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It is a measure of the esteem with which Wright, the former Crystal Palace, Arsenal and England striker is held within the game, that there is such genuine sadness that he will no longer be doing Match of the Day, 27 years after his first appearance and 22 since he became a regular face.While subscription

Both Verstappen and Norris smiled when the Briton was asked whether he would ever consider doing likewise. “You know we did the 24 hours of Spa [together],” Verstappen interrupted.“Yeah, we won races together already. I’ve done my bit!” Norris said, laughing.“He’s retired. It’s like ‘I’ve done that’,” Verstappen added.The banter continued as Norris tried to

For all the excitement and dramatic storylines that accompanied another Premier League season, is the lack of genuine plot twists sucking the life out of the most unpredictable league in the world?There have been some wonderful games, with more goals scored than ever before in a 38-game season. The quality of the top teams is

7. Forest’s extraordinary tweetWild statements, allegations and rants have been a theme of the season and they reached a high – or low – point with Nottingham Forest’s furious tweet after the defeat by Everton in which they complained about the VAR Stuart Attwell being “a Luton fan”. “NFFC will now consider its options,” the

(3-4-1-2) Martínez (Aston Villa); Saliba (Arsenal), Van Dijk (Liverpool), Van de Ven (Tottenham); Rodri (Man City), Palmer (Chelsea), Rice (Arsenal), Odegaard (Arsenal); Foden (Man City); Watkins (Aston Villa), Haaland (Man City).Emiliano MartínezHis recent howler against Liverpool aside, the Argentinian has again been outstanding. It is as much about his presence and personality as his ability.

A pitch invasion at City deprived their players a chance to celebrate organically in front of their fans, but it made little difference for the broadcast. We were inside City’s dressing room for the usual “campeones” moshpit, then saw the odd sight of City’s squad loitering in the tunnel, during the prolonged trophy-awarding process. Some

Whether supporting the Hillsborough families, expressing incredulity at Brexit, or supporting the vaccine rollout during the Covid-19 pandemic, Klopp’s natural affinity with his constituents was felt. Turn up at a Klopp press conference and you were as likely to hear him chastise the Prime Minister, Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin as receive a fitness update.“If

Imagine being appointed the marketing manager for Sale. As you briefly survey the sporting landscape in your locality, you note with some trepidation, if not dismay, you have the following competing sporting properties within about an hour of your club. Football’s Premier League giants, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Everton.From its lower professional leagues

But City will also have the small matter of Guardiola’s future to resolve – an elephant in the room of a different kind. The City manager’s contract expires at the end of next season and he did not sound like a man certain to extend it by any means when the subject was raised.“The reality

Tyson Fury has long treated the court of public opinion with magisterial disdain. “What people say, think or care about,” he claimed during a tempestuous week in Riyadh, “is none of my interest.” Except he manifestly does care. This is a fighter who, when the mood takes him, never tires of ranting on the subject