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It has been another breakthrough campaign for British South Asians in football but who makes it into the 2024/25 team of the season?Players from the community featured across the leagues in men’s football and at every level of the English women’s football pyramid, barring the Women’s Championship. Six players retain their places from last year but how does the 2024/25 team shape up? Sky Sports journalist and FA Level 2 scout Dev Trehan sat down with Desi Ballers founder Zohaib Rashid to pick the third annual South Asians in football team of the season.Goalkeeper Jasbir Singh was in sparkling form…
The Women’s Super League title might be Chelsea’s again, but there were plenty more stories that contributed to an enthralling 2024-25 season. From signings to sackings, Sky Sports analyses the best of them. Manager merry-go-roundThe season of sackings. Five managers were swapped out as the number of long-serving coaches in the division dwindled. March was the most extraordinary month, containing three sackings in quick succession. Liverpool parted ways with Matt Beard, Crystal Palace announced the departure of Laura Kaminski, while Manchester City made the shock decision to axe Gareth Taylor days before the League Cup final, which City lost to…
Salford City have been acquired by a new consortium led by David Beckham and Gary Neville that intends to “invest significantly” in the club.The new shareholders also include US-based businessman Declan Kelly and Lord Mervyn Davies, who will both serve as co-chairs of the League Two side’s board. Neville and Beckham were already co-owners at Salford alongside their former Class of ’92 Manchester United team-mates Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Phil Neville, but they will no longer be shareholders although remain in roles at the club.Singaporean businessman Peter Lim had been a majority shareholder since the initial takeover…
In the end, it is a numbers game. And Mohamed Salah’s numbers tell the tale. Twenty-eight goals. Eighteen assists. The player who scored the most goals and set up the most goals has to be the Football Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year.That total of 46 combined goals and assists is 17 more than Alexander Isak and almost double that of any other Premier League player. Never in the competition’s history has there been a bigger gap between the man with the most goal involvements and the rest. When those outrageous numbers also delivered the Premier League title for Liverpool,…
There are just three Scottish Premiership games remaining and it is tight in the race for Europe with all still to play for in the relegation battle.Hibernian are currently third but Aberdeen have rediscovered their early season form and could still catch David Gray’s side. At the other end, St Johnstone and Ross County are desperate for points to stay in the Premiership while Hearts could guarantee their safety.As we enter the final week of the season there is still plenty to play for…Can Aberdeen beat Rangers to continue push for third? Sunday 11th May 11:00am Kick off 12:00pm Aberdeen…
For travel tips, recipes and more insight on Italian culture, sign up for CNN’s Unlocking Italy newsletter. This eight-part guide will have you packing your bags in no time. CNN — It’s early morning in Taroudant, southwestern Morocco, and the lively market town is awakening to the muezzin’s call. Its inhabitants, mostly on foot, by bicycle, or horse-drawn calèche, spill into the narrow alleys of the old Medina. The streets quickly buzz with schoolchildren hurrying to class, as merchants arrange piles of colorful spices, seasonal fruit, and handwoven carpets, and the nutty scent of fresh khobz (Moroccan bread) lingers in…
Salford City have been acquired by a new ownership group led by former England internationals David Beckham and Gary Neville, who were already investors in the club, the League Two side announced on Thursday.The ownership group also includes U.S.-based businessman Declan Kelly and Mervyn Davies, the chairman of Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association. Salford said the acquisition includes a commitment to invest in the club, team and their facilities.Beckham and Neville had invested in the club along with other former Manchester United teammates Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Philip Neville.The other members of the so-called ‘Class of ’92’ are…
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — One of the pilots of a small plane that crashed last month in South Florida, killing all three people on board, reported only being able to make left turns with the rudder before the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, according to federal investigators.The Cessna 310 veered to the left after taking off from Boca Raton Airport and then made up to nine full-circle turns to the left before crashing into trees in the middle of a road. The Tallahassee-bound plane burst into flames and then skidded 370 feet (115 meters) until it rested on railroad…
Ahead of the start of the Sky Bet League One and League Two play-off semi-finals this weekend, we take a look at the clubs preparing to battle it out for a place at Wembley.Leyton Orient vs StockportSaturday May 10, 12.30pm – Live on Sky Sports Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast panel look ahead to the League One play-off semi-final between Leyton Orient and Stockport County. Monterosa This content is provided by Monterosa, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to Pope Francis. That’s among the shortest conclaves in recent decades, but not the shortest ever.It’s hard to be precise, since the Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past conclaves, and sources compiling their own data are not in complete agreement.But historical figures provide a few clues.Before 1274, there were times when a pope was elected the same day as the death of his predecessor.…