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Football regulator has ‘absolute power’ to force Manchester City sale if verdict upheld
IFR chair David Kogan insists regulator has power to actCity have appealed against Premier League’s chargesThe Independent Football Regulator (IFR) will have “absolute power” to force Manchester City’s owners to sell if they are ultimately found to have run the club improperly, the watchdog’s cha…
Champions League roundup: McTominay double leads Napoli past Bodø/Glimt
Midfielder scores for first time since heart surgeryTen-man Atlético hang on for draw against StuttgartScott McTominay scored his first two goals of the season to help Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt 4-3 and relieve pressure on the coach, Massimiliano Allegri. McTominay, who also hit a post, missed a mont…
Doué and Vitinha burn bright as brittle Barcelona come unstuck against PSG
Fire, noise, fury, a sense of empty energy. And across town, a football match too. Do any of these randomly pitched autumnal Champions League fixtures mean anything? Probably not when you’re Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, and the only game in town is risk-free TV income and a semi-guaranteed …
Mac Allister double sparks Liverpool’s thrilling comeback win over Villarreal
Andoni Iraola and Iñigo Pérez parked a long and close friendship in the buildup to their first competitive confrontation as coaches. The old Athletic Bilbao teammates will have a humdinger of a Champions League contest to dissect once communications are restored. Liverpool, ignited by Rio Ngumoha…
Foden hat-trick helps Manchester City cut through noise and crush AEK Athens
Phil Foden shouted the loudest on a quiet night at the Etihad Stadium, announcing his personal return to form with an instinctive hat-trick as Manchester City dispatched AEK Athens with little fuss. Enzo Maresca had called for City to make their own noise amid the cacophony around the club but a …
Liverpool v Villarreal: Champions League – live
⚽ Updates from the 8pm BST kick-off at Anfield⚽ Football clockwatch | Live scores | Table | Mail ScottVillarreal kick off. They’re kicking towards the Kop in this first half.Both sets of fans give their all to this evening’s pre-match dip into the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook. Nunca caminarás…
PSG v Barcelona, Manchester City v AEK Athens, and more: Champions League – live
⚽ Updates from Tuesday’s Champions League games⚽ Liverpool v Villarreal | Live scores | Table | Mail SimonPeeeeeeeeep! The games have begun! Except for the one in Paris, which is running late.These are the final moments of pre-match precursive preambulation, with kick-off moments away. “Now, I’m …
Arsenal’s David Raya hits back at ‘boring’ label as Arteta defends side’s style of play
Goalkeeper brushes off criticism before Bayern clashKompany could miss game with virus affecting his legsDavid Raya says he does not care if rival supporters call Arsenal “boring” as his manager, Mikel Arteta, insisted that critics of the team’s style were only a “very small minority”.Arsenal mad…
US under-17 women beat Samoa 17-0 for biggest win in World Cup history
Result is largest margin at any age level of a World CupDiMaria is first to score six at Fifa finals since HaalandTournament is in year two of expanded 24-team fieldThe United States began their U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign on Monday with a record-setting 17-0 win over Samoa the biggest win at…
Football Daily | Kulusevski and Maddison return to form but are Tottenham also back?
As Tottenham edged to victory over Coventry, a familiar face among the post-match salutations. Could that be Dejan Kulusevski? For it was he, playing 526 days since his last Spurs appearance. Much has changed though still much stays the same. Ben Davies’s deflected late clincher catapulted Spurs …
How Brazil’s election result could shape women’s football in the country
Female players including Carlinha and Tayla Carolina have spoken out against the far-right, who they fear will harm the women’s game as well as wider societyThe day before the first round of Brazilian elections, the Estádio do Morumbi hosted the second leg of the Brazilian Women’s Championship fi…
Animal rights group urges Crystal Palace to retire bald eagle mascot
Peta calls on club to never again use a live animal mascot‘There’s no reason to drag a wild animal into a stadium’A leading animal rights group has urged Crystal Palace to retire their American bald eagle mascot because, it says, the matchday experience can leave the bird “frightened, disoriented…
Erik ten Hag accuses Cristiano Ronaldo of ‘letting down’ Manchester United
Ten Hag says Ronaldo did not complete post-match runFormer manager claims club broke promises made to himErik ten Hag has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo “let the team down” during their time together at Manchester United. Ten Hag has also alleged that promises made by United’s owners went unfulfilled,…
Two more years for Sarina, six more goals against Spurs, and Arsenal boos – Women’s Football Weekly
Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzanne Wrack, Sophie Downey and Marva Kreel to discuss the return of the WSL and moreFaye Carruthers is joined by Suzanne Wrack, Sophie Downey and Marva Kreel to discuss the return of the WSL and more.On the podcast today: Big news as the Lionesses head coach, Sarina…
David Squires on … Manchester City sailing into unknown Premier League waters
Our cartoonist on a perfect start for Enzo Maresca’s league leaders. What could possibly go wrong?Buy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite worksAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...
Villarreal’s Iñigo Pérez ready to meet Iraola again in test of old bond
Refused a work permit at Bournemouth, Pérez comes face to face with Liverpool’s head coach in Champions LeagueOn Iñigo Pérez’s first day as a head coach he took a call from Andoni Iraola, just as he had every day for months. They had known each other for 22 years, lived in the same residency, com…
Dwight Yorke: ‘I’m not a kid trying to get into management – I’m a manager’
Ghana may soon come calling for Trinidad and Tobago’s former captain and manager, who is proud of his CV since his days as a Premier League strikerDwight Yorke wants you to stop calling him a former player. “I’m not a kid trying to get into management for the first time,” he says from his home in…
Football Australia chair Anter Isaac dismisses recent Fifa ructions as ‘growing pains’
Isaac appears to back current direction of world governing bodyBut ‘premature’ to talk about support for Gianni Infantino Football Australia chair Anter Isaac has played down concerns around the controversial World Cup privatisation push engineered by Gianni Infantino ahead of a meeting of Asian …