Michael Owen wrong to claim winning the league not enough, says Arne Slot

Slot: ‘Nothing else matters’ if Liverpool win league title Owen suggested cup exits left ‘bitter taste’ on season Arne Slot has hit back at Michael Owen’s suggestion that the Premier League title would not be enough for Liverpool this season by insisting nothing matters more than becoming champions of England again. The former Liverpool striker…

Michael Owen wrong to claim winning the league not enough, says Arne Slot

Postecoglou says Spurs ‘need to stick to something’ to improve club’s outlook

Postecoglou fighting to keep his job after league struggles ‘I just don’t think it’s about the managers themselves’ Ange Postecoglou believes Tottenham must make material changes to their outlook as a club if they are to reach the level of success they crave. The manager, who is fighting to continue into next season, described his…

Postecoglou says Spurs ‘need to stick to something’ to improve club’s outlook

England v Belgium: Women’s Nations League – live

Nations League latest, 8pm BST kick-off at Ashton Gate Live scoreboard | Read Moving the Goalposts | Mail Luke “They had to hang in there, they had to show some quality,” the ITV pundit Ian Wright says of February’s win over Spain. “I liked it because it was the kind of performance I’ve seen England…

England v Belgium: Women’s Nations League – live

Football Daily | Ange Postecoglou and a cup to excite Spurs fans on St Totteringham’s Day

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Thursday marked the 54th celebration of St Totteringham’s Day, that date on the Premier League calendar when it becomes mathematically impossible for Spurs to overtake bitter rivals Arsenal in the table. It was the third time in history this moveable feast was celebrated…

Football Daily | Ange Postecoglou and a cup to excite Spurs fans on St Totteringham’s Day

BBC and ITV opt against bids to televise Fifa Club World Cup in summer

Fifa growing concerned about visibility of tournament Dazn has global rights and will show games on app The BBC and ITV have declined to pursue the chance to televise this summer’s Club World Cup, leaving Fifa increasingly concerned about the visibility of its flagship new tournament in a key market. The streaming platform Dazn agreed…

BBC and ITV opt against bids to televise Fifa Club World Cup in summer

‘I’d like to be on that tour’: Chandler Cunningham-South on the Lions, ball-carrying and Love Island

While Harlequins forward focuses on Saturday’s Champions Cup test at Leinster, future opportunities are on his mind There is a colossal game looming in Croke Park on Saturday afternoon and Chandler Cunningham-South’s pre-match routine is now established. First he likes to step into a cold shower to wake himself up properly. Then the big Harlequins…

‘I’d like to be on that tour’: Chandler Cunningham-South on the Lions, ball-carrying and Love Island

‘He’s seen as a pariah’: how Chansiri’s Sheffield Wednesday reign went sour

With delays in paying players and an owner who has lost the faith of fans, the Championship club urgently need a plan It is highly unlikely a statement including the phrase “impacted on the club’s immediate cashflow” can result in anything positive. Sheffield Wednesday announced their latest financial issues on Monday after failing to pay…

‘He’s seen as a pariah’: how Chansiri’s Sheffield Wednesday reign went sour

US and UK World Cup bid success boosts hosts but does little for global game | Tom Garry

Tournaments in 2031 and 2035 are likely to be great events but will be hosted by those who need them the least There is an abundance of reasons why staging the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups in the United States and UK respectively offers cause for delight. The countries have well-established and emotionally invested…

US and UK World Cup bid success boosts hosts but does little for global game | Tom Garry

Everton condemn abuse of Tarkowski and family after wife posts of death threats

‘Such behaviour is completely unacceptable,’ Everton say Samantha Tarkowski calls abuse ‘beyond disgusting’ Everton have strongly condemned abuse directed at their defender James Tarkowski after Wednesday’s Merseyside derby. The centre-back was targeted for his tackle on Alexis Mac Allister, which resulted in a yellow card but led to an acknowledgment from Premier Game Match Officials…

Everton condemn abuse of Tarkowski and family after wife posts of death threats

Australia v South Korea: women’s international friendly – live

Updates from the Matildas’ clash with Korea Republic in Sydney Kick off at Allianz Stadium is 8pm local/6pm KST Any thoughts? Get in touch with Martin on email South Korea: Kim Minjung (gk), Lim Seonjoo, Shin Nayeong, Kim Shinji, Ji Soyun, Choe Yuri, Lee Youngju (capt), Lee Geummin, Kim Hyeri, Choo Hyojoo, Phair Casey Yujin…

Australia v South Korea: women’s international friendly – live

Under-pressure Postecoglou gets an earful, Nations League news: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Read Football Daily | And mail Barry with your thoughts England women: Leah Williamson has praised the form of her Arsenal and England teammate Alessia Russo before the No 9 spearheads the Lionesses’ attack in their Women’s Nations League double-header against Belgium, starting in Bristol…

Under-pressure Postecoglou gets an earful, Nations League news: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Curtis Jones is not a long-term fix at right-back for Liverpool, Tyler Dibling is a wanted man and Arsenal are depleted When Arsenal next visit Merseyside on 11 May their first act may be to form a guard of honour for Liverpool, who could by then be newly crowned Premier League champions. The title appears…

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Ear and loathing: Ange Postecoglou’s bond with Spurs fans is finally broken | Jacob Steinberg

Tottenham manager chiding his own fans during defeat at Chelsea was an act of self-indulgence that backfired In fairness to Ange Postecoglou it will go down as one of the great managerial ear-cuppings. It was bitter, it was undignified and, rather than an act of defiance, it is probably going to be remembered as the…

Ear and loathing: Ange Postecoglou’s bond with Spurs fans is finally broken | Jacob Steinberg

Fernández lifts Chelsea into top four as Tottenham fans turn on Postecoglou

It was a typically incident-filled meeting between these sworn enemies but, really, there was only one place to start. Ange Postecoglou, the remorselessly under-fire Tottenham manager, had been barracked by his own club’s supporters when he replaced Lucas Bergvall with Pape Sarr in the 64th minute. Bergvall had enjoyed a few bright moments. “You don’t…

Fernández lifts Chelsea into top four as Tottenham fans turn on Postecoglou

Fury among families after senior Hillsborough officers absolved by police watchdog

Campaigners denounce ‘cover-up of a cover-up’ as IOPC clears officers of scapegoating Liverpool supporters A 12-year investigation into the Hillsborough disaster by the police watchdog has concluded that no senior South Yorkshire police officers were guilty of misconduct for falsely blaming misbehaviour by Liverpool supporters. That police case was wholly rejected in 2016 by the…

Fury among families after senior Hillsborough officers absolved by police watchdog

Williamson hopes Russo can carry Arsenal swagger into Lionesses games

Forward is in fine form going into Belgium double-header ‘To be a No 9 you have to have that confidence about you’ Leah Williamson has praised the form of Alessia Russo before England’s No 9 spearheads the Lionesses’ attack in their Women’s Nations League double-header against Belgium, starting in Bristol on Friday. Arsenal’s Russo has scored…

Williamson hopes Russo can carry Arsenal swagger into Lionesses games

ECB insists sale of Hundred teams will go through despite TV rights wrangle

Delays caused by negotiations around overseas rights ECB also launch review into crowded domestic schedule The England and Wales Cricket Board insists that the sale of the eight Hundred franchises will be completed by the end of April, despite the delays to negotiations. The governing body’s chief executive, Richard Gould, said that the high valuations…

ECB insists sale of Hundred teams will go through despite TV rights wrangle

Chelsea v Tottenham: Premier League – live

Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Live match centre | Read Football Daily | And mail Niall Pre-game reading From the Cockney Cup Final to the Battle of the Bridge, Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur is a rivalry that rarely disappoints. The Blues’ last two trips to Spurs have seen them win 4-1 and…

Chelsea v Tottenham: Premier League – live