Everton and Nottingham Forest, whose squad includes American goalkeepers Matt Turner and Ethan Horvath, were referred to an independent commission by the Premier League on Monday after admitting to breaches of financial rules. The alleged breaches of the league’s profitability and sustainability rules relate to the 2022-23 season and leave both clubs facing the threat […]
Kieran Canning
AFP correspondent.
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Newcastle-Manchester City: De Bruyne ‘missed’ winning feeling
Kevin De Bruyne says he got a taste for what he was missing during a five-month injury layoff after inspiring Manchester City to come from behind to secure a crucial 3-2 win at Newcastle on Saturday. The Belgian came off the bench to score and set up Oscar Bobb’s stoppage-time winner in his first Premier […]
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Refreshed Man City ready to pounce, Tottenham targets top 4 at Man United
Manchester City appears ominously poised to strike in the title race as Pep Guardiola welcomes back key players for Saturday’s trip to Newcastle.
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Thierry Henry reveals battle with depression
The 46-year-old Frenchman says the coronavirus pandemic made him appreciate his mental health struggles as he cried “almost every day.”
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Five talking points from the English Premier League season’s first half
Liverpool leads the way in a tantalizingly poised English Premier League title race heading into 2024 with just six points separating the top five. Defending champion Manchester City is ominously poised to strike in the new year despite a dip in form from last season’s treble winners, while Arsenal, Aston Villa and Tottenham are also […]
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Three talking points from the English Premier League
Arsenal took advantage of a share of the points between Manchester City and Liverpool to move on top of the English Premier League after a weekend that left the top four separated by just four points. The Gunners needed a late winner by Kai Havertz (photo above) to beat Brentford 1-0. Liverpool ended City’s 23-game […]
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Emma Hayes eyes elusive Champions League trophy before Chelsea departure
Emma Hayes has vowed the leave her role as Chelsea women’s boss “at the top” and is ready for one last crack at the only major trophy to elude her — the Champions League. The Blues travel to Real Madrid on Wednesday to begin their latest quest to conquer Europe for the first time.But Chelsea […]
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EPL Weekend: Man City seeks to stop rot as Chelsea hosts Arsenal
Manchester City is aiming to avoid a third straight English Premier League defeat for the first time in seven years when it host Brighton on Saturday, while Arsenal will provide a stiff test for resurgent Chelsea. Four teams are in the running to top the standings at some stage this weekend, starting with Liverpool when […]
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VAR audio released after blunder over Luis Diaz's disallowed goal
English referee chiefs have made public the VAR audio of the decision that led to Liverpool forward Luis Diaz having a goal wrongly disallowed in the Reds’ controversial defeat at Tottenham. VAR official Darren England and his assistant (AVAR) Daniel Cook did not over-rule the incorrect on-field decision of offside after Diaz had scored what […]
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Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou forgets Liverpool fandom to bring happy days back to Spurs
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou said his days as a Liverpool fan are long gone as he aims to end the Reds’ unbeaten start to the season on Saturday. The Australian grew up supporting Liverpool during a glory era at Anfield in the 1970s. “It was the 70s so you could have gone one or […]