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Was USA ‘94 one of the greatest World Cups ever staged?

In the fourth episode of our new World Cup podcast, Copa Independent, Lawrence Ostlere, Miguel Delaney and Richard Jolly discuss the highs and lows of USA 94 and the tournament’s lasting legacy

Arne Slot hopes contentious Liverpool transfer decision helps in battle to qualify for Champions League

Liverpool splashed up to £204m on Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak, but after the French forward’s season-ending injury, Slot hopes the Swedish international’s return can prove timely in the battle to finish inside the top five

47m agoTransfer
Iranian footballers granted asylum vow to rebuild their sporting careers in ‘safe haven’

Concerns over the Iranian players' safety surfaced after several players did not sing the national anthem

Most fans want Man City to beat Arsenal to the title. Why?

Manchester City have won six of the last eight Premier League titles and have become, for some, the ‘default champions’. But what does it say about the modern game that many neutrals would prefer to see a ‘sportswashing project’ edge out Mikel Arteta’s team in the title race? By Miguel Delaney

Lionel Messi facing bombshell lawsuit for missing Argentina match

The football legend and the Argentina Football Association are being sued after Messi missed an international match last year

Mikel Arteta has Arsenal ‘fired up’ to beat Man City - but there’s a twist

Arteta’s solution to Arsenal’s wobble in the title race has been to go more intense - especially in training - but the pressure to win is on Pep Guardiola’s side. By Miguel Delaney

Crystal Palace lose to Fiorentina but secure Conference League semi-final place

Fiorentina 2-1 Crystal Palace: Ismaila Sarr scored his seventh goal of the Eagles’ European campaign but it wasn’t enough to secure an away win

12h agoRecap
Brilliant Aston Villa run rampant against Bologna to secure Europa League semi-final spot

Aston Villa 4-0 Bologna: Goals from Ollie Watkins, Emi Buendia, Morgan Rogers and Ezri Konsa earned the hosts a 7-1 aggregate win in the quarter-final

Chelsea handed welcome boost as key player agrees new deal

Chelsea are going through a difficult period but look set to tie down one of their key players to a long-term contract

16h agoTransfer
Lionel Messi becomes new owner of Spanish third-tier club in Barcelona

Lionel Messi is now the owner of a club in Barcelona, the city where he made his name

16h agoOther
Kansas City outline ‘inclusive’ World Cup transport plans amid spiralling New Jersey costs

Kansas City have revealed their reasonably-priced transport plans amid controversy of spiralling costs at the World Cup

‘Surprised’ Fifa hits back at New Jersey governor’s complaints over spiralling World Cup transport costs

The game’s governing body has moved to play down complaints from local politicians justifying a huge price hike in public transport for fans to host city stadiums

Declan Rice issues rallying cry for Arsenal’s ‘title-defining’ clash with Man City

Arsenal will travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City in a potential title decider this weekend

Liam Rosenior provides Enzo Fernandez update after club suspension over Real Madrid comments

The Argentina international was suspended by the club for two games after comments in which he fuelled speculation that he would leave the club in the summer

19h agoOther
Cristiano Ronaldo vomits after suffering from ‘stomach pains’ in Al-Nassr win

Cristiano Ronaldo played through illness as Al-Nassr picked up an important win on Wednesday

The Man City maverick that has shaken up the Premier League title race

Rayan Cherki has appeared unfazed by the pressure of the Premier League title race

Hugo Ekitike ruled out for season and World Cup with serious Achilles injury

The 23-year-old was injured during the first half of Tuesday night’s 2-0 Champions League quarter-final second-leg defeat by Paris St Germain.

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Hugo Ekitike ruled out of World Cup as Liverpool confirm extent of devastating injury

Liverpool confirmed Ekitike has ruptured his Achilles tendon with the France forward now set for a significant lay-off

Millie Bright and Rachel Daly’s podcast issues apology over use of Lauren James picture

The production team behind Daly Brightness has apologised and said neither player was involved in the selection of the episode thumbnail

23h agoPodcast
Anxious Arsenal survive in Champions League but must now address debilitating weakness

Arsenal 0-0 Sporting (1-0 agg.): Mikel Arteta’s side failed to instil confidence in their fans as they eked through to the Champions League semi-finals

Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to use Sporting win as boost for Man City showdown

Arsenal will face Atletico Madrid over two legs for a place in this season’s Champions League final.

Arsenal’s clash with Manchester City will be decided by ‘moments’ and ‘mistakes’ says Joe Cole

The TNT Sports pundit claimed that City are firm favourites ahead of this weekend’s Premier League game at the Eithad

Bayern Munich knock out Real Madrid in Champions League epic

Bayern Munich 4-3 Real Madrid: Luis Diaz drilled home his side’s third equaliser of the night before Michael Olise struck in stoppage time to clinch a 6-4 aggregate victory

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid LIVE: Visitors left fuming in defeat after Camavinga sent off in moment of madness

Bayern Munich 4-3 Real Madrid (6-4 on aggregate): Eduardo Camavinga red card condemns visitors to Champions League defeat as Luis Diaz and Michael Olise deliver hammer blow

‘Who cares what people think?’: Declan Rice delighted with Arsenal’s Champions League progress

The Gunners were lacklustre in a goalless draw against Sporting but they reached a second consecutive Champions League semi-final after an aggregate win

Arsenal edge into semi-finals after goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon

Havertz’s stoppage-time winner from the opening match proved enough for an unconvincing Arsenal.

1d agoRecap
Patrick Vieira backs ‘really important’ Declan Rice to drive Arsenal to silverware

The former Arsenal captain believes the club can still win trophies this season despite a poor run of form

1d agoFeature
Hotels across America slash summer rates as World Cup demand falls short, report says

Experts have pointed to high ticket prices and simmering anti-American sentiment to explain the price drop

Man United discover outcome of FA charge on Harry Maguire before Chelsea clash

Michael Carrick is now short of defenders for the trip to Chelsea and a key battle in the race for a top five finish

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid betting tips: Champions League prediction & odds

Follow our football betting tips as Real Madrid travel to Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League quarter final

Chelsea set sights on Bournemouth’s Alex Scott ahead of anticipated midfield overhaul

The 22-year-old is expected to be highly sought after in the summer and Chelsea may need a replacement for Enzo Fernandez

1d agoTransfer
Harry Maguire given extra one-match ban and will miss Man Utd’s trip to Chelsea

The 33-year-old was shown a straight red card at the Vitality Stadium last month for a foul in the box on Evanilson.

The painful Liverpool decision created by Hugo Ekitike’s disastrous injury

The Reds were eliminated in the Champions League quarter-finals, but without the injured Hugo Ekitike, writes Richard Jolly, Arne Slot faces a major call on Alexander Isak in the battle to finish inside the top five

England fans slam ‘rip off’ World cup train fare as tickets hiked from $13 to $100

An England fans support service said they were ‘initially told the prices would remain as standard’

Jamie Carragher blasts Arne Slot for benching Mohamed Salah against PSG

Slot opted to start a “nowhere near fit” Alexander Isak ahead of Salah against PSG

2d agoOther
Hugo Ekitike suffers ‘really bad’ injury in huge blow to Liverpool and World Cup hopes

Ekitike started alongside Alexander Isak against PSG on his return from injury but their night together was curtailed within half an hour

2d agoInjury
Arsenal are haunted by their past but Max Dowman’s fearlessness could save them

Arsenal will hope a destructive three weeks does not carry over into the Champions League as they seem susceptible to collapse in the Premier League title race

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