FRI 13.05: Northern Ireland’s Magill on inspiring a nation – and her niece

Northern Ireland’s women recently qualified for their first major tournament Kenny Shiels’ attack-minded team have undergone a spectacular transformation Star striker Simone Magill looks ahead to EURO and World Cup challenges “The greatest sporting achievement I can think of” is quite an accolade. The instinctive temptation to dismiss it as hyperbole only increases on learning […]

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Pundit explains why Chelsea will win the title next season

Former Chelsea star Michael Essien says his former club will win the Premier League next season under Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel has tranformed the Blues into one of the top teams in Europe following Frank Lampard’s sacking, guiding them to the FA Cup and Champions League finals, with them also well placed to finish in the […]

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Man Utd put two players ‘high on list’ to challenge AWB

Man Utd want to bring in cover at right-back to give Aaron Wan-Bissaka some proper competition, according to reports. The Red Devils have been linked with numerous players over the last few months as the summer transfer window nears, with a back-up right-back one of a few priorities. Wan-Bissaka has very little competition to contend […]

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Remembering the 2016/17 Spurs team; they were really good

It’s not the done thing to give Spurs any credit, because they don’t win any trophies and that’s all that matters. They are Spursy. Stupid Spursy idiots. Reliable silly old Spurs, always good for a laugh. Lads, it’s Tottenham. But as we sit here now with Spurs genuinely and objectively bad at football again – […]

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Spurs ‘shift’ manager targets to Leeds boss and CL winner

Spurs have decided to pursue other managerial targets, including Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa, after hitting a number of dead ends, according to reports. Tottenham are still looking for a new manager to take over at the end of the season after Daniel Levy sacked Jose Mourinho at the end of last month. Mourinho has already […]

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Liverpool boss Klopp rules out transfer moves for £319m trio

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has dismissed reports that Borussia Dortmund duo Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho and Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe could be on the move this summer. The Reds are one of many clubs linked with the trio but, with money tight due to the pandemic, Klopp doubts any clubs can afford to […]

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New Bayern Munich star reveals why he turned down Man Utd

New Bayern Munich signing Dayot Upamecano has revealed how his parents convinced him to turn down Man Utd as a youngster. The RB Leipzig centre-back, who was heavily linked with a number of British clubs including Man Utd and Liverpool, signed a five-year deal with Bayern in February. The 22-year-old still has the German Cup […]

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Seven reasons why no one gives a sh*t about Man City’s triumph…

The Mailbox is littered with replies to the question over the apathy around City… Keep your mails coming in to theeditor@football365.com.   Arsenal under Big Sam One game we relegate Sam Allardyce and the next we play the complete “Sam’s Guide to Beating Teams Better Than You”. You really can’t make this stuff up. Admir, […]

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Six worst Premier League runners-up of last 20 years

Manchester United’s best-case scenario is finishing the season as runners-up on 79 points; they could still limp to 70 points. They will end up on this list whatever happens…   6) Manchester City 2014/15 (79 points) Top of this list on goal difference are a meek Manchester City side who were no match for Chelsea […]

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Arteta angry at media for ‘trying to break’ Arsenal spirit

Mikel Arteta made unprompted criticisms of the media after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Chelsea on Wednesday night. The Gunners boss had just watched Emile Smith Rowe score the only goal of the game in an unexpected victory at Stamford Bridge, and took the opportunity to take issue with the media’s portrayal of his pre-match comments. […]

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