'No days off' as Man United eye more silverware
Luke Shaw says Manchester United have adopted a "no days off" philosophy as the League Cup winners look to add to their first trophy in six years.
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Depleted defence makes for Shamrock Rovers intrigue against Derry City
It's only a couple of games into the new SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season and thus far reigning champions Shamrock Rovers have incurred more red cards than they have points on the board.
Pep Guardiola highlights Manchester United's spending after their Carabao Cup win
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has aimed a cheeky dig at neighbours United over their spending after they ended a six-year trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup.
Harry Maguire: Erik ten Hag tells me I'm a top centre-half
Harry Maguire vowed to keep fighting as the Manchester United captain looks to translate Erik ten Hag's trust into a starting spot having watched much of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final win from the bench.
Ogbene earns Rotherham crucial point at Swansea
An outrageous finish by Republic of Ireland striker Chiedozie Ogbene earned the Millers another precious point in their battle for survival as they drew 1-1 at Swansea. Ogbene, Rotherham's top scorer in 2022-23, had almost got the game off to a flying start when he fired a left-footed shot from the edge of the box against the left-hand upright with less than a minute gone. That came from Swansea skipper Matt Grimes giving the ball away at a throw in, and he was not the only one in the home ranks to suffer a shaky start as Rotherham followed Stoke's lead from their 3-1 win at the same venue last week by pressing high and hard.
Messi and Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards
PARIS: World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s best men’s player award on Monday. The best women’s player was Spain’s Alexia Putellas for a second straight year. After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappé’s France last year in Qatar, Messi won the best player vote against Mbappé and Karim Benzema to secure the FIFA prize for the seventh time in 14 years.
Lionel Messi picks up another prize at Best FIFA Awards
Lionel Messi has been named men's player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards at a ceremony in Paris.
French prosecutors open rape investigation into PSG and Morocco's Hakimi
French prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into alleged rape by Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi, a source close to the case said.