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Liverpool lost 2-1 vs Manchester City at Anfield. (PHOTO: AP)

'I just don't see how Liverpool can make it to Champions League': Jamie Carragher warns Arne Slot side after 2-1 defeat to Man City

February 09, 2026 7:24 pm

The 2-1 defeat to Manchester City was Liverpool's eight loss in 25 games in Premier League this season.

Chelsea's manager Liam Rosenior gestures on stands during the Premier League match against Fulham. (PHOTO: AP)

'There are certain etiquettes in football': Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior explains his outburst against Arsenal

February 06, 2026 2:58 pm

Liam Rosenior explained that the outburst was triggered by the lack of respect from Arsenal's side

Liverpool's manager Arne Slot during a Premier League match. (PHOTO: AP)

‘If you don't play good football, it's (almost) impossible to win something’: Liverpool boss Arne Slot remains adamant on his tactics of pressing high

February 06, 2026 2:25 pm

Defending champions Liverpool are now placed sixth, 14 points behind leaders Arsenal, in the Premier League points table this season.

Manchester United fans protest against the club's owners, the Glazer family, prior to the Premier League match against Fulham (PHOTO: AP)

Manchester United fans wear clown masks in latest protest at club's owners

February 01, 2026 11:39 pm

Fans chanted against the owners and held banners as smoke from flares filled the air while the protesters marched down Sir Matt Busby Way to the forecourt at the stadium.

FILE PHOTO: Italian football manager Giuseppe Sannino. (PHOTO: AP)

From cleaning toilets at mental hospital to football coach: The unbreakable Giuseppe Sannino

January 29, 2026 5:19 pm

The 68-year-old Serie A coach talks bathrooms, resignations, and why his real championship came in Libya

Benfica's head coach Jose Mourinho celebrating at the end of Champions League match against Real Madrid. (PHOTO: AP)

Mourinho admits tactical confusion before Trubin's dramatic winner

January 29, 2026 4:59 pm

Pep Guardiola hails Mourinho’s strategy: ‘But it was good from Jose, wasn’t it?’

Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr squad welcoming Sadio Mane after his AFCON Africa Cup of Nations win. (PHOTO: Screengrab/X- Al Nassr)

WATCH: Cristiano Ronaldo & Al-Nassr squad welcome AFCON hero Sadio Mane following historic Senegal triumph

January 24, 2026 5:29 pm

Ronaldo and his teammates honoured Mane’s achievement by presenting him with a congratulatory cake.

Chelsea new manager Liam Rosenior in action. (PHOTO: Reuters)

Chelsea appointing Liam Rosenior is a landmark moment for black managers

January 20, 2026 9:53 am

40 percent of footballers in the EPL have black heritage, yet only 4.4 per cent have ever coached a club

Gabriel, the good old hatchback to the SUV that is William Saliba, is the stone-cold face of Gunners' defence. (Reuters Photo)

Gabriel's footballing journey: From a shy homesick Brazilian boy to Arsenal's defensive heartbeat along with William Saliba

January 05, 2026 8:13 am

Football: Gabriel's father did not have the means to enrol at an academy, but he somehow knew his son’s football was the route out of poverty. But hurdles abound.