On Thursday, Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior said there must be a zero-tolerance policy applied to anyone found guilty of racist behaviour in football. He said: “If any player, any coach or any manager is found guilty of racism, they shouldn’t be in the game. It’s as simple as that.” The former Hull City boss […]
The above approach worked well for me so, having read up about the number of soft-tissue injuries occurring now, I contacted medical people in the game who I respect to try to find out why. Obviously I wondered if strength and conditioning programmes like the ones I used had dropped off, but I got a […]
Not exactly. Reigning champions Arsenal had to kick off their campaign against record eight-time winners Lyon, who they beat in the semi-finals last season. This time they lost and they were also beaten by Bayern Munich in the league phase, meaning they had work to do to qualify. It was a nervy few months but […]
League leaders Hearts are planning warm weather training in Dubai before the Scottish Premiership run-in. (Sun), external Rangers physio Steve Walker is expected to join Hearts next season. (Record), external Manager Martin O’Neill criticised the protest that disrupted Celtic’s 4-1 home defeat by Stuttgart. (Scotsman – subscription required), external Former Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards […]
Former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney hopes Pep Guardiola will stay at Manchester City beyond this season because he has set “a benchmark” for all other managers. The 55-year-old has been in charge of City since 2016 and led them to six Premier League titles, while they are in with a chance of a seventh […]
Available for over a year England’s Women’s Super League, or WSL, is one of the richest leagues in women’s football, with players from many countries – but it’s proven particularly attractive for Swedish footballers. Twenty-three Swedes play across the league, including such names as Manchester United’s Fridolina Rolfo and Hanna Lundkvist, as well as Arsenal’s […]
In November 2025, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) voted to submit a motion to European football’s governing body Uefa to ban Israel from its club and international competitions. The motion, which was overwhelmingly passed, urged Uefa to exclude Israel for “violating two independent provisions of the Uefa statutes”. The “violations” cited were the “organisation […]
Bompastor, 45, had a stellar first year in charge of Chelsea, winning a domestic treble and going through the Women’s Super League season unbeaten. This year has been more of a struggle, with the Blues nine points behind leaders Manchester City and facing a first season since 2018-19 without being crowned champions. “We aim to […]
Back in 2008, Arsene Wenger’s side were top with 63 points, well ahead of Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in second. Similar to this season, their 27th game involved a trip to the West Midlands to face a side battling relegation – in that case, Alex McLeish’s Birmingham City. After an awful injury to Arsenal striker […]
Reaction as Celtic lose heavily to Stuttgart in the Europa League knockout round play-off Source link