It was the hottest ticket in town for some time and Cristiano Ronaldo was never going to disappoint. It is rare that one individual transcends a match but that is how it was at Old Trafford from the moment Manchester United’s returning icon first stepp…
Aubameyang sinks Norwich to deliver Arsenal’s first league win this season
If ever there was an afternoon when any win would do, then this was it. Arsenal’s performance will not live long in the memory but change has to begin somewhere and Mikel Arteta now has some sort of platform from which to develop his new-look side. The…
Crystal Palace v Tottenham: Premier League – live!
Live Premier League updates from 12.30pm UK time10 things to look out for this weekendAnd you can email Scott with your thoughts 11.39am BST That team news in full. No changes for Palace. Spurs make three switches: no Son Heung-min, Davinson Sanchez or…
Uefa threatens World Cup boycott as Coe joins chorus of disapproval
Uefa president says biennial World Cup plans could ‘kill football’World Athletics president warns of anger across Olympic sportsFifa’s radical plans to stage a biennial World Cup came under sustained attack hours after they were officially unveiled on …
The Fiver | England’s missing substitutions board
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In a global exclusive and at the end of an extensive worldwide investigation, The Fiver can today confirm that we have tracked down England’s missing substitutions board, bringing to an end the intense…
FA executive accuses social media firms of using abuse as ‘golden goose’
Comments come as Rio Ferdinand tells MPs his family would ‘disintegrate’ over online abuseA Football Association executive accused social media companies of treating abuse as a “golden goose” as the former England and Manchester United defender Rio Fer…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s return should provoke awkward conversations as well as cheers | Max Rushden
The excitement greeting the Manchester United icon has a complicating factor. How do we navigate this part of the story?Cristiano Ronaldo may well make his return for Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday. On the pitch or not – every camera wil…
Newcastle impasse underscored by brazen transfer window statement | Louise Taylor
Steve Bruce broke owner Mike Ashley’s unwritten rule that managers on Tyneside are best seen and not heardMike Ashley is often described as brass-necked but behind the brash and brazen exterior Newcastle’s owner can also be extremely thin-skinned. A pr…
Poland say England lodged ‘untrue’ complaint Kyle Walker was racially abused
Poland say defender Kamil Glik accused of racism by EnglandSpokesperson for Poland says ‘we deny any wrongdoing’ England have lodged a complaint that Kyle Walker was racially abused by Kamil Glik, according to Poland’s Football Association. The flashpo…
Leona Maguire, NFL season openers and Jackie Stewart at the Nürburgring | Classic YouTube
This week’s roundup also includes Premier League classics, teenage grand slam winners and Curtly Ambrose at his best1) On this day in 1973, Jackie Stewart clinched his third and final Formula One drivers’ title with a spectacular recovery drive at Monz…