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• David Squires on … Mohamed Salah’s explosive interview and Liverpool chaos

  09-12-2025 11:59 via theguardian.com
  Our cartoonist on the trouble at Anfield after Egyptian’s stinging response to being dropped by Arne SlotDavid’s favourite cartoons of 2025 | Buy one hereAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...
  
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• Sunderland hero Gary Rowell dies aged 68 on eve of derby with Newcastle

  14-12-2025 00:29 via theguardian.com
  Former striker scored a hat-trick in 1979 derbyRowell had been diagnosed with leukaemiaThe former Sunderland striker Gary Rowell has died at the age of 68, the Black Cats have announced. He was being treated for leukaemia.The Seaham-born Rowell, who scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 Division Two win over Newcastle at St James’ Park in February 1979, died on Saturday. His death comes 50 years to the day since he made his Sunderland debut and just a day before the Black Cats host the Magpies in th
  
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• European football: Raphinha sinks Osasuna to consolidate Barcelona’s lead

  14-12-2025 00:02 via theguardian.com
  Real Madrid, who play on Sunday, now trail by seven pointsLeverkusen’s Terrier hits back-heel volley against CologneRaphinha struck twice late in the second half as Barcelona secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory over a resolute Osasuna side, extending their lead at the top of La Liga to seven points. Hansi Flick’s men now sit on 43 points, comfortably clear of second-placed Real Madrid, who have a game in hand and play at Alavés on Sunday.Despite their control of the game, Barcel
  
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• Mosquera’s last-gasp own goal hands Arsenal dramatic win against luckless Wolves

  13-12-2025 23:19 via theguardian.com
  No easy games? Surely this one would be for Arsenal. Never before in English football history had a team endured a worse league record after 15 matches than Wolves. In any of the professional divisions. Their haul of two points gave an outline of the grimness, although by no means all of the detail.Before kick-off, the bookmakers had Wolves at 28-1 to win; it was 8-1 for the draw. You just had to hand it to the club’s 3,000 travelling fans who took up their full ticket allocation. There we
  
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• Phil Foden’s rocky road is proof that a prodigy’s promise is no guarantee of glory | Jonathan Wilson

  13-12-2025 21:00 via theguardian.com
  The Manchester City midfielder is in sparkling club form but that doesn’t mean he is the right fit for Tuchel’s EnglandBy the time the World Cup comes around, nine years will have passed since Phil Foden won the Golden Ball as England lifted the Under-17 World Cup. That tournament can be seen in hindsight as a watershed for the English game, the first indication that the elite player performance plan (EPPP) and the England DNA project – taking youth football seriously – m
  
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• Fulham hold off Burnley fightback as inspired Wilson makes the difference

  13-12-2025 20:56 via theguardian.com
  Harry Wilson scored one and set up two more as Fulham piled more pressure on their former manager Scott Parker by inflicting a seventh straight defeat on beleaguered Burnley.Although Lesley Ugochukwu cancelled out Emile Smith Rowe’s early goal, Calvin Bassey had the visitors back in front before half-time and Wilson’s eighth goal of the season put Fulham clear. Continue reading...
  
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• Championship roundup: Fatawu strikes from own half as Leicester sink Ipswich

  13-12-2025 20:10 via theguardian.com
  Winger’s 65-yard lob helps Foxes to 3-1 winCoventry stay top; Boro tighten grip on secondAbdul Fatawu scored from inside his own half as Leicester cruised to a 3-1 win against Ipswich at the King Power Stadium. Fatawu’s remarkable lob from about 65 yards doubled Leicester’s lead two minutes before half-time, after Bobby De Cordova-Reid lashed home from distance on eight minutes.Leicester sealed the points on 52 minutes when Jordan Ayew converted Ricardo Pereira’s cutback
  
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• Maresca’s cryptic comments spark confusion after Chelsea sink Everton

  13-12-2025 19:48 via theguardian.com
  What had seemed like a routine win for Chelsea became something a lot more mysterious thanks to a cryptic comment from Enzo Maresca in the post-match press conference. “The last 48 hours,” he said, “have been the hardest since I joined the club because so many people didn’t support me and the team.”But which people? It was far from obvious. There was a clear sense Maresca was directing a message to somebody: he made the statement in response to a question about Malo
  
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• Was Salah's return the beginning of the end at Liverpool or start of an apology? | Will Unwin

  13-12-2025 19:46 via theguardian.com
  Forward made an emotional lap of honour at Anfield after a week that put his future at the club in doubtMohamed Salah and Liverpool have put politics to shame by showing what a long week truly looks like. It ended with the Egyptian doing a one-man lap of honour at Anfield, an attempt to rebuild trust with the supporters after creating a ceasefire, if not a complete truce, with Arne Slot.Over the past seven days a lot has changed, but one thing remained the same, Salah started a Premier League ga
  
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• Olivia Smith erases all doubt for Arsenal after frenetic first-half spell at Everton

  13-12-2025 15:14 via theguardian.com
  The Women’s Super League’s December goal-of-the-month compilation will probably include three contributions from this match. Arsenal scored two of them and climbed to second in the table as half-volleys from Katie McCabe and Olivia Smith helped them on their way to a valuable victory.It will have felt all the more satisfying for Arsenal after Chelsea dropped points against Everton last Sunday. They were momentarily given a scare when Honoka Hayashi levelled the scores in a frenetic f
  
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• Sunderland and Newcastle steeled for resumption of football’s ‘most intense derby’

  13-12-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Eddie Howe says revitalised derby rivals will be a tougher mental test for his side than the Champions LeagueMidnight was fast approaching when Eddie Howe faced a curve-ball question: if he could be offered a draw at the Stadium of Light on Sunday would he accept it?If the typically straight-bat answer – “no chance, we prepare to win every game” – was expected, Howe’s subsequent reaction spoke volumes about Sunderland’s recent metamorphosis. Continue reading..
  
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• Frustrated Messi fans throw chairs and bottles at India stadium event

  13-12-2025 12:59 via bbc.com
  The Inter Miami and Argentina forward is in India for his 'GOAT tour', taking in events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.
  
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• Adam Wharton finding his rhythm at Crystal Palace as suitors gather

  13-12-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  The midfielder has caught the eye at Selhurst Park and now has the World Cup and Champions League in his sightsFor all the milestones Adam Wharton has ticked off since he signed for Crystal Palace in January last year there is one he has yet to celebrate: scoring a goal.It took only four months for the midfielder to earn a place in England’s Euro 2024 squad thanks to some scintillating performances for the club, although Wharton didn’t play a minute at the tournament after making his
  
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• Which SPFL players are heading for Afcon 2025?

  13-12-2025 10:58 via bbc.com
  Ten players from seven Scottish clubs are heading to the Africa Cup of Nations, but how long will they be away and what are their prospects?
  
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• Why have managers stopped wearing suits?

  13-12-2025 10:29 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team look at why managers have traded suits for tracksuits in the Premier League.
  
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• Lionel Messi’s India tour starts in chaos as angry fans throw seats in stadium

  13-12-2025 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Argentinian makes 20-minute appearance in KolkataSupporters climb fence and hurl objects from standsLionel Messi’s tour of India kicked off on a chaotic note on Saturday as fans ripped up seats and threw them towards the pitch after the Argentina and Inter Miami forward’s brief visit to the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, the ANI news agency reported.Messi is in India as part of a tour during which he is scheduled to attend concerts, youth football clinics and a padel tournament, and l
  
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• Findlay wants permanent Hearts move - gossip

  13-12-2025 09:42 via bbc.com
  Hearts defender wants longer-term say, Rangers' sporting director target leaves door open and panel backs controversial Rugby Park calls.
  
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• One win in 10 - should Dundee Utd fans be worried?

  13-12-2025 09:22 via bbc.com
  BBC Scotland analyses the severity of Dundee United's current predicament.
  
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• Liverpool fans’ patience wears thin as WSL strugglers face crunch clash

  13-12-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Reds are still winless in the league and Gareth Taylor must turn results around starting at West Ham on SundayNo wins, no clean sheets and – on Thursday night – no shots on target. It has been a horrible first half of the WSL season for Liverpool and, while the gaze of the world’s football media has been drawn towards the future of “the Egyptian King”, Mo Salah, on Merseyside, the women’s team look increasingly in danger of slipping down the pyramid.It is
  
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• 'Salah helped bring our communities together'

  13-12-2025 08:28 via bbc.com
  Liverpool's Arab community say they would be "disappointed" if the Egyptian leaves the club.
  
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• How Savage and Smethurst gave Macclesfield 'new life'

  13-12-2025 07:38 via bbc.com
  A look at how former Premier League footballer Robbie Savage and Macclesfield FC owner Rob Smethurst helped revive a football club.
  
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• Guardiola, a great generation, and dogs called John and Charles

  13-12-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva sits down with Kelly Somers to discuss his career, what he will do once he retires, and playing for Pep Guardiola.
  
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• 'This club can turn things around' - Bernardo Silva on Man City

  13-12-2025 07:04 via bbc.com
  Midfielder Bernardo Silva reflects on his success at Manchester City and how the team is trying to adapt and incorporate a new generation of players.
  
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• ‘We are more successful than they wanted us to be’: Chloe Kelly on team squabbles, scoring that penalty and surviving sport’s gender wars

  13-12-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Women’s football is booming – but the bigger it’s got, the messier it’s become for players. Through it all, the hot tip for Sports Personality of the Year has kept a cool headAt the end of last year, Chloe Kelly was seriously considering stepping away from football. She was deeply unhappy at Manchester City, her team since 2020, where it seemed as if they wouldn’t let her play, nor let her leave. She wasn’t getting enough time on the pitch, so wasn’t sur
  
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• Palace want Johnson from Spurs - Saturday's gossip

  13-12-2025 00:03 via bbc.com
  Crystal Palace want Tottenham winger Brennan Johnson, Chelsea lead the way for AZ Alkmaar's teenage midfielder Kees Smit, while AC Milan want Niklas Fullkrug, plus more.
  
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• Five million World Cup ticket requests in one day - Fifa

  12-12-2025 23:35 via bbc.com
  Fifa says five million World Cup ticket requests have been made, despite coming under pressure from supporters' groups critical of its "scandalous" pricing structure.
  
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• Scotland's Burke scores stunner as Union beat RB Leipzig

  12-12-2025 23:32 via bbc.com
  Oliver Burke scores the opener as Union Berlin get the better of second-placed RB Leipzig with a surprise 3-1 victory in the Bundesliga.
  
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• Palmer's groin problem makes no 'sense' - Maresca

  12-12-2025 23:31 via bbc.com
  Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says there is "not any sense" to Cole Palmer's ongoing groin injury - and hopes it does not prove to be a season-long issue.
  
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• 'Anger and disappointment' as fans priced out of World Cup

  12-12-2025 22:32 via bbc.com
  Supporters tell BBC Sport of their frustration at the astronomical cost of following the 2026 World Cup.
  
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• Football Association to pass on fan anger over World Cup ticket prices

  12-12-2025 20:08 via theguardian.com
  Prices 10 times those promised in initial bidFifa not expected to change policy for 2026The Football Association will pass on England supporters’ concerns about high 2026 World Cup ticket prices to Fifa. However, despite the growing outrage, it is understood none of the international federations expect world football’s governing body to change its policy.Anger among supporter groups continued on Friday after it emerged that the cheapest tickets will cost 10 times the price promised i
  
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