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Harry Maguire's mother hits out at 'disgraceful' abuse towards Man Utd defender

Harry Maguire’s mother has branded the abuse directed towards the Manchester United and England defender as ‘disgraceful and totally unacceptable’. Manchester United news, exclusives and analysis Maguire came on as a half-time substitute in England’s 3-1 win over Scotland on Tuesday evening and was jeered by the Hampden Park crowd every time he touched the ball. Gareth Southgate was furious with the reaction towards Maguire, who scored an own goal

Chelsea axe Sarr from Premier League squad after leaving Pochettino embarrassed

Mauricio Pochettino was left a Chelsea gift by Thomas Tuchel and a £150m headache Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has left no room for defender Malang Sarr in his Premier League squad. The former OGC Nice centre-back, who pockets significant weekly wages at Stamford Bridge, has effectively been frozen out by the Blues boss, who suffered an embarrassing moment when asked about the player’s future in a recent press conference. Sarr

Inside Mason Greenwood to Getafe as Man Utd star enjoys luxury treatment

Jadon Sancho to train away from Man Utd squad until ‘discipline issue’ resolved Mason Greenwood has spent two weeks settling into life at new loan club Getafe. Manchester United have sent the striker to Spain in an attempt to help their academy graduate kickstart his career after charges of attempted rape, coercive control and assault were dropped six months ago.  Express Sport rounds up how Greenwood has been adapting at

My favourite shirt with Tony Cottee

My favourite shirt with Tony Cottee: West Ham’s 1985-86 kit brings back memories of a great season… we nearly won the league and beat Newcastle 8-1! West Ham came third in the first division table that year, four points behind first They had great victories including the Newcastle win and beating Chelsea 4-0 Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast It’s All Kicking Off!  Quite a few spring

MARTIN KEOWN: Dribbling past Casemiro is easy but blame lies elsewhere

MARTIN KEOWN: Dribbling past Casemiro looks easy but blame lies elsewhere at Manchester United… the Red Devils do not look comfortable in their system United are 11th in the Premier League table with two wins and two defeats so far Casemiro has been exposed in midfield with little cover on offer from others Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast It’s All Kicking Off! It is 11 seasons since

David Beckham 'sent Harry Maguire text of support' amid fan backlash

David Beckham ‘sent Harry Maguire a text telling him to keep his head up’ amid fan backlash after his own goal against Scotland – as ex-England captain ‘knows what it’s like to be targeted’ following his infamous red card at the 1998 World Cup Harry Maguire faced criticism for his own goal against Scotland in friendly David Beckham has sent him a supportive text after he received online abuse  Listen

Spain’s World Cup players to continue boycott despite Luis Rubiales’ resignation

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Twenty-one of Spain’s World Cup-winning squad have issued a statement saying the resignation of Luis Rubiales is “not enough” to trigger their return to national team duty. A group of 81 players, including all 23 members of the

Pep Guardiola explains Phil Foden's BEST role is coming from the wing

Pep Guardiola explains why Phil Foden’s BEST role is coming in from the wing, agreeing with Gareth Southgate’s assessment last week… but the Man City boss also insists the England international can play all roles Man City and England star Phil Foden’s position has come under recent scrutiny Gareth Southgate recently claimed that Foden cannot play in central areas  Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast It’s All

Kurt Zouma is appointed permanent West Ham captain by David Moyes

David Moyes confirms Kurt Zouma will remain West Ham captain, with centre-back taking the armband having impressed on interim basis a year-and-a-half after sickening footage of him kicking his cat emerged Kurt Zouma has been confirmed as the new captain of West Ham by David Moyes Last year he broke silence on difficult 12 months after kicking his cat  Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast ‘It’s All

Erik ten Hag has 'NO IDEA' when Antony will return to Man United

Erik ten Hag has ‘NO IDEA’ when Antony will return to Manchester United and explained the Brazilian is ‘disappointed’ to be away from the team as he addresses domestic abuse allegations The Man United manager spoke about Antony’s absence for the first time Antony has mutually agreed wit United to spend time away from the club The Brazilian denies any wrongdoing after allegations were made against him Listen to the