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Sir Jim Ratcliffe could finalise a deal to become a minority shareholder at Manchester United during the upcoming international break. Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group is expected to pay in the region of £1.25billion for a 25 per cent set stake in…

Marcus Rashford has only one goal for Manchester United this term and was sent off in Wednesday’s loss in Copenhagen; Erik ten Hag says he and Rashford are unhappy with his form but says he will be back; follow Man…

Troy Parrott and Caoimhin Kelleher have returned to the Republic of Ireland squad for the matches with the Netherlands and New Zealand. Barring an unlikely sequence of events, Ireland will not qualify for Euro 2024 but will be aiming to…

Michael O’Neill is bracing himself for another challenging international window as Northern Ireland’s bruising Euro 2024 qualifying campaign comes to an end this month. Any hope of reaching next summer’s tournament was virtually extinguished as long ago as June, and…

Plus: Ansu Fati shines in historic Brighton win; James Ward-Prowse shows his worth once more, after being snubbed by England again; Rangers begin to click under new manager Phillipe Clement VAR controversy not Klopp’s real frustration Please use Chrome browser…

Rugby World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes has labelled social media abuse towards him and his family as “vile” and called for the trolls to be held to account. The 44-year-old English official’s last match was one of his most…

Man Utd’s poor season took another turn for the worse after Wednesday’s loss in Copenhagen left them bottom of their Champions League group; Erik ten Hag says they have been hard done by with the decisions that have gone against…

Watch free Premier League highlights of all matches just after full-time; watch Bournemouth vs Newcastle, West Ham vs Nottingham Forest & Chelsea vs Manchester City Our tipster Jones Knows takes aim at the Premier League action, sprinkling his betting analysis…

Plus: Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka shine on the wings in Arsenal’s 2-0 home win over Sevilla, a victory that really underlined the Gunners’ current strength in depth Fragile United plumb new depths Image: Harry Maguire shows his despair as…

Shakhtar Donetsk delayed Barcelona’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stages after claiming a shock 1-0 win in their Group H clash in Hamburg. Danylo Sikan headed the only goal in the 40th minute from a cross by Giorgi…