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Bentancur banned 7 games, fined £100k for racist remark about Spurs teammate Son

The Uruguayan midfielder was also fined £100,000 (US$126,000) for the offensive comment that ‘brought the game into disrepute’.

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Ex-England captain Lineker to step down as Match of the Day host after 26 years

The BBC says its highest-paid presenter – who earns £1.35m (US$1.7m) a year – will remain at the corporation ‘through to the 2026 World Cup’.

Gary Lineker covering an FA Cup match between Leicester City and Manchester United in March 2021. Photo: PA

While you were sleeping: another win for Manchester United, Medvedev controversy

Van Nistelrooy ends brief reign on high, Ipswich out of drop zone following shock victory, try-less Scots beaten at home, Medvedev unravels.

Slumping City lose again, Australia win at death, Zheng’s collapse hands Gauff title

Pep Guardiola is in uncharted waters heading into the international break, while Australia have unearthed a new star in Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

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FPL Gameweek 11 a good time to pick up some Spurs, skippered by high-flying Salah

Solanke, Son and Porro are likely to make good returns at home against Ipswich, while it’s not too late to gather Wood, Semenyo and Jackson.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Dominic Solanke carries Brennan Johnson (right) and Pedro Porro in celebration after scoring their second goal against Aston Villa. Porro could be on his last legs, though, FPL wise. Photo: Reuters

Sporting Lisbon boss Amorim preparing for ‘different world’ at Manchester United

The Portuguese, who moves to England next week, says his team’s 4-1 UCL win over Man City will have no bearing on how he goes at Old Trafford.

Opinion | For Kai Tak Sports Park, is the missing piece a football home team?

Rather than worry about how to get people home after an event, Hong Kong must figure out how to attract loyal crowds to the new stadium.

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While you were sleeping: Man City beaten, Zheng’s loses to Sabalenka again

A busy Saturday of sporting action saw a potentially pivotal weekend in the English Premier League as well as plenty of action elsewhere.

Bournemouth players celebrate after ending their 14-match losing streak against reigning Premier League champions Manchester City. Photo: AFP

‘Now or never’: United refused request to take over at season’s end, says Amorim

The Portuguese says he always intended to see out season 2024/25 with Sporting Lisbon, but the English club wanted him almost immediately.

Ruben Amorim said Manchester United was not the first club to offer to pay the buyout clause in his Sporting Lisbon contract, with one club offering him three times as much as United did. Photo: EPA-EFE

While you were sleeping: could Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez be reunited?

Inter Miami boss addressed rumours regarding reforming the MSN in MLS, while Alexander Zverev beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French capital.

Man Utd hand Portuguese Amorim head coach role in bid for return to glory years

The 39-year-old will join Old Trafford on a contract until 2027 once he has fulfilled his obligations with current club Sporting Lisbon.

FPL Gameweek 10: star performers came through, but is it time to kick out Haaland?

Most managers will still have him for the feasible future, but the Norwegian has been transferred out by 80,000 of them – with good reason.

Heading into Gameweek 10, the talk in the FPL community is centred on whether to sell Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, who has a current value of £15.4m. Photo: AP

Manchester United to name Portugal’s Ruben Amorim as their new manager

The 39-year-old is expected to oversee Sporting Lisbon for 3 more games and take over at Old Trafford during the November international break.

Sporting Lisbon confirmed that Manchester United were willing to pay more than Ruben Amorim’s €10m release clause. Photo: AFP

United score 5, Spurs stun City, Verstappen gets 5-place grid penalty

The League Cup dominated proceedings overnight, and more important names were added to Manchester City’s ever-growing injury list.

Klopp defends his decision to join Red Bull after backlash from German fans

The former Liverpool and Dortmund manager says he ‘didn’t want to step on anybody’s toes’ after joining the drinks company as operations head.

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Opinion | Football is a mirror on our souls, and reveals many problems faced by society

Integrity – having recognisable principles that act as a guiding compass – seems to be lacking in football just as it is in public life.

A screen at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan on October 18 shows pictures attacking election rival Kamala Harris. Photo: AFP

United sack ten Hag, van Nistelrooy to take interim charge of fallen giants

Erik ten Hag had been under pressure all season, even before Sunday’s defeat at the hands of West Ham.

City the winners as Arsenal, Liverpool draw, United lose, Sainz takes Mexico GP

A draw in October does not seem like it would be fatal, but Arsenal’s recent history tells us a different story.

Barca crush Real, City go top, Brentford win 7-goal thriller, Sainz on pole

Late goals order of the day across Europe, except at the Bernabeu Stadium, where Real Madrid’s 42-game win streak came to a shuddering halt.

Robert Lewandowski scored twice to set Barcelona on their way to a famous win. Photo: EPA-EFE

Forest’s Wood on fire, Russell fastest in Mexico, 7 arrested over Paris Games abuse

The second best striker in the Premier League plays for Nottingham Forest? Probably not, but Chris Wood is certainly in-form at the moment.

Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood is one of the Premier League’s in-form strikers. Photo: Reuters

Time to panic – back to a well-proven duo in Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League

A lacklustre Gameweek 8 sees me returning to a reliable pair, but those thinking of a differential should consider buying Everton players.

English Premier League faces unprecedented regulation if UK bill gets go-ahead

A new regulator can determine how EPL clubs distribute money to smaller clubs, and can ensure they consult fans before raising ticket prices.

While you were sleeping: Reds on top, VAR saves City, Leclerc wins US Grand Prix

Liverpool stay top of the Premier League, John Stones heads Manchester City to victory, and Max Verstappen gets the decision in Austin.

Manchester City’s John Stones scores his team’s controversial winner against Wolves at Molineux. Photo: AFP

While you were sleeping: Arsenal’s shock loss, Man United win, Djokovic-Nadal

Once again Erik ten Hag pulls a victory out of the bag when he needed it most, while there was a likely final meeting for two tennis GOATs.

Novak Djokovic and Rafel Nadal with their third and fourth-place trophies after meeting at the “Six Kings Slam” exhibition in Saudi Arabia. Photo: EPA

English Premier League opens Beijing office, offers courses to Chinese coaches

Coaches from Manchester United, Spurs, Leicester City and Wolves have delivered a four-day course to local trainers as part of the deal.

FPL Gameweek 8: Haaland triple captain? My Wood woe, why I’m benching Van Dijk

After an impressive start, it’s been a tricky few weeks for my team – but the trick is to not panic and to plan for the long term.

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English Premier League
The English Premier League is the top division of football in England. Set up in 1992 as a breakaway from the Football League, it is now the richest and most-watched football league in the world.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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