The back page of the Daily Express reports Manchester United’s pursuit of Newcastle United sporting director Dan Ashworth is rapidly progressing ahead of official confirmation of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25 per cent stake in the club, according to reports. Ashworth has been selected as the best fit to enter INEOS’ new-look hierarchy at Old Trafford.
The back page of the Sun newspaper reports BOXING usually finds a way to shoot itself in the foot but humping itself in the backside is a new one!
It could only be down to master-of-mischief Tyson Fury and his playground antics of gyrating into a sparring partner sparking the spicy exchange that led to the cut that forced the undisputed decider with Oleksandr Usyk fight to be postponed AGAIN.
Champions League Last-16 fixtures tonight – PSG & Bayern in action The last-16 of the Champions League is back, with Bayern Munich heading to Lazio and PSG welcoming Real Sociedad to Paris. Yesterday, Manchester City beat Copenhagen 3-1, taking them a step closer to retaining the Champions League title, and a Jude Bellingham-less Real Madrid squeezed past RB Leipzig 1-0. The eight ties are split over a fortnight of action with Arsenal waiting until Wednesday, February 21 to begin their tie with Porto. That week also sees Inter Milan host Atletico Madrid, PSV face Borussia Dortmund and, in arguably the…
The rescheduled match will kick off at 19:00 GMT. You can watch via the FA Player.
PSG head into Champions League last 16 with all eyes on Kylian Mbappé The Paris Saint-Germain manager, Luis Enrique, was reluctant to talk about Kylian Mbappé before Wednesday’s Champions League match with Real Sociedad. Mbappé has been nursing a sore left ankle and was an unused substitute in Saturday’s league game against Lille. Asked on Tuesday if Mbappé was ready to start in the first leg of their last-16 contest, Luis Enrique replied with a terse “yes”. “He could have played four days ago if it was a final,” the coach said. “But since it wasn’t, it wasn’t worth taking…
A row erupted over dinner ahead of the semi-final meeting with Jordan, which South Korea surprisingly lost 2-0.
Moment Christian Horner leads top secret Red Bull F1 test as he awaits decision on ‘inappropriate behaviour’ probe RED Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has been spotted leading a top secret F1 test as he awaits a decision on “inappropriate behaviour” probe. Horner was seen smiling and laughing with the team at Silverstone where Red Bull’s new car soared around the iconic British track. Horner, 50, has been battling to rescue his career during an eight-hour grilling last Friday after he was accused of “inappropriate behaviour” by a former female staffer. The results of the crunch talks have not been…
Erling Haaland played through heartbreak in Copenhagen with Man City star grieving death of nan at weekend ERLING HAALAND played through the heartbreak of losing his grandmother against Copenhagen. The Manchester City striker lost Tone Rasdal, 80, over the weekend. Rasdal, the mother of Haaland’s father Alfie, died peacefully on Saturday. An obituary for Rasdal read: “Our dear mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, grandmother and great-grandmother Rasdal died peacefully today, aged 80.” Norwegian outlet Nettavisen reported that Rasdal passed away at a Sivdaheimen nursing home. It is expected that her funeral will take place next week. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/25929339/erling-haaland-man-city-grandmother-dead/
Kylian Mbappe would ‘willingly join’ Arsenal because it would allow him to follow in the footsteps of his hero Thierry Henry, according to reports.
The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Copenhagen as the Champions League returned. The paper leads with an image of Bernardo Silva – whose goal, according to the paper, killed off the game for the Danes.
The back page of Daily Star leads with Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Copenhagen as the Champions League returned. The paper leads with an image of Bernardo Silva, his second goal killed off the game for the Danes, according to the Star.
The back page of Daily Express leads with Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Copenhagen as the Champions League returned. The paper says Kevin de Bruyne sent a warning to the rest of Europe as Pep’s winning group took another step closer to retaining their Champions League title.
The back page of the Sun newspaper leads with Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Copenhagen as the Champions League returned. The paper says Jack Grealish suffered ‘injury agony’ on his first start in five weeks.
Christian Horner told to resign from Red Bull role by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone Christian Horner has been privately encouraged to resign from his role at Red Bull by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone amid an investigation into allegations of ‘controlling behaviour’. The 50-year-old, who is the husband of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, is battling to save his career after a female Red Bull employee accused him of ‘inappropriate’ conduct. Horner ‘completely denies’ the claims and presented his case to an independent lawyer during an eight-hour grilling at an undisclosed location on Friday. Red Bull had initially hoped…
Sven-Goran Eriksson to get lifetime wish of managing Liverpool at Anfield during Ajax charity clash Sven-Goran Eriksson will fulfill a lifetime dream of managing Liverpool at Anfield after accepting an invite from the club to manage a Legends team against Ajax in March. The Swede, 75, was diagnosed with a form of terminal pancreatic cancer in January. The former England manager says he has a year to live ‘at best’ and that he will fight ‘as long as possible’ to stay alive. After revealing the devastating news, Eriksson gave a number of interviews and revealed that he was a lifelong…
Sarina Wiegman explains controversial decision to snub Nikita Parris from latest England squad England women’s boss Sarina Wiegman has defended her decision not to pick in-form Manchester United forward Nikita Parris, while she is delighted to welcome skipper Leah Williamson back. The Lionesses take on Austria and Italy in friendlies later this month, with both matches played in Spain and preceded by a warm-weather training camp. Parris, who has netted seven goals in her last six games for United since the turn of the year, had been widely tipped to earn a recall to the national team after an excellent…
Luke Littler’s stunning Players Championship win ‘takes huge pressure off’ Luke Littler made the perfect Players Championship debut by winning the first of the season on Monday in Wigan, nailing a 9-darter along the way and taking ‘huge pressure off’ in his bid to make a World Matchplay debut this season. The 17-year-old was in sparkling form as he won seven matches in the day to claim the title and the £15,000 top prize. The teenager landed a 9-darter in his last 32 victory over Michele Turetta and narrowly missed a second in his last 16 win over Cameron Menzies…
Manchester United boost as Thomas Tuchel ‘doesn’t want’ Matthijs de Ligt at Bayern Munich Manchester United’s hopes of signing Matthijs de Ligt have been boosted after Thomas Tuchel decided he ‘didn’t want’ the Dutchman. De Ligt was an unused substitute during Bayern’s 3-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. The 24-year-old told supporters he was ‘super fit’ after the defeat, after suggestions that he was left out due to an injury. Eric Dier, a recent signing from Tottenham, started in front of De Ligt and he’s now fourth choice centre-back at the Alllianz Arena. Though there’s speculation that Tuchel could…
Captain Leah Williamson returns to England squad for first time since ACL injury England skipper Leah Williamson has been named in the upcoming squad for England’s friendlies later in the month. Williamson had been out for 9 months due to an ACL injury. She missed out on the Australia & New Zealand world cup due to the injury. Millie Bright stepped in as captain during the World Cup but is out of the current squad with a knee injury. Williamson, 26, will lead the Lionesses in friendlies against Austria and Italy on 23 and 27 February. Both games will be…
The back page of the i newspaper reports if a goalkeeper is shown a Blue Card – and put in the sin bin for 10 minutes – they cannot be replaced whilst on the sidelines, meaning there would be no keeper between the sticks.
The back page of the Daily Mirror says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said a kick up the ‘backside’ has helped star striker Erling Haaland get back to scoring goals. His comments come ahead of City’s Champions League game.
The back page of the Daily Express says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said a kick up the ‘backside’ has helped star striker Erling Haaland get back to scoring goals. His comments come ahead of City’s Champions League game.
The back page of the Sun newspaper leads on comments from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as the Champions League returns.
The captain of Nigeria’s Super Eagles football team has led calls to end online bullying against midfielder Alex Iwobi.
Some football fans have been trolling Iwobi on social media, blaming the 27-year-old player for their country’s 1-2 loss to Ivory Coast in Sunday’s Afcon final.
The draw for the quarter-finals will be broadcast live on BBC One’s The One Show on Monday, February 12th.
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