2 h. ago Saipan review – Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy’s epic spat becomes amusing state

Éanna Hardwick and Steve Coogan star as furious Keane and his luckless manager McCarthy in this retelling of the Man Utd star’s infamous 2002 walkoutHere is a sports drama which is also a true-life psychodrama of the Irish republic. In the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the nation was convulsed with dismay when mercurial star player Roy Keane stormed out of Ireland’s chaotic training camp on the Pacific island of Saipan and got on the first plane home after a colossal row with manager Mick McCarthy. Could it really be true that Ireland’s key performer was going to let the side down? Was he just a spoilt Man U brat? Or was Keane a true Irish patriot, insisting on high standards of training and management for Irish football which this (English-born) manager wasn’t providing?It’s a story which is capably, straightforwardly told by film-makers Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa, and well acted by its leads Éanna Hardwicke as Keane and Steve Coogan as McCarthy. It...

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3 h. ago Which English football champions had the lowest top goalscorer? | The Knowledge

Plus: legends’ funerals on state TV, record wins and losses in recent times, and referees scoring goalsMail us with your questions and answers“Viktor Gyökeres and Leandro Trossard are Arsenal’s top scorers in the league with just five goals each,” writes Steven Pye. “This seems quite a low total for a team that could go on to win the league. I was wondering which winner of the top flight in England has had the lowest top goal scorer, both before and after the start of the Premier League?”Arsenal’s 40 Premier League goals have been shared among 13 players – 16 if you include own goals from Sam Johnstone, Yerson Mosquera and Georginio Rutter. Only Everton, Sunderland and Wolves have a leading scorer with fewer than the five goals scored by Gyökeres and Trossard.13 Frank Lampard (Chelsea, 2004-05); Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City, 2020-21)14 Eric Cantona (Manchester United, 1995-96)15 Mark Hughes (Man Utd, 1992-93), Teddy Sheringham (Man Utd, 2000-01), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City, 2021-2...

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4 d. ago Frank must beware ghost of Tottenham managers past to avoid Nuno’s fate

Manager aware his reign has parallels to the Spurs spell of his counterpart at West Ham, Saturday’s visitorsWhen Thomas Frank glances along the touchline at Nuno Espírito Santo on Saturday afternoon, he will see more than the ghost of Tottenham managers past. Because during his darkest hours – and there have been a few of those during a fraught first season at the club – he may also see a vision of his own future.The parallels between the two are clear and they are difficult to ignore as Nuno makes his return to Spurs with West Ham, desperate for a result to help lift the club out of the relegation places. When Nuno went to Spurs in 2021, he did so as a manager who had made his name in English football with Wolves, getting them promoted from the Championship and going on to enjoy success with them in the top division. Ditto Frank with Brentford before his move to Spurs last summer. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago I regret how I behaved at Man City after I used Man United interest for better contract

Manchester City have had a high turnover of players during their time towards the top of English football and one former star has regrets about how things ended for him

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9 d. ago West Ham: Rita Guarino bemoans 'mistakes' as WSL debut spoiled by Chelsea

New Irons boss shipped five in her first taste of English football

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1 week ago Macclesfield pull off FA Cup’s greatest shock by knocking out holders Crystal Palace

Macclesfield etched themselves into the FA Cup history books by pulling off arguably the greatest giantkilling of all time, as they stunned Crystal Palace, the holders, in front of a disbelieving and delirious Moss Rose crowd.Despite 117 places in the English football pyramid separating the sides, Palace became the first holders to crash out to non-league opposition since 1909. Palace were a shadow of the side that romped to Cup success last season – the club’s first major trophy – despite including three of that Wembley lineup. They were picked apart by John Rooney’s inspired Macclesfield, spearheaded by Paul Dawson, their captain. His header set the upset in motion before half-time, with Isaac Buckley-Ricketts scoring a scrappy second on the hour mark. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Arsenal’s new deal for shooting star Renée Slegers puts faith in coach to end WSL drought

Dutch head coach has been rewarded for winning Champions League with contract that runs until 2029 designed to return club to domestic dominanceThe summer of 2029 feels very distant, whether you think of it as the year of the next Women’s Euros, the year when theoretically there will be the next UK general election or the year when a near-Earth asteroid larger than the Emirates Stadium is scheduled to pass by our planet.When it comes to English women’s football Arsenal, with an unrivalled 48 major trophies, are as large a celestial body as you can get, but in terms of domestic success they have been rather stuck in orbit since their most recent WSL title in 2019, and nobody at the club will want to imagine reaching 2029 and having gone a decade without a league title. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Starmer urged to give England public 'hangover holiday' after first World Cup match

EXCLUSIVE The Prime Minister is facing calls to follow Scotland’s lead by giving English football fans a bank holiday after the Three Lions' first World Cup game against Croatia

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1 week ago Liam Rosenior is right man to quieten critics and get Chelsea fans back onside.. and can get £30m transfer flop firing

ONE win in nine games, ownership protests growing louder, an appalling disciplinary record, and a number nine with just one league goal all season. Over to you, Liam Rosenior. Fix that. The 41-year-old faces one of the toughest jobs in English football as he prepares to take charge of his first match as Chelsea boss...

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1 week ago Jesse Lingard tipped to have ‘one last rodeo’ and join shock EFL club on free transfer after leaving FC Seoul

JESSE LINGARD has been urged to have "one last rodeo" in English football and join an EFL club after leaving FC Seoul. The 33-year-old former Manchester United star spent two seasons two seasons in South Korea but his contract was terminated in December. Lingard is now without a team and former United striker Dwight Yorke...

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1 week ago Antoine Semenyo’s parting gift gives Bournemouth victory over shaky Spurs

For 95 minutes, Antoine Semenyo had done nothing other than receive a yellow card for his 26th birthday. Then came the farewell moment he had dreamed of.Delivered the ball on the edge of the Tottenham penalty area, he struck the sweetest of shots past a helpless Guglielmo Vicario to end Bournemouth’s longest barren run of their Premier League era and sign off in the most perfect fashion. With a move to Manchester City imminent, he can depart the south coast with the blessing of everyone at the club where he has developed into one of English football’s most dangerous players. After 11 winless games, Bournemouth again know what it feels like to win. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cherki has excelled for Manchester City – and made Guardiola adapt

In a bad season for big-money transfers in the Premier League, maverick Frenchman has been a notable exceptionBy WhoScored“There are moments I just want to shout at him and there are moments I want to kiss him.” Such is Pep Guardiola’s relationship with Rayan Cherki: part exasperation, part adoration. Guardiola is football’s master of fine-tuning. He has polished footballers until their natural instincts have become dictated by a system of control, structure and repetition above individual sparks of brilliance. Cherki, however, feels different – a sharp, unpredictable edge that Guardiola has left intact.The 22-year-old, who arrived from Lyon in the summer for £34m , is already testing Guardiola’s philosophy of shaping players rather than accommodating them. His approach to Cherki feels very different to previous big signings. When Jack Grealish arrived from Aston Villa for £100m in 2022, he was one of English football’s most audacious, improvisational talents – a player unafraid of ...

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1 week ago Former Man United star Jesse Lingard sent shock transfer proposal for 'one last rodeo'

Former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has been tipped to make an unexpected return to English football

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2 w. ago Watford furious with decision to postpone game at Hull minutes before kick

The MKM Stadium clash was one of 17 English Football League fixtures to be postponed on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Matheus Cunha earns Manchester United point as Leeds keep up unbeaten run

Leeds and Manchester United played out a somewhat low-key draw despite a ferocious Elland Road atmosphere which probably helps the respective ambitions of both teams this season.One of English football’s most hostile and bitter rivalries did not quite have the bite or edge to it that historical editions have had, but Daniel Farke’s side continued to show why Leeds can be increasingly confident of this fixture being on the Premier League calendar again next season. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Leeds vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and reaction after Cunha equaliser

One of the biggest rivalries in English football is renewed at Elland Road

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2 w. ago Leeds vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League latest score, match stream and goal updates

One of the biggest rivalries in English football is renewed at Elland Road

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2 w. ago Leeds vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates

One of the biggest rivalries in English football is renewed at Elland Road

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2 w. ago Two Championship matches postponed as EFL programme falls victim to the weather

A number of matches up and down the English football pyramid have been postponed as adverse weather conditions have hit the United Kingdom at the start of the new year

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2 w. ago Leeds vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

One of the biggest rivalries in English football is renewed at Elland Road

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