Category: Football

2 days ago Jason Arunn Murugesu,BBC News, North East and Cumbria Sue Agazie Sue Agazie, as well as her son and husband, has been told to leave the UK A student with stage five kidney disease faces removal from the UK for not paying her PhD fees. Sue Agazie, an international student at Newcastle University...

The top level of English football concludes on May 25 with the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. For the second season running, Manchester City face local rivals Manchester United in the title match. City won 2-1 a year ago thanks to two goals from Ilkay Gundogan as they took a pivotal step towards a...

Manchester City failed to continue their era of dominance in English football, stunned by bitter rivals Manchester United in the 2024 FA Cup final. Pep Guardiola’s team beat the Red Devils 2-1 in last season’s final, but were undone by the same scoreline this season, falling short of becoming the first team to win back-to-back...

Manchester City hope to complete the first-ever English domestic double defence as they meet bitter rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. No team in English history has ever won both the Premier League and FA Cup in back-to-back seasons, as Pep Guardiola looks for yet another notch of English...

American fans will recognise the phrase “double double” as a basketball term, but to fans in Manchester, it means something a whole lot more special — and rare. Manchester City sought the first-ever domestic double defence as they contest the FA Cup final against Manchester United on Saturday, but fell short of that goal, as...

5 days ago James Cook,Scotland Editor, BBC News PA Media Sir Keir Starmer launched Labour’s election campaign with a speech in Glasgow Does the path to 10 Downing Street run through Scotland? The Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, appears to think so. Campaigning in Glasgow, he argued that only a strong Scotland can ensure “national...

USWNT captain and Lyon midfielder Lindsey Horan says that yesterday’s Women’s Champions League final was a “sign of where women’s football is going.” Horan, 30, stated her side’s 2-0 defeat to Barcelona at the San Memes stadium. Goals from Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas secured Barcelona’s second consecutive Champions League victory. However, despite the defeat,...

The Premier League season may have concluded last weekend but that doesn’t mean it’s the last we’ve seen of some of the stars of the competition just yet. Ange Postecoglou will return to his hometown of Melbourne as his Tottenham Hotspur side take on Newcastle United at the MCG in a post-season fixture. It will...

Australia is in for a treat on Wednesday night as Premier League giants Tottenham and Newcastle United square off at the MCG. The likes of Spurs stars Son Heung-min and James Maddison will take on Magpies guns Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes. Having just finished their domestic seasons, both teams will be primed to put...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers… EVENING STANDARD Manchester United and Bayern Munich are on high alert after Mauricio Pochettino’s departure from Chelsea. Gareth Southgate has revealed England are keeping tabs on Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise after he was left out of the France squad for the European Championship. Please use Chrome...

Uncapped quintet Jarrad Branthwaite, Curtis Jones, Jarell Quansah, Adam Wharton and James Trafford have made Southgate’s initial selection. Everton centre-back Branthwaite, 21, was key in his side securing Premier League safety this season, while Liverpool centre-back Quansah, 21, and 23-year-old team-mate Jones, who plays in midfield, helped the Reds finish third in the top flight....

It is one of English football’s most puzzling problems. More than four million people with South Asian heritage live in the UK. But only 22 male players out of approximately 3,700 professionals, have South Asian backgrounds. The women’s game faces similar problems. Through data analysis, special access and interviews with those in the game, Sky...