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West Ham United 3-1 Southampton | Premier League match report

From jaded January to fabulous February, West Ham’s season has come full circle. This, their fourth victory in succession, was a win straight from the Sam Allardyce textbook – ruthless, efficient and, at times, unlikely – a further tonic to aid the Hammers’ renaissance and consign the doom around the club last month to a […]

Crystal Palace v Man Utd – live!

MBM report: David Moyes’s side are without a win in three games. Join Michael Butler for the latest Michael Butler

Wayne Rooney’s claims to greatness at Manchester United lie solely in bank | Daniel Taylor

The striker has signed a dizzyingly huge deal but it reflects United’s decline more than his ability In Germany, Zlatan Ibrahimovic had just smashed in two goals as part of the calling card Paris St-Germain left with Bayer Leverkusen. The second was a peach – left-footed, 25 yards, and still rising as it arrowed into […]

Michel Platini annoyed at England after they opposed expansion of Euro 2016

• Germany and England in tiny minority that opposed changes• ‘The decision to expand was taken by the vast majority’ Michel Platini has claimed England were one of only three national associations to have opposed expanding the European Championships from 16 to 24 teams as the Uefa president outlined his plans to revive the international […]

Hearts 0-2 Celtic

Fraser Forster set a new Scottish top-flight clean sheet record as Celtic continued their winning streak with a 2-0 victory over Hearts at Tynecastle. The England goalkeeper broke Bobby Clark’s previous record of 1,155 minutes without conceding a league goal before Leigh Griffiths scored his first Celtic goal to seal a 15th consecutive Scottish Premiership […]

Chelsea 1-0 Everton

Chelsea have drawn at West Bromwich Albion and gone out of the FA Cup since taking over the leadership of the Premier League so impressively at Manchester City, and José Mourinho suggested a win here would be vital to keep the pressure on their title rivals. They managed it, but only in the 93rd minute […]