Something that runs like a vein through women’s football is that everyone has a “The Roadblock” story, at least one (and there are usually more) occasion on which they were stuck knocking on a door that wouldn’t open. For Kay Cossington, the Football...
Sports ministers from five nations have pressed broadcasters and footballing body Fifa to reach an agreement on TV rights for the tournament, which is due to kick off in just 50 days. UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer joined ministers from France, Spa...
Beth Mead will play no part in this summer’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after the England forward was left out of Sarina Wiegman’s 23-player squad. Mead has not recovered from her ACL tear in time but Tottenham striker Beth Englan...
Jose Mourinho will attempt to win the third Europa League title of his career when Roma take on the competition’s most successful-ever club Sevilla in Budapest. The Special One has never lost a European final and can lead Roma to back-to-back victori...
Sevilla take on Roma in the Europa League final tonight, from the Puskas Arena in Budapest. The Spanish side have won the competition six times – double the number of any other team – and have been victorious in every final they have reached. But Rom...
Operation Premier League is a go at Luton Town, but do not expect them to follow in the footsteps of last year’s most romantic promotion story Nottingham Forest this summer – in fact, they’ll go one better. “Neymar’s available, isn’t he?” joked Luton...
Replacing captain Leah Williamson and weighing up Beth Mead’s fitness will be top of Sarina Wiegman’s priorities when she finalises her World Cup squad. England’s 23-player group will be confirmed on Wednesday 31 May at 2pm, with just 50 days until t...
For Jose Mourinho and Roma, it all comes down to this. The Europa League final offers the Portuguese the chance not only to win back-to-back European trophies, but to snatch a Champions League spot and salvage a poor domestic campaign that has threat...
Fresh from securing promotion to the Premier League for the first time, Luton Town fans will be eager to discover their schedule and pencil in the dates of when the big-hitters will be making the trip to Kenilworth Road. Renovations have already begu...
When Kalvin Phillips signed for Manchester City from Leeds United for £42m last July it appeared at the time to be an ideal move, for the player and England. Phillips had formed a formidable partnership with Declan Rice in the centre of England’s mid...
Read Daniel Storey’s reviews for all 20 Premier League clubs here You know Brighton’s masterplan by now: whatever happens with players, managers or staff, the process shall be the whole of the law. What went well? That process involves meticulou...
Read Daniel Storey’s reviews for all 20 Premier League clubs here What went well? Erm, well they were ninth in the table after five games, having beaten Leicester and Chelsea (although, over time, the positive relevance of that evaporated too), befor...