Oldham Athletic boss Micky Mellon says earning the Latics’ first promotion in 34 years will awaken his “monster of a club”. Mellon’s side scored two quickfire goals in the second half of extra-time to win an epic National League promotion final against Southend at Wembley on Sunday. It was the Scot’s third promotion to the...
The play-off final represents a high in the recent tumultuous history of Charlton. The club were taken over by SE7 partners in 2023 after a number of controversial owners, and more than 25,000 fans packed into the Valley to see Charlton reach Wembley. Jones says he has seen the potential at the club – who...
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says the belief that would come with winning the Europa League is worth more to his side than any financial gain. United survived a first-half wobble on Thursday to eventually beat Spanish side Athletic Bilbao 7-1 on aggregate and set up an all-English final against Tottenham. Beating Spurs would...
Few would have predicted such a win for United at San Mames Stadium – which will host the Europa League final on 21 May. Indeed, initially it did not look likely with some of the visiting players appearing nervous. Manuel Ugarte was often caught in possession in the opening 15 minutes, while a static defence...
“Fans are close to the pitch and really in sync with the players,” explains Gaizka Atxa, founder of a supporters’ group named after Fred Pentland, a legendary former English coach of the club. “The environment is usually overwhelming for rivals that come to San Mames. It’s intimidating, especially in La Liga. In Spain, I don’t...
Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt are one of the most interesting sides left in European competition. With their home games often taking place in freezing conditions north of the Arctic Circle, facing them can prove a difficult proposition for unacclimatised opposition, as Lazio found out in the quarter-finals. The Italians lost the first leg 2-0 in Norway,...
Ferguson was boosted by the news that Bailey Rice, Leon Balogun, Vaclav Cerny and Ridvan Yilmaz all trained on Wednesday with the former coming off on a stretcher after surprisingly making just his second start for the club last week. And the interim Ibrox boss maintains Athletic are favourites to win the tournament having seen...
The club set a new third-tier record by signing England Under-21 international Jay Stansfield for an eight-figure sum, and also brought in Christoph Klarer and Willum Thor Willumsson for big fees to bolster a squad relegated from the Championship last season. The rebuild has been a success with 18-goal Stansfield currently joint top scorer in...
Losing a player so early meant the hosts were always going to be up against it, but they weathered the storm well with the ultimate team performance. They made 39 clearances, 20 tackles and kept their discipline – even with nine men on the pitch in the final few minutes following Sterling’s injury. It was...
When Nico Williams led England a merry dance on a balmy summer’s night in Berlin last July, it capped the season of his dreams. Now he is determined to do similar damage to Rangers and keep Athletic Bilbao on course for their first European trophy. In the space of 100 days, Williams produced two showpiece...
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Dunfermline Athletic have sacked head coach Michael Tidser after 60 days and 11 matches in charge. The 35-year-old joined in the middle of January after a compensation package was finally agreed with neighbours Kelty Hearts following more than two weeks of negotiations. But he oversaw just three wins – two in the Scottish Championship –...
