Ward’s Birmingham City side picked up four points against Villa in the WSL last seasonFormer Birmingham City manager Carla Ward has joined Aston Villa for the 2021-22 Women’s Super League season. Ward, 37, managed the Blues to safety last season after previously leading Sheffield United to their highest Championship finish in 2019. It was Ward’s…
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Leeds United: American investors want fans’ trust after US-owned rivals’ ESL involvement
by Emily SmithFans protested against the proposed European Super League when Liverpool, who were among the clubs to initially sign up to the breakaway league, travelled to Elland Road to face Leeds United earlier this seasonLeeds United vice chairman Paraag Marathe has urged fans to “trust the intentions” of the club’s American investors, after the involvement of…
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FA Vase: Wayne Rooney’s surprise training session prepares Warrington Rylands for Wembley
by Emily SmithPaul Stretford has been Wayne Rooney’s agent since his senior debut as a 16-year-old at EvertonGiven how well Wayne Rooney’s input into semi-final preparations went, leading agent Paul Stretford has more surprises lined up for his Warrington Rylands players ahead of their meeting with Binfield in the FA Vase final at Wembley on Saturday. Stretford…
Man Utd aren’t backing down from Harry Kane. But they are making contingency plans in the shape of Danny Ings… UNITED TURN ATTENTION TO INGS Wednesday’s whispers suggested that Manchester United are set to miss out on both Harry Kane and Jadon Sancho this summer. So it seems they have changed tack and are now…
Date published: Wednesday 19th May 2021 10:51 – News Desk Sam Allardyce announced after West Brom’s 3-1 defeat to West Ham that he is to step down as manager after their final game of the season on Sunday. The boss had held talks with the Baggies following their relegation from the Premier League and will…
Nathaniel Phillips is channelling the spirit of Jurgen Klopp’s favourite player and Liverpool are loving it. They should reward him soon. “I really think it’s a win-win situation. It’s a story really only football can write,” said Jurgen Klopp, rather underestimating the literary abilities of anyone unable to fathom the career of Divock Origi. The…
Jurgen Klopp insisted after Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Burnley that “nothing is decided” ahead of their final game of the season at Anfield against Crystal Palace. The Clarets caused Liverpool problems in the early going but it was the visitors who scored the all-important first goal just before half time. The goal came via an…
So you might have heard that Harry Kane wants to leave Spurs. A wise decision. But it’s not quite as simple as that, because Kane was a dafty and signed a big fat contract extension in 2018 and that means that if he does get his wish and escape trophyless banter purgatory at Spurs, someone…
A move by leading European football clubs to form a Super League to help boost their incomes sent shockwaves through the sport last week, but a fan revolt prompted those involved to back away from the plans. F1 is no stranger to breakaway threats itself. There was talk of a Grand Prix World Championship in…
At the request of Compact Dynamics – the company that won an FIA tender to develop the battery and e-motor for next season’s hybrid-powered cars – Toyota, M-Sport Ford and Hyundai had to send the parts back. While Latvala would not be drawn on the matter, or whether his engineers have had the chance to…