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Mary Earps is deserved winner of BBC’s Spoty Award – or has she been rewarded for her failures?
Mary Earps with the Golden Glove Award after the World Cup final – Getty Images/Andy Cheung She deserved it for her heroics on and off the field If saving a penalty in England’s first senior World Cup final in 57 years isn’t enough to win the nation’s hearts, celebrating that save by angrily shouting “f— … Read more
We will prove Everton doubters wrong, says 777 sporting director
Johannes Spors, 777’s global sports director, started his career as an analyst at Hoffenheim in Germany – Simone Arveda/Getty Images The man who will take ultimate responsibility for Everton’s football department has insisted potential new owners 777 Partners can prove their critics wrong and has thrown his support behind manager Sean Dyche and sporting director … Read more
City lovers, Spanish kissers, failing cricketers – 10 things we learned in 2023
Manchester City achieved the holy grail of winning the Champions League in 2023, but did so against the backdrop of an unprecedented number of charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. It was that kind of year in many ways. Spain made history by winning the Women’s World Cup, but was immediately … Read more
Where the Lionesses’ Olympic qualifying campaign went wrong – and there was one bright spot
England’s 6-0 win over Scotland was not enough to secure an Olympic spot for Great Britain – Reuters/Carl Recine There will be no Team GB squad involved in the Olympic women’s football competition in Paris next summer, meaning the women’s game will miss out on an important opportunity for prominence, and that’s because England – … Read more
When and where does it take place and who is in the English group?
Gareth Southgate can kick-start his Euro 2024 plans after the draw takes place – Getty Images/Stuart Franklin England’s draw for next year’s Euro 2024 final could certainly have been more difficult as they were drawn in Group C against Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia. Gareth Southgate’s men reached the final two years ago and will be … Read more
The charismatic manager who almost brought football home
Terry Venables will forever be remembered as the manager who oversaw the summer that brought football home. The charismatic boss, who has died aged 80, enjoyed a colorful and controversial career, the undoubted highlight of which was bringing England within a penalty shoot-out of reaching the European Championship final on home soil in 1996 . … Read more
How Reading went from the model club to the brink of collapse
Reading fans protest Dai Yongge’s ownership – Leila Coker/Shutterstock Reading, anchored at the foot of League One, a fanbase in revolt and mired in financial difficulties, is another cautionary tale of owners reaching for the stars but flying too close to the sun. Dai Yongge’s Premier League dream has gone badly wrong and just when … Read more