South African football news

AC Milan sack head coach Massimiliano Allegri after failing to qualify for the Champions League, in a season the club's hierarchy calls an "unequivocal failure".

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Liverpool's new kit caused plenty of discussion on social media and here's why the shirts and shorts deliberately do not match

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Head coach’s signing of Enzo Le Fée sparked chain of events leading to promotion and European qualification One of Régis Le Bris’s first acts as Sunderland head coach was to preside over a pre-season training camp near Alicante. It was July 2024 and, according to those present, the Breton sometimes cut a slightly is…

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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes accuses Roy Keane of putting "words in my mouth" and says he has asked for the phone number of the club legend to set him straight.

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Football’s oldest professional club continued to clamber back up the divisions in the final match of the English domestic season. Alassana Jatta’s injection of higher echelon quality began a Notts County stroll in baking Wembley sunshine. Salford melted away while Lucas Ness’s towering header and Jodi Jones’s second…

Luis de la Fuente names 26-man squad for tournament Real Madrid players miss Spain squad for first time Spain will go to the World Cup without a single Real Madrid player for the first time in their history as Luis de la Fuente named his 26-man squad for this summer’s tournament. While Real stars such as Dean Huijse…

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Mohamed Salah leaving after Luis Díaz not replaced Leipzig teenager Yan Diomande is a leading target Arne Slot has highlighted the ­importance of wingers to Liverpool’s prospects of recovery, and claimed this season’s disappointment can be rectified with the correct squad additions. Liverpool ended a difficult campa…

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Tottenham say "football success had not been driving our decisions" as non-executive chairman Peter Charrington admitted failings and vowed to rebuild in an open letter to the club's supporters.

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Wolves are one of 43 teams to have been relegated from the Premier League, can you name them all?

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Slip-ups are brutally punished in English football’s top flight, but enlightened management can still transform a team’s fortunes Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter The final day of the season, to a modern audience, can seem almost overwhelming: 10 games going on at once, each with their own rhythm and…

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle confirm their signing of Aberdeen's Scottish Cup-winning captain, Graeme Shinnie.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything looks at the teams who have received the most red cards in a Premier League season.

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The Bank of Scotland has unveiled a £20 note featuring an image inspired by Scott McTominay’s iconic goal The Bank of Scotland has unveiled a limited-edition £20 note featuring an image inspired by Scott McTominay’s famous overhead kick. It has been created to celebrate Scotland’s return to the World Cup, and fans w…

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Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is filmed appearing to have a heated altercation during the Euroleague Basketball final in Athens on Sunday.

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⚽ Notts promoted to Championship after Wembley win ⚽ Bolton 4-1 Stockport | Follow us on Bluesky | Email Will I did see Notts County beat Harrogate a couple of months back. It was all very easy, so I can’t tell you much except Jatta is a cut above this level as a finisher. Oh, I’ve interviewed him too. Continue read…

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West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo is meeting the club's hierarchy amid rumours he will leave the club following relegation to the Championship.

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The battle for the top four in Italy was overshadowed by violence in Turin, where Juve joined Milan in missing out The stage was set for a grand finale: five games to settle season-long battles at either end of the Serie A table. Top spot was decided – Inter claimed their 21st Scudetto at the start of this month – b…

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Injured forward Lamine Yamal is named in Spain's World Cup squad, which does not feature any Real Madrid players.

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Barney Ronay, Jonathan Wilson and Jacob Steinberg to discuss the final day of the Premier League season Tottenham survive after narrowly beating Everton, while West Ham’s win over Leeds proves meaningless as they are relegated from the Premier League after 14 years in the…

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Data analyst Opta looks at the numbers to provide its own Premier League team of the season.

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Manager’s deal allows for summer parting of ways Scott Parker and Gary O’Neil of interest to West Ham West Ham are expected to part ­company with Nuno Espírito Santo this week after their relegation from the Premier League. The manager has been called in for talks with the board and discussions are likely to end wit…

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