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The economy performed better than previously estimated in the final three months of 2022, new figures show.

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Last-ditch talks between Heathrow Airport and the Unite union representing security guards break down.

Liverpool need to close gap on former title rivals, Jesus key for Arsenal and Hodgson returns for relegation six-pointer Over four seasons, there was a single Premier League point between them. This season there are 19 points between Manchester City and Liverpool. City still don’t have things their own way: Erling Haaland’s presence remains a double-edged sword. Without Haaland’s goals, Arsenal would be on a title victory lap while with the Norwegian – an injury doubt for Saturday’s match – City have never quite hit the fluency shown when they were duking it out with Liverpool over those years. By contrast Jürgen Klopp’s problems run rather deeper than implanting a guaranteed goal-machine. Virgil van Dijk was criticised this week by the Dutch legends Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten for his leadership style. And even though Stefan Bajcetic is only 18, losing him for the season was a blow. Liverpool, though, retain significant danger, as Manchester United found out , and as Guardiola r

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It follows analysis of football agents being paid to represent both players and clubs in transfers.

So far, so good. Wales built on their draw in Croatia by claiming their first Euro 2024 qualifying win courtesy of Kieffer Moore’s first-half header against Latvia. This was Wales’s first game in Cardiff since their group-stage exit at the World Cup and a sold-out crowd gave Gareth Bale, the most-capped Wales male player and surely the greatest in their history, a fitting send-off. The Latvia head coach, Dainis Kazakevics, went on the charm offensive in the buildup, talking up Wales’s chances of topping Group D, but this display offered only a smattering of those credentials. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/28/wales-latvia-euro-2024-qualifier-match-report

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Frenchman replaces Diacre four months before tournament Renard led Saudi Arabia men to win over Argentina in Qatar Hervé Renard has resigned as Saudi Arabia’s coach so he can take over the France women’s team before this year’s Women’s World Cup. The 54-year-old Frenchman was appointed by Saudi Arabia in July 2019 and led the country to a famous 2-1 win over Argentina at the World Cup in Qatar last year. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation said it had agreed to terminate Renard’s contract at his request and wished him “every success in his future career”. Its president, Yasser al-Misehal, told Saudi Sports Channel: “[Renard] has an offer from the French federation and expressed his desire to take this opportunity. We were informed four days before the current international window and I received a letter from the French federation, and consulted with a number of members of the board of directors, and we decided to accept this request.” Continue reading... from Football | The

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Updates from the Socceroos’ second homecoming match Any thoughts? Email Jonathan or tweet @JPHowcroft The roof is closed tonight at Marvel Stadium, which may go some way to retaining the noise from what appears to be an underwhelming crowd. I’m not sold on this idea of a “homecoming” tour, but then, I am a curmudgeon. Opta have furnished us with some stats. Australia have scored three goals in each of their two previous men’s internationals against Ecuador, picking up a win and a loss from those two fixtures including a 3-1 win when these teams met four days ago. This will be just the second time in the last five years that Australia have faced the same team in two consecutive men’s internationals; each of the last three times it’s occurred the Socceroos have won the second of the two games. Ecuador have lost their last two men’s internationals in succession after having lost only one of their 17 previous games as a team (W6 D10); they’ve not lost three straight games since Ju

The eyes of the world are no longer on Doha and, although some progress has been made, many workers feel let down The grass inside Lusail Stadium is lush, richly coloured, moist. One hundred days after the World Cup final , the pitch is still watered daily and cut once a week; a team of around 30 workers are on hand to maintain the site. Empty white seats glare from stands that once housed swaying, jubilant Argentina fans; an unseasonable wind whistles under the roof that once held in their songs. The nearby boulevard, where Lionel Messi and his victorious teammates paraded into the December night, is almost empty save for groups of south Asian workers, cloths covering their heads to protect them from the midday sun, filling in the gaps between paving slabs with fresh cement. There is still work to be done here even though the circus has moved on. But many of those who remain are patently at risk of exploitation and abuse despite Qatar’s attempts to mask the cracks in its partially s

WhatsApp group where Daniel Levy’s former employees discuss his wine gum obsession and sketchy transfer policy Daniel Levy Su pport Network Nuno, José, Mauricio +10 others José Mourinho someone add antonio Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/mar/28/antonio-conte-jose-mourinho-daniel-levy-tottenham

Defender counted 1974 World Cup among 73 Australian caps Socceroos to wear black armbands during friendly with Ecuador Football fans across Australia are mourning the death of 1974 Fifa World Cup Socceroo and Football Australia Hall of Fame member, Manfred Schaefer, who was 80. The defender represented Australia 73 times between 1967 and 1974, 49 of those ‘A’ Internationals, and was a member of Australia’s first FIFA World Cup squad in 1974, starting all three of Australia’s group games at the tournament in West Germany. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/28/socceroo-milkman-friend-to-pele-football-mourns-hall-of-famer-manfred-schaefer

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Mauricio Pochettino, Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique have all been linked to the Tottenham job By Ben McAleer for WhoScored Tottenham and Antonio Conte have parted ways . Here are eight managers who have been linked with the job or should be on the club’s radar. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/14/antonio-conte-leaves-tottenham-spurs-pochettino-tuchel-enrique-frank

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Best creative attacker is likely to determine whether Gareth Southgate can finally mould a genuine champion team With 40 minutes gone at Wembley Stadium Bukayo Saka took the ball in the inside left channel, bumped away the yellow shirt at his back and produced that familiar whip‑crack turn, one of those moments where he just seems to have a weirdly preternatural grasp of the physics of movement, snaking off into spaces that aren’t, technically, supposed to be there. Perhaps this is one reason why he gets kicked a lot. There is no logical answer to this problem. Saka had time to think about what to do next, a micro-second of processing time. The finish was ridiculous. Not novel or unorthodox: the left-foot shot curled across goal, starting outside the line of the post, hips opened out to make the angle. We know that angle. It’s drill, a set move. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/mar/27/bukayo-saka-england-ukraine-euro-2

British Gas, Scottish Power and Ovo Energy made up 70% of all forced installations last year, the government says.

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Andy Street says the department store chain should not change its staff ownership structure.

Committed football supporters disavow ‘idiots’ threatening to disrupt the competition England football fans have vowed to travel to Germany in large numbers for Euro 2024 and show that “idiots” wanting to provoke trouble in the host country are a minority. There were fears that some of England’s travelling fans would try to cause trouble next year after some fans sang the theme tune to the 1955 British war film The Dam Busters during last week’s match in Italy. During the match some fans also chanted about the death of Diego Maradona – in an arena known for its devotion to the former Napoli player who gave the stadium its name. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/26/well-show-germany-at-euro-2024-that-we-can-behave-vow-england-fans

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Claims of sexual harassment and poor facilities accompany questions over Isha Johansen, who says she did all she could as the country’s FA head For Bilkisu Kandeh-Turay, representing her country should have been the pinnacle of her career. Yet, despite the arrival of Isha Johansen as the first female president of the Sierra Leone Football Association in 2013, it had turned into a nightmare. “We didn’t get kits, proper food, medical facilities, transport … nothing,” Kandeh-Turay says. “I started raising these concerns and spoke with some FA officials. They said they were planning to do something, but they didn’t.” The talented striker, who went on to captain the under-20s team, was 17 in 2017 when she complained to the senior women’s team coach, Abdulai Bah, about the poor conditions. Kandeh-Turay alleges that he responded by sending her pictures of his penis and pornographic videos, as well as “asking me for sex every day” over the next few months. Continue reading... from Footbal

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After overhauling his squad and transforming the team’s fortunes, the manager can look ahead with positivity Steve Clarke has shown a useful knack of assisting the Scottish Football Association’s public relations. Progression to the delayed Euro 2020 finals ended a tale of woe that stretched back to 1998. A draw with Ukraine last September sealed qualification to the top tier of the Nations League . The incessantly negative din that accompanies matters relating to Scottish football has occasionally abated thanks to the work of Clarke and his team. A functioning national side masks all manner of administrative sins. This theme continued as Scotland prepared to open their Euro 2024 campaign with a visit from Cyprus. Clarke informed his squad on Friday morning that he had extended his contract until the World Cup in 2026. “We are all delighted,” said the captain, Andy Robertson. “Since the manager came in, there has been a much more positive feeling around the team. We believe under th

From back garden keepie-uppies to airport flicks and tricks, a countdown of the greatest commercials from the decade Scott Parker before he was Scott Parker, or rather when he was a lad called Jimmy who loved doing keepie-uppies in his back garden, and what impressive keepie-uppies they were. Indeed historians believe this may have been the first sighting of sick tekkers on British television, and it’s what made this ad, used by McDonald’s to promote itself as an official sponsor of the 1994 World Cup, catch attention. It is simple and cool, and because of who Jimmy grew up to be it is memorable. Not that Parker, who was 13 and at Charlton’s academy when the ad was made, looks back at it with huge fondness. “I was known as the McDonald’s boy for large parts,” he said in a recent interview . “It was horrendous.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/25/mcdonalds-milk-ronaldo-the-top-10-football-adverts-of-the-90s

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Christian Pulisic stars as USMNT notch 7-1 victory Americans need draw to make competition’s semifinals Gio Reyna started in his first match with the US after his parents disparaged then-coach Gregg Berhalter for his lack of playing time at the World Cup. The game ended in a 7-1 rout of Grenada in the Concacaf Nations League on Friday night. Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie had two goals each and Alejandro Zendejas scored his first international goal. Christian Pulisic and Brenden Aaronson also scored for the Americans, who had never won 7-1. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/24/gio-reyna-returns-as-usa-thrash-grenada-in-concacaf-nations-league

Gareth Southgate’s team dominated Italy early on but the manager recognised that dropping deep only invited trouble in Naples England can already see a path to glory at Euro 2024. If that sounds like the usual triumphalism then consider how mature Gareth Southgate’s team looked during the first 45 minutes in Naples on Thursday night. There was a boldness to England, an easy balance in midfield, invention and incision in attack, and Italy could have had no complaints if the game had been over as a contest at half-time. The defending European champions – the team who broke England’s hearts at the last Euros – were lucky not to be 3-0 down. There was a glaring miss from Jack Grealish, who passed up an open goal moments after Harry Kane had become his country’s record goalscorer, and a constant sense that England were too quick, physical and talented for the Italians, particularly with Jorginho and Marco Verratti looking too old to compete with Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice in midfield

Les Bleus’ new captain scores twice in 4-0 win in Paris Lukaku claims hat-trick in Belgium’s 3-0 victory in Sweden Kylian Mbappé’s France captaincy could hardly have started better as the World Cup finalists brushed aside the Netherlands in their Euro 2024 qualifier, winning 4-0 at the Stade de France, with three goals coming in the first 21 minutes. The opener came after two minutes when Antoine Griezmann, said to be upset at being passed over for the armband, was teed up by Mbappé. Sporting a lurid pink hairstyle, Griezmann celebrated with his new captain to seemingly signal no hard feelings over the issue. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/24/euro-2024-qualifying-round-up-captain-mbappe-inspires-france-to-opening-win

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , John Brewin and Nicky Bandini as Harry Kane became England’s all-time record scorer in Naples Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts , Soundcloud , Audioboom , Mixcloud , Acast and Stitcher , and join the conversation on Facebook , Twitter and email . Today; England beat Italy in Italy for the first time since 1961 to start their Euro 2024 qualification campaign with three points. England good in the first half, shaky in the second - what, if anything, have we learned? Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2023/mar/24/harry-kane-leads-england-to-first-win-in-italy-since-1961-football-weekly-podcast

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Forward now sits at the top of a golden seam of main men after goal in Naples – and his mark of 54 goals will be difficult to beat There was an agreeable note of pantomime when the moment came for Harry Kane. Goalscoring records don’t matter, perhaps, or shouldn’t matter, are just numbers in the book. And yet of course they do matter, not least in international football, with its sense of duty and history and ritual. And somehow it always seemed likely Kane would get his chance to take that England record in this wonderful mini-epic of a qualifier, with England just about holding on to take a thrilling 2-1 victory. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/mar/23/harry-kane-completes-cycle-of-england-hotshots-with-goals-record

Over-50s are being urged to work but just 10% of Treasury staff are that age, the BBC has learned.

England captain scores 54th goal to go past Wayne Rooney Southgate salutes ‘brilliant professional’ after win in Italy Harry Kane said his dream had come true after the striker became his country’s record goalscorer and helped England make a flying start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign by winning away to Italy for the first time since 1961. Kane moved on from the pain of his missed penalty during the World Cup quarter-final defeat to France by scoring the winner from the spot as Southgate’s side secured a 2-1 victory at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/23/harry-kane-pride-after-breaking-england-goalscoring-record

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Lyon defender has not played for Australia since April 2022 Arsenal star Steph Catley ruled out of matches in London Ellie Carpenter has issued an ominous warning to Australia’s World Cup rivals, saying she has returned from a serious knee injury “stronger, faster and better than before” after being called into the Matildas squad for the upcoming friendlies against Scotland and England. The Lyon right-back spent nine months on the sidelines after rupturing her ACL in the Champions League final in May last year , but has made steady progress since returning for her club side in early February and appears on track to reclaim her place in Tony Gustavsson’s starting XI in time for their opener against the Republic of Ireland in Sydney on 20 July. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/23/refreshed-ellie-carpenter-returns-to-matildas-squad-for-scotland-and-england-friendlies

Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim are set to submit new bids to buy Manchester United after the deadline was extended.

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VAR was Wolfsburg’s friend in a Parisian tale of two penalites, with Dominique Janssen giving the away side a precious first-leg lead 5 min Bachmann is fouled on the left wing by Hendrich. PSG have made a superb start, and Wolfsburg are struggling to get out of their half. 3 min Now Frohms has to charge from her area to beat Diani to a long ball forward. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/mar/22/psg-v-wolfsburg-womens-champions-league-quarter-final-live-score-updates

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These grounds are found next to rivers, coastlines, canals, harbours and estuaries. How many do you know? Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/22/football-quiz-can-you-identify-these-stadiums-and-pitches-close-to-water

Fifa says Cas failed ‘to evaluate key pieces of evidence’ The 75-year-old had his lifetime ban overturned by Cas Fifa has confirmed it has appealed against the court of arbitration for sport’s decision to overturn its lifetime ban on Yves Jean-Bart, the former president of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF), due to concerns over “very serious procedural and substantive flaws” in the verdict. Jean-Bart – known as “Dadou” – was banned by Fifa’s ethics committee in November 2020 for alleged harassment and sexual abuse against female footballers after a series of investigations by the Guardian. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/20/fifa-appeals-cas-decision-on-jean-bart-because-of-substantial-flaws-in-verdict

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Late goals ends Owls’ 23-match unbeaten run Plymouth prevail over ten-man Accrington Barnsley scored two late goals in a 4-2 League One victory over South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday to end their opponents’ 23-match unbeaten league run as they dropped down to second. The game burst into life in the 10th minute when Mads Andersen slipped the ball through to Devante Cole on the left-hand side of the area and the striker beat goalkeeper Cameron Dawson with a low, angled shot. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/21/efl-roundup-plymouth-top-after-sheffield-wednesday-slip-up-at-barnsley

Seventy-five-year-old returns to replace Patrick Vieira Palace have gone 12 games without a win in 2023 Roy Hodgson has returned to Crystal Palace as manager until the end of the season after taking over from Patrick Vieira . Hodgson, who turns 76 in August, will extend his existing record as the Premier League’s oldest-ever manager after agreeing a deal along with longtime assistant Ray Lewington following meetings with chairman Steve Parish on Monday. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/21/roy-hodgson-returns-as-crystal-palace-manager

As his last tournament cycle starts, let’s appreciate a manager who has endured a grossly disproportionate level of derision G areth Southgate, the whole of England is with you. Perhaps this was the first and last point at which these words were ever spoken truthfully. Perhaps it wasn’t even true at the time. The inevitable tranche of snark and eyeball-rolling at Southgate’s latest England squad belies the fact that very little of substance has changed in the three months since the defeat against France. The seven midfielders are the same as they were in Qatar. Harry Maguire is still in the centre of defence. Harry Kane’s penalty is still airborne. And for all the soul-searching and agonising, Southgate too is still there: still politely explaining himself to an audience that will never listen, still cocking his head slightly as questions are put to him, a gesture that says yes, this is the stupidest formulation of words ever constructed in the English language, but I’m listening .

Players, pundits and fans complain bitterly that referees are getting worse each season – but is that fair? Six minutes into referee Darren England’s fourth Premier League match of the season, he found himself with a decision to make. A Fulham midfielder, Nathaniel Chalobah, had made a late challenge and caught a Newcastle player, who fell to the ground with a yelp so loud it cut through the noise of the Geordie away fans. “That’s fucking red,” an old-timer seated in front of me yelled. It was a moment that could determine the course of the match, and Darren England’s season. Competition among elite domestic referees is fierce. Their performances are meticulously dissected, reviewed and ranked by their bosses at Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL), the body that runs officiating in English professional football. Among the 19 referees who work predominantly in the Premier League, the best performers are appointed most often, and they are the ones who get the most sought-afte

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Levy held video call with key aides on Monday Ryan Mason would be a candidate for caretaker role Tottenham have begun to check the market for a new manager in a sign that they are ready to accelerate the departure of Antonio Conte amid concerns the majority of the players are no longer behind him. It has become increasingly clear over recent weeks that Conte will not stay on beyond the end of the season when his contract expires, the Italian failing to see a way forward in the job due to a variety of factors. But Conte plunged the club into an immediate crisis on Saturday when he castigated the players after the 3-3 draw at Southampton; the team having surrendered a 3-1 lead late on, Spurs having been 3-1 up until late on. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/20/antonio-conte-hanging-by-a-thread-as-spurs-begin-search-for-new-coach

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Fulham coach hopes referee push is not blown out of proportion Silva on ultra-defensive claiming ‘unhappy’ past with Kavanagh The Fulham manager, Marco Silva, has said Aleksandar Mitrovic should be spared a lengthy ban despite pushing the referee, Chris Kavanagh, during a tumultuous 3-1 FA Cup defeat at Old Trafford. Mitrovic, as well as Silva and Willian, were sent off in the 70th minute after Kavanagh awarded United a penalty for a handball by the Brazilian. The Serb will definitely be suspended for three games for violent conduct but could face a more severe punishment for his actions. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/19/marco-silva-pleads-mercy-for-mitrovic-after-fulhams-red-card-meltdown

Watford and Huddersfield are two examples of why continually changing coach is no good recipe for a Premier League return Being a Championship manager is a precarious business, only ever a short run of defeats from the sack. Fifteen have been dismissed this season and five clubs are on to their third manager. A cycle of constant change rarely seems to help. Overall there have been 19 managerial changes in the division by 14 clubs, leaving 10 managers in the position they started in when the first ball was kicked in July. The Championship is a division few want to be in – for most it is as a vehicle to reach the monied top flight– and that means clubs are willing to make bold decisions to try to get out of it. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/18/championship-manager-churn-watford-huddersfield

Crystal Palace may have arrived at the Emirates Stadium without a manager and winless in 2023, but Arsenal had good reason to be wary. When they faced Everton last month – also on a long winless run and heading into their first game after Frank Lampard’s sacking – few foresaw the relegation contenders claiming a precious win. Everton were better set than Palace, however: Lampard’s successor, Sean Dyche, was already in place. Patrick Vieira’s time at Palace came to an abrupt end on Friday morning, giving Paddy McCarthy, drafted in from his role as under-21s coach, a little over 48 hours to salvage a game plan from the wreckage. A task that proved too great as they were soundly beaten 4-1. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/19/arsenal-crystal-palace-premier-league-match-report

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Forward praised for ‘taking responsibility’ after exit from Europe Arteta confident Martinelli’s decisive miss would not affect him Mikel Arteta praised Gabriel Martinelli for “taking responsibility” after his opener set Arsenal on the way to a 4-1 win against Crystal Palace, with the Brazilian getting back on track after missing the decisive penalty in their shootout defeat to Sporting in the Europa League on Thursday. Martinelli broke the deadlock against Palace with a superb finish, whipping a shot into the far corner after he was set up by Bukayo Saka. His teammate followed up with two goals of his own either side of a strike from Granit Xhaka, with Jeffrey Schlupp’s consolation midway through the second half failing to turn the tide. The win extended Arsenal’s lead at the top of the table to eight points, albeit having played one game more than Manchester City. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/19/arteta-hails-

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Lineker to miss Sunday’s live FA Cup game due to ‘nasty cold’ Alex Scott will step in to host Brighton v Grimsby coverage Gary Lineker will not be on the BBC for their FA Cup quarter-final coverage on Sunday because he has lost his voice, the corporation has said. Lineker was struggling with his voice during live coverage of Manchester City’s 6-0 win over Burnley on Saturday and it has not improved. Alex Scott will now host Sunday afternoon’s quarter-final between Premier League club Brighton and fourth-tier Grimsby Town. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/19/gary-lineker-bbc-fa-cup-tie-lost-voice-alex-scott

Results have been terrible in 2023 and relegation is a possibility but Steve Parish has not invested in building a side for Vieira “Anything is possible,” said Patrick Vieira after Crystal Palace thrashed Everton 4-0 a year ago to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals and stretch their unbeaten run to six matches. Two weeks later, he was being touted as one of the managers of the season after masterminding a 3-0 win at Selhurst Park against his former club Arsenal that lifted Palace to ninth and dented Mikel Arteta’s hopes of a top-four finish. Twelve months on and with his Palace reign over after a disastrous start to 2023 that yielded no victories, Vieira must be wondering how it has come to this. The co-owner Steve Parish spent 24 hours making his mind up after defeat against bitter rivals Brighton on Wednesday left Palace in real danger of being sucked into the bottom three in their record 10th successive season in the Premier League, and concluded he had no option but

Updates from the 12pm (GMT) kick-off at Bramall Lane Blackburn’s band of rejects target promotion and Cup progress Get in touch! Email John or tweet him with your thoughts Paul Heckingbottom also spoke to the BBC. There’s not many times you get the opportunity to go to Wembley as a player or as a fan. It would be a reward for the fans, for their support. We know what is at stake. The FA Cup is huge and this season seems to have been a good one and we’ve been involved in a couple of different occasions and stories so it would be nice to have another one. They’ll approach the game the same way as us, what have they got to lose? It’s an opportunity for every player to be part of the new history of the club. It’s something we need to chase. There will be only one team winning the FA Cup at the end but we can dream of Wembley. Just saying the word Wembley says it all about the passion and this great competition. I’m hopeful of going there. The FA Cup is the biggest cup in the worl

League Two club has become a hub for local regeneration as excitement builds before quarter-final tie at Brighton Sacha Baron Cohen is immensely multitalented but since 2016 his popularity in one of England’s landmark coastal outposts has plummeted. Seven years ago Grimsby , a spy-comedy-thriller co-written and co-produced by the actor, hit UK cinemas with the north-east Lincolnshire town depicted as a violent, rubbish-strewn, addict-inhabited ghetto. No matter that filming largely took place in Tilbury, Essex, it was most definitely not the sort of Hollywood treatment most Grimbarians desired. Baron Cohen played Nobby, a jobless, feckless, Grimsby-bred, football hooligan and father of 11 children, who joins forces with his MI6 hotshot spy brother Sebastian (Mark Strong) in some hair-raising James Bond-esque international escapades. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/17/grimsbys-fa-cup-run-reflects-towns-ride-from-outpost

La Liga’s giants were briefly on the same page but the case against Barça has injected a level of paranoia into this title race The battle for the glorious past will be fought in the inglorious present. And it will be fought with heavily edited Twitter videos. Early last week Real Madrid TV released what can only be described as an attack video, aimed at the former La Liga referee José María Enriquez Negreira. If this seems a little extreme, it is worth noting this was in fact a follow-up, sequel to Real Madrid TV’s previous attack video aimed at referee Carlos Clos Gómez, now head of La Liga VAR. There have been grander, starrier, more knife-edge meetings between Barcelona and Real Madrid. But not many have been more strangely pitched than Sunday night’s clásico at the Camp Nou, or more obviously fraught with angst, mudslinging and paranoia. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/mar/19/barcelona-host-real-madrid-amid-angs

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Watford and Huddersfield are two examples of why continually changing coach is no good recipe for a Premier League return Being a Championship manager is a precarious business, only ever a short run of defeats from the sack. Fifteen have been dismissed this season and five clubs are on to their third manager. A cycle of constant change rarely seems to help. Overall there have been 19 managerial changes in the division by 14 clubs, leaving 10 managers in the position they started in when the first ball was kicked in July. The Championship is a division few want to be in – for most it is as a vehicle to reach the monied top flight– and that means clubs are willing to make bold decisions to try to get out of it. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/18/championship-manager-churn-watford-huddersfield

Watford and Huddersfield are two examples of why continually changing coach is no good recipe for a Premier League return Being a Championship manager is a precarious business, only ever a short run of defeats from the sack. Fifteen have been dismissed this season and five clubs are on to their third manager. A cycle of constant change rarely seems to help. Overall there have been 19 managerial changes in the division by 14 clubs, leaving 10 managers in the position they started in when the first ball was kicked in July. The Championship is a division few want to be in – for most it is as a vehicle to reach the monied top flight– and that means clubs are willing to make bold decisions to try to get out of it. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/18/championship-manager-churn-watford-huddersfield

Arsenal bid to stretch their advantage at the top to eight points when they host managerless Crystal Palace on Sunday Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park Last season n/a Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/17/premier-league-team-news-predicted-lineups-for-the-weekend-action

The European Super League project never went away and England’s two refuseniks now have cause to change their minds Six years ago the German military launched Project Cassandra, a programme designed to predict disasters and black swan events by getting novelists, poets and hacks to write stories about them. What could possibly go wrong? After all, everyone knows writers are perfect in a crisis. Admittedly Cassandra’s operational span has coincided so far with an unforeseen pandemic and an unforeseen war. Although to be fair the ministry’s in-house writers were probably still arguing about tone and leitmotifs and the pacing of the third act while all this was going on. You can’t rush the process. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/18/graham-potter-chelsea-todd-boehly-european-super-league

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Former Liverpool midfielder spent 10 seasons at Anfield Issue was discovered during tests at current club Grêmio The former Liverpool midfielder, Lucas Leiva, has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36 due to a heart condition. The Brazil international played nearly 600 games in his 17-year club career. Lucas joined Liverpool in 2007, staying at Anfield for 10 years before moving to Serie A in 2017, where he played for five seasons with Lazio. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/18/lucas-leiva-retires-heart-condition-liverpool-lazio-brazil

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Neurodegenerative disease diagnosed in 9% of players in Sweden’s top men’s division compared with 6% of control sample Footballers are 50% more likely to develop dementia than the rest of the population, a study has found, fuelling calls to restrict rules around heading the ball in football. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, published in the Lancet Public Health journal today, compared the health records of 6,000 elite footballers and more than 56,000 non-footballers between 1924 and 2019. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/16/footballers-50-more-likely-to-develop-dementia-study-finds

West Ham defeat AEK Larnaca 6-0 on aggregate after 4-0 win Teenager Divin Mubama scores first goal for club Goals from Gianluca Scamacca, Jarrod Bowen and the teenager Divin Mubama made it a perfect 10 wins out of 10 for West Ham in the Europa Conference League. The Hammers put their domestic struggles to one side to sweep past the Cypriot side AEK Larnaca 4-0 at the London Stadium, and 6-0 on aggregate, to reach the quarter-finals. Scamacca, West Ham’s £35million summer signing who has struggled in the Premier League, was handed his chance in attack with Michail Antonio out injured. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/16/european-round-up-west-ham-thump-10-man-larnaca

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This time the late drama did not go Arsenal’s way. They were below par for much of this match and were ultimately knocked out of the Europa League on penalties, Nuno Santos ramming in Sporting’s winner to prompt ecstatic celebrations after Gabriel Martinelli had seen the previous spot kick saved. Pedro Gonçalves had earlier equalised Granit Xhaka’s opener with a remarkable 50-yard strike; the Portuguese side earned their route to the last eight and Mikel Arteta’s players will, by way of consolation, feel free to focus on their title push. Much of the talk in advance had been of Arteta’s rebranding of substitutes as “impacters”. There was certainly plenty in reserve here if he wished to use it but the starting lineup was, as ever, not too far off full fat. Even if Bukayo Saka was given a rare rest there was the sight of Gabriel Jesus, eased back in at Fulham on Sunday, being returned to the XI; Martinelli, Xhaka and four of the preferred back five were also deployed, Ben White the onl

Number of England-qualified Premier League players shrinking England take on Italy and Ukraine in Euro 2024 qualifiers Gareth Southgate fears his successors as England manager will face a selection crisis if the number of Premier League players eligible for the national team continues to diminish. Southgate’s immediate concern is the opening Euro 2024 qualifying fixtures against Italy in Naples next Thursday and Ukraine at Wembley three days later. He has recalled Ivan Toney, despite the in-form striker facing a lengthy ban after accepting multiple charges of breaching the Football Association’s betting rules. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/16/gareth-southgate-fears-successor-will-face-shortage-of-english-players

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Government’s response to demand for Euros to have a legacy wafts at school sport structures that were not fit for purpose Wasn’t it brilliant to see the Lionesses back on our screens recently, dribbling balls with schoolgirls outside No 10 Downing Street as the government responded to their campaign to improve PE? They are truly inspirational players and people. It felt good to relive the highs of the Euros last summer, stuck in this never-ending winter. But before we all sink into a huge sigh of relief that our children’s health is fixed and England’s entitlement to win major football trophies in perpetuity sorted, we must pause and question what’s actually changed and whether this will improve the country’s long-term health. Firstly, why does it take a sustained high-profile campaign from England’s elite women footballers to get the government to address something so fundamental to health? Secondly, on a closer look, what has actually changed? In England and Scotland there is alrea

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The streets of Naples resembled a war zone on Wednesday as violent clashes broke out between Eintracht Frankfurt fans and local police as Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt FC geared up for the hotly anticipated second leg of their Champions League last-16 game.  Eintracht fans had been banned from the game following unrest during the first leg of the match. Hundreds of ticketless Eintracht fans nevertheless arrived in the city, clashing with local police. Police in riot gear used teargas to disperse the fans who threw flares, chairs and other projectiles at the officers.  Eintracht Frankfurt fans clash with police despite ban from Napoli game Champions League roundup: Eintracht Frankfurt reach last 16 for the first time Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2023/mar/15/eintracht-fans-defy-ban-and-clash-with-police-in-naples-before-champions-league-fixture-video

Erling Haaland scored a record-equalling five goals as Manchester City dismantled RB Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium, winning the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final 7-0 to win the tie 8-1 on aggregate. The Norwegian became only the third player to achieve such a feat in the competition, following Lionel Messi and Luiz Adriano. Guardiola referred to the striker as 'a joy of a guy' and praised his mentality saying, 'It's difficult to score goals when you don't touch the ball for 40-50 minutes,' but 'he can do it'. Haaland told reporters after the match that he didn't have to say much because 'we won 7-0 and I scored five goals' but insisted that the game proved that City are contenders to win the Champions League. Erling Haaland admits Manchester City bought him to win Champions League Jaw-dropping Erling Haaland reduces football to its base unit with his goals Haaland displays his ‘super-strength’ in five-goal showing agai

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Striker’s five goals against Leipzig swept City into last eight Haaland believes he can ‘get better at everything’ Erling Haaland has stated he was bought by Manchester City to help them win a first Champions League after his five goals in Tuesday’s 7-0 victory over Leipzig swept Pep Guardiola’s side into the quarter-finals. The 22-year-old’s quintet at Etihad Stadium took him to a City season record of 39 strikes and Haaland is conscious that the push for a first triumph in Europe’s premier club tournament is why Guardiola signed him last summer. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/15/erling-haaland-manchester-city-bought-me-to-win-champions-league-get-better

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Inflation hits triple digits for the first time since the period of hyperinflation in the early 1990s.

Already adored by the fans, the Brazilian’s leadership, knowhow and star quality has inspired Mikel Arteta’s relentless team According to the song that echoed from Craven Cottage’s away end, to the tune of Do Wah Diddy Diddy , Gabriel Jesus is a dab hand at turning water into wine. Arsenal have savoured the aftertaste during his three months out injured, his absence barely felt by a side whose supreme energy levels have not let up, but it still felt a significant moment when he jogged on for the latter stages of this Thameside cruise. Mikel Arteta’s players had swamped a poor Fulham and quickly ensured the outcome was beyond doubt, and here came a new flex in a symbolic return for the player who first propelled their levels through the roof. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/12/arsenal-gabriel-jesus-mikel-arteta-fulham-premier-league

Lewes players’ open letter comes before Manchester United tie ‘We’ve earned £45,000 for club but for men it would be £450,000’ Players from the Women’s Championship club Lewes have written an open letter calling for equal FA Cup prize money before their quarter-final against Manchester United. The letter highlights the huge gap in prize money between the men’s and women’s competitions. Lewes have received £45,000 for winning three ties to get this far, whereas the men’s teams who entered at the third round have been paid £450,000. Women’s clubs receive no money for an FA Cup game being broadcast by the BBC, which is showing the Lewes tie on Sunday, but men’s teams will each be paid £200,000 for their televised quarter-finals. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/14/lewes-women-call-for-equal-fa-cup-prize-money-to-end-shocking-disparity

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