Why spotlight on Liverpool’s dressing room culture is a sign of a changing club
The players had more days off last season, when they were Premier League champions, and Arne Slot disagrees with the suggestion that a once-great team is losing its identity as senior players move on. By Richard Jolly
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Hull and Millwall draw tense first leg to leave playoff semi-final in the balance
The 40th edition of the EFL playoffs started not so much with a bang, but with the kind of tension-filled evenings we have come to expect from the business end of the season. And at the end of a gripping evening in East Yorkshire, the Premier League dreams of Hull and Millwall remain alive before rivalries are renewed in south London on Monday night.At …
Liverpool vs Chelsea - COMBINED XI: Which mega-money forward gets the nod? Who joins Virgil van Dijk in a back three? And is there any room for Mohamed Salah?
Red vs Blue. North vs South. It's a footballing staple as old as time. But as Chelsea face off against Liverpool at Anfield at lunchtime on Saturday, both teams have flattered to deceive this season.
Former Chelsea star backs Jose Mourinho to become the Blues' next manager in THIRD stint - despite Real Madrid's attempts to lure him back to the Bernabeu
The Blues are on the hunt for another new boss after sacking Liam Rosenior, with a new permanent manager to be appointed at the end of the season - Calum McFarlane is taking charge until then.
Calum McFarlane hits back at Jamie Carragher's 'broken' squad claims as Chelsea boss responds to reports of a dressing room rift amid terrible run of defeats
KIERAN GILL: Chelsea caretaker Calum McFarlane insists he is not working with a broken squad amid suspicions that their ludicrous losing streak is causing tension among team-mates.
Michael Carrick responds to rumours Man United are talking to other managers over head coach role after interim boss received public backing from Matheus Cunha and Casemiro
CHRIS WHEELER: Casemiro and Matheus Cunha are the latest United players to say publicly that Carrick deserves to keep the job after guiding his team to 10 wins in 14 games.
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Pep Guardiola tells Phil Foden to use Bernardo Silva as inspiration and gives key advice that will make him 'explode again' after slump in form
Pep Guardiola has told Phil Foden to use Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva as inspiration in an attempt to recapture his best.
Arne Slot fires back at claims Liverpool's standards will slip when Mo Salah leaves after star admitted fears over dressing-room leaders for younger players
An animated Slot has hit back at this notion and said he is not worried that the culture of the club is changing.
'Amad Diallo was magic for Sunderland. We just gave him the ball and let him dance.' Man United winger's former boss TONY MOWBRAY on his protege as he returns to the Stadium of Light
CHRIS WHEELER: Face buried inside his shirt, Amad Diallo didn't look like a player who had just finished on the winning team for Manchester United against Liverpool.
Ronnie O'Sullivan's honest verdict on World Senior Championship debate - 'finding it hard'
Ronnie O'Sullivan is making his debut at the World Senior Championship after going out of the World Snooker Championship during the second round to John Higgins
Southampton charged by EFL over Middlesbrough spy drama just hours before play-off clash
The EFL has charged Southampton with breaking regulations around attempting to observe another club's training session following a complaint by Middlesbrough
Millwall have controversial late goal ruled out in tense first leg at Hull
Hull City and Millwall played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final to leave the tie on a knife edge.
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Southampton charged by EFL after Middlesbrough spying allegation
Southampton have been charged with a breach of EFL regulations after a member of staff was alleged to have spied on Middlesbrough's training ahead of their play-off tie.
How do motorcycle road racers deal with death in their sport?
After Kamil Horan died in a Superbike qualifying crash at the North West 200, leading rider Davey Todd opens up about dealing with death in the sport.
Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt in five-goal thriller
Borussia Dortmund survive a late scare as they hang on to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 at Signal Iduna Park to secure second place in the German Bundesliga.
Glasgow beat Cardiff to move top of URC table
Glasgow Warriors cruise to a bonus-point victory over Cardiff to go top of the United Rugby Championship with one round of the regular season remaining.
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How reading the Guardian led to a million-pound move for Cornish Pirates
Article about second-tier rugby club last December piqued interest of American private equity firm “I think my family already thought I was crazy so this is nothing new,” says Kenn Moritz from his home office in faraway Pittsburgh. The Moritz family may have a point. Given all those baseball, football, ice hockey and basketball franchises in the United …
Novak Djokovic accepts ‘new reality’ after returning with defeat at Italian Open
Djokovic loses in three sets to Dino Prizmic in Rome‘Not ideal preparation’ for French Open later this monthNovak Djokovic believes he must accept the “new reality” of his continuous physical struggles in the latter part of his career as his return to competition after an injury-ravaged clay-court season ended in a second-round Italian Open loss to …