Bobby Charlton, Manchester United and England legend, dies aged 86

Bobby Charlton, an English football icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died. He was 86. A statement from Charlton’s…

Tottenham sink Manchester United in Postecoglou’s 1st home game at helm

Tottenham Hotspur’s new manager, Ange Postecoglou celebrated his first home game in charge with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United on Saturday. It was all thanks to Pape Sarr’s maiden Premier League goal and a late own goal by Lisandro Martinez. Senegalese…

Ryan Giggs: Ex-Man Utd star cleared over former girlfriend charges

Former Manchester United footballer and ex-Wales manager Ryan Giggs has been cleared of allegations he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and her sister. It comes after charges were withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) at a hearing at Manchester Crown Court.…

Former Netherlands goalkeeper Van der Sar moved to intensive care

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar has been moved to a hospital in the Netherlands, after he was hospitalised in Croatia after suffering a brain haemorrhage, his wife Annemarie said on Saturday. Annemarie told Ajax Amsterdam FC that…

UEFA fines Barcelona, Man United, others for breaking fair play rule

Barcelona and Manchester United have been fined by UEFA for breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, the European soccer’s governing body said on Friday. Barcelona were fined 500,000 euros for wrongly reporting “profits on disposal of intangible assets” in…

Manchester City beat Inter Milan to win 1st Champions League

Manchester City have won the Champions League title for the first time by beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, making them the second English team to complete the treble. Rodri struck in the 68th minute on Saturday…

Man City beat Man Utd to win cup with Gundogan double

Manchester City remain on course for the Treble after Ilkay Gundogan scored twice to give them victory over Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Having already won the Premier League title, City now go into next Saturday’s…

Marcus Rashford scoops 2 prizes at Manchester United’s end of season awards

Manchester United’s leading goalscorer Marcus Rashford has been named the club’s Players’ Player of the Year and Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year. Rashford is enjoying a season of redemption at Old Trafford following a difficult year under Ole…

Van der Sar ends long association with Ajax

Former Dutch international Edwin van der Sar has resigned from his position as chief executive at Ajax Amsterdam Football Club. The 52-year-old former Manchester United, Fulham and Netherlands goalkeeper, who started his playing career at Ajax, has been on the…

WSL: Man Utd keep title hopes alive, Katie McCabe misses penalty as Arsenal lose to Chelsea

Manchester United scored a stoppage-time winner against ten-woman Manchester City to take the Women’s Super League title fight down to the final day. Chelsea had put the pressure on their rivals as first-half goals from Guro Reiten and skipper Magda…

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