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Chris had an extremely good week in the BBC Premier League predictions race – wrapping up not one but TWO weekly wins. Last weekend, he got six correct results from the 10 games in week 36, including one exact score, for a total of 90 points. The BBC readers managed five correct results, with no

1 Trophy No 17 in reach for Guardiola A measure of Pep Guardiola’s greatness is to be found in Saturday’s FA Cup final being a 24th visit to Wembley leading Manchester City. As this born winner could depart in the close season, the meeting with Chelsea may be a third-last outing in charge, in which

ASTON VILLA VS. LIVERPOOL | Friday, May 15th |Premier League | Villa Park8PM GMT/3PM EST Liverpool’s long numbing nightmare of a season is nearly over and barring an anti-miracle, Arne Slot’s tired and tactically ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ side will manage to finish in the Champions League places. It sets up a situation where nobody is happy but

The penultimate round of the Serie A campaign promises an intriguing fight for places in next season’s Champions League, but a fixture scheduling stand-off between the league and local authorities left clubs and supporters in limbo until an agreement was finally reached. Serie A rules require teams competing for the same objective to play simultaneously

The Premier League Player of the Season nominees have been revealed and, as expected, the internet has been sent into a frenzy. Fierce opinions have already collided over the worthy recipient of the individual award, Bruno Fernandes, Igor Thiago and Morgan Gibbs-White competing with Arsenal and Manchester City’s band of candidates. However, there has also

France, one of the favourites to win the World Cup this summer, have announced their star-studded squad for the tournament. Manager Didier Deschamps named a squad filled with an eye-catching array of attacking talent on Thursday. In the forward positions, Deschamps can choose from an illustrious list comprising of Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise,

France coach Didier Deschamps assembled a squad with formidable attacking talent for the World Cup and rewarded goalkeeper Robin Risser with a call-up for the showpiece tournament following his breakthrough season. Risser, who plays for Lens, has been one of the revelations of the French league season and won the award for the best goalkeeper

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The possibility Southampton could be removed from the Championship playoff final over spying allegations was raised on Thursday when fans were warned there may be changes to the game that decides who is promoted to the Premier League. Southampton was charged by the English Football League last Friday with a breach

“Whoever is moving in the shadows, they can run for president, debate me, and let’s see what their plan is,” Florentino Perez said on Tuesday. “Let the club members decide.” Perez has been Real Madrid president since returning for a second spell 17 years ago. On Tuesday, he held a press conference to call a

Spanish international Lamine Yamal criticised for waving Palestinian flag during bus parade celebrating La Liga title. Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026 Israel’s defence minister has criticised Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal for waving a Palestinian flag during celebrations of the Spanish league title win, saying the act “incites hate”. The 18-year-old Yamal waved

The identity of the Premier League Manager of the Season for 2025–26 will soon be known, after this campaign’s nominees were announced. First awarded in 1993–94, the prize tends to go the manager whose team has been crowned champions. That is why Sir Alex Ferguson, the inaugural recipient, was an 11-time winner. But it isn’t