Friday’s briefing: Marcus Rashford at the double and Erling Haaland sets record
It was a night to remember for the on-loan Manchester United forward, while Erling Haaland hit his 50th Champions League goal for Manchester City.
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Russell Martin's greatest sin? I've never seen a manager who heaps the blame on his players so much
I will not have seen a miracle in Scottish football like it if Russell Martin somehow manages to transform Rangers and hold on to his job.
Marcus Rashford gets the bomb-squad backing as ex-Man United team-mates hail his Champions League double 'leaving Ruben Amorim thinking "what have I done?"'
The England forward continues to enjoy life at new club Barcelona , and scored his first goals for the club on Thursday evening in their 2-1 Champions League victory over Newcastle.
If Chelsea are guilty over Abramovich payments a fine would make a mockery of the rules | Rob Davies
The FA cannot swallow the club’s argument that reporting Roman Abramovich’s alleged irregularities wipes the slate cleanWhen Chelsea’s players kicked off their Champions League campaign on Wednesday, they wore shirts proudly emblazoned with two stars, one for each time the club has lifted football’s most prestigious club trophy. The twin triumphs …
Four games, four defeats, no points: do Wolves face a relegation battle?
This is Wolves’ worst start to a season in their history but there are reasons to be optimisticBy WhoScoredFour games, zero points and just two goals scored: this is Wolves’ worst start to a season in their history. Vítor Pereira’s side are rooted at the bottom of the league table. Seventeen sides have started a Premier League season with four losses …
‘Mourinho is more than a man – he’s a global brand’: coach returns to Benfica with plenty to prove
The ‘Special One’ is back working in Portugal after more than two decades away but his homecoming has divided opinionLess than three weeks after being dismissed by Fenerbahce, José Mourinho is back in the dugout. The “Special One” has taken over at Benfica, marking his return to his home country more than two decades after his move from Porto to …
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Indiana Fever shock Atlanta to reach first WNBA semi-finals since 2015
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Chess: draw king Anish Giri grinds to $90,000 prize at Grand Swiss on the Silk Road
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Rare talent Rashford emphatically announces himself at Barcelona’s summit | Andy Brassell
The first two goals of his loan spell suggest that England forward’s stay at Barcelona could become more than a marriage of convenienceIt was the day that Uefa confirmed, as kick-off approached in Barcelona’s Champions League season, that La Liga’s champions would begin their home campaign in the competition against Paris Saint-Germain next month where …