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Johannes Spors, the global sporting director of 777 Group, is among the names Newcastle United have considered in their search for Dan Ashworth’s successor.With Ashworth on gardening leave ahead of a move to Manchester United, Dougie Freedman has been a frontrunner to replace him at St James’ Park although there have been others under consideration with

Aston Villa’s do-or-die Europa Conference League semi-final second-leg tie against Olympiacos will be officiated by a referee who served a six-month ban as part of a German match-fixing scandal.Felix Zwayer has been confirmed as the referee for Thursday night’s game in Greece, where Villa need to overturn a 4-2 first-leg deficit to advance to the

Former Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit has claimed he “achieved everything I wanted to in rugby” before he made his sensational switch to NFL, where he is stepping up his bid to feature for Kansas City Chiefs.Rees-Zammit left rugby union on the verge of the Six Nations earlier this year, informing Gloucester, his club, and Wales

Bristol Bears will be well under the increased Premiership salary cap ceiling next season despite the riches of Steve Lansdown, their billionaire owner, because of a forecast reduction in central funding to follow the new broadcast deal.Pat Lam will bid farewell to 17 players over the summer, including Kyle Sinckler, as part of what he

Saracens intend to maintain their tradition of going on boozy in-season team-bonding trips in spite of Billy Vunipola’s arrest in Majorca.The former England No 8 has apologised for his actions in a bar in Palma which resulted in him being tasered twice by the Spanish police and being fined €240 (£205) following an express trial

Hello and welcome to coverage from Paris of the Champions League semi-final second leg between PSG and Borussia Dortmund.Last week, Dortmund earned a 1-0 lead courtesy of a fine strike by Niclas Füllkrug. Dortmund have never won at PSG in their previous three visits, and their last match at Parc de Princes ended in a

Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Roy Keane, Scholes and Owen are among a group of prominent former players who offer strong opinions on United and the club’s managers.There is no suggestion any candidate would turn down the post if it were offered because of the opinions of ex-players, but it is an issue that would be

Harry KanePlaying in the Champions League which is where he wanted to be after moving to Bayern Munich. Bundesliga heartbreak for him but it can still be a huge summer for club and country. England had to play without him against Brazil and Belgium and it makes a big difference when the country’s most prolific

Farhad Moshiri has been told by minority Everton shareholders to abandon his takeover “farce” with 777 Partners as the Miami firm descends into legal turmoil.In a ferocious attack, Everton Shareholders’ Association says “powers-that-be are being disrespectful” and must pull the plug on the proposed deal.The representative body also turned on the Premier League for failing

England players have held talks with police about tackling racist trolls on social media ahead of Euro 2024 this summer.The head of the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) went to visit Gareth Southgate’s squad during the last international break amid fears of a repeat of the “horrific abuse” suffered by its black members after the