Ron Yeats obituary
Footballer who captained Liverpool under Bill Shankly and helped win the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s history The footballer Ron Yeats, who has died aged 86, was captain of Liverpool...
September 2024
A different goal: how women’s football is changing the beautiful game
A new wave of owners, players and fans are ensuring women’s football is not just a pale imitation of the men’s game, but celebrates its own unique values A small wooden beach hut. Not...
Lee Carsley lets England players make all right noises in smooth audition | Jacob Steinberg
Anthem storm before serene Nations League victory over the Republic of Ireland was silly but avoidable At precisely 4.59pm in Dublin, an act of great treachery took place. Nobody will forget where they were...
Canada beat US in America for first time since 1957 as USMNT slump continues
USA 1-2 CanadaInterim coach laments Americans’ mental lapses Hoping to show their first-round exit at this summer’s Copa América was a fluke, the United States instead displayed an alarming lack of intensity that resulted...
Netherlands and Germany record emphatic Nations League victories
Zirkzee sparks 5-2 win for Dutch against BosniaGermany thrash Hungary 5-0 with Füllkrug on target The Netherlands endured some nervy moments but in the end proved too strong for Bosnia and Herzegovina as they...
‘Credit the players, not me’: Lee Carsley says he’s lucky England have such talent
Manager praises squad after opening reign with 2-0 winGrealish happy after ‘one of worst summers of my life’ A modest Lee Carsley played down compliments about his tactics and style of play after opening...
Maanum edges out Rosenborg to extend Arsenal’s Champions League quest
Arsenal 1-0 Rosenborg; Maanum 19Hosts give strong display to reach qualifying round two Few displays as dominant as this will finish 1-0 but that won’t matter to Arsenal, Frida Maanum’s goal enough to earn...
Chaos club Everton reap the whirlwind of Premier League’s financial revolution | Jonathan Wilson
The economic boom that reformed the top flight in 1992 could be about to devour one of its original ‘big five’ It’s 40 years since the greatest season in Everton’s history, when they won...
Rice and Grealish start new England era with Nations League victory in Ireland
Perhaps, Lee Carsley was simply consumed by his focus on the opening minutes of his first game in interim charge of England. Because when the manager emerged to take his seat before kick-off and,...
Todd Boehly wants Chelsea resolution as Clearlake relationship breaks down
Billionaire believes club’s structure is untenableTalks over buying each other out have not taken place Todd Boehly has lost faith in his working relationship with Clearlake Capital, the US private equity firm that owns...