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'Nothing has changed', says former Lioness Lianne Sanderson at the London Football Awards.

After Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni admitted to using racial language towards Vinicius Jr in their Champions League knockout play-off, Sanderson shared what she thinks needs to change.

Chloe Kelly has been honoured with a one-of-a-kind Barbie, the first ever England women's football Barbie from toy company Mattel

"Birmingham City have monumentally grand designs - but this super project now feels more fragile," writes @danielstorey85.bsky.social ✍️

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#BCFC

Jim Ratcliffe's cuts blamed for leaving Man Utd heroes without medical care Ineos boss told 'it's a football club, not a chemical company' with ex-stars left in need

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cuts have been blamed for leaving former Man Utd players without medical care 😮

⚽️ Exclusive by @petehall86.bsky.social

#MUFC
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The British skeleton rider reveals all on why his medals are scratched already, meeting Jurgen Klopp and winning double gold with a badly injured shoulder trib.al/rvunwu7

In another universe, Muir might have been a history-maker for Team GB at these Winter Olympic Games trib.al/fTq3Pwg

Opinion | "For the second week in a row, a shockingly brittle England fell apart almost as soon as their opponents’ foot was placed on their throats," writes Hugh Godwin trib.al/qWP3yeZ

Zoe Atkin made it Britain’s greatest ever Winter Olympics by grabbing bronze in the delayed halfpipe final trib.al/TyfuZIT

How Brighton spent £310m and got worse Embattled head coach Fabian Hurzeler is proving a useful distraction from a recruitment methodology that has made its first significant missteps

This season was Brighton’s biggest chance yet to bruise the noses of the elite on a consistent basis. It is ending with serious doubts about the manager and growing questions over recruitment.

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Shame on Jose Mourinho for his despicable gaslighting of Vinicius Jr Mourinho's handling of racism row sums up football's white privilege problem

Shame on Jose Mourinho for his despicable gaslighting of Vinicius Jr.

✍️ @kevingarside.bsky.social

#UCL
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England's 2003 World Cup winning captain opens up about working a 'normal' job, the losses that haunt him and who he considers his greatest teammate trib.al/JUMFb6t

The Score: Arsenal's big issue, West Ham's dual threat and poor Harvey Elliott Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

The Score - club-by-club review of the Premier League weekend:
- Bournemouth's fresh attack
- Summerville the dual-threat winger
- Leeds the floodlight kings
- Are Brighton drifting?
- Nothing is working at Newcastle

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The Score: Arsenal's big issue, West Ham's dual threat and poor Harvey Elliott Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

🚨 The Score 🚨

⚽️ Arsenal's big issue
⚒️ West Ham's dual threat
😢 Poor Harvey Elliott

@danielstorey85.bsky.social gives his verdict on every #PremierLeague team after Gameweek 25 👇
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Eddie Howe should start worrying about his Newcastle future Biggest club in the world by 2030? Newcastle are going backwards

There really are no winners in the aftermath of Alexander Isak’s acrimonious transfer saga.

Eddie Howe's feeling the pinch most. He's not under pressure, but his CEO's bold claims show just how far Howe is from meeting Newcastle's ambitious goals.

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Leicester City's rock bottom is just around the corner A sword of Damocles hangs over the King Power Stadium

Leicester City are facing their rock bottom and they don't even know when the news will land. Brutal change is needed, but will it come..?

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"How better to epitomise football’s slow dance with late-stage capitalism than such a farce," writes @danielstorey85.bsky.social ✍️

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#SaudiProLeague

The Score: Newcastle's Howe error, Man Utd's happy habit and the Moyes outrage Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

🚨 The Score 🚨

⚠️ Newcastle's Howe error
😄 Man Utd's happy habit
🗣️ Moyes has a point

@danielstorey85.bsky.social gives his verdict on every #PremierLeague team after Gameweek 24 ⚽️

Sir Mo Farah: Telling people I was child-trafficked to the UK was a big release Britain's greatest ever athlete on the highs and lows of his career, the Enhanced Games and which player from his beloved Arsenal would make the best Olympian

🗣️ "We put on a brave face and sometimes we don't want to show people anything. For me, that was hard."

Sir Mo Farah speaks on the highs and lows of his career, the Enhanced Games and which player from his beloved Arsenal would make the best Olympian.

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"Football is at its most entertaining when it contains surprise. A 15-pass, 45-second move that literally ends up back where it started is the antidote to entertainment," writes
@danielstorey85.bsky.social ✍️

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#PremierLeague #Championship

My pilgrimage to Portsmouth and the best derby in English football Bitter feuds, bubble matches, fights and a comparative lack of success - Daniel Storey delves into what makes Pompey's famous rivalry with Southampton so great

I think Portsmouth vs Southampton might be the best derby in English football.

In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.

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My pilgrimage to Portsmouth and the best derby in English football Bitter feuds, bubble matches, fights and a comparative lack of success - Daniel Storey delves into what makes Pompey's famous rivalry with Southampton so great

English football's best rivalry? 🤔

You can't match the South Coast derby, writes @danielstorey85.bsky.social ✍️

#Pompey #SaintsFC

The miracle of Bromley FC Bromley's rise to the top of League Two has been achieved through long-term planning, smart investment and community spirit

Bromley are English football’s overachievers so far this season. Theirs is an extraordinary rise, a small community club going places like never before.

On The Road with them...

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The Score: Man Utd's new freedom, Slot loses his grip and why I fear for Palace Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

🚨 The Score 🚨

🕊️ Man Utd's new freedom
😰 Slot loses his grip
❌ Palace aren't safe

@danielstorey85.bsky.social gives his verdict on every #PremierLeague team after Gameweek 23 👇
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🗣️ "I hope people think twice about online hate"

🗣️ "We're trying to do the best we can"

🗣️ "Being abusive isn’t okay in any form"

#Lionesses star Jess Carter speaks exclusively to @kat-lucas.bsky.social 🦁

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Jude Bellingham has just exposed his haters for what they are Sulky and arrogant? Bellingham's incessant critics should look in the mirror

We need to talk about the way we talk about Jude Bellingham

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Katie McCabe: Don't write off Arsenal yet The Arsenal star talks to The i Paper's Kat Lucas about a Qatar Women's Club World Cup, Arsenal's title hopes and marking her 10-year anniversary in north London

Interview 🎙️ Katie McCabe

🏆 Should Qatar be allowed to host women's football?
📉 Arsenal's fading title hopes
🔴 10 years in north London

#AFCW #WSL
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Nottingham Forest's painful, desperate misstep What should have been the focal point this season has become a complicated distraction

Nottingham Forest are in a slog to avoid relegation for the third time in four seasons. A year on from the dream, reality has bitten back. It's a weird old club to support.

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The Score: Man City's high wire, Palmer isn't himself and don't sleep on Leeds Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

The Score - club-by-club Premier League weekend review
- Mainoo's redemption
- Glasner nonsense
- Odegaard slowing game
- Man City's defensive line
- Sangare the difference maker

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The Score: Man City's high wire, Palmer isn't himself and don't sleep on Leeds Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

🚨 The Score 🚨

🎪 Man City's high wire
🤕 Palmer isn't himself
👀 Don't sleep on Leeds

@danielstorey85.bsky.social gives his verdict on every #PremierLeague team after Gameweek 22 👇
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The rugby league legend on his 90s heyday in Manchester, why he regrets not playing union for England and the tragedy that changed his view on life trib.al/I8iTu85