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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Will Unwin “Welcome from Hell!” writes our man in Istanbul. “The atmosphere is starting to pick up in the Rams Park now the players are out on the pitch. Getting to the stadium was a nightmare, it’s been raining all day … Read more

When Jim Ratcliffe finally lands at Manchester United, he could do worse than draw inspiration from Manchester City. Pep Guardiola has changed that club beyond recognition. They’ve gone from a title-winning side under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini to a team so good they defy conventional wisdom.  Their success hasn’t just come from Guardiola though, … Read more

No Champions League for Manchester United, and in the Ali Sami Yen stadium here yesterday they made a poor case for belonging to anybody’s league of champions before going out of the European Cup to Galatasaray on the goals they had conceded in the 3–3 draw at Old Trafford. United came to the Bosphorus looking … Read more

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Exeter rugby director Rob Baxter has urged football’s law-makers to be careful after they agreed that sin-bins should be trialled at higher levels of the sport. The International Football Association Board (Ifab) has supported the move following a successful implementation in the grassroots game. Temporary dismissals of players for offences such as dissent and specific … Read more

Pope Francis welcomed Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic players to a private audience at the Vatican after their 2-0 defeat at Lazio on Tuesday evening.  The Glasgow-based side endured a torrid time in Rome after being skewered late on by two last-gasp goals from captain Ciro Immobile just ten minutes from normal time.  Defeat in … Read more

The VAR who recommended the controversial penalty that denied Newcastle victory over Paris St-Germain in the Champions League has been stood down from his next match. Tomasz Kwiatkowski has been told by Uefa that he will not take charge of video refereeing duties at Wednesday’s Champions League Group D fixture between Real Sociedad and Red … Read more

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When Marie-Louise Eta takes her seat in the away dugout at Braga on Wednesday night women across the world will have reason to cheer long and loud. In her capacity as interim joint assistant manager at Union Berlin, Eta is set to become the first senior female coach to be actively involved in a men’s … Read more

By Matt Hughes For Mailonline Published: 03:54 EST, 29 November 2023 | Updated: 04:06 EST, 29 November 2023 Rio Ferdinand is set to return to the airwaves for Manchester United’s must-win Champions League clash with Galatasary tonight after suddenly leaving TNT’s live broadcast of Newcastle’s 1-1 draw with Paris Saint Germain last night in mysterious … Read more