Sheffield United and Burnley are 11 points from Premier League safety and look doomed with just 12 matches of the season remaining. Premier League But who else is facing the threat of being relegated to the Championship? And which teams will stay up? Premier League It looks like one from six, with eight points separating…
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Liverpool “need miracles” to ease their injury woes as they prepare to host Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round, says manager Jurgen Klopp. Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, who has an ankle injury, is the latest player to join Klopp’s absent players. Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai are training, but remain doubts to…
Mexico recorded a dazzling 2-0 victory over the United States to top Group A ahead of the four-time world champions at the Concacaf Women’s Gold Cup. Goals from Jacqueline Ovalle and Mayra Pelayo ensured ended their 16-match losing streak to the Americans. It is just the second time since 1991 that Mexico have defeated the…
Sweden midfielder Kristoffer Olsson has been placed on a ventilator in hospital after losing consciousness at home. Midtjylland said the ex-Arsenal player, 28, is “suffering from what appears to be an acute brain-related illness”. The Danish club announced he was taken to Aarhus University Hospital on 20 February. Midtjylland said they felt “compelled” to release…
Everton’s points deduction has been reduced from 10 to six after an appeal – but there remains the potential for a chaotic end to this year’s Premier League relegation battle. The new verdict moves Everton up to 15th and five points away from the drop zone. It also leaves Burnley and Sheffield United an almost impossible task…
“I had my whole life in front of me when they told me. I remember thinking ‘Oh my God, I’m going to die.” Few Maidstone United players are cherishing the non-league club’s FA Cup run more than Sam Bone. Back in 2016, soon after being released by Charlton Athletic at the age of 18, Bone…
Everton’s punishment for breaching Premier League financial rules has been reduced from 10 points to six after an appeal. The club were immediately docked 10 points in November for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) in the three-year period to 2021-22. The punishment – the biggest in Premier League history – took from 14th to 19th in…
A loveless marriage would soon end. Kylian Mbappe would, potentially, unite with his true love, Real Madrid; Paris Saint- Germain would seek its true path to footballing glory. The Mbappe-PSG wedlock, despite the ingredients for a long and successful bond, even a symbolic bond of romance – the boy from the banlieue of Bondy, the…
Jonathan Dente was shown red by referee Christophe Ridley in the Six Nations game in Lille. France suffered a significant blow at the end of the first half of their Six Nations fixture against Italy as Jonathan Danty was sent off. Referee Christophe Ridley dismissed the Centre after he made direct head-on-head contact while attempting to tackle Juan Ignacio…
Bordeaux striker Alberth Elis is in an induced coma in hospital after suffering a serious head injury in a collision with an opponent. The club confirmed on Sunday that he had surgery following the incident against Guingamp on Saturday. In the French Ligue 2 encounter, a significant pause of eight minutes occurred when Alberth Elis,…