The Carabao Cup semis and more upheaval at Real Madrid: Football Weekly Extra – podcast
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Rangers' Rohl predicts final day title showdown
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Why did Man United, Chelsea, Real Madrid all sack their managers? It's about culture
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Replacing Amorim was only the start: Man United have more club-defining decisions ahead
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Spurs take Moersen from City Football Group as director of football operations
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Transfer rumors, news: PSG eye Chelsea's Enzo Fernández
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Arbeloa: Madrid Copa exit to 2nd-tier side 'painful'
New Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa took responsibility for the team's "painful" 3-2 Copa del Rey defeat to second-tier Albacete on Wednesday, defending his decision to rest a number of senior players.
Chelsea's Rosenior: Blame me for Sánchez errors
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FIFA requests for World Cup tickets passes 500M
FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year's World Cup.
Eto'o banned over alleged AFCON misbehavior
Cameroonian Football Federation president Samuel Eto'o has been suspended for four games for alleged misbehavior during his team's loss to Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Andy Robertson: Liverpool future not clear
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has admitted he doesn't know whether he will be at the club next season ahead of his contract expiring in the summer.
Sources: Blackmon skips physical amid Miami bid
Vancouver Whitecaps defender, and reigning MLS Defender of the Year, Tristan Blackmon didn't report to the club's first day of preseason camp, sources confirmed to ESPN.
NWSLPA: 'Rodman rule' violates CBA, federal law
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👀 'Why always me? Balotelli's wildest moments
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Mane leads Senegal past Egypt, Salah at AFCON
Senegal striker Sadio Mane came out on top against former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah on Wednesday, as Mane's decisive strike saw his team win their Africa Cup of Nations semifinal against Egypt 1-0 in Tangier.
Robertson keen to stay at Liverpool but 'wants to play football'
Liverpool's Andy Robertson on contract talks, a "stressful summer" and why he "wants to play" rather than sit on the bench.
‘A group of people decided to kill me’: Michel Platini on Fifa, Uefa and the fight to clear his name
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Andy Robertson admits Liverpool future unclear with contract expiring in summer
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‘Europe, be afraid’: Le Sommer adds more star power to Mexico’s French revolution
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Hearts seal McPake deal and consider new Mato move
Hearts confirm that St Johnstone winger Josh McPake is to join under freedom of contract in the summer and may try to speed up the arrival of "brilliant talent" Rogers Mato.
Ratcliffe and Glazer family visit Manchester United training ground to support Carrick
Executive meeting moved to meet with interim managerMartínez ‘didn’t want to play any more’ after knee injurySir Jim Ratcliffe and at least one of the Glazer family are at Manchester United’s training base on Thursday to support the interim manager, Michael Carrick, before Saturday’s derby with Man…
Brave Köln push Bayern but will it be enough to bring calm to Effzeh? | Andy Brassell
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'He knows what he wants' - Chalobah on new manager Rosenior
Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah says new manager Liam Rosenior has asked the squad to "trust in themselves" and to "rely on each other" following his appointment at Stamford Bridge.
US sports say parity is essential for success. The Premier League proves that’s untrue | Leander Schaerlaeckens
There are no salary caps and no luxury taxes, yet the world’s most-watched soccer league is only getting more balancedDavid Stern used to tell a joke. In his early years as NBA commissioner, he liked to say, his job was essentially to travel back and forth between Boston and Los Angeles to hand out…
Transfers - January 2026
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Atletico want Wolves' Gomes - Thursday's gossip
Atletico Madrid want Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes, Everton and Nottingham Forest are keen on signing Youssef En-Nesyri, plus more.
West Ham defender Tysiak joins Union Berlin
West Ham defender Amber Tysiak has joined German side Union Berlin.
Semenyo goes straight in the XI - FPL team of the week
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'Players made me look stupid', fumes St Mirren boss Robinson
St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson aims a strongly worded tirade towards his players after they slumped to a fourth straight defeat - against 10-man Hearts.
Fernandes not seeking to leave Man Utd in January
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Arsenal take first step to end long-standing semifinal curse
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Sports piracy explodes in UK with 3.6bn illegal streams and rise of black-market bookmakers
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What’s in a club DNA? Alonso exit shows the only reliable predictors of success are wealth and good decisions | Jonathan Liew
Real Madrid and Manchester United put their faith in familiarity but the lesson of Ferguson is dynastic greatness rests not in tradition but ditching principles“It is all too easy to make mistaken inferences unless the process involved is already very well understood.” Francis Crick, molec…
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