Speak to those behind the scenes and they will explain injuries have been the most pertinent factor behind Tottenham’s predicament. Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison and Guglielmo Vicario among many others have spent extended spells on the sidelines this season – many of them with muscular issues....
Last week, when Amorim said “we have to be brave”, he meant the whole club. But what are the specifics? Rasmus Hojlund has been described as “a Championship player” by someone who was part of the dressing room during Sir Alex Ferguson’s latter days. It is a brutal takedown. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it...
City have had a poor campaign, relinquishing hold of the Premier League trophy, exiting the Champions League in the last 16 and being stunned by Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final. They end the season with a trip to Fulham on Sunday (kick-off 16:00 BST), knowing a point should clinch a Champions League place...
There has been a divergence in approach. For a start, when they played their last match before the final within 45 minutes of each other on Friday, the respective managers opted for very different strategies. Postecoglou played a completely different team at Aston Villa compared with the one that beat Bodo/Glimt in the second leg...
A 20-year-old man has died in a motorcycle crash in Plymouth. The crash between a red Mercedes and a red Honda motorcycle happened on Kings Road, in Devonport, at about 10:50 BST on Tuesday, police said. Devon and Cornwall Police said the motorcycle rider, a local man in his 20s, died at the scene. Anyone...
A man was arrested by police after allegedly trying to scale a cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbour on the weekend. Footage shows the man climbing up the mooring line of Carnival Adventure cruise in Circular Quay. The 29-year-old was charged with three offences relating to unauthorised entry, according to New South Wales police. Read...
On a night when ‘The Boss’ rolled into town, ‘The King’ waved goodbye for the final time. De Bruyne’s face was plastered everywhere you looked on arrival at the stadium and although legendary US singer Bruce Springsteen may have been playing a few yards away at the Co-Op Live arena, this was the hottest ticket...
Andoni Iraola says that his side needed to be at their “very very best” to beat Manchester City, but after falling to a 3-1 defeat his side now cannot qualify to play in Europe next season. MATCH REPORT: Man City beat Bournemouth to close in on Champions League Available to UK users only. Read full...
It was Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes who stepped in to tell Ruben Amorim he was under pressure heading into the Europa League final. The reality is different – even if Amorim can’t explain why. But he does feel his team may be looked at “in a different way” if they can beat Tottenham in...
BBC Sport speak to Manchester United and Tottenham fans who have taken a 33-hour ferry from Portsmouth to Bilbao to watch the Europa League final. Read full article at source...
The Europa League final with Tottenham will be followed by the final Premier League game of the campaign against Champions League-chasing Aston Villa, with United nowhere near that race this season. But there will be no immediate rest for United’s players, who have more work ahead of them. As soon as the Villa game is...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a car crash in North Devon. The collision between a VW Golf and a white VW Crafter van happened on the A361 North Devon Link Road near the Landkey Junction at about 11:40 BST on 19 May. Devon and Cornwall Police said the driver of...
Departing midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will receive a farewell from Manchester City after his final home game against Bournemouth on Tuesday. The Belgian announced last month he will leave City after 10 years when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 33-year-old has won 16 trophies since joining from Bundesliga club Wolfsburg...
Yet is it realistic to fight with Chelsea? There was a lot of talk about the Champions League but United’s path to the lucrative main draw is fraught with hazards for Skinner’s side. Firstly, they must come through a semi-final and final just to make it through the second qualifying round. Inter Milan and Roma...
Sandy Baltimore sends Phallon Tullis-Joyce the wrong way from the spot to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead over Manchester United, after Celin Bizet brings down Erin Cuthbert in the Women’s FA Cup final. FOLLOW LIVE: Women’s FA Cup final – Chelsea v Manchester United Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...