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Billionaire investor uses her wealth to pursue glory but the Women’s Champions League winners cannot take the moral high ground It has been a bad week for Michele Kang, the billionaire women’s football investor. On Wednesday the Uefa director of women’s football, Nadine Kessler, was firm on the enforcement of rules prohibiting clubs with the same owner from playing each other in European competit…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , George Elek and Ali Maxwell after a weekend of EFL playoffs that saw Oli McBurnie take Hull City back to the Premier League for the first time in a decade Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email . On today’s podcast: it’s a Football League special after a bank holiday of the hottest football matches since John Aldridge …

New format is coming in for under-sevens next season, giving children more chance to express themselves There are six different colours of bib strewn across the indoor pitches of St George’s Park. There’s an equally vibrant kaleidoscope of disc cones marking out small pitches, and there are collapsible goals at each end. Amid it all are a load of youngsters, largely unattended, trying skills, dri…

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David Sullivan understood to be less sure over Nuno Decision expected this week after relegation West Ham’s board are split on Nuno Espírito Santo’s future, opening the possibility of the manager staying after relegation from the Premier League. Nuno was called in for crisis talks on Monday and a decision is expected before the end of the week. It remains likely West Ham will part company with th…

Updates from the third day’s play at Roland Garros Players tackle heat in test of endurance | Mail Daniel Salut tout le monde et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2026 – troisième jour! And, of course, what a troisième jour this promises to be. Standing out among stand-outs, we’ve Linda Noskova, seeded 12, facing Maria Sakkari; Cameron Norrie meets Daniel Vallejo; and Naomi Osaka takes on Laura Siegemund…

Veteran scrum-half had to watch from the sidelines after a season-ending knee injury in the opening Six Nations game Mo Hunt came into this season cresting perhaps the highest peak of her career. The scrum-half had added a second World Cup medal to her collection when England defeated Canada in front of a record home crowd in September, carrying that form into Premiership Women’s Rugby, where Glo…

Former players and Noel Gallagher saluted the departing manager while Khadija Shaw revealed she is staying with Manchester City How to top Pep Guardiola’s tearful farewell after Sunday’s final match leading Manchester City against Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium? Simple: 24 hours later sell out the Co-op Live next door, that can hold up to 23,500, and move the dial to jubilation and put on a ti…

Spurs can sign player from Bayern Munich for £26m ‘Who doesn’t want to play for Tottenham and stay here?’ João Palhinha says he wants to stay at Tottenham. The midfielder, who scored the decisive goal against Everton on Sunday as the club preserved their Premier League status, has been on a season’s loan from Bayern Munich. Spurs have an option to make the deal permanent for €30m (£26m), with the…

Manchester United captain says words twisted by Keane Keane appears to respond with post about donkey Bruno Fernandes has accused Roy Keane of telling a “lie” about his pursuit of the Premier League assists record. Manchester United’s captain secured the outright record for assists in a season by taking his tally to 21 in Sunday’s 3-0 win at Brighton . The 31-year-old had equalled the previous re…

The Premier League season is over, but what did Guardian football writers enjoy, dislike or marvel at over the last nine months? Goalkeepers never usually get a mention for this award but David Raya played an integral role in Arsenal finally getting over the line, winning the Premier League’s Golden Glove award for a third year in a row thanks to 19 clean sheets. Declan Rice and Bruno Fernandes w…

Benafsha Hashimi fled the Taliban to Australia in 2021 and is determined to fight for the ICC to follow Fifa’s lead and recognise Afghanistan’s exiled players as the national side Benafsha Hashimi’s calling is cricket. She was contracted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board when a women’s national side was in development, just before the return of the Taliban in 2021. She subsequently fled as an 18-y…

Few would believe the forward’s omission is unconnected to his actions protesting against the regime on social media Many travellers to the US have been alarmed by proposals that could require them to submit their social media history to officials. For Sardar Azmoun, it appears online activity will prevent him even from making it to the country for the World Cup. If Iran end up going, their 31-ye…

Knicks ease to victory in Game 4 of Eastern finals New York aiming for first championship since 1973 The New York Knicks are back in the NBA finals for the first time since 1999 after another overwhelming victory completed a 4-0 sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals. The Knicks are in ruthless form as they attempt to win their first NBA championship since 1973. They al…

Girl’s mother sentenced to 10 years in prison Shortstop has yet to contact his team Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence, a Dominican judge ruled on Monday. In his decision, Judge José Antonio Núñez considered that Franco had been the victim of extortion and blackmail by the m…