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Pep Guardiola has dismissed fears top scorer Erling Haaland has suffered an injury scare ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon. The prolific Norwegian striker was filmed clutching his shin after going down in apparent pain during…

Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso dodged questions about taking over at Anfield and insisted he does not return to the city as a tourist. Alonso was hot favourite for the Liverpool job when Jurgen Klopp announced in January he was…

Incoming Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim will ignore comparisons with Sir Alex Ferguson if he steers his Sporting Lisbon side to victory over Manchester City. The Portuguese, who was named as Erik ten Hag’s successor last week, will take charge…

A five-match stadium ban imposed on Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis will stay in place after an appeal against the sanction was dismissed. The Greek shipping magnate was sanctioned for misconduct on October 18th, with the written reasons revealing the…

James McCarthy has described the parades at Croke Park in front of Hill 16 as memories he’ll “never forget”, as he called time on his Dublin career. The Dublin legend has taken the decision to retire from intercounty football. McCarthy…

Noussair Mazraoui believes Manchester United have too much quality to be in such a lowly spot in the Premier League standings and deserved to beat Chelsea. A week that started with Erik ten Hag’s sacking ended with caretaker manager Ruud…

Man Utd legend Ruud van Nistelrooy returned to the club in a coaching capacity in July 2024 and is in charge at Old Trafford on an interim basis until Ruben Amorim takes over as Erik ten Hag’s successor on November…

Former Scotland rugby international Stuart Hogg has admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. Hogg, 32, had been due to stand trial at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday but pleaded guilty to a single charge when…

Future Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim will take on Manchester City on match week four of the Champions League. Elsewhere, former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is poised to return to Anfield, while Aston Villa will attempt to retain top spot…

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes says he has apologised to sacked manager Erik ten Hag – something former captain Roy Keane dismissed as being “too little, too late”. A poor start to the Dutchman’s third season in charge led the…