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Bev Priestman: ‘You become very isolated so I’ve loved getting back on the pitch’

The Wellington Phoenix coach reflects on the aftermath of the Olympic spying scandal and leading her team into a first A-League Women’s finals campaign Football is not the kind of profession that lends itself to time off for birthdays and the like. Especially when you’re preparing to lead Wellington Phoenix into their first A-League women’s finals campaign, as Bev Priestman was last week. Yet,…

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Michael Carrick has the light touch Manchester United need for next chapter | Jonathan Liew

Something of an obsessive with tidiness, the interim coach has beaten all the club’s closest rivals in his short time in charge We’ll get on to the more pressing business of whether Michael Carrick deserves the full-time Manchester United job in a moment. There’s plenty to discuss: tactics and philosophy, character and comportment, the squad he inherited from Ruben Amorim and how United might…

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Knaak’s tears, Jeglertz’s calm, Shaw’s goals: the story of Manchester City’s WSL title triumph

After 10 years without a Women’s Super League title, City are champions once more – here’s how they did it The sight of Rebecca Knaak fighting back tears on hearing the full-time whistle last Sunday summed up what this means. The Manchester City defender had sustained a painful shoulder injury during a victory over Liverpool snatched by her late header so probably had her own reasons for finding…

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‘If you asked me to go and do it all again, I wouldn’t’: Jamie Vardy on his rollercoaster career

Striker reflects on the ultimate high with Leicester and the role of the self-titled ‘Inbetweeners’ in his success “I was just a little freak in the works.” Jamie Vardy is reflecting on his career with the usual levels of self-deprecation and pondering whether anyone could possibly board the same rollercoaster. “It’s not the common way of doing things, is it? I don’t think it will probably happen…

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Kvaratskhelia is perfect attacking scalpel for PSG’s surgical brilliance. Arsenal, beware | Barney Ronay

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s trickery and imagination in Munich gave a reminder of the challenge facing Arsenal in the final Well, it was never going to be quite the same. You only get one all-time high, one first kiss, one Catcher in the Rye, one loved-up alien-ball dreamscape of a game like the first leg between these two teams . In the event Bayern Munich never really laid a glove on Paris…

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Neymar apologises to Santos teammate Robinho Jr for slapping him in training

‘I crossed the line’ says 34-year-old Brazil forward Neymar hugs teenage teammate after Santos goal Neymar has publicly apologised to his Santos teammate Robinho Júnior for slapping him during a training session, as the pair appeared to put the dispute behind them during a game on Tuesday. Santos said they had opened an investigation this week after the altercation between Neymar and the…

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As Griezmann exits, could this also be the end of Simeone’s era at Atlético?

Defeat to Arsenal could usher in a period of intense change, but whether coach will stick around is an open question “I love you,” Diego Simeone said, but they only had 14 games to save the season. It was the night before Atlético Madrid faced Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final first leg in early April and the manager was sitting alongside Antoine Griezmann, unexpectedly opening up…

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Has a football team ever finished on zero points without a deduction? | The Knowledge

Plus: youngest players to score a trophy-clinching goal, an apology to Albert Kidd and keepers seeing red Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Sheffield Wednesday finished their Championship season on zero points, accumulating 18 points throughout their 46-game season after being handed an 18-point deduction for severe financial mismanagement,” notes Michael Butler. “But has any…

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Playing for Bayern’s women and scouting for the men. I hope my path breaks barriers | Magdalena Eriksson

It was an honour to be asked to help find talent for the men’s team and I am enjoying and benefiting from the responsibility The buzz after I mentioned doing some scouting in the men’s game for Bayern Munich, during my appearance as an analyst on Swedish broadcaster SVT for the men’s team’s Champions League match against Real Madrid, is a bit of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, I thought:…

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David Squires on … an unexpected cameo amid all the Premier League drama

Our cartoonist on a weekend of genuine excitement at the top and bottom of the English top-flight table Buy this cartoon here | His favourites from 2025 And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

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Coventry owner Doug King: ‘I had no doubt Lampard would do well … it’s gotten under his skin’

Having overseen a historic return to the Premier League, businessman is now aiming his sights even higher Doug King is discussing the night Coventry clinched promotion to the Premier League after 25 years away. He had a tear in his eye when the moment arrived at Blackburn and, after eventually exiting the Ewood Park boardroom, the champagne flowing, the straight-talking owner worth hundreds of…

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For Liverpool and Manchester United, managerial futures are the next big question | Jonathan Wilson

Sunday’s edition of the famous rivalry felt like the least important in years, except for the uncertain futures of both managers Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter It’s been a long time since a Manchester United v Liverpool game felt of less consequence. These are the two most successful sides in English league history, hailing from neighbouring cities and they have a rivalry that…

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