The Hillsborough tragedy in 1989 cost 96 Liverpool fans their lives. A jury in the trial of former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield, the match commander at the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, has failed to reach a verdict on a charge of gross negligence manslaughter against him. After a 10-week trial at Preston Crown Court, the jury
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Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop contextualize Lionel Messi’s dominance after the Barcelona star reached 40 goals for the 10th straight season. Barcelona director Guillermo Amor says it’s unacceptable to hold Gerard Pique responsible for the death threats received by Espanyol player Adria Pedrosa. Pedrosa, 20, has been subjected to a barrage of abuse from his
Mike Dean’s red card shown to Manchester United’s Ashley Young at Wolves was his 100th in the Premier League. It all began in April 2001, when budding young(ish) referee Mike Dean administered a red card to Nolberto Solano of Newcastle United for deliberate handball in a 1-0 defeat at Ipswich Town. A mere 18 years
Craig Burley breaks down the latest transfer rumours, headlined by a potential swap of Man United’s Paul Pogba and Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale. Karim Benzema crushed any hopes of an upset win for Huesca with his curler in the 89th minute, to seal Real Madrid’s victory at Santiago Bernabéu. Zinedine Zidane claims Manchester United’s Paul
Sergio Ramos and Real Madrid suffered their first loss since Zinedine Zidane’s return. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he was with his players after Wednesday’s 2-1 loss at Valencia — his first since returning to the Bernabeu bench — and that each defeat in this “difficult season” was painful. Valencia were the better organised
It was a night when the beer taps ran dry and Harry Kane failed to score, but after 693 days on the road, there was always going to be the odd glitch for Tottenham Hotspur at their long-overdue homecoming party. A 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in front of 59,215 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur
Man City rested many of their top stars in a comfortable 2-0 win over Cardiff that sees them return to the top of the Premier League table. MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has warned Benjamin Mendy that he will have to prove himself to get back in the Manchester City team despite admitting he is
Adelaide United kept their finals hopes on track with a hard fought 1-0 win over Central Coast. Melbourne Victory put an end to Perth Glory’s 13 game win streak as they ran out 2-0 winners. Oriol Riera hit a double as Western Sydney Wanderers eased past a toothless Melbourne City 3-0. A hat-trick from David
Warren Joyce’s future as coach at Melbourne City is on the minds of the club’s players. Melbourne City marquee Jamie Maclaren says his teammates want to know who’s coaching the A-League club next season but have to put aside uncertainty over Warren Joyce’s future as they gear up for the finals. He’s also appealed to
With international break now behind us, look back at all the biggest misses, referee blunders and quite a few own goals. The opening rounds of Euro 2020 qualifying produced big-time performances from Raheem Sterling, Memphis Depay and more of Europe’s top players. George Puscas beat the Faroe Islands keeper with an early shot in Romania’s