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Livingston 0-1 Rangers: Late Morelos goal puts visitors within four points of title

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard was sent to the stand before Alfredo Morelos' late winner at Livingston moved his side within four points of the Scottish Premiership title.Gerrard was sent off at half-time for comments to referee John Beaton, who book

Ian St John obituary: ‘An iconic Liverpool figure who went on to illuminate TV screens’

Ian St John, who has died aged 82, was an iconic figure in Liverpool's history as part of manager Bill Shankly's construction of a football superpower, before enjoying a hugely successful post-playing career in television and punditry.St John arrived

Barcelona: Catalan police make four arrests over financial issues at Spanish club

Catalan police say they have made four arrests after searching the offices of Spanish side Barcelona.The identity of those involved have not yet been confirmed by police, who said their investigation is continuing.The police operation was conducted o

Glenn Roeder: Former West Ham and Newcastle manager dies aged 65

Former Watford, West Ham, Newcastle and Norwich boss Glenn Roeder has died aged 65 after a long illness, the League Managers Association has announced.Roeder, who was a defender during his playing days, began his managerial career with a spell in cha

Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa: Villa six points off top four after win

Aston Villa moved within six points of the top four with an impressive victory over Leeds United on a difficult pitch at Elland Road.Anwar El Ghazi scored the only goal, brilliantly controlling Ollie Watkins' cross and firing past Islan Meslier after

Europa League draw: Man Utd v AC Milan, Rangers v Prague, Arsenal v Olympiakos, Tottenham v Zagreb

Manchester United will play seven-time Champions League winners AC Milan in the last 16 of the Europa League.AC Milan, who sit second in Serie A, are yet to win the competition while United's only triumph was in 2017.Arsenal, finalists in 2019, face

Thierry Henry leaves role as CF Montreal manager for personal reasons

Former Arsenal, Barcelona and France striker Thierry Henry has stepped down as manager of Major League Soccer side CF Montreal for personal reasons.The 43-year-old, who was recently on the shortlist to become the new manager of Championship club Bour

Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Wolfsberger: Spurs cruise into the Europa League last 16

Dele Alli scored a superb overhead kick as Tottenham cruised into the Europa League last 16 with an 8-1 aggregate win over Austrian side Wolfsberger. Spurs were already in control of the tie following a 4-1 first-leg victory and quickly asserted thei

England 6-0 Northern Ireland: Ellen White hat-trick in Hege Riise’s first game

Ellen White scored a hat-trick as England thrashed Northern Ireland in Hege Riise's first game as temporary Lionesses boss.In a friendly played at England's St George's Park training base, Norwegian Riise, overseeing the Lionesses squad until Sarina

Covid-19 lockdown: Up to 10,000 fans could return to stadiums by mid-May

Up to 10,000 fans could be back in stadiums by mid-May as part of the government's plans to move England out of lockdown. Outdoor sports including football, golf and tennis will be allowed to resume in England from 29 March.The plan to ease lockdown

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City: Raheem Sterling’s early goal gives City 18th win in a row

Manchester City extended their winning run to 18 games as they continued their impressive march towards the Premier League title with victory at Arsenal.The visitors have not dropped a point since 15 December and looked confident right from the outse

Burnley 0-0 West Brom: Sam Allardyce praises ‘one of best’ 10-man performances

Last updated on 20 minutes ago20 minutes ago.From the section Premier LeagueWest Brom boss Sam Allardyce says his side produced one of the best performance by 10 men he has seen as they were held to a goalless draw by Burnley.The Baggies secured thei

Lionel Messi: Manchester City distance themselves from move for Barcelona forward

Manchester City are distancing themselves from links with a move for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi.The Argentina forward is out of contract in the summer.The likelihood of another early Champions League exit for Barcelona has fuelled speculation he

All Premier League games to be made available to watch live until fans can return to stadiums

All Premier League fixtures will remain available to watch live in the UK until fans are allowed to return to stadiums.Games will continue to be broadcast by Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and the BBC.Broadcast selections for March and for

Julian Nagelsmann: RB Leipzig manager on being courted by Real Madrid and facing Liverpool in the Champions League

Venue: Puskas Arena, Budapest Date: Tuesday 16 February (20:00 GMT)Coverage: Full match commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, live text commentary and report on BBC Sport website and appJulian Nagelsmann is younger than some of Jurgen Klopp's players - but

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says ‘I do not need a break’ after recent results

Last updated on 2 hours ago2 hours ago.From the section LiverpoolLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said "nobody has to worry about me" as he dismissed social media rumours he was ready to quit the club or take a break.The Reds lost a third league game i

West Brom 1-1 Man Utd: Bruno Fernandes scores stunning volley

Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Premier LeagueBruno Fernandes' stunning volley salvaged a point for Manchester United at struggling West Brom, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side lost further ground in the Premier League title race.

Leicester 3-1 Liverpool: Foxes take advantage of late defensive errors

Leicester City staged an astonishing late comeback to beat Liverpool as the Premier League champions collapsed and paid the price for another defensive calamity involving keeper Alisson.Liverpool looked to be cementing their top-four aspirations when

James Justin: Leicester full-back set to miss rest of season with ACL injury

Leicester defender James Justin is set to miss the rest of the season after damaging knee ligaments.The 22-year-old ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the second half of the Foxes' FA Cup fifth round win over Brighton on Wednesday.Justi

Twitter and Facebook told to ‘go further’ by football authorities

Last updated on 8 minutes ago8 minutes ago.From the section FootballTwitter and Facebook have been told to "accept responsibility for preventing abuse" and "go further than you have promised to do to date" amid continued online abuse of footballers.S

Facebook ‘horrified’ by online abuse of Premier League footballers

Last updated on 3 minutes ago3 minutes ago.From the section FootballFacebook says it is "horrified" at the continued online abuse of footballers and has announced what is says are tougher measures to tackle the issue.The social media platform is chan

Hege Riise names first England squad but leaves Beth Mead out

England interim manager Hege Riise says she left Arsenal forward Beth Mead out of her first squad as her form "hasn't been that great".Riise has named a group of 20 for England's friendly with Northern Ireland on 23 February, their first fixture sinc

Only Man City collapse will stop title win now, but I don’t see them cracking – Shearer analysis

The only thing that can stop Manchester City winning the Premier League now is themselves - if they collapse for any reason. The problem for their rivals is that it does not look like that will happen.Sunday's emphatic 4-1 victory over defending cham

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Bromwich Albion: Harry Kane scores on return

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Harry Kane will break "every possible record" after returning from injury to inspire Spurs to victory over West Brom.Kane returned ahead of schedule from ankle problems to help end Spurs' three-game losing streak, wi

Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal: Keeper Mat Ryan concedes 74 seconds into Gunners debut

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan conceded 74 seconds into his debut for Arsenal as Aston Villa completed their first top-flight double over the Gunners for 28 years.Former Arsenal keeper Emiliano Martinez started the move which led to Bertrand Traore pouncing on