Soccer

Newcastle prepare for Borussia Dortmund Champions League tie Michael Owen has opened up on his spat with Alan Shearer as he revealed that they have not spoken since arguing on social media over three years ago. Shearer coached Owen during his time in charge of Newcastle in 2009/10 but their relationship became strained and the former England strikers have drifted further away from each other as the years have gone

‘Man City will go down five divisions!’: Jamie Carragher says the Premier League’s push for Everton 12-point deduction is bad news for champions facing 115 charges – but admits it’s ‘gone very quiet’ Jamie Carragher said Everton’s risk of a points deduction is bad news for City  He claimed they could drop five divisions with champions facing 115 charges  The Toffees could be docked 12 points if they are found

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 Everton manager Sean Dyche has paid tribute to Bill Kenwright, who died on Monday at the age of 78, calling the late chairman “an amazing servant” to the club. On Wednesday morning, Dyche and club captain Seamus Coleman

Leave the stage to Shakira! Gerard Pique disappears into a HOLE at an event while being distracted by his phone – but escapes unhurt from fall Pique attended the launch event for his Kings League Americas competition He did not spot a gap by the stage and fell down a hole in front of onlooking fans Follow Mail Sport’s Champions League WhatsApp channel for breaking news  Former Barcelona star Gerard

Man Utd complete signing of Rasmus Hojlund Rasmus Hojlund admits he had “problems” linking up with the other forwards at Manchester United when he first moved to Old Trafford. The Danish goal-machine joined the Red Devils this summer from Atalanta for £72million, and although he hasn’t quite hit the ground running just yet in front of goal, his performances have been impressive. In United’s last outing against FC Copenhagen, he

Former Premier League ace Craig Bellamy has revealed he sees a psychiatrist once a week to keep his mental health in check. The Welshman, who played for Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester City and West Ham, was notoriously hot-headed during his playing days and was described by Bobby Robson as "the gobbiest footballer I've ever met". Anger issues, both on and off the pitch, have dogged him all his life and Bellamy

Ten Hag hails Maguire after Man Utd beat Copenhagen Ex-Manchester United star Paul Scholes has praised the work of Erik ten Hag, amid rumours that he could be replaced by Graham Potter in the Old Trafford dugout. The Dutchman led the Red Devils to a 1-0 victory over Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday night, with Harry Maguire scoring the all-important goal. Despite missing several big chances over the

LaLiga requests greater powers to punish racism following Vinicius Jr incidents Barcelona have been caught up in a racism storm after it emerged one of their employees allegedly unleashed a rant about Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior on social media. The incident allegedly took place during Madrid’s Champions League 2-1 win over Braga on Tuesday night, with a tweet from Mikel Camps, who is employed as an executive board spokesperson, claiming

Ivan Toney banned for eight months over betting breaches Chelsea are reportedly chasing Ivan Toney’s signature ahead of the January transfer window as they look to bolster their options up front. New signing Nicolas Jackson has got off to a difficult start to life at Stamford Bridge and the Blues are looking to bring in some direct competition for him. Toney is currently serving a betting ban which means he

Khiara Keating hopes to ‘inspire’ by becoming the first goalkeeper of colour to play for the Lionesses – after Sarina Wiegman handed the Man City stopper her first call-up to the senior squad The 19-year-old received her first call up to the Lionesses senior team last week She is the fourth goalkeeper of colour to have been called up to an England team There has been criticism over the lack