7 h. ago What Gary Neville has 'never' seen Mohamed Salah do has him in awe of Liverpool talisman

Mohamed Salah has been lauded by Gary Neville for his performance in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Manchester City, with the pundit claiming he is "unplayable" after witnessing his strength on the ball

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7 h. ago Three dead and one missing after boat sinks in New York City

Two others hospitalized after speed boat capsizes off Breezy Point, Queens, as Coast Guard continues searchThree people died, two others were hospitalized and one was missing after a boat sank in New York City on Sunday, according to the US Coast Guard.One of the hospitalized people was in critical condition on Monday morning, police said, a day after the speedboat took on water 5 miles (8km) south-east of Breezy Point, a neighborhood at the tip of Queens’ Rockaway peninsula. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago 'Sweet, kind and generous' girl, 3, killed in city centre Metrolink crash named by police

A 36-year-old man has been arrested following the incident on Saturday (February 22)

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