The Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, apologised to Kalvin Phillips for saying that the player was ‘overweight’ on returning from the World Cup in December 2022. The apology comes after Phillips gave an interview in which he admitted Guardiola’s comments had had ‘a big knock on my confidence’. When asked if he regrets his comments, […]
Club await outcome of their appeal against 10-point sanctionMidfielder says he understands fans’ frustration James Garner has said Everton’s 10-point deduction is playing on his mind as the club anxiously await the outcome of an appeal against the biggest sporting sanction in Premier League history. Everton anticipate a decision this week from the independent commission
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Arsenal and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema has said she “almost” feels like her old self again after recovering from her cruciate ligament injury, but admitted she faces a “new normal” of pain management after the injury.
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Eastern Azaleas are chasing qualification for Olympic Games with team a representation of isolationist state’s might Moving the Goalposts: sign up for our free newsletter The fact that North Korea are ranked in the top 10 of the world’s best women’s football sides – higher than Brazil and Australia among others – may come as
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Paris St-Germain and France striker Kylian Mbappe is set to receive a £128m signing-on bonus and earn almost £13m a year.
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Footballers from both sides of the Premier League’s north London divide put their rivalry aside to attend London Fashion Week.
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The inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup kicks off this week. The US is planning to use the tournament as a testing ground for the Paris Olympics The coming year will be a pivotal one for a beleaguered Team US. With last summer’s biting disappointment at the World Cup still fresh, a team deep in transition
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The new format will see long jumps measured in a take-off zone rather than the traditional wooden board.
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Marseille sack Italian manager Gennaro Gattuso just five months after his arrival at the Ligue 1 outfit.
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