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The Spaniard set his team up in a system which did nothing to suggest he had studied Saturday’s opponents as rumours regarding his future grow louder It’s as you were in the Premier League title race, though both Liverpool and Manchester City left it late to record come-from-behind victories on a dramatic weekend in the English top-flight. Pressure continues to build on Unai Emery, ...

An ex-midfielder who enjoys legendary status at Allianz Arena has suggested his old manager would be the ideal man to succeed Niko Kovac in Bavaria Bastian Schweinsteiger has welcomed the prospect of Jose Mourinho inheriting the managerial reigns at Bayern Munich having worked under the Portuguese at Manchester United. The German champions are on the lookout for a new head coach, after Niko Kovac ...

A proposed rule by the Trump administration would allow foster care and adoption agencies to deny their services to LGBT families on faith-based grounds. The proposal would have “enormous” effects and touch the lives of a large number of people, Denise Brogan-Kator, chief policy officer at Family Equality, an advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families, said Saturday. ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is sweating on the fitness of a prized trio ahead of a crucial Premier league fixture at Vitality Stadium this weekend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that Marcus Rashford, Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire are all doubts for Manchester United‘s trip to Bournemouth on Saturday. The Red Devils will be aiming to extend their winning run to four ...

Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka says he “reached boiling point” following repeated threats to his wife and daughter, as he explained his angry confrontation with fans on Sunday. The Swiss midfielder was booed while he walked off the pitch at Emirates Stadium, prompting him to cup his ear. In an emotional statement, he said he had been “hurt deeply” by comments on ...

Downing Street has defended the UK’s Brexit deal with the EU, following criticism from the US president. Donald Trump said the US “can’t make a trade deal with the UK” under Boris Johnson’s EU withdrawal agreement. But a No 10 spokesperson said the deal meant “we can strike our own free trade deals around the world, from which every part ...

A Gambian beauty queen has accused the country’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, of raping her because she refused to marry him. Giving evidence to the Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Fatou Jallow said Mr Jammeh had assaulted her in a locked room to punish her. The Commission was set up to examine alleged abuses by Mr Jammeh during his ...

Last week, a Ugandan minister attempted to reintroduce a revoked 2014 law allowing capital punishment for people convicted of gay sex. Meanwhile, police arrested 16 activists on suspicion of homosexuality, which is illegal in Uganda and punishable with up to life in prison. The government’s renewed anti-gay focus has led a long-castigated and already fearful community to lie low, with ...

Tiger Woods made golf history Monday when he won the Zozo Championship in Japan for his 82nd US PGA Tour victory — equalling Sam Snead’s 54-year record and adding to his long list of achievements. The 15-time major winner held off the challenge of home favourite Hideki Matsuyama to win by three shots at the weather-delayed tournament, his first outing since arthroscopic ...

Goal takes a look at the potential abilities of some of the world’s best wonderkids in Career Mode on the latest version of the football game Career Mode has been revamped and upgraded for FIFA 20, with the player database also getting a refresh for the launch of the new game. This will give FIFA fans the chance to start ...