A lot of talk in recent weeks has centred around the burgeoning rivalry between Manchester City and Liverpool, with English football s two current leading lights doing battle on multiple fronts.
Liverpool got the better of City in the weekend s FA Cup semi-final, but they remain in a tussle for the Premier League title and could yet meet in a Champions League showdown – there s much to play for.
But while that rivalry has been borne out of competitiveness, the Liverpool matches that most – fans and neutrals alike – will continue to look out for are those with Manchester United.
Despite their historic successes and status as English football s most-successful teams, rarely in the modern era have they been competitive rivals like Liverpool are with City now…
West Ham cruised into a first European semi-final in 46 years as they beat Lyon 3-0 in the Europa League.
Goals from Craig Dawson, Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen secured a surprisingly comfortable 4-1 aggregate success in France, setting up a last-four meeting with Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Germans were, in fact, the opposition the last time the Hammers reached this stage of continental competition that tie coming en route to defeat in the final of the 1976 edition of the Cup Winners Cup.
But there will be hopes of going one better in Europe over four decades on after such a convincing win against elite opposition.
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With Lyon supporters creating an intimidating atmosphere pre-match, West Ham was…
Norwich City s relegation from the Premier League has been confirmed after the Canaries fell to a 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa and Burnley beat Watford.
The Canaries tame loss to manager Dean Smith s former employers, coupled with Burnley recovering from a goal down to stun fellow strugglers Watford 2-1, condemned Norwich to an immediate return to the Championship, which they won last season.
Norwich have now been relegated from the Premier League on six occasions, more than any other side in the competition s history, with Smith and predecessor Daniel Farke overseeing just five wins in 34 league outings this term.
Meanwhile, the Canaries have been relegated in each of their last four Premier League seasons (2013-14, 2015-16, 2019-20, and 2021-22), becoming just th…
Daniel Sturridge has been released by A-League outfit Perth Glory after spending one goalless season with the side.
Sturridge, who scored 50 Premier League goals for Liverpool between 2013 and 2019, averaging a strike every 135.9 minutes under the management of Brendan Rodgers and Jurgen Klopp, joined the Australian team in October 2021.
But despite Glory chairman Tony Sage describing the acquisition of Sturridge as one of the biggest signings in A-League history when his arrival was confirmed, the striker struggled for form and fitness, failing to score a single goal in eight months with the team.
The club released a statement on their website on Friday to confirm the departure of Sturridge, who has earned 26 senior caps for England, scoring eight goals.
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According to , Bayern Munich have contacted the representatives of Zinedine Zidane to sound out a possibility of the former Real Madrid star, and later extremely successful coach, succeeding Thomas Tuchel in the dugout at the Allianz Arena.
The end of Bayern s domination in the Bundesliga courtesy of Xabi Alonso s Bayer Leverkusen has cost Tuchel his job, though he will lead the Bavarians until the end of the season. Bayern s primary target to take over was none other than Alonso himself, but following the Spaniard s decision not to leave the BayArena this summer, they ve been forced to look elsewhere.
Zidane was in charge at Real over two separate spells, and his greatest achievement as a coach is undoubtedly the three consecutive Champions League triumphs from 2016 to…
Kylian Mbappe was pictured by Real Madrid during an individual recovery programme amid growing questions over his France absence.
Madrid released a statement on Monday to update on the forward s recovery from a muscle issue that kept him out of France s October internationals squad.
Questions had persisted from reports in France after Mbappe was spotted in a Swedish nightclub on Thursday, when Didier Deschamps side hammered Israel.
Deschamps insisted the matter was not an issue to discuss, though speculation remains over Mbappe s commitment to France, with reports suggesting he is prioritising Madrid and a potential Ballon d Or.
Los Blancos seemingly sought to quash any growing murmurs of discontent by confirming Mbappe s appearance at the club …
It is not a reunion that any Bayern Munich fan will be relishing when Robert Lewandowski returns to the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.
Just a few months ago they were cheering goal after goal the Poland striker was scoring for their team, something he had done with tremendous consistency ever since arriving from Borussia Dortmund.
Then came the news none of them will have wanted to hear, that Lewandowski wanted a new challenge.
After a surprising amount of unpleasantness between player and club during the transfer window, the 34-year-old got his wish and made the move to Barcelona for a reported fee of €50million.
With a sense of inevitability as the balls were opened by former Barca midfielder Yaya Toure during the draw for the group stage of the Champio…
Dimitri Payet is unsure whether he will be in the France squad for Euro 2016 despite scoring a stunning free-kick with his first touch of the ball in Tuesday s 4-2 friendly win against Russia.
West Ham midfielder Payet stepped off the bench to curl in a trademark set-piece to mark his 29th birthday in fine style.
But despite his impact Payet does not know if he has done enough to persuade coach Didier Deschamps he is worthy of a place in the France squad for the European Championship, which take place on home soil.
I do not know. It is up to the coach to judge, Payet said.
I have tried, as I do in every game, to contribute something. It was a positive performance, I am pleased with it.
I am relaxed, as I have been since the start of the …
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants David Silva to remain at the Premier League club beyond the end of his deal in 2020.
Silva, 33, has become a star for City, winning three league titles and an FA Cup since arriving from Valencia in 2010.
The playmaker is contracted until the end of next season, but Guardiola would love to see the Spaniard – who has previously said he is likely to leave at the conclusion of his deal – stay at City beyond that.
In this kind of case, it depends on the player. For me, if he is fit and his performances are the same as this season, I m more than delighted, he told a news conference.
It s not easy to find around the world [a player like Silva].
But I think they have to decide for themselves. At that age…
Antony has promised his third season with Manchester United will be totally different after enduring a miserable 2023-24 campaign.
Much was expected of the Brazilian when he reunited with his former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford, joining United in a deal worth £82million (€95m) in 2022.
However, he has scored just five goals and added three assists in 54 Premier League appearances to date.
Last term, as United recorded their worst-ever Premier League finish of eighth, the winger only scored one league goal all campaign, in a 1-1 draw with Burnley on his 27th league appearance of the season.
Antony was also accused of domestic abuse by a former girlfriend in Brazil last September, prompting an investigation from Greater Manchester Police. The …