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England captain Owen Farrell to miss Six Nations and prioritise mental health

Player announces break from international rugby unionWill continue to play for Saracens and captain the club England captain Owen Farrell will not be available for this season’s Six Nations Championship after deciding to take a break from international rugby. In a statement, Farrell’s club Saracens said his decision had been made “in order to prioritise

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Eddie Howe stays ice cold even as Newcastle burn with sense of injustice | David Hytner

Even after being denied a crucial win, manager gave a masterclass in composure to set the tone for Milan showdown It was most assuredly in managerial meltdown territory – either then and there upon the full-time whistle or in the press conference afterwards. Perhaps it even merited a strongly worded club statement, decrying the demise

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Football Daily | Newcastle, PSG and a handball call we can all agree on, right?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Bob Mortimer hates opinions. The preface of his (excellent) autobiography, And Away … includes the important point that the book contains “very little opinion or advice”. And yet he loves football, a sport where it is almost impossible not to have an opinion.

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Archive, 1993: Manchester United exit Europe at Galatasaray – match report

4 November 1993: ‘Welcome to Hell’ declared the home banners as United stuttered to a goalless draw at a hostile Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul No Champions League for Manchester United, and in the Ali Sami Yen stadium here yesterday they made a poor case for belonging to anybody’s league of champions before going

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