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Manchester United missed the chance to move into the top four in the Premier League as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton on Saturday.

Ralf Rangnick expressed his frustration with United s finishing after a 1-1 draw at Burnley last time out, but he could have few complaints when Jadon Sancho put his side ahead after 21 minutes at Old Trafford.

But Che Adam restored parity just three minutes into the second half and United, who saw two goals ruled out for offside, could not find a winner against Ralph Hasenhuttl s resolute defence.
 
The draw meant United jumped up to fifth, overtaking Arsenal – who are a point behind and have two games in hand – while moving level on points with fourth-placed West Ham, though the Hammers are in action at Leicester City …

Cristiano Ronaldo alleged some members of Manchester United s hierarchy did not believe his reasoning for missing pre-season when his daughter was in hospital.

Ronaldo has hit out at United in a wide-ranging interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV, which will be released in full on Wednesday, criticising manager Erik ten Hag, former boss Ralf Rangnick and the club.

The five-time Ballon d Or winner insisted Alex Ferguson convinced him to re-sign at Old Trafford but suggested zero progress has been made since the legendary Scot left in 2013.

United issued a statement saying a response would follow once the interview, in which Ronaldo stated he felt betrayed by the club, was released in full.

In a new clip released on Monday, Ronaldo claimed two senior member…

Czech Republic boss Pavel Vrba has no doubt Tomas Rosicky will be fit enough to participate at Euro 2016 having named him in his preliminary 28-man squad.

The 35-year-old midfielder played just 19 minutes for Arsenal in the entire 2015-16 season, coming on as a substitute in the FA Cup victory over Burnley on January 30.

A muscular injury has sidelined Rosicky for much of this year, but he featured for the Under-21 side in April.

Despite his lack of game time, Vrba has faith the midfielder soon to be a free agent with his Arsenal contract set to expire next month   can return to fitness in time for the European Championship in France.

I was in England three weeks ago to see how Tomas was for myself. I went back satisfied, I saw that Tomas handed the wh…

England tackle Spain in a heavyweight quarter-final as the knockout stages of Euro 2022 get under way on Wednesday, with records already tumbling and data quirks around every corner.

The tournament has just passed its halfway stage in terms of the total number of games, with 16 of 31 having been played, and already more spectators have seen the finals in England than have attended any previous Women s Euros.

UEFA said 369,314 tickets were sold for group-stage games, with the soaring popularity of the women s game meaning the tournament attendance record of 240,055, set in the Netherlands five years ago, has been obliterated.

Sarina Wiegman s free-scoring England Lionesses have played an instrumental part in the tournament s success to date, with the host nation …

Manchester City put pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League title race with a convincing 4-1 win against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.

Defending champions City were without the injured Erling Haaland but goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish saw them emphatically respond to Mohamed Salah s early opener.

The win closed the gap at the top to five points ahead of Arsenal s game against Leeds United later on Saturday as City clinched their fourth league win in a row.

It was the latest blow to Liverpool s hopes of clinching a top-four spot, with Jurgen Klopp s men staying five points behind Newcastle United in fifth and seven behind Tottenham in fourth.

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Mauricio Pochettino claimed it is easier for new players to settle at Manchester City than at Chelsea due to the huge upheaval at Stamford Bridge during the last 18 months.

Eight of the 11 that started Chelsea’s 4-1 win at Pochettino’s former side Tottenham on Monday have joined since owner Todd Boehly bought the club in May 2022, with a further nine named amongst the substitutes.

Only three of the side that began Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over City in the 2021 Champions League final are still at the club – Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva – whilst all 12 of the substitutes from the game in Porto have departed, along with manager Thomas Tuchel.

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Spain boss Luis de la Fuente believes La Roja have received the toughest draw for the group stage of Euro 2024, having been handed games against Italy, Croatia and Albania.

As one of five teams with the best records across the qualification groups, Spain joined hosts Germany, as well as England, France, Portugal and Belgium in pot one for Saturday s draw in Hamburg.

That did not stop them being handed a tough set of opponents, however, with reigning champions Italy and 2022 World Cup bronze medallists Croatia joining La Roja and Albania in Group B.

Spain are the only team to win back-to-back editions of the Euros, triumphing in 2008 and 2012, and excluding penalty shoot-outs, they have only lost two of their last 22 matches at the Euros, winning 13 and drawing se…

It says something about England manager Sarina Wiegman that even her own players have to remind themselves that their boss is a mere mortal.

One of the most memorable moments of this World Cup came when, on the eve of the Lionesses’ final group stage match against China, midfielder Georgia Stanway relayed an anecdote about meeting members of Wiegman’s family in Australia that concluded with the quip, “Sometimes you don’t realise your head coach is actually human.”

it would be easy to look at the 53-year-old’s incredible record and insist she must be some kind of superhero from Planet Football who six years ago arrived on Earth with the mission of conquering as many major competitions as possible, beginning when she steered the Netherlands – her actual place…

Veteran and iconic Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon could play on after the 2018 World Cup, according to his agent.

Buffon celebrated his 39th birthday last month and the Italy international out of contract at the end of next season has shown no signs of slowing down.

A seven-time Serie A winner in Turin, Buffon will be 40 when the World Cup takes place in Russia next year but Silvano Martina believes his client is still good enough to continue.

He wants to reach 2018 and the tournament in Russia, Martina told Rai Sport.

Considering his spirit, his current form and the love he has for this sport, it s very possible he could continue playing after the World Cup.

When Buffon does eventually call time on his career, AC Milan s teenage sensati…

Scotland host Norway in their final Euro 2024 qualifier on Sunday night.

Steve Clarke’s side have already booked their place in Germany next summer after winning five of their first seven Group A games.

Here are some of the key talking points ahead of the game at Hampden.

Scotland now inspiring their rivals

For much of their 23-year absence from major tournaments between France 98 and the Euros in 2021, Scotland would look to other nations for inspiration. Now the shoe is on the other foot.

Norway – whose last major tournament appearance was at Euro 2000 – find themselves in a similar predicament to the one the Scots freed themselves from a few years ago.

As the Scots prepare for a second consecutive visit to the Euros and Norway’s barren…