Updates as Brighton host Manchester United, kick-off 4pm (BST)Mourinho says Manchester City’s TV series shows they lack class
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Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United: Premier League – live!
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Vitesse Arnhem relegated from Eredivisie after 18-point deduction
via theguardian.comDutch club relegated in wake of Guardian and TBIJ investigationDocuments appeared to show financial ties to AbramovichThe Dutch football association has deducted 18 points from Vitesse Arnhem, officially confirming the club’s relegation, in the wake of an investigation by the Guardian and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) that uncovered apparent financial ties between the club and the Russian oligarch and former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.The KNVB, the governing body of Dut -
Ten Hag calms talk of divided squad as Wilcox appointed technical director
via theguardian.comManager forgives Garnacho and says: ‘We move on’ Wilcox leaves role as Southampton’s director of footballErik ten Hag has denied claims of factions within his Manchester United squad, while attempting to put a line under a string of recent controversies.On a day when Jason Wilcox was confirmed as United’s technical director, joining from Southampton, Ten Hag sought to further cool waters after Alejandro Garnacho apologised for the faux-pas of liking a social media po -
Chelsea’s £76.5m hotel deals raise questions over PSR compliance
via theguardian.comClub’s losses reduced by property deal with sister companyChelsea would have lost £166.4m without hotel salesPremier League clubs reacted with exasperation after seeing that Chelsea eased their financial position with the £76.5m sale of two hotels to a sister company in a deal that appears to have helped the club avoid a breach of profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).Chelsea’s accounts, published last weekend, revealed the club made a -
Arteta backs scrapping of FA Cup replays as Accrington posit boycott
via theguardian.comArsenal manager says change needed to ‘protect our players’Accrington chairman open to boycott if ‘enough clubs’ want itMikel Arteta insisted that the scrapping of FA Cup replays was necessary to “protect our players” as Accrington Stanley’s chairman said he would support a boycott of the tournament if there was widespread backing.As the backlash against the abandonment of replays continued, the EFL said clubs lower down the pyramid were being marginalis -
Nicolas Jackson’s promise hindered by tyranny of expectations at Chelsea | Jonathan Liew
via theguardian.comForward, who faces Manchester City in the FA Cup on Saturday, has managed a debut season goal tally up there with big namesThe pure poacher’s instinct. The understanding of timing and angles, the striker’s sixth sense for exactly where the ball is going to be, and exactly what he’s going to do with it. The ball is loose in the penalty area, and as Nicolas Jackson swoops in with the late run his eyes are fixed firmly on the target. Which, alas, is wedged under the arm of his tea -
Manchester City face Chelsea with no time to dwell on Madrid heartache
via theguardian.comTreble winners turn their focus to becoming the first English men’s club to claim a double-double in FA Cup semi-finalChelsea beware: at 5.15pm on Saturday Pep Guardiola expects Manchester City to show precisely how little sorrow they feel for themselves after being dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.The FA Cup semi-final comes 72 hours after Wednesday’s penalty shootout heartbreak and, maybe, too soon for Mauricio Pochettino’s team as a smarting City aim to forg -
Liverpool have become ‘too easy’ to play against, admits Jürgen Klopp
via theguardian.comManager says team must toughen up if they are to win the titleKlopp takes hope from return of key players from serious injuryJürgen Klopp has admitted Liverpool have become “too easy” to play against and must toughen up if they are to stand any chance of winning the Premier League title.Klopp’s side travel to Fulham on Sunday in third, two points behind Manchester City and below Arsenal on goal difference, having drawn and lost their past two league fixtures, against Manch -
Maximilian Kilman: ‘I’m really pushing to be in the England squad. It is my dream’
via theguardian.comWolves captain has relished his journey from university and futsal to the Premier League – now he is targeting a spot at Euro 2024Maximilian Kilman is reflecting on the days when, long before evolving into one of the Premier League’s most consistent defenders at Wolves, fierce derbies largely comprised playing in varsity matches for the University of Hertfordshire, from which he will formally graduate with a business and sport management degree this September. “I remember Bedfo -
FA Cup and Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action
via theguardian.comManchester City take on Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday while Liverpool are in Premier League action at Fulham on SundayFA Cup semi-finals (stats from all competitions) Continue reading... -
How the Premier League experience can leave a sour taste for fans
via theguardian.comHigh prices, rescheduled kick-offs, glaring inequality, PSR confusion – all are riling supporters, yet their loyalty abidesIt is about an hour before kick-off at Stamford Bridge and Everton fans are milling outside the gate that leads to the away end. It’s a Monday night and people look tired, having just been dispatched from their coaches at the end of a five-hour journey. Some are waiting for friends, clasping cups of coffee, others are looking for spare tickets. The cons -
Football Daily | Is a Swiss-style end for FA Cup replays worth trading the family silver for?
via theguardian.comSign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!You’ve probably heard of the Swiss system. Come on, you know: “The Swiss system is used for competitions in which there are too many entrants for a full round-robin (all-play-all) to be feasible, and eliminating any competitors before the end of the tournament is undesirable. [1].” That’s the format next season’s Big Cup group stage will be played within. And thereafter, until a Uefa suit eventually clocks that 36 t -
‘That goal kickstarted an era’: how Mark Robins saved Alex Ferguson
via theguardian.comAs the Coventry manager prepares to meet his old club, his former United teammates discuss that goal in 1990Legend has it that Mark Robins saved the career of an ailing Manchester United manager in 1990. On Sunday at Wembley he could influence the future of another. When Robins was 20, amid a United run of 11 matches without a league win, Alex Ferguson hoped his young striker could provide a much-needed spark in a January FA Cup tie at Nottingham Forest – and it worked.United went on to be -
Hayes’ Chelsea legacy is untarnished even if final season ends trophyless | Suzanne Wrack
via theguardian.comOminous Barcelona side are in the way to another Champions League final but recent missteps pale against her achievementsEmma Hayes steps into the technical area at the Estadi Olímpic on Saturday after a draining few weeks on and off the pitch. The task is huge. Over two legs, Hayes must navigate Chelsea past a Barcelona side who are laden with World Cup stars and play irresistible football to reach the Champions League final.This trophy is the only one to have eluded the manager during h -
Championship trapdoor grips clubs stifled by managerial conveyor belt | Will Unwin
via theguardian.comEight teams are fighting to avoid two relegation spots with short-term approaches holding them backIt is tough at the bottom of the Championship as a collection of former Premier League teams fight to avoid the ignominy of being relegated to the third tier. Six points separate eight clubs, with three games to play and two places below the red line up for grabs.There have been numerous routes taken to this point: some clubs had woeful starts, others dipped in the winter and one never got going. W -
Luke Garrard will leave Boreham Wood a legend – even if they go down | Steven Pye
via theguardian.comThe manager has given fans memories for life over the last nine years. Keeping them up on Saturday would be a perfect endBy Steven Pye for the Guardian Sport NetworkAll good things must come to an end. After nine years at the helm, Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard takes charge of his last match for the club on Saturday. There will be a few crying eyes at Meadow Park. Hopefully there will also be tears of happiness and relief after the club’s final game of the season against Ebbsfleet. At -
MLS power rankings: new rules hand an edge to Messi and Miami
via theguardian.comSan Jose have goalkeeping problems, the Whitecaps are defending in a unique way and Miami are given a helping handWelcome back to the Guardian’s MLS Power Rankings, where I have a beef with your specific team and your specific team alone.MLS roster rules might be changing in the middle of the season, but as for this column? It’s following the same format as it has all season. We’re still ranking teams from worst to first. But along with the rankings, we’re diving deep int -
Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 things to look out for this weekend
via theguardian.comTwo big Wembley meetings await in the Cup, while a desperation derby looks to be in store at Goodison ParkThere was a distinct end-of-season vibe at the Gtech Community Stadium after Brentford’s win over Sheffield United, with Thomas Frank and his players performing what amounted to a lap of honour as they took plaudits from fans relieved that the spectre of relegation had finally been banished. Of course only time will tell if the Bees become the first Premier League team to decamp to the -
‘Playing against 14’: Michail Antonio hits out at officials after West Ham’s exit
via theguardian.comStriker criticises refereeing after aggregate loss to LeverkusenDavid Moyes laments lack of ‘fresh legs’ but hails ‘terrific effort’ Michail Antonio hit out at the refereeing and said that it was like “playing against 14” after West Ham lost their Europa League quarter-final to Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 on aggregate.David Moyes’s side made a spirited attempt to recover from their 2-0 defeat in the first leg and were dreaming of knocking out the newly crowned -
Martínez the tainted hero as Aston Villa beat Lille in controversial shootout
via theguardian.comLong before Emiliano Martínez was booked for time-wasting 39 minutes into this tempestuous knockout tie, there was an air of inevitability that the Aston Villa goalkeeper would prove the hero. So he was, with Martínez saving superbly from Nabil Bentaleb and Benjamin André in a 4-3 penalty shootout victory after Matty Cash’s speculative late strike prevented Lille from advancing and took the game to extra time. Martínez was mobbed by his teammates, Morgan Rogers -
Manchester City’s gripping system failure offers glimmer of hope to others | Barney Ronay
via theguardian.comMadrid being cast as underdogs is a grotesque measure of where we are but absorbing tie was a telling clash of contrastsIt turns out Pep Guardiola was right after all. Manchester City’s pursuit of the double-treble will now remain “a hypothetical dream”.This was Pep’s own excellent phrase before Wednesday’s second leg against Real Madrid, a formulation that suggests even Guardiola’s dreams are full of theory, algebra, hypotheticals, like a footballing ver -
Arsenal eye Alexander Isak and Michael Olise in search for striker and winger
via theguardian.comClub’s owners ready to back Mikel Arteta in transfer marketSporting’s Viktor Gyökeres has also been heavily linkedArsenal are targeting a striker and winger in the summer to strengthen Mikel Arteta’s squad after their hopes of reaching a first Champions League semi-final since 2009 were ended by Bayern Munich.Successive defeats against Aston Villa and Bayern have left Arsenal’s chances of silverware this season relying on Manchester City slipping up in the Premier Le -
Football Daily | Real Madrid and Ancelotti always find a way. How do they do it?
via theguardian.comSign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Maybe Fede Valverde, Real Madrid’s man of the match at the Etihad, said it best: “Against all odds. Acting like dead people. THIS IS FOOTBALL HERITAGE REAL MADRID.” Yes, Manchester City are out, Madrid are through, water is wet. Stick your xG, bookies’ odds, possession stats, and moral victories. Liam Gallagher, Ricky Hatton, Jason Manford, your boys took one hell of a beating. So Madrid continued their inevitable march t -
A US Premier League game would be wildly popular – and demean everyone
via theguardian.comFifa is considering a policy change that would allow leagues to play domestic matches overseas, reopening one of football’s most squalid ideasThe dream – or nightmare – of a 39th Premier League match in America has drawn a little closer. After reaching a settlement with US promoter Relevent Sports, Fifa last week signaled it will consider changes to its policy of blocking league matches from being played outside the league’s home country. The indication that Fifa’s -
As City and Arsenal exit Europe, is the Premier League really the world’s best? | Max Rushden
via theguardian.comIn a game where Eric Dier is among those who moved abroad and kicked on, plenty believe the English arrogance is realIt’s that Mitchell and Webb sketch reprised. Premier League fans looking around nervously. Are we … the farmers? (credit to Charlie on X who asked me this question). How can we carry on if the Premier League isn’t “The Greatest League In The World”™? The Champions League quarter-finals have been a salutary reminder that there are good footballe -
Manchester City and Arsenal crash out of Champions League – Football Weekly Extra
via theguardian.comMax Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Sid Lowe as Real Madrid and Bayern account for Manchester City and Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finalsRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: you can never write off Real Madrid. Manchester City dominated them for almost the entire 120 minutes, but they stayed in it and ultimatel -
Women’s Champions League: where the semi-finals will be won and lost
via theguardian.comChelsea must be wary of Caroline Graham Hansen while PSG will look to capitalise on Tabitha Chawinga’s speed against LyonMoving the Goalposts: sign up for our free newsletterThis weekend brings the first legs of the Women’s Champions League semi-finals and I am particularly intrigued to see how my old club Chelsea approach their tie against Barcelona. This is the third encounter between the clubs in the space of four seasons and it will be interesting to see what Chelsea’s coac -
FA Cup replays scrapped from first round onwards
via bbc.co.ukFA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2024-25 competition. -
Roma manager De Rossi to stay beyond this season
via bbc.co.ukRoma confirm that manager Daniele de Rossi will continue in his role beyond the end of the 2023-24 season. -
Everton manager Sorensen extends contract
via bbc.co.ukEverton manager Brian Sorensen, whose contract was due to expire at the end of this season, commits for a further two years.
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