Amorim has come under fire this season for failing to trust his academy players. On a night when home-grown pair Kobbie Mainoo and Shea Lacey remained on the bench, evidence for Amorim’s caution...
Fifa’s big idea is to set up the best chance of blockbuster ties in the latter stages of the World Cup. So for the first time it is giving special seeding status to the top four in the world ran...
“Frustrated, angry, that is it.” Ruben Amorim was summing up his own feelings in his first answer at the post-match news conference following Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with West H...
Things were looking bleak for Leeds United boss Daniel Farke. But, after the final whistle against Chelsea on Wednesday, the German wandered over to the crowd with a wide smile on his face. Leeds, who...
A delegation from Iran will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in the US on Friday after threatening to boycott it over a visa row. Iran applied for nine visas but were issued four, with Mehdi Taj, presid...
“In the end, everyone ends up like that. But if you look at what happened after [Barcelona’s] game against Chelsea, the abuse he [Araujo] received on social media and all that… that&...
As with Salah, a player of Van Dijk’s pedigree must not be written off after winning two Premier Leagues, the Champions League, the FA Cup and two EFL Cups in a stellar Liverpool career. He has,...
So, how have Coventry been so efficient in front of goal? Aside from great finishing, it’s about how they’ve used the ball. Coventry are only the seventh highest in the division in terms o...
In her hit Someone Like You, Adele sings of love, loss and moving on in the aftermath of a relationship ending. Macclesfield soon had to deal with such a scenario. Savage’s success with Macclesf...
He has never managed in Europe, far less in the Glasgow goldfish bowl. So Nancy, if he is to be successful, is going to need help. From his board of directors, from his players and from the Celtic sup...
