The average annual salary for a female professional football player globally is $10,900 USD (£8,400 GBP, $17,000 AUD), says Fifa’s annual report on the women’s game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs. Among the teams Fifa designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was … Read more
The roof of the proposed new Manchester United stadium has three points, which is more than can often be said for the team who will play underneath it. According to Nigel Dancey of the architectural firm Foster + Partners, the three giant masts will “create a distinctive presence on the skyline”, presumably in the same way that … Read more
Myles Lewis-Skelly says he is determined to continue repaying the faith Arsenal have placed in him after receiving a first England call-up which left him “shouting around my house” in delight. The 18-year-old left-back was included in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad on Friday for the upcoming World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Albania and Latvia. … Read more
The Preston forward Milutin Osmajic has been charged by the Football Association after an allegation of racist abuse. The incident took place during Preston’s Championship match against Burnley on 15 February, where Osmajic was alleged to have made a racist comment towards the Clarets midfielder Hannibal Mejbri. On Monday, the FA confirmed that Osmajic had … Read more
Crystal Palace have confirmed that Dougie Freedman has left his role as sporting director, with the former Scotland forward expected to join a club that has just been promoted from Saudi Arabia’s third tier. In a surprise turn of events, Palace announced on Monday evening that Freedman would be leaving with immediate effect “to take … Read more
Kieran Trippier has stressed that Newcastle’s Carabao Cup win will not distract the team from their overriding ambition this season of achieving Champions League qualification. Trippier is a key member of Newcastle’s dressing-room leadership group as vice-captain and his message to teammates will be unequivocal. “Myself and the rest of the leadership group will keep … Read more
On-course drama Solid A, if only for the most extraordinary running of Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle in living memory. The odds-on Constitution Hill’s departure at the fifth drew the biggest gasp of the week from the stands, while State Man’s fall at the last with a second successive title within sight prompted the biggest groan. The … Read more
After a three-month wait for restless fans since the conclusion of the group stages, Europe’s top clubs finally return to continental action this week as the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals get under way. The main question on everybody’s mind between now and the final in Lisbon on 24 May is: can anybody stop Barcelona? The … Read more
Well, that’s the nice bit done. Warm feelings, heritage bonds, a cocoon of distracting noise. Wembley is such a different place on these domestic cup days, certainly compared with the Cliff Richard concert vibe of a midweek international. And that feeling was there right from the start of the Carabao Cup final on Sunday as Newcastle … Read more
The Premiership will trial away sections for supporters in two forthcoming matches in April in an effort to improve atmospheres in top-flight fixtures. It is understood that Saracens’ fixture against Gloucester on 19 April and Leicester’s match against Harlequins on 26 April will see the creation of specific areas for visiting supporters to congregate in. … Read more