Cole Palmer’s late chaos leaves Erik ten Hag facing the end game at Man United

Celebrations after Cole Palmer, centre, scores the winning goal to make it a hat-trick (Reuters) An end-to-end match perhaps had the only finish it could. Chaos as late as the 101st minute,... Read more »

Arsenal say ‘no obvious cardiac cause’ for women’s star Maanum’s collapse

Arsenal midfielder Frida Maanum in action before she collapsed during the English Women’s League Cup final against Chelsea (Adrian DENNIS) Arsenal said Thursday there were “no obvious cardiac causes” for Frida Maanum’s... Read more »

no Wafcon in 2024 would be a travesty

Racheal Kundananji carries Barbra Banda: the Zambia forwards are two of the world’s best players.Photograph: Juan Mendez/AP After Morocco staged what was arguably the best-organised Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in... Read more »

Calm win over Luton shows how Mikel Arteta has learned from Arsenal’s previous title challenge

Martin Odegaard, left, and Kai Havertz combined to score Arsenal’s first goal (PA) A win that almost seems like a moment of lightness, ahead of the heaviest period of the season. Against... Read more »

Players must work hard despite Chelsea status and money – Mauricio Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino warned his players hard work is still required at Chelsea despite the increase to their status and bank balance that comes with joining the club. A chaotic campaign that has... Read more »

Rubiales arrested at airport over alleged federation graft scandal

Disgraced former Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales faces more problems (Thomas Coex) Spanish police on Wednesday briefly arrested disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales Wednesday in connection with an alleged graft scandal at... Read more »

Vietnam missing the glory days of Park Hang-seo as Indonesia step up

Jay Idzes celebrates scoring for Indonesia in a recent World Cup qualifier against Vietnam in Hanoi.Photograph: AFP/Getty Images The two biggest metropolises in Vietnam feel different. Way up in the north, Hanoi... Read more »

Tottenham ‘not the finished article’ but on right track – Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou felt Tottenham’s 1-1 draw at West Ham was a step in the right direction despite dropping more points in the top-four race. Brennan Johnson’s early strike was cancelled out by... Read more »

Grace Clinton raring to go ahead of England’s European Championship qualifiers

England midfielder Grace Clinton is excited to “hit the ground running” as the Lionesses start their European Championship qualifying campaign this week. The defending European champions kick off against Sweden at Wembley... Read more »

‘Bombshell’: Ajax suspend CEO over insider trading suspicions

It has been a horror season for Ajax (Olaf Kraak) Ajax announced on Tuesday they were suspending CEO and chairman Alex Kroes on suspicion of insider trading, piling more woe on the... Read more »