South African football news

Once-proud club has forgotten what it was trying to be after years of mismanagement in a shopping-centre annexe If you’re going to die, die with your boots on. Belatedly and pointlessly on. But on all the same. It felt deeply fitting that West Ham should show some fight on the final day of the Premier League season,…

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De Zerbi did the job he was brought in to do – now he has helped Tottenham avoid an unfathomable relegation, his task for next season is not so clear Almost half a century ago, Matthew Engel had a line in this newspaper about Sheffield United going top of the Fourth Division being like hearing a friend had been made…

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Supporters pay respects to man who took them to ‘a galaxy only a handful of teams in world football experience’ “I’m utterly devastated and have already shed tears,” says Manchester City fan Sophie Hope. There is a feeling of loss around the Etihad Stadium, a bereavement that everyone knew was coming but it does not…

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Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White sends a message to England boss Thomas Tuchel, as Bournemouth miss out on the Champions League.

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Pep Guardiola's 593rd and final game in charge of Manchester City ended in an emotional Premier League defeat as Ollie Watkins scored a double for Aston Villa.

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Tottenham Hotspur's celebrations in survival cannot cover up their embarrassment of a season that almost ended in the unthinkable, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

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Burnley and Wolves play out a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor to close out a miserable Premier League campaign for the two sides, who were relegated well in advance of the final day.

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Manchester United beat Brighton on the final day of the season, with captain Bruno Fernandes breaking the Premier League record for most assists in a single campaign.

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Sunderland beat Chelsea to qualify for European competition for the first time in 53 years, securing a place in the Europa League at the visitors' expense.

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Liverpool confirm Champions League football for next season despite being held by Brentford as Anfield waved farewell to club legends Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson.

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Substitute Thomas Cairney scores a superb long-range strike as Fulham signed off with a comfortable win against Newcastle United on the final day of the Premier League season.

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Arsenal start their reign as Premier League champions with a routine win over Crystal Palace in a party atmosphere at Selhurst Park.

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West Ham's 14-year stay in the Premier League comes to an end after they were relegated to the Championship on the final day of the season despite beating Leeds at London Stadium.

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Joao Palhinha's goal just before half time helps Tottenham overcome Everton to secure the result they needed to ensure Premier League survival on a day of nerve-shredding tension.

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Andoni Iraola leaves Bournemouth having taken the Cherries into Europe.

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Tottenham's Roberto De Zerbi says he's already working on the next season as they survive relegation to stay in the Premier League.

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Watch Arsenal lift the Premier League trophy as champions of the 2025-26 season at Selhurst Park following their win over Crystal Palace.

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West Ham's 14-year stay in the Premier League is over - but what changes lie ahead as they prepare for life in the Championship?

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West Ham's Nuno Espirito Santo expresses his disappointment at the club's relegation despite a valiant effort on the final day of the Premier League season.

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Liverpool have crept over the line to secure Champions League qualification a year after winning the title, so what comes next for boss Arne Slot?

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Liverpool, Bournemouth, Sunderland and Brighton all secure European qualification on the Premier League's final day.

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