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Sir Alex Ferguson has congratulated Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola ahead of his 1,000th match as a manager.Guardiola will reach the landmark when City, whom he has led to six Premier League titles and Champions League glory, host Liverpool on Sunday.Speaking on behalf of the League Managers Association, former Manchester United manager Ferguson, who oversaw more than 2,000 games in his storied career, said: “Pep! I am absolutely delighted to welcome you to join the prestigious LMA Hall of Fame 1,000 Club.Sir Alex Ferguson has congratulated Pep Guardiola. Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images”Your deep love and passion for the game has…
As Gaza takes a breath while turning to face unfathomable loss, destruction and uncertainty, the collective West, led by the US, is in the throes of resuscitating Israel. The state has largely been on life support as it continues its genocide in Gaza by other means, while carving up more and more land in the West Bank and defying every known international law or convention with complete impunity. The so-called “ceasefire” provides cover, but the sheer horror of what has unfolded – and continues still – is overwhelming. As Israelis are scandalised by delays in the handover of up to…
Barcelona staged an open training session in front of 23,000 supporters at Spotify Camp Nou on Friday as they finally edge closer to a return to the iconic stadium.Barça have not played a match at Camp Nou since 2023, when they temporarily relocated to the Olympic Stadium in the city to allow for a €1.5 billion refurbishment of the arena.Friday’s training session served as a test event ahead of what the club hope will be a return for official games later this month.President Joan Laporta has said the plan is to be back for either the LaLiga fixture against Athletic…
If 67 is the Dictionary.com word of the year, ‘Struberball’ might well be the winning entry in South Bristol. The quirky catchphrases of new Bristol City boss Gerhard Struber, referring to players, football and even tables as ‘sexy’, combined with the playing style he has introduced at Ashton Gate, have formed a special bond between the dugout and the stands barely a dozen matches into his tenure. Picking up 22 points from your first 12 games will help any manager, but it is the style as much as the substance both on and off the pitch, which has endeared the…
On the importance of the game in terms of the title race…I only focus on ourselves and our main focus is on consistency at the moment. We’ve lost a few games, much more than we usually do, and now we’ve won two so our focus is on getting consistent and improving, improving, getting players fit and then we will see where that will lead to. But at this moment of time it’s [the league table] definitely not the only focus we have.On Liverpool’s performance in beating Real Madrid in midweek, their second win in a row after defeating Aston Villa…For…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 30, 2025 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesThis week’s equity market wobble, which saw a retreat in U.S. artificial intelligence-related stocks amid ongoing concerns over stretched valuations, has thrust contagion fears into the spotlight for global investors.Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon warned this week of a “likely” 10-20% drawdown in equity markets at some point within the next two years, while the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of England have both sounded the alarm bells.Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey highlighted…
Published 1 hour ago By Chris ShawArne Slot believes Dominik Szoboszlai took an already outstanding personal season so far to even higher levels this week.The No.8 helped Liverpool to back-to-back victories over Aston Villa and Real Madrid at Anfield, including the assist for Alexis Mac Allister’s winner in the latter.Now in his third season at the Reds, Szoboszlai has made 15 starts this term and contributed five assists and two goals.At his press conference to preview Sunday’s Premier League trip to Manchester City, it was put to Slot that Szoboszlai’s display against Real was one ‘Steven Gerrard would have been…
Winning runs, managerial searches, fan unrest – the drama continues in the Scottish Premiership!There is a full card, including one game live on Sky Sports, and we look at the big talking points across the league… Can Rangers’ Premiership resurgence continue under Röhl? Sunday 9th November 2:30pm Kick off 3:00pm It was groundhog day for Rangers in the Europa League as they fell to their fourth straight defeat, but things have started to look a little brighter in the Premiership.Danny Röhl has won back-to-back league games – albeit followed by defeats in the League Cup and Europe – with the…
Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham have been recalled by England boss Thomas Tuchel for the November international break fixtures against Serbia and Albania. Foden, who hasn’t represented England since March, also earns a recall after an impressive recent upturn in form that scoring a brace in his most recent outing as Man City eased past Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player With Thomas Tuchel having recalled Phil Foden to his latest England squad, relive some of his best moments, including two goals and two assists, from the season so far.…
Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham have been recalled for Thomas Tuchel’s latest England squad which also includes Bournemouth’s Alex Scott for the first time.Tuchel named a 25-man squad on Friday for World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania later this month.ESPN reported on Thursday that Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham was set to return after being left out for last month’s international fixtures while Foden features for the first time since March after an upturn in form for Manchester City.”We are delighted they are back,” Tuchel said of the duo. “The contribution of both of them to their clubs lately was…