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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! While a match-up between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain would almost certainly be most neutrals’ Bigger Cup final of choice, the major benefit of these two European heavyweights meeting in the semi-finals is that we get to watch them do it all again next week. While Football Daily has occasionally felt first-world resentment at being forc…

Conservative selection policy reinforces perception that some are undroppable, no matter how bad the results Insanity, Einstein said, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. England’s head coach, Charlotte Edwards, is perfectly sane, but on Tuesday she announced a squad for the home T20 World Cup that starts on 12 June almost exactly the same as the one that …

Argentinian punched Huesca’s Jorge Pulido in the face Incident came after he was sent off for shoving Pulido The Spanish football federation has banned Real Zaragoza’s goalkeeper Esteban Andrada for 13 matches after he punched a Huesca player in the face. The federation’s disciplinary committee said the former Argentina international and his club would also be fined, after Andrada was first sent …

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Jonathan Liew to discuss Tuesday night’s Champions League thriller and Ipswich’s late push for automatic promotion On today’s pod: The panel discuss the record-breaking nine-goal Champions League semi-final between PSG and Bayern Munich. Where does it rank among the greatest games ever? Was it chaos or perfection? And how do you anal…

San Antonio seal 4-1 series win over Portland Knicks one game from progressing after win over Hawks Victor Wembanyama had 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks as the San Antonio Spurs eliminated the Portland Trail Blazers and won a playoff series for the first time since 2017. De’Aaron Fox had 21 points, Julian Champagnie added 19 and Dylan Harper scored 17 for the Spurs, who led by as many as 2…

Former Arsenal, Chelsea and England left-back is in his first manager’s job, with playoff-chasing Serie B side, Cesena It has been a long journey for Ashley Cole, but also for his wife, Sharon Canu. It took seven years for Cole to get his first job as a head coach, with Cesena in Italy , having retired from playing. During that time, Sharon had to endure many dinner table tactical briefings with …

New tournament aims to counter-balance the elitist fixture at Lord’s between Eton and Harrow As a state school-educated international cricketer, the former England bowler Sajid Mahmood has always been in the minority. A report from the Sutton Trust charity last year found 59% of professional male cricketers in England went to independent schools, ranking the sport behind only the armed forces (63…

Bright won eight Women’s Super League titles at Chelsea Defender retired from England duty in 2025 with 88 caps Millie Bright has announced her immediate retirement, ending a trophy-laden career during which she won eight Women’s Super League titles and six Women’s FA Cups with Chelsea. The defender, who retired from international football in 2025 , also helped England win the 2022 European Champ…

The Lakers star can dominate a game, but still be judged for what his physique supposedly reveals about him In Louis Theroux’s Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere , he interviews podcasters, streamers and influencers from across the Red Pill ecosystem . But the most profound moments are when he speaks with their followers. Regular, everyday American men who struggle to make a living, find l…

Retired from international arena in 2024 with 121 caps ‘I lived out my childhood dream for many seasons’ Wales great George North has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. The 34-year-old began his career with Scarlets and joined Northampton Saints in 2013, where he won the Premiership. The wing or centre made the move to Ospreys in 2018, spending five years there before j…

St Pauli captain says decision undermines the sport as force for good Socceroos veteran is on track for third World Cup appearance World Cup-bound Socceroos midfielder Jackson Irvine has taken aim at Fifa and the US over the governing body’s awarding of a peace prize to President Donald Trump, heightening tensions ahead of a tournament already weighed down by geopolitical pressures and controvers…

Teams should now be exempt from US federal taxes Many will still have to pay US state and city tax Fifa is poised to secure a last-minute tax exemption for all 48 World Cup qualifiers after intensive negotiations with the US treasury. After months of lobbying Fifa has secured a significant breakthrough that should result in the national associations being exempt from federal taxes, although many …

Youngest son of Diego Simeone has had to earn his chance but is now making the most of it at the Metropolitano At the beginning of the final training session before their biggest game in a decade, Atlético Madrid’s players lined up by the centre circle at the Metropolitano and waited for their coach to come. Diego Simeone arrived and ran through the middle of them, from Juan Musso and Jan Oblak a…

The then Newcastle manager’s on-air blast at Sir Alex Ferguson remains a classic Premier League moment Premier League history is littered with red letter days and Monday 29 April 1996 will for ever rank among the most memorable. Thirty years on, recollections of the aftermath of Newcastle’s 1-0 victory at Leeds remain vivid. Keith Gillespie’s goal saw Kevin Keegan’s team move three points behind …

Plus: dramatic late drops into the relegation zone, the Italia 90 XI and teams wearing away kits in finals Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “York City won the National League, and achieved promotion to the EFL, thanks to a goal from Josh Stones in the 103rd minute of their final game,” writes Eddie Giles. “Which players have scored the latest title-winning goals?” In case you’v…