98 m. ago Why Feyenoord’s 1970 European Cup win was a sliding doors moment for Celtic

The final remains curious in a Celtic context because it is the showpiece occasion the club would rather forgetIt feels cruel in part to use Thursday’s meeting of Feyenoord and Celtic to reflect upon illustrious times. The Dutch side are 29th in the 36-team Europa League table, with Celtic’s position in 27th only more slightly more palatable to supporters because Rangers are bottom of the pile.Those fans disrupted an annual general meeting to the point of abandonment last week, demonstrating the disharmony that has engulfed Celtic for months. A club that progressed to the Champions League’s knockout phase last season, looking an overdue but serious European force, have starkly regressed. Celtic have the spending power to outshine clubs who routinely embarrass them in a bigger pond than St Mirren and Motherwell occupy. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Feyenoord vs Celtic: Martin O’Neill takes Hoops to face old European Cup foes as Wilfried Nancy awaits – team news

CELTIC and Feyenoord's history goes back 55 years. The Glasgow giants reached the European Cup final in 1970 and were looking - and indeed expected - to repeat their heroics from Lisbon three years earlier. But standing in their way was a slick Feyenoord team, with a future Celtic manager at the heart of it...

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26 h. ago Adorable moment Scottish primary school boys sing Last Christmas into Ring doorbell camera

The video of the five boys belting out the Wham number one hit has been seen more than 1.4 million times as the group has become a Christmas sensation.

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44 h. ago Chelsea icon leaves wife huge sum as kids given FA Cup and European winners' medals

Chelsea icon John Dempsey, who won the FA Cup and European Cup Winners Cup with the Blues, has left his wife the majority of his fortune as his kids were gifted his two treasured medals

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4 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson 'fainted' before pub opening as staff member issued 'impossible' warning

Jeremy Clarkson has opened up about the chaotic final days before his pub, The Farmer's Dog, opened its doors to the public, revealing one moment that left him reeling

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8 d. ago Tuchel knows perfection is an illusion but England have reasons to dream | David Hytner

The team’s qualifying record is impressive but not as important as their burgeoning confidence and momentum“Right now, I could say that everything played out perfectly,” Thomas Tuchel says, as he reflects on having led England through qualifying to the World Cup finals: phase one of the mission complete. It does not feel incongruous for the head coach to talk about perfection – partly because he is constantly chasing it and also because, well, the results have been perfect.When Tuchel’s team beat Albania 2-0 in Tirana on Sunday, it meant they topped their group with eight wins out of eight and with eight clean sheets. Never before has a European nation gone through World Cup qualification, playing at least six ties, without conceding. Spain will emulate them if they beat Turkey at home and keep a clean sheet in their sixth and final qualifier on Tuesday night. The only thing is that Tuchel knows perfection is unattainable – particularly in international football. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago England win every group game without conceding after Kane’s double sinks Albania

For Thomas Tuchel, there was an unmistakable circularity, a pleasingness to the narrative arc. The England head coach began his tenure with a World Cup qualifying victory against Albania at Wembley last March. And he finished the first phase of the mission to add a second star to the shirt with another one – by the same scoreline in Tirana.It is surely worth taking a moment to digest the headline numbers. This was England’s eighth qualifying win out of eight and an eighth clean sheet. Never before has a European team gone through World Cup qualification – playing at least six ties – without letting in a goal. It is a record to fire hope, which has sent out a message. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kate Lawler reflects on Big Brother’s 25th anniversary ahead of the 2025 grand final

EXCLUSIVE: The former Big Brother champion reflects on the Sliding Doors moment that changed her life and how things have evolved since, from family life with daughter Noa to new work on screen and beyond

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2 w. ago Reid setback for Arsenal highlights mounting concern over ACL injuries

Teenage defender is the third player from the club to be sidelined with long-term knee injury this season amid fears over match schedulingOn Monday, two days before their Allianz Arena game against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Arsenal announced the devastating news that their centre-back Katie Reid had sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury.The 19-year-old, who was pulled forward to lift the Champions League trophy in front of fans by the captain Leah Williamson at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium celebration in May, had a meteoric rise at the start to the season, partnering Steph Catley in place of the injured Williamson, starting many games ahead of the World Cup winner Laia Codina and double European Championship winner Lotte Wubben-Moy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Cup 2026 European qualifying: when, how and who needs what?

Only England have qualified so far, and there is sure to be drama aplenty over the next week as everyone else battles to join themThe standings in fullCould the unthinkable happen? Germany have never failed to qualify for the World Cup but the four-time champions can’t afford slip-ups if they are to seal top spot after losing against Slovakia in their opening game. Julian Nagelsmann’s side lead Slovakia on goal difference and need to beat Luxembourg on Friday and see whether Northern Ireland – guaranteed a playoff after finishing top of their Nations League group – can do them any favours in Slovakia on the same night. Germany finish against Slovakia in Leipzig on Monday in what could be a winner-takes-all showdown. Teams finishing second go into the playoffs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal and Crystal Palace fixtures moved as TV decision adds to chaos

Arsenal and Crystal Palace have seen Premier League fixtures moved after their Carabao Cup clash had to be re-arranged due to the Eagles' European commitments

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann family harasser Julia Wandelt caught on camera at their home

Doorbell footage caught the moment a woman who insisted she was Madeleine McCann went to Kate and Gerry's home

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2 w. ago Rangers fans told something they really won’t want to hear as Hotline harks back to the dim and distant past

The row from the Premier Sports Cup derby clash at Hampden continues to rage as European action takes a back seat

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3 w. ago Arsenal make it 10 wins in a row as they cruise past Slavia Prague with Merino double

Another game, another slew of records for Arsenal’s defensive machine. This time it was one that had stretched back more than 55 years, when Leeds became the last English team not to concede a goal in their opening four matches, in the 1969/70 European Cup campaign under Don Revie.Slavia Prague gave it their best shot and thought they had been awarded a late penalty, only for the video assistant referee to deny them. The Czech champions finally recorded a shot on target against David Raya in stoppage time, but Arsenal made it eight successive clean sheets in all competitions for the first time since they were in what was the Second Division, in 1903. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gareth Southgate: I had become divisive among England fanbase

Southgate spent eight years in charge, taking his side to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and successive European Championship finals

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3 w. ago Arsenal and Crystal Palace’s Carabao Cup tie moved to 23 December

Palace successful in getting quarter-final moved back EFL blame expanded European schedule for decisionThe Carabao Cup quarter-final between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium will take place on 23 December, the EFL has confirmed, with the expanded European schedules blamed for “undermining” the reputation of the competition, with both clubs now having to play two matches in three days.The tie had originally been slated to take place on 16 December but Palace requested for it to be moved because they argued it would have left them with 24 hours less than Arsenal to prepare and leave them with the task of playing three games in five days. The Premier League leaders were in favour of playing the game in its original slot and had opposed the request for it to be pushed back. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why are European champions England in pot 2 for Women’s World Cup qualifying?

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will look to qualify for the 2027 World Cup

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3 w. ago Talking Horses | Willie Mullins eyes Melbourne and Breeders’ Cup double after shock triumph

The dominant jumps racing trainer has another huge Flat prize in sight after Ethical Diamond’s sparkling successIf five wins from the seven turf events, one short of the record, felt like a standard return for European runners at the 2025 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar, then the identity of the biggest winner of all was a huge, and very refreshing, surprise.Willie Mullins blew into Del Mar with Ethical Diamond, his first ever runner at the meeting, and left with the $2m first prize in the Turf, nearly five times as much as he banked when Nick Rockett landed the Grand National in April. And the style of his win was equally memorable. Punters who backed the proven Group One form of Minnie Hauk and Rebel’s Romance might beg to differ, but it gladdened the heart to see an Ebor Handicap winner leave the pair of them standing with a stretch run for the ages. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Train stabbings witness saw person 'hanging out train door bleeding' after horror attack

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: A witness has shared the horror moment he saw a person "hanging out the train door bleeding" after multiple people were stabbed on a train near Huntingdon

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3 w. ago I've seen proof death is not the end. This is the eerie Ring doorbell moment that convinced me

It might feel like you can't pass a shop or a home today without spotting another ghoulish pumpkin. Depending on your outlook towards the preternatural, you may be thoroughly sick of orange tat.

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