Ben Haines, Ellen White and Jen Beattie review Chelsea’s win in the League Cup final Source link...
Jamie Donley’s expected addition to the Northern Ireland squad for the friendlies against Switzerland and Sweden has been confirmed. However, defender Eoin Toal will miss the games because of injury and has been replaced by Kofi Balmer while striker Dion Charles withdrew later on Tuesday with a a hamstring injury. Twenty-year-old Tottenham forward Donley, who...
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says he hopes “fans can accept me” after ending his exile from international football this week. The Real Madrid player, 32, is back in his country’s squad for the first time since falling out with former Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco in June 2023, leading to him leaving a Euro 2024 qualifying...
Evie Lake BBC News, North East and Cumbria Daniel Holland Local Democracy Reporting Service Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Eddie Howe managed Newcastle United to victory against Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday Eddie Howe will be awarded the freedom of the city following Newcastle United’s historic Carabao Cup win. The manager led Newcastle to a...
Former Liverpool defender and long-time BBC Match of the Day pundit Alan Hansen has received his MBE for services to football and broadcasting. The ex-Scotland international, 69, was honoured at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. Hansen was seriously ill in hospital last summer but was discharged after two weeks to recover at...
Christian Eriksen expects to leave Manchester United this summer and does not anticipate signing for another Premier League club. The 33-year-old Denmark midfielder joined on a free transfer in July 2022. He had previously had a short spell at Brentford after resuming his football career following a cardiac arrest during Euro 2020. Eriksen has played...
A Manchester United fan group says the season ticket price rises faced by some of the club’s older supporters are “a total disgrace”. United announced on Monday that most prices will increase by about 5% for the third successive year, with a price freeze for under-16s, but some senior citizens face bigger hikes. A 50%...
As the race to secure European football hots up, which sides will get over the line? Source link...
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino says he would like to return to the north London club one day. The 53-year-old managed Spurs between 2014 and 2019, leading the club to a second-place finish in the 2016-17 Premier League season, the 2015 EFL Cup final and the 2019 Champions League final. He was sacked in...
The Republic of Ireland have confirmed summer friendlies against Senegal and Luxembourg. Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side take on Bulgaria in a two-legged Nations League play-off this week before attention turns to the qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup. The Republic of Ireland will host Senegal, who are 17th in the Fifa world rankings, at the...
Newcastle defender Dan Burn says England manager Thomas Tuchel called him “unprofessional” for answering the phone at 10pm to let him know he was in the England squad. Source link...
Aged 11, Burn was let go from the Newcastle academy and by 16 he was pushing trollies at a supermarket in his hometown of Blyth once a week. He played for non-league club Blyth Spartans before joining League Two Darlington on a youth contract in 2009. The lush green turf of St George’s Park must...
One of the voices raising concerns is the Newcastle United Fans Against Sportswashing (NUFCFAS) group. “Newcastle United’s victory will also be seen as a victory for the human rights-abusing regime and their sportswashing project,” the group said in a statement. “We know that it should be a great day for the city of Newcastle, and...
“When I heard the terrible news, I poured myself a small brandy.” For Petko Ganchev, a regular Sunday afternoon spent watching his former club Arda Kardzhali play Levski Sofia turned into an evening of reassuring friends and family he was still alive. The Bulgarian top-flight side held a minute’s silence for Ganchev before kick-off in...
Liverpool make contact with Alexander Isak, Wolves eye sensational return for Diogo Jota and Manchester United want more money for Marcus Rashford. Liverpool have made contact with people close to Newcastle and Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, before a potential summer move. (Fabrizio Romano), external Manchester United have raised their asking price for 27-year-old striker...
