Category: Football
Sports quiz of the week: Geoff Capes, triathlon trouble and playground goals
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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
1 Cooper collides with old club Forest Two years ago it was this fixture that looked to have brought an end to the Steve Cooper [more…]
José Mourinho aims sarcastic barbs at ref after red card against Manchester United
José Mourinho sarcastically described Clément Turpin as “one of the best referees in the world”after the Fenerbahce manager was sent off in his side’s 1-1 [more…]
Conference League roundup: New Saints make history and Chelsea win
The New Saints became the first Welsh Premier side to gather points at the group stage of a major European competition by beating Astana 2-0. [more…]
The rebooted football regulator: what is new under Labour and what can it do? | Paul MacInnes
So the regulator lives again? Well, it never really died, it was just resting. The football governance bill has returned to parliament this week, relaunched [more…]
Football regulator will not consider foreign policy for takeovers after climbdown
Ministers have climbed down over plans to require the new football regulator to consider the government’s foreign policy when making decisions about club takeovers. The [more…]
Raphinha hits hat-trick in Barcelona’s vengeful demolition of Bayern Munich
This was not just a victory, it was an exorcism, the olés ringing round the Olympic stadium as high on Montjuïc hill Barcelona laid ghosts [more…]
Haaland’s flying volley lights up Manchester City’s rout of Sparta Prague
In the goalfest that is Erling Haaland’s remarkable career, the reverse-flick while airborne that beat Peter Vindahl while facing away from Sparta Prague’s goalkeeper is [more…]
Darwin Núñez strike sinks Leipzig to maintain Liverpool’s perfect start
It is too early to pass judgment on Liverpool’s credentials or the new Champions League format, according to Arne Slot. It is not too soon [more…]
Celtic make point in Champions League by holding Atalanta at arm’s length
There should be no embarrassment whatsoever attached to the scale of Celtic celebration which greeted confirmation of a draw in northern Italy. That Atalanta had [more…]