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Twenty-nine different names, only THREE players are chosen unanimously… and which TWO England stars are included? Our experts name their best Euro 2024 XI
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17/07/24 11:00
Spain were crowned winners of Euro 2024 on Sunday night after their 2-1 victory in the final broke England hearts in Berlin. Luis de la Fuente's side won all seven of their matches at the tournament as Spain became European champions for a record fourth time. Midfield general Rodri and teenage sensation Lamine Yamal were among the Spanish stars to shine on their route to glory....read
A new England boss must get the best out of Jude Bellingham - and three other things that must happen before the Three Lions finally lift trophy, writes IAN LADYMAN
16/07/24 04:01IAN LADYMAN: The new England head coach will find in front him challenges familiar to Gareth Southgate and indeed many of the men who came before him.Who should replace Gareth Southgate as England boss? Mail Sport experts assess the four leading candidates
16/07/24 01:00Four men are jostling at the top of the FA's wishlist should Southgate bring the curtain down on eight years in charge. But who should get the nod as just the 16th permanent England manager?Yes, England's defeat to Spain hurts… but there are reasons to be cheerful. Honest! IAN LADYMAN puts things in perspective for fans after Euro 2024 final heartbreak
15/07/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN: If England's defeat reminded us that old and familiar problems still exist at the heart of our game, it would be wrong to think that all hope is lost.Gareth Southgate has moved England forward but now is the time for the next steps to be taken by a new manager, writes IAN LADYMAN
15/07/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN IN BERLIN: Southgate's side almost proved you can win a summer tournament on the back of individual moments, but the better side won.From Jude Bellingham's gymnastics to Cristiano Ronaldo's preening and curmudgeon Steve Clarke - Mail Sport's writers pick their Euros highs and lows from Germany
14/07/24 09:30It was a month of highs, lows and everything inbetween for fans during the tournament, which started a month ago with Germany getting the better of Scotland and England defeated in the final.England seek date with exhilaration and glory - but Gareth Southgate knows that there will be no middle ground between exhilaration and deep sorrow in Euro 2024 final
13/07/24 10:07IAN LADYMAN: For Three Lions boss Southgate and his team, possibility and opportunity wait side by side at the gates of the Olympiastadion on Sunday night when they take on Spain.For decades England have been stalked by fear but now there's nothing to be scared of - Gareth Southgate's gang belong with the European elite, writes IAN LADYMAN
12/07/24 09:31IAN LADYMAN IN BERLIN: To chart the final part of English football's passage from obscurity to relevance, you have to go back to the bowels of Qatar's Al Bayt Stadium in December 2022.Gareth Southgate admits England's Euro 2024 campaign was in 'danger' of unravelling after disappointing group stage, as he opens up on confronting his critics to lead the Three Lions to the brink of glory
12/07/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN IN BERLIN: Gareth Southgate has probably taken more criticism than most with any kind of similar record as an international manager.The most important half-time of England's tournament: IAN LADYMAN on the moment that changed the Euros... where Gareth Southgate went against his better judgement
11/07/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: Few teams get to the crest of a glorious wave without getting wet along the way. Gareth Southgate's England are no exception. Their journey to Berlin has had a few turning points.England are suddenly the team we wanted them to be. This was a proper performance delivered with conviction, authority and confidence, writes IAN LADYMAN
11/07/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN IN DORTMUND: Gareth Southgate said his players had been to scared to play football here in Germany. Quite magnificently, this England have gone from fear to the final.The gratitude shown towards Gareth Southgate's England at the start of his reign has withered and a sense of entitlement has returned… it's death or glory now, writes IAN LADYMAN
09/07/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN IN DORTMUND: They are six summers old now, but some of the images from the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia remain fresh in the mind.FIVE England stars up for the axe: Our experts name their teams to face the Netherlands in the Euros semi-final - with only two picking the same XI and changes in defence, midfield AND attack!
09/07/24 01:00Approaching the sixth game of the tournament, you would expect Gareth Southgate to know his best team by now, but he is still yet to find the magic formula in Germany.Gareth Southgate is inflexible and predictable, but he can't stop WINNING! After taking England to more semi-finals than in the previous 50 years combined, it's time to get behind the manager
07/07/24 09:30Having played a typically straight bat to a question about whether he and his players are afforded enough respect, Southgate finally gave vent to his real feelingsBukayo Saka gives England the platform for glory... but with Gareth Southgate sitting on his hands and Harry Kane ready for a sunbed they look like a car rolling on three wheels, writes IAN LADYMAN
07/07/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN IN DUSSELDORF:When England travelled to Germany, this is where we hoped and maybe even expected to be with a week of football left.Time for England's decorated players to step out of the dark and show their true colours, writes IAN LADYMAN... this England squad contains serial winners, but where have they been?
05/07/24 09:31IAN LADYMAN IN DUSSELDORF: Gareth Southgate , the England manager, has not had a good three weeks here in Germany. He has at times seemed stuck for ideas and inspiration.Roberto Martinez is not spineless but he's no fool either... the Portugal boss knows if he takes on Cristiano Ronaldo, he WILL lose, writes IAN LADYMAN
04/07/24 04:00We know what the Ronaldo show is. It's part football and part study in human ego and frailty. And on the sideline stands Martinez, smiling and grimacing.England have been unfathomably bad at Euro 2024, but nobody else is bringing the noise either... Gareth Southgate's men still have a wonderful opportunity to do something special this summer, writes IAN LADYMAN
02/07/24 04:00The Football Association's decision to invite the very middle of the road Ed Sheeran to sing for the England players this week felt appropriate after what we have seen from them so far in Germany.England's tournament has been characterised by bickering and arguing on the pitch, writes IAN LADYMAN... Gareth Southgate's side now must step up and let their football do the talking
02/07/24 01:00This is Southgate's fourth major tournament in charge of the national team. Nobody, though, has ever had cause to doubt the character, application and unity of a Southgate England team. Until now.FOUR England stars up for the axe: Our experts name their teams to face Switzerland in the Euros quarter-finals - with seven different XIs and one making FIVE changes
01/07/24 04:00On the back of the dramatic Slovakia result and ahead of the Switzerland game, Mail Sport's football experts have picked their sides for the quarter-final tie on Saturday evening.Gareth Southgate is tied up in knots by his safety-first ideology... he must change NOW if England are to win Euro 2024, writes IAN LADYMAN
01/07/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN AT VELTINS ARENA, GELSENKIRCHEN: This time there were no plastic beer cups landing at his feet, but the England manager will know how close he came.IAN LADYMAN: He's had beers and barbs thrown his way, but Gareth Southgate is ready to bring back the joy at Euro 2024!
29/06/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN: These last few days in Blankenheim have seen England manager Gareth Southgate turn the dial down a little bit. Golf, cricket, cycling, anything to take minds away.Ignore the history re-writers, Ralf Rangnick was a disaster at Man United and his coaching at the Euros doesn't change that, writes IAN LADYMAN
27/06/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: Rangnick's Austria have been fabulous to watch and have earned their progress on the back of enthusiastic and cleverly structured football.England's best player - but one who threatens to drag his team in the wrong direction: IAN LADYMAN on Jude Bellingham and the decisions Gareth Southgate has to make
26/06/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN IN COLOGNE: England's early promise has withered to emptiness and their young dynamo is no longer reaching for the stars, only relevance.England's big name players have not brought their true selves to this stage - they look lost and are a team waiting to be beaten, writes IAN LADYMAN
26/06/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN IN COLOGNE: England are not only bad but they are boring too. It's a terrible and depressing combination.Declan Rice vows that England ARE ready to go on the attack in their final group stage clash against Slovenia... as Three Lions prepare to fire back at claims they are 'tired, leggy and unfit'
24/06/24 09:36SAMI MOKBEL AND IAN LADYMAN IN COLOGNE: Southgate, who is expected to pick Gallagher in place of Alexander-Arnold, blames fitness issues for England's negative displays so far.England must transform their Euro 2024 campaign with much-improved display against Slovenia... tournament fortunes can turn on just one result, writes IAN LADYMAN
24/06/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN IN COLOGNE: Time spent in the wake of England 's misfire against Denmark can be best characterised as being about conversation and recrimination.Gareth Southgate's flawed England tactics have resulted in frazzled minds, chaos and a team shredded of self-respect, writes IAN LADYMAN
22/06/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN: There are ways to under-perform or under-achieve on a football pitch and then there is the way England did it on Thursday in Frankfurt.How to sort England's mess: Mail Sport's experts believe Cole Palmer has to start against Slovenia… and the one player they all agree MUST be dropped
21/06/24 04:00Mail Sport's experts have got their heads together, worked out what to change, and suggested their starting teams for the next game against Slovenia.What Jude Bellingham MUST learn if he is help to solve this chaotic England puzzle, writes IAN LADYMAN
21/06/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN: England's players and indeed their manager made a point before this game of stressing how they had been blocking out the negative noise after their opening win over Serbia.Jurgen Klopp's legacy hangs around Arne Slot's neck like a weight - and Liverpool can't fully let go. This is the biggest succession task since David Moyes, writes IAN LADYMAN
20/06/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: In an official club interview to mark his arrival as new Liverpool manager, Arne Slot must have referenced Jurgen Klopp more than 20 times.Yes, Harry Kane is dropping too deep. But who can blame him when he's so rarely given the ball? Asks IAN LADYMAN
19/06/24 10:15It was the same in the Euros of 2021, where he did not score until England beat Germany in the last 16. Now we are in that place where for some strange reason Kane's value is under scrutiny.England must rearrange the furniture in their starting XI after nervy win over Serbia, writes IAN LADYMAN... Trent Alexander-Arnold needs to be stood down from central midfield role
17/06/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN IN FRANKFURT: There are many ways to win a summer tournament and starting like a train is only one of them. For England that is probably just as well.Why Gareth Southgate was RIGHT to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold with Conor Gallagher: IAN LADYMAN on England's sobering truth
17/06/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN AT THE ARENA AUFSCHALKE: We were given almost 70 minutes here to see if we have answer to the Trent Alexander-Arnold puzzle and the truth is that we do not.It is time for England to seize the moment and settle the debate around Gareth Southgate's legacy as Three Lions boss once and for all, writes IAN LADYMAN
15/06/24 09:38IAN LADYMAN: Southgate feigns indifference to the debate about his record. There are those of us who think the 53-year-old has advanced the cause of the national team beyond anybody's expectations.Germany prove they can give England a run for their money with talent show of their own as London-raised Jamal Musiala and in-form Florian Wirtz send warning to rivals during Scotland rout
14/06/24 10:42IAN LADYMAN AT THE ALLIANZ ARENA: England don't have a monopoly on young attacking talent here at Euro 2024 and Scotland are now painfully aware of it.The Tartan Army invading Munich and 50,000 Albanians in Dortmund... at last a proper tournament as Germany prepare to get Euro 2024 underway
13/06/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN: Not since 2016 in France have Germany won a knockout game in a major tournament. On Friday against Scotland, they will begin their endeavours to put that right.Football is in bed with these stupid, money-making tournaments. And even Carlo Ancelotti is blowing hot air, writes IAN LADYMAN
13/06/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: I thought for a minute this week that Ancelotti, Real Madrid 's brilliant Italian coach, had done something fabulous. I thought he had made a stand and drawn a line in the sand.Chris Sutton, co-host of Mail Sport's It's All Kicking Off podcast, reveals his adventurous England plan as Three Lions eye Euros glory
12/06/24 09:30The defeat last Friday at Wembley felt damaging. It knocked the wind out of England's sails. Our dreams were suddenly shattered. Negativity replaced positivity. Not so fast, says Chris Sutton.Man United look a mess under Erik ten Hag - but Sir Jim Ratcliffe is right not to sack him, explains IAN LADYMAN
12/06/24 11:00IAN LADYMAN: Has the FA Cup saved Erik ten Hag just as legend tell us it once saved Sir Alex Ferguson? No, not really. The truth is Man United looked and couldn't find a managerial upgrade.Alan Hansen was the outstanding defender of his generation and helped to transform the world of punditry... news of his ill health will have devastated everybody at Liverpool and beyond, writes IAN LADYMAN
09/06/24 05:34IAN LADYMAN: And this was Hansen, a centre half who could have played just about anywhere. Somebody like Pep Guardiola would have loved him.Gary Lineker leads well-wishes to Alan Hansen after the Liverpool and Scotland icon is taken seriously ill in hospital - as Mark Lawrenson offers support to his former team-mate and fellow pundit
09/06/24 04:09The former Liverpool and Scotland defender - also known for his 20 years as a pundit on Match of the Day - is understood to have fallen ill unexpectedly and taken to hospital close to his home in Southport.Gareth Southgate must block out fresh doubts, old criticisms and England's tournament anxiety... he has a week to find the right balance between bravery and caution, writes IAN LADYMAN
08/06/24 09:31IAN LADYMAN: Standing near the team bus late in the evening, Gareth Southgate had his hands in his pockets and a new set of problems running through his mind.Gareth Southgate insists England cannot rely on Jude Bellingham alone in their pursuit of Euro 2024 glory... after the Read Madrid star missed Friday's dismal defeat against Iceland
08/06/24 09:30With England's opening game just a week away now, there is work to be done and Southgate made his feelings clear to his players in the dressing room.Cole Palmer was the winner on a dreadful night for England... he'll have one established star sweating over a starting place against Serbia, writes IAN LADYMAN
08/06/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN: So what does Southgate do about it? Well he doesn't panic for a start. This was a friendly and there is a reason teams play them before tournaments begin.Pep Guardiola has made Jack Grealish less romantic - but here's the reasons why Gareth Southgate has made a MISTAKE by axeing him for the Euros, writes IAN LADYMAN
07/06/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN: If Southgate's decision is not quite a fall from grace, it's certainly a hell of a comedown for a player who has always looked at home in England colours.IAN LADYMAN: It's a DISGRACE that a Man United legend has still not been honoured - PLUS, why Sir Jim Ratcliffe's treatment of Erik ten Hag is embarrassing
06/06/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: He was a decent manager, too. Especially at Stoke City in a town that continues to benefit from a stubborn, determined streak that has always run right through the middle of him.Seven stars set to be axed by England this week: Our experts name players to leave at home - and Gareth Southgate's starting XI - for the Euros
05/06/24 01:00Mail Sport's Ian Ladyman, Craig Hope and Sami Mokbel share their view on who will be the sorry seven, before trying to guess how Southgate will line-up on opening night.Ebere Eze's dynamism and directness made him stand out for England on a night when too many played as though they didn't believe they were really in Gareth Southgate's plans, writes IAN LADYMAN
03/06/24 10:00IAN LADYMAN AT ST JAMES' PARK: The 25-year-old offered a dynamism and directness here that made him stand out. He got the crowd out of their seats with a number of darting runs.What Ben Stokes told Gareth Southgate's England stars after Three Lions cricket captain was called in to talk his squad ahead of Euro 2024
03/06/24 01:00In a sunny corner of the North East with which he is extremely familiar, Gareth Southgate sat down and declared that the journey down the road to Berlin has begun.Borussia Dortmund were everything beautiful, valiant and ultimately flawed about football during their Champions League final defeat - the better team lost because they erred in areas that mattered most, writes IAN LADYMAN
01/06/24 10:44IAN LADYMAN AT WEMBLEY: When the hearts finally broke open here at Wembley, they bled yellow. Borussia Dortmund were marvellous to watch.Managers do NOT get better with age... but Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is the outlier as the 64-year-old seeks his FIFTH Champions League triumph
31/05/24 08:06IAN LADYMAN: It is five years since Carlo Ancelotti walked into a room at Goodison Park, Everton, and began what we all thought would be the gradual winding down of a great career.Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says the prospect of winning a fifth Champions League at 'historical' Wembley gives him added excitement
31/05/24 05:52Ancelotti's Real Madrid team of Spanish champions face Borussia Dortmund of Germany in London tonight with the great Italian trying to guide the club to its 15th success in the competition.On his mural in Manchester Marcus Rashford looks ready to take on the world. Now he just seems lost and sad, writes IAN LADYMAN
30/05/24 04:02IAN LADYMAN: The sun shone in Withington, South Manchester, on the mural of Marcus Rashford yesterday. The last time I was there the sun shone brightly too.Erik ten Hag has overseen a season of chaos at Manchester United. One Wembley wonder cannot hide that, writes IAN LADYMAN
26/05/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: Ten Hag walked out of Wembley with a wave and a smile and the look of a man who had proved a point. If this was to be his last stand then it was one with courage and defiance.After their tortured history Man City are in no mood to take their foot off Man United's throats... Sir Alex Ferguson claimed the Red Devils would always reign supreme but Pep and Co are now in control
24/05/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN: Erik ten Hag prepares for what may be his final match in charge of United having faced City in five games in his two years and lost four of them, conceding 15 goals.Man United didn't need him and at Chelsea he's a 'traitor'. Mason Mount is a victim and it shows how shamefully poor the big clubs' decision-making is, writes IAN LADYMAN
23/05/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: Mason Mount is an example of how quickly things can turn against you in football. Bad decisions, bad luck and bad form can all draw the clouds across the face of the sun pretty quickly.England's band of brilliant kids can take Euro 2024 by storm... Gareth Southgate's squad shows that he IS a risk-taker, writes IAN LADYMAN
21/05/24 09:48IAN LADYMAN: There will be no Jordan Henderson, Rashford and, no Raheem Sterling either. That's 223 caps and 40 international goals gone at the scribbling of 33 names down on a piece of paper.Euro 2024 will be a tournament that defines Gareth Southgate... he MUST bring home something other than compliments, writes IAN LADYMAN
21/05/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: Gareth Southgate's provisional squad for Euro 2024 is one so loaded with attacking talent, even the he himself may not have dreamed of it as recently as a year ago.The Great Foden Debate: How does Gareth Southgate get Man City's star man in the England team for Euro 2024? Mail Sport's experts can't agree
21/05/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN, CHRIS SUTTON AND MARTIN KEOWN: Foden (left) will go again next year, but before that will come the conundrum of England. How he fits in, how he performs.Jurgen Klopp's last working day in Liverpool ends with a victory but it still feels like nobody really wants to let go, writes IAN LADYMAN
19/05/24 05:34IAN LADYMAN AT ANFIELD: Once the strains of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' had faded, a football match was supposed to break out. But it never really did.Clean sheet king David Raya says he'd swap his Golden Glove for the Premier League trophy... as he reflects on his journey from Spain to Arsenal (via Blackburn and Brentford)... and his hopes of fulfilling the title dream
18/05/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN: In terms of the trophy he and everybody else at Arsenal really wants to win, that one may have to wait another season. Raya thinks the title will come, though.Pep Guardiola's Man City have NORMALISED the abnormal, writes IAN LADYMAN... It's only thanks to Arsenal this season wasn't a dull procession like in Spain, Italy and Germany
17/05/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN: Liverpool suffered this way on two occasions. In 2019 Jurgen Klopp's team claimed 97 points, lost just one league game all season and did not win the title, City winning it by one point.Never mind the trophies, Jurgen Klopp created the best Liverpool team ever - here's why his side was better than anything built by Bob Paisley or Bill Shankly, writes IAN LADYMAN
16/05/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: I feared all along that Jurgen Klopp may leave England with only one Premier League title to his name. Manchester City's era of crushing dominance has seen to that.Ange Postecoglou's pre-meditated rant was about something more significant than some Spurs fans wanting his team to lose, writes IAN LADYMAN
15/05/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN: Postecoglou's demeanour was of a man irked about something more than a handful of supporters suggested his team may wish to lose to prevent Arsenal winning the title.Fix the holes in the roof and fill the vacancy that gapes wide in Old Trafford's soul, writes IAN LADYMAN... Erik ten Hag must be sacked the minute the final whistle is blown on the FA Cup final
13/05/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Fifteen minutes after full time and the pitch at Old Trafford was no longer fit for play as storms battered Manchester United's once iconic stadium.David Moyes will never be revered at West Ham like he is at Everton. But he should be. His reign there IS a success story, writes IAN LADYMAN
10/05/24 01:00IAN LADYMAN: West Ham and Moyes represent a success story at a time when it's increasingly difficult for clubs below the very top level to make them happen.Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich (agg 4-3): A simple mistake swung the Champions League semi-final out of the hands of Harry Kane and into those of Jude Bellingham, writes IAN LADYMAN
08/05/24 09:01REAL MADRID 2-1 (4-3) BAYERN MUNICH - IAN LADYMAN AT THE BERNABEU: With three minutes to go here Bayern were a goal up and heading for a Champions League final at Wembley.Harry Kane and Co must smash Real Madrid's aura of invincibility to reach the Champions League final... history tells us the smart money should be on the Spanish giants to beat Bayern, writes IAN LADYMAN
07/05/24 09:30IAN LADYMAN: Up the path past the gloss green pitches of Real Madrid's training ground at Valdebebas is a simple but effective mural depicting 14 trophies in a line. Fourteen European Cups.Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel reveals unlikely secret to Harry Kane's incredible goalscoring success in Germany as he challenges the striker to thrive against Real Madrid in Champions League semi-final
07/05/24 06:43IAN LADYMAN: Tuchel challenged Kane to prove a point to the world by powering Bayern to a Champions League semi-final when they face Real Madrid.Carlo Ancelotti insists 'fantastic guy' Jude Bellingham 'respects' Harry Kane despite trying to throw his England team-mate off before taking penalty for Bayern Munich... and claims there is 'NO problem' between the pair
07/05/24 11:41Madrid are preparing to face Bayern Munich again in the Champions League semi-finals after the first leg in Germany ended 2-2 - which was dominated by a bizarre moment before Kane took a penalty.Arsenal's young stars will come again if they don't win the Premier League this season - but they had a helping hand from VAR in 3-0 win over Bournemouth, writes IAN LADYMAN
04/05/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: Ten minutes after the final whistle, Arsenal's Declan Rice finally left the field, a wink and a thumbs up to the supporters gathered by the players' tunnel.All Howard Webb's shiny TV show does is pander to the mob and fuel the conspiracy theorists... this pursuit of perfection is only making the idiots angrier, writes IAN LADYMAN
02/05/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: Webb's (top left) motives are honourable but talking about mistakes made by those he is paid to represent is the wrong move.Erling Haaland slipped into that dreamlike state of certainty and relaxation elite athletes yearn for as he helped sluggish Man City get over the line against Forest, writes IAN LADYMAN
28/04/24 09:00NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-2 MANCHESTER CITY - IAN LADYMAN AT THE CITY GROUND: We probably would have expected a result like this but not in quite this way.Klopp's REAL legacy will be the helpless looks on the faces of those churned up in his Anfield washing machine, writes IAN LADYMAN
25/04/24 04:00IAN LADYMAN: Jurgen Klopp's eight and a half years at Liverpool have left an indelible mark on the Premier League in a way that goes beyond what was, after all, just a single title.Liverpool's title chances were washed away on a blue tide of desire. The timing of this 2-0 defeat could not have been worse, writes IAN LADYMAN
24/04/24 09:15EVERTON 2-0 LIVERPOOL - IAN LADYMAN AT GOODISON PARK: The only consolation for Jurgen Klopp was that he didn't have far to go home.For Nottingham Forest to claim that referees are dishonest is as laughable as it is disgusting, writes IAN LADYMAN. The clubs are the bad guys here
22/04/24 09:31COMMENT BY IAN LADYMAN: There was a time when the decision made by the bloke with the whistle was final. Sure, he made mistakes. But this was accepted as part of sport, part of life.This was victory in name only for Man United as they stumble and fumble like drunks in the dark into the FA Cup final, writes IAN LADYMAN
21/04/24 05:49COVENTRY 3-3 MAN UNITED (2-4 on pens) - IAN LADYMAN AT WEMBLEY: They keep telling us the FA Cup doesn't matter. Piece by piece they try to strip it bare.Phil Foden sends warning to rivals Arsenal and Liverpool as Man City star tells Mail Sport he wants to make Premier League history with training ground sign spurring him on
19/04/24 11:01IAN LADYMAN: Phil Foden says Manchester City are determined to make history and become the first team to win the Premier League four years in a row.PHIL FODEN: Newly-crowned FWA Footballer of the Year on the secrets of wearing No 47, what makes Jude Bellingham so special... and what he really thinks of Jurgen Klopp
19/04/24 11:00EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: Some footballers like to turn their heads away from history, the challenges it presents and the pressure it brings. Phil Foden doesn't think that way.
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Gender row boxer Imane Khelif powers past Janjaem Suwannapheng to book place in Olympic final MIKE KEEGAN AT ROLAND GARROS
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Christian McCaffrey's comical blunder fuels uncertainty surrounding Brandon Aiyuk's 49ers future Slip of the tongue from the running back?
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Olympic Village food vendor breaks silence after swimming star claimed athletes found 'WORMS' in the food Hit back at British star Adam Peaty
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MyKayla Skinner begs taunting Simone Biles to call off cruel attacks Claims she's been subject to online bullying and death threats
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Luana Alonso's shock comments about Team USA resurface Amid claims the Paraguayan was kicked out the Olympic village in Paris
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Meet US Olympics superstar Gabby Thomas' boyfriend Spencer McManes He'll cheer her on as she goes for Paris 2024 gold on the track
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Conor McGregor launches shocking attack on Khabib Nurmagomedov and slams Donald Trump After former president's confession to Adin Ross
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Pat Mahomes Sr. celebrates six months' sobriety after recent arrests Marks it with bizarre Instagram post featuring baseball legend
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Serena Williams shames Paris restaurant for turning her and her kids away during 2024 Olympics The five-star hotel replied to tennis icon
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Allowing gender row boxers to compete is dangerously wrong, but the charlatans who exploit them for their cause are even worse OLIVER HOLT
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Olympic champion Armand Duplantis celebrates world record by kissing girlfriend and PUNCHING teammate Wild celebrations
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Simone Biles reveals the damage to her calf as she wears protective BOOT following painful end to Paris Olympics It was a difficult end to a golden Games
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Travis Kelce blames Taylor Swift after fan admits she 'literally almost died' after meeting the Chiefs star 'You just took my wife's breath away,' Kelce told
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Simone Biles endures brutal day at the Olympics as she injures herself Before taking silver on the floor following huge error on the beam
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Simone Biles appears to HIT OUT at Olympics crowd after falling off beam As teammate Suni Lee blames 'tense' atmosphere in Paris
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Revealed: Real reason glamorous Olympic swimmer, 20, was kicked out of the athletes village After being accused of 'inappropriate conduct'
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Noah Lyles comments mocking the NBA resurface after USA star won 100m Olympic gold in dramatic photo finish And fans love it!
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Three brutal NFL brawls erupt between Detroit Lions and New York Giants As practice ahead of the 2024-25 season turns violent
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Gender row boxer Imane Khelif gives first sit-down interview since forcing female athlete to quit after 46 seconds Issues a defiant warning
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USA Olympic star reveals why he deliberately finished LAST in 110m hurdles as fans hail 'genius'' Finished five seconds behind the winner
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Simone Biles toasts Olympic glory with racy snaps alongside fellow Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles: 'Red, white, biles & chiles' Lots to celebrate
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Jon Rahm savaged by analyst Brandel Chamblee after Spanish golfer missed out on Olympic medal following late collapse Brutal verdict
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Phil Foden poses with a prize catch as the Manchester City star rounds off his pre-season vacation by landing a huge fish On a five-day family trip
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Controversial boxer Imane Khelif celebrates her latest Olympics win with a poignant Instagram post On the brink of an Olympic medal
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Steve McMichael enters Pro Football Hall of Fame in powerful scenes as the Bears star, ravaged by ALS, is joined by teammates Touching tribute
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Amazing Katie Ledecky video of her playing peekaboo with Michael Jordan as a baby resurfaces A baby GOAT meets NBA's ultimate star
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Ben Gay, former Cleveland Browns running back, dead Former NFL player lost his life in a tragic car accident in Colorado at the age of 44
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2024 Olympics sailing medal race descends into chaos after USA rivals make baffling mistake in final stretch And yet somehow, they STILL won gold!
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Simone Biles draws star-studded crowd at vault finals including John Travolta, Andy Murray and Pharrell Track star Allyson Felix also among the crowd
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'Pommel horse guy' Stephen Nedoroscik wins another bronze! Olympics fans go wild after Team USA's 'Clark Kent' secures second medal in Paris
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These Games are a triumph - in spite of Olympic chiefs! Superstars like Simone Biles provide protection from criticism RIATH AL-SAMARRAI
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Olympics fans laud Simone Biles for post-vault moment with rival After USA star admitted she 'doesn't want to compete with the Brazilian no more'
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Tommy Fleetwood moves within one shot of leaders Jon Rahm and defending Olympic champion Xander Schauffele in Olympics RIATH AL-SAMARRAI
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Simone Biles: Why I've been shaking with anxiety in the Olympic village USA's golden girl gets candid on life in France for the Paris Games
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Dodgers give update on Freddie Freeman after son Max, 3, diagnosed with rare nerve disease Heartbreaking news emerged this week
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Simone Biles' INCREDIBLE opening Houston Astros pitch from 2019 goes viral Is there anything that the USA gymnastics star cannot do?
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Travis Kelce is helping a Chiefs teammate deal with PTSD after 18-year-old was shot dead in alleged 2018 robbery Classy gesture
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Fans have ranked every sports stadium in the United States with California being among the WORST So where does YOUR team rank?
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Simone Biles breaks silence on criticism of husband Jonathan Owens for wearing her Olympic gold medal After fans blasted his 'odd' behavior
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Ryan Garcia brands Olympic boxing a 'joke' as he weighs in on Imane Khelif controversy Amid outrage over gender question marks
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Chinese badminton player proposes to his girlfriend after she wins gold at 2024 Paris Olympics After she took home top spot in mixed doubles
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Simone Biles reveals new Team USA nickname After the five-girl squad won more gymnastics gold at the Olympics earlier this week
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Riley Gaines slams Kamala Harris over Imane Khelif Olympic boxing controversy Reveals why backing VP is 'vote against your daughter's future'
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Dodgers star Freddie Freeman and wife Chelsea give heartbreaking update on son Max, 3, after he was rushed to hospital Shock news
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Simone Biles reveals reason behind wearing a GOAT necklace after winning ANOTHER Olympic gold' 'Haters hate it, so I love it even more'
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Angela Carini arrived at Paris Olympics to honor her late father... instead, her 46-second loss to Imane Khelif has sparked a gender row Debate is raging on
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Imane Khelif left rival thanking GOD for escaping horrific injuries in 2022 fight 'Biological male' now sparking huge Olympics gender row
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Imane Khelif row: NFL star SLAMS Pat McAfee's comments after boxer beat Italy's Angela Carini Not impressed with the ESPN analyst
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Simone Biles wins ANOTHER Olympics gold as USA icon prevails in gymnastics all-around event As teammate Suni Lee takes bronze
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American diver jokes about 'staring at the hot athletes' in hilarious TikTok from the Olympic Village After making slew of funny videos in Paris
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Angel Reese poses in a Chanel bikini during whirlwind tropical getaway Before rookie star returns to training with Chicago Sky
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Pornhub reveals HUGE spike in Olympics searches As fans go wild on the porn site after watching stunning athletes in action in Paris
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EXCLUSIVEBelichick's ex Linda Holliday living happily on Nantucket amid Jordon Hudson romance After moving into $4.8M home
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Fans claim Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are MARRIED after spotting new detail in Arrowhead suite Eagle-eyed fans are onto them!
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Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles pose in Team USA bath robes from Olympic village They enjoy a relaxing night after winning gold earlier in the week
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Olivia Dunne lives it up at Paris Olympics as she shares stunning pictures from France Livvy loves the Games judging by her latest social media post
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USA basketball star goes viral for injury treatment at Paris Olympics - but all is not as it seems! Cameras caught him in a bad way!
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Brazil trainer goes viral for stealing a chair meant for injured fencer Nathalie Moellhausen And she was competing with a TUMOR on her coccyx
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Simone Biles gets BLOCKED by MyKayla Skinner as their bitter Olympics gymnastics feud escalates Biles has crossed a line with Skinner
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Fans rip into Simone Biles' husband Jonathan Owens for 'odd' behavior after gymnast's Olympic win Was it wrong for him to wear her medal?
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Korbin Albert scores outrageous goal for the USWNT against Australia Embattled star has been criticized for anti-LGBTQ post
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Simone Biles' viral picture with NBA icon Shaquille O'Neal resurfaces Biles led Team USA to a gold medal in Paris on Tuesday
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Bill Belichick adds a FOURTH media gig The 72-year-old NFL legend is enjoying his summer with his 23-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson
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Simone Biles RIPS MyKayla Skinner with BRUTAL Instagram post after Team USA wins gymnastics gold USA golden girl is NOT impressed
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Victor Wembanyama goes viral for towering over Japan players as NBA star leads France to victory in Olympics The 7-foot-3 star stands out again!
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Jonathan Owens gushes over wife Simone Biles in Paris after leading Team USA triumph Heartwarming Paris pictures
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- USA basketball fans go wild for Kevin Durant's one-line answer about patriotism and representing America: 'Slogan of the generation'
- Olympics fans mortified for Australian breakdancer 'Raygun' after toe-curling performance during the sport's debut at Paris 2024 as it's revealed the athlete is a lecturer specialising in 'the cultural politics of breakdancing'
- Letsile Tebogo delivers savage verdict on 'arrogant' Noah Lyles after beating Team USA sprinter to win 200m gold at Olympics - moments before US star admitted to positive Covid test
- Noah Lyles' Olympic rival speaks out after Team USA star ran the 200m final with COVID - without telling his fellow sprinters
- Golf legend Juan 'Chi Chi' Rodriguez dead at 88: PGA Tour mourns the loss of 'vibrant, colorful' Hall of Famer
- The Olympic love split! Paris ISN'T the City of Love for sailing gold medallist, as she reveals she's broken up with her footballer girlfriend during the Games
- I'm a female Aussie boxer and I battered Imane Khelif in the ring. You might see her as 'a man' but she wasn't even that strong
- Bronny James sparks dating buzz as he is spotted watching dad LeBron at the Olympics with Salli Richardson-Whitfield's daughter Parker Whitfield
- Alica Schmidt, dubbed the 'world's sexiest athlete', crashes OUT of the Olympic women's 4x400m relay heats as Germany fail to reach the final
- Wrestling legend Kevin Sullivan dead at 74: Tributes pour in for 'The Taskmaster' three months after he suffered 'devastating accident'
- Paris 2024 organizers vow to REPLACE rusty Olympics medals after Team USA star revealed shocking condition after just one week
- Plane carrying Carolina Panthers NFL players skids off runway in terrifying scenes at Charlotte Douglas Airport
- Olympics breakdancer Raygun breaks her silence with cryptic post after going viral for her 'embarrassing' performance in Paris
- Transgender and non-binary runner Nikki Hiltz into 1500m final at Paris Olympics
- Travis Kelce returns to Chiefs practice after 'comforting Taylor Swift about foiled terrorist attack on Eras Tour'
- Noah Lyles' 2024 Paris Olympics are OVER, the American sprinter says after revealing COVID diagnosis: 'See you next time'
- Travis Kelce's dad Ed hits back at Kanye West with withering response after rapper's new track referenced Taylor Swift and his son
- Golden Girl Simone Biles is becoming a Mean Girl: KENNEDY says gymnast star is cruel to stoke feud that's sparked death threats against her ex-teammate... do you agree?
- Quincy Wilson, 16, becomes USA's youngest-EVER track Olympian - but has to be bailed out by his team-mates in the 4x400m after finishing the first leg second-to-last
- Terrifying moment medics rush to help collapsed French athlete Alessia Zarbo in the middle of Olympics 10,000m final - as race continues next to her
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