Andy Burnham urged by Lib Dems to reveal all meetings with owners of Manchester City
Burnham should also declare City hospitality, party saysPM said he would be concerned if owners forced to sellAndy Burnham is facing calls from the Liberal Democrats to publish details of all his meetings with Manchester City’s owners, the Abu Dhabi…
Nations League: Ronaldo-less Portugal prosper while Klopp gets first win as Germany coach
Portugal pull away to 4-2 win in DenmarkJürgen Klopp’s Germany beat Serbia 2-0Portugal maintained their perfect start to Nations League Group A4 as Jorge Jesus’s squad showed little signs of missing Cristiano Ronaldo with a 4-2 victory over Denmark in…
Pro-Palestine protests interrupt game as Ireland pass up 2-0 lead in draw against Austria
Protests halted events in Dublin twice before the Republic of Ireland were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw after Austria came back in the second half of their Nations League encounter at the Aviva Stadium.Despite a significant security presence, the…
Shaw secures WCL draw against Real Madrid as Manchester City show spirit after week of turmoil
Andrée Jeglertz, the Manchester City head coach, said the noise surrounding the guilty verdict dished out by the Premier League had zero impact on his women’s team’s performance after they played out a high-quality draw with Real Madrid in the Women’s…
Neco Williams fires revitalised Wales to fightback win against 10-man Norway
On a night when Erling Haaland moped around the pitch, dragging his hulking frame across the Cardiff turf, Wales registered a welcome victory over 10-man Norway and their first this year. Was this just one of those games where the game’s deadliest…
How success of Manchester City helped put Andy Burnham in power
PM has praised Abu Dhabi group as ‘huge partner’ in reshaping Manchester, but critics say this ignores public cost of city’s transformationIn July 2016, the Manchester City player Yaya Touré ambled into a small bar near Beijing’s Workers’ Stadium and…
Andy Burnham’s Manchester City comments stir fresh tensions with Premier League
Government said to be unhappy at lack of warningTreasury committee chair wants HMRC involved in City caseAndy Burnham’s intervention in the Manchester City debate has revived tensions between the Premier League and the prime minister.Government officials…
Hampton’s heroics preserve WCL point for Chelsea on Bompastor’s OL Lyonnes return
There were plenty of encouraging signs for Chelsea as they claimed a valuable point in the Champions League on their head coach Sonia Bompastor’s return to face her former team OL Lyonnes.The goalless draw was a slow-burner but concluded with a flurry of…
Building of the Pep supremacy is an era that will be defined by sham-ball
Guardiola’s success at Manchester City was underpinned by financial cheating. Now he can only double down on his adherence to the owners“Do you know the question that you are asking me? Today, do you honestly think it is my job to make this kind of…
Cristiano Ronaldo walks out on Portugal after being dropped from starting lineup
Jorge Jesus earlier said captain would again be a subThe 41-year-old has trained alone in gym since weekendThe Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, announced on Wednesday that he had left the team’s training camp in Denmark after head coach Jorge Jesus…