Dean Windass speaks to BBC Sport’s Lydia Hayhurst about his alcohol dependency and mental health struggles after retiring from football. Former Hull, Bradford and Middlesbrough striker Dean Windass has been diagnosed with stage two dementia. READ MORE: Dean Windass on his dementia diagnosis If you’ve been affected by issues raised in this video, there is...
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi is in an induced coma after having the first phase of surgery on a serious abdominal injury. The Nigeria international, 27, collided with the post in the 88th minute of the 2-2 draw against Leicester at the City Ground on Sunday as he attempted to get on the end of...
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has been ordered to serve the remainder of a ban for his involvement in an altercation with fans while playing for Uruguay. The sanction was confirmed as an appeal against the ban was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In August 2024, Nunez was banned by South American football’s...
On Saturday at a sun-kissed Bournemouth, Watkins guided Morgan Rogers’ low cross into the bottom corner with a delicate, deft touch. It was his 16th Premier League goal of the season – no other Englishman has more. Longevity is key. Watkins has scored at least 10 league goals in all of his five seasons at...
Ross started her prolific career at club level with Glasgow City, scoring more than 100 goals and winning three league titles and three cups before spending two years at Vittsjo GIK in Sweden. Then came a move to Manchester City, where she won the the Women’s Super League, FA Cup and League Cup before spells...
Meanwhile, West Ham are set to release four long-serving players when their contracts expire. Lukasz Fabianski, Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal and Danny Ings will leave the London Stadium at the end of the season. Left-back Cresswell, 35, has been with West Ham 11 seasons, and holds a record for the longest unbroken stint as a...
Moyes also responded to recent comments by Abdoulaye Doucoure, who is one of 13 players out of contract at the club this summer. Midfielder Doucoure, who has two caps for Mali, spoke on former goalkeeper Ben Foster’s podcast this week and said there had been “no talks” over a new deal. The 32-year-old went on...
Premier League champion, FA Cup winner, Leicester City legend – and now, very fleetingly, playing the role of referee. When ref David Webb sank to the floor after being accidentally shoulder barged by Jordan Ayew in Leicester’s 2-0 victory over Southampton at King Power Stadium, Vardy stepped in. As Webb clutched his face on the...
Everton supporters will be keen to know if the striker is going to be a part of their squad for next season. Calvert-Lewin is one of a few players at Everton whose future is under discussion and BBC Sport has reported an offer is on the table. When asked about his situation, he says in...
The game was 29 minutes old when Maguire went all Ronaldinho to silence the home fans. With Mikel Jauregizar in front of him, United’s number five went to the right, stopped, turned one way and then the next, then started up again, going past his opponent and delivering the cross. Manuel Ugarte flicked it on...
The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner has not featured since last year after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Spain international Rodri had been spotted working on an individual training programme at City’s Etihad Campus at the end of February. Sources say the Club World Cup in June is a realistic timeframe for his return...
Striker Sam Kerr will “hopefully” return before the end of the season, says Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor. Bompastor said it was “difficult” for her to put an exact timeframe on when the 31-year-old Australian will be able to play following a serious knee injury. Kerr has not played for more than 12 months after rupturing...
Birmingham City striker Lukas Jutkiewicz is to end his playing career at the end of the season. The 36-year-old has made 356 appearances for Blues over the past nine years and scored twice in 25 games this season as they cruised to the League One title. Jutkiewicz will remain with the club in a new...
Former England striker Eni Aluko has apologised to Ian Wright for suggesting he risked blocking female pundits from getting opportunities in broadcasting. In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, Aluko said there are only a “finite amount of opportunities” for women and that Wright needs to take notice of how much work he...
It means United will have to decide whether to sell the 27-year-old or let him move away from the club on another loan deal this summer. As United – and Amorim – are trying to juggle their finances in order to reshape a squad so it fits with the former Sporting boss’ preferred style of...