Hull boss Sergej Jakirovic and his players cried tears of joy after their “incredible journey” culminated in a lucrative promotion to the Premier League on Saturday as the Championship’s ‘spygate’ drama finally came to an end. Oli McBurnie clinched Hull’s 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in the play-off final at Wembley, scoring the £205 million ($275 […]
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De Zerbi demands ‘blood and spirit’ from Spurs on survival Sunday
Roberto De Zerbi has urged relegation-haunted Tottenham to play with “blood and spirit” in Sunday’s do-or-die clash against Everton. Tottenham will be condemned to a humiliating relegation to the Championship if they lose at home to Everton and West Ham defeat Leeds. De Zerbi’s fourth-bottom side are two points ahead of third-bottom West Ham heading […]
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Man City needed ‘new energy’ as Guardiola seeks break from coaching
Pep Guardiola said Friday he feared he would run out of the energy required to lead Manchester City after announcing his glittering 10-year tenure as manager will come to an end. After amassing 20 trophies, including six Premier League titles and the club’s first Champions League, Guardiola will step aside following Sunday’s match at home […]
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Tuchel has ‘no fear’ after omitting star names from England’s World Cup squad
Thomas Tuchel said Friday he has no fears after leaving “extraordinary talents” out of England’s World Cup squad, boldly stating his aim is to win the tournament. The German coach omitted a clutch of big names for the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, including Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold. […]
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Middlesbrough face Hull in football’s richest game after ‘spygate’ row
Middlesbrough and Hull will meet in the richest game in world football at Wembley on Saturday, competing for a place in the Premier League in a match overshadowed by Southampton’s “spygate” saga. Saints were expelled from the Championship play-offs this week after admitting to spying on opponents’ training sessions, with beaten semi-finalists Middlesbrough reinstated. Boro […]
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Arsenal players in dawn celebrations after winning Premier League
Arsenal players were pictured celebrating with fans at 5:00 am at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday after they clinched the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years. Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber were pictured in the early hours in an Instagram post by their teammate Eberechi Eze. Thousands of fans had […]
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Spygate: Aidan Morris’ Boro is headed to Wembley showpiece
Aidan Morris will get to play one more game before the USMNT roster is named. Morris’ Middlesbrough has been named to play Hull City on Saturday for a spot in the Premier League playoff final. The move comes Southampton was kicked out of the final after being found guilty of spying on multiple opponents during the […]
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Corner kick chaos in the Premier League: Arsenal wins by fouling first
Some members of the pundit class have noted the Arsenal infractions, but they can only resort to twisted logic to excuse them away.
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Leeds beat Burnley to virtually secure Premier League survival
Leeds all but secured their place in the Premier League next season with a 3-1 win over already-relegated Burnley on Friday. Goals from Anton Stach, Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin took Daniel Farke’s side nine points clear of the relegation zone with just four games remaining for those below them. Leeds failed to reach a […]
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Eze rocket fires Arsenal back into top spot in Premier League
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League as Eberechi Eze’s thunderbolt sealed a tense 1-0 win against Newcastle on Saturday. For the first time since October, Arsenal had started a league game out of pole position after Manchester City’s 1-0 win at Burnley on Wednesday sent them to the summit. But Eze lifted […]