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Uefa wants only captains to speak to refs at Euros Uefa has told teams at Euro 2024 that only captains will be allowed to approach referees to speak about decisions taken during games and other players doing so risk being booked. The move by European football’s governing body is to try to stop groups of players “mobbing” referees in scenes which are “bad for the image of football”. “In a bid to improve the status quo we at Uefa want referees to explain more of their decisions to all teams competing at the upcoming Uefa Euro 2024 tournament,” said Roberto…

BBC Sport signs new free-to-air FA Cup deal BBC Sport will continue to show free-to-air coverage of the FA Cup after securing a four-year deal starting from the 2025-26 season. Under a new partnership with TNT Sports, BBC Sport will screen 14 games per season, including the final at Wembley. There will also be highlights and digital clips available across all of the broadcaster’s platforms. Philip Bernie, interim director of BBC Sport, said the BBC was “proud” of its history of showing the FA Cup free for all fans. He said: “This partnership for the next four years is brilliant…

England recall fit-again Bright for Euro qualifiers World Cup captain Millie Bright has been recalled to the England squad for the first time since October after recovering from a knee injury. Bright, 30, who led England to the World Cup final last summer, has missed over five months of the season but is named in manager Sarina Wiegman’s 24-player squad for their Euro 2025 qualifiers. She is joined in the squad by uncapped Chelsea team-mate Aggie Beever-Jones, 20, who comes in for striker Rachel Daly after she announced her retirement from international football in April. Beever-Jones has had a breakout…

Emirates to be Arsenal women’s main home next season Arsenal women will use Emirates Stadium as their main home ground from the start of next season’s Women’s Super League. The north London venue will stage eight WSL matches and three group games in the Women’s Champions League if Arsenal reach that stage. Should Arsenal progress to the knockout stages of the European competition, those matches would also be played at the Emirates, the club announced on Tuesday. The WSL team’s other matches, including domestic cup games, will be played at Meadow Park, which has been their longstanding home. Arsenal recorded…

Miedema to leave Arsenal at end of the season Striker Vivianne Miedema will leave Arsenal at the end of the season after seven years, the club have announced. The Netherlands international joined the Gunners from Bayern Munich in 2017 and has scored 125 goals and provided 50 assists in 172 appearances. BBC Sport understands Arsenal made the decision not to renew Miedema’s contract, with Manchester City interested in signing the 27-year-old once she becomes a free agent. In a video posted on Instagram, Miedema said it was time for her journey with the Gunners to come to an end. She…

Manchester United won their first Women’s FA Cup trophy in style as they comfortably beat first-time finalists Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium.

English Premier League fixtures tonight – Can Spurs lend Arsenal a helping hand?  After Aston Villa nabbed a point off their Liverpool match yesterday, the race for a European spot is heating up.  Liverpool are guaranteed third place in this season’s Premier League campaign and a place in the Champions League is booked – even if Jurgen Klopp isn’t leading the charge next season.  The title race now is between league leaders Arsenal and second place Man City.  Man City have a game in hand over Arsenal, a win against Spurs tonight will see them jump into first place.  Spurs…

Georgia Protesters raise their voices against a formidable line of riot police While the “foreign influence” bill progressed through the legal committee of the Georgian parliament.

Breaking – Huge manhunt in France after two prison officers killed in van attack At least two French prison officers have been killed in an ambush on a prison van near Rouen in Normandy, France A police source tells French media the prisoner being transported has escaped. French justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti says two officers died, with three seriously injured. Several hundred police officers and gendarmes are involved in the manhunt. French President Emmanuel Macron says “everything is being done to find the perpetrators of this crime”.

Map reveals which Tube lines and stations will soon have mobile signal | Tech News Tube stations are getting mobile network (Picture: Getty)Checking your feed has just become easier as phone signal will soon be available across large swathes of the london Underground.  People who use the Tube will be able to get mobile phone signal within most London underground stations and tunnels by the end of this year. And you won’t need a password. If your phone is 4G/5G-compatible, it should connect to the station’s signal automatically. As it stands, all Elizabeth line stations have coverage with Paddington, Whitechapel, Canary Wharf and Woolwich completing it. Other…