Carlo Ancelotti on Cristiano Ronaldo’s return against Schalke 04 in Champions League – video
Real Madrid look ahead to the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. The Guardian
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Should David Moyes be Manchester United manager next season? – poll
Manchester United look increasingly likely to end the season with no trophies and no chance of playing in the Champions League next year. Should they replace their struggling manager? Paul Campbell
Breaking the Law: take the penalty area out of penalty decisions
In the first of our new series suggesting revolutionary new rules for sport, we think outside the box when it comes to spot-kick decisions The was it/wasn’t it debate over Barcelona’s penalty against Manchester City last week missed the point. Regardless of the fact that the foul had taken place a few inches outside the […]
The thought of Sunderland winning the League Cup is terrifying| Jonathan Wilson
Contemplating a win at Wembley is more than unsettling but the thought of creating another David Corner, who was blamed for defeat in the 1985 final, is just as bad “I’ve got something I have to tell you,” Steve said. We’d been drinking for a few hours and his lapse into seriousness was troubling. “It’s […]
Adidas to stop selling Brazil World Cup T-shirts that ‘encourage sexual tourism’
Sportswear maker to stop selling T-shirts before World Cup after Brazil’s ministry of women’s affairs said shirts were offensive Adidas agreed on Tuesday to stop selling two raunchy T-shirts months ahead of the World Cup in Brazil after the government complained that they associated the country with sexual tourism. One shirt shows a bikini-clad woman […]
Football transfer rumours: Liverpool in for Isco?
Today’s rumours are trying too hard After two-thirds of a single decent but likely fruitless season, news of Brendan Brendan’s prowess has spread near and narrow. As such, he thinks that he can attract Isco to Liverpool; the player, whose arrival at the Bernabéu sparked a chain of events that ended with that embarrassing umlaut […]