Paul Scholes says an Instagram story post about Manchester United interim head coach Michael Carrick was “in no way intended to be offensive” towards his former team-mate. Following United’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by Newcastle United last Wednesday – their first loss under Carrick – Scholes wrote: “Michael has definitely got something special about him…cos […]
League One Port Vale’s reward for beating Sunderland in the FA Cup is a quarter-final tie away to Chelsea, while Manchester City will host Liverpool in a heavyweight showdown. Record 14-time winners Arsenal go to Southampton, eighth in the Championship. Leeds United will travel to the winners of Monday’s tie between West Ham United and […]
Head coach Eddie Howe has challenged his Newcastle United players to seize the moment and follow in the footsteps of the side who defeated Barcelona in 1997. Newcastle will meet Barca in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at St James’ Park on Tuesday night. The fixture stirs memories of Tino Asprilla’s […]
After some superb FA Cup fifth-round ties, BBC Sport looks at whether lower-ranked teams should always get to play at home. Source link
“They’ve been held hostage by the Iranian team management in their hotel and they’ve been denied the opportunity to speak to external community members, friends, family or any support networks, be that lawyers or anyone else,” said Foster, who played a key part in helping the Afghanistan women’s team flee the Taliban in 2021. Source […]
With their FA Cup run now over, Wrexham’s focus switches immediately back to their push for what would be a fourth successive promotion. Wrexham – currently sixth – are three points clear of seventh-place Derby County with 11 matches still to play this season. They go into back-to-back home league games against Hull City (Tuesday, […]
So where do Aberdeen go from here? It looks certain there will be no permanent manager until the summer. Eirik Horneland, who recently left Saint-Etienne, had been strongly linked but has said he would not be taking any new job until at least the end of the season. Meanwhile, Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack was forced […]
Seven of the eight FA Cup fifth-round ties have been played, but were you paying attention? Take on our quiz. Source link
Wolves had only three points at the start of the year, but has Edwards given them hope, however improbable? He lost his opening eight games after replacing Vitor Pereira in November, taking a first point in a draw at Manchester United in December. Since then, including the result at Old Trafford, Wolves have earned 13 […]
Watford Women are to play their final two home games of the season at Vicarage Road after a 14-0 win put them in pole position to earn promotion to WSL 2. Madison Perry scored five goals and Coral Haines contributed a hat-trick as they overwhelmed Billericay Town in Sunday’s match in Essex. Megan Chandler (two), […]