European football: stricken Wolfsburg change coaches, Lens revive title hopes

Daniel Bauer is replaced by veteran Dieter Hecking Lens ease past Metz to close gap on PSG to one point Wolfsburg sacked their head coach, Daniel Bauer, on Sunday after the club’s managing director for sport departed on Saturday with the club mired in the relegation zone. The dismissals of Bauer and Peter Christiansen came after Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat to Hamburg, which prompted an on-field melee between both sets of players, and angry scenes from fans at the Volkswagen Arena. Veteran coach Dieter Hecking has been announced as Bauer’s replacement. Continue reading...

Leeds v Norwich: FA Cup fifth round – live

⚽ Spot in last eight on offer in 4.30pm (GMT) kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email Luke There are 52 league places between Port Vale and Sunderland, and it’s Vale’s first quarter-final for 72 years. Magic. “ I’ve a strange feeling that Leeds are going to go all the way to the final this year,” emails Justin. “It’s just odd to think they’ve played a European Cup final and won two league titles but have not been back to Wembley for an FA Cup Final since 1973! Even Sunderland got back for one in 1992. Right, that’s Leeds jinxed for another year.” Continue reading...

Liverpool and Man Utd complain to X about 'sickening' Grok posts

The UK government says it is "sickening and irresponsible" that X's AI tool Grok generated explicit posts about the Hillsborough and Heysel disasters, the death of Diogo Jota and the Munich air disaster.

Iraq request World Cup playoff delay after rejecting Fifa plan for 25-hour road journey

Playoff due to take place in Mexico this month Country’s airspace is closed for duration of war Iraq has made a formal request to have the World Cup playoff game postponed after rejecting a proposal from Fifa that the squad should make a 25-hour road journey to Turkey before flying to Mexico to fulfil the fixture. The Guardian revealed last week that the playoff against Bolivia or Suriname, that is scheduled to take place in Monterrey on 31 March, is in doubt after the Iraqi Transport Ministry informed the Iraqi football association that the country’s airspace will remain closed for the dura

Oxford United academy player, 15, dies after collapsing during match

Amelia Aplin collapsed in fixture against Fulham Clubs and Football Association lead tributes A 15-year-old Oxford United academy player has died after collapsing during a match, the club have confirmed in a statement expressing their “immense sadness” at the news. Amelia Aplin collapsed on Saturday during the girls’ academy fixture against Fulham at Oxford’s Horspath training centre and later the club confirmed that a “serious medical incident” had occurred. Continue reading...

Police separate Celtic and Rangers fans after Ibrox pitch invasion

Flares were thrown as supporters from both sides spilled onto the pitch after Celtic's 4-2 win on penalties.

Port Vale stun Sunderland to reach first FA Cup quarter-final in 72 years

Ben Waine, a Newcastle fan from New Zealand, scored the goal that knocked the Premier League side Sunderland out of the FA Cup to take Port Vale, bottom of League One, into the quarter-finals for the first time in 72 years. The 24-year-old striker has scored two FA Cup winners in five days, after his goal against Bristol City in the delayed fourth-round game on Tuesday enabled the Potteries club to reach the fifth round for the first time in 30 years, back when John Rudge’s side beat Everton in a fourth round replay. Continue reading...

Southampton knock out Fulham with stoppage-time penalty

Southampton's Ross Stewart scores a penalty in stoppage time against Fulham which sends the Championship side to the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Crowd violence overshadows Celtic's Old Firm shoot-out win in Scottish Cup

Crowd trouble marred Celtic's dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Old Firm rivals Rangers which secured them a spot in the Scottish Cup semi-finals.

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Port Vale beat Sunderland in almighty FA Cup shock

Port Vale produced one of the great FA Cup shocks as the League One basement side stunned Premier League Sunderland 1-0 to book their place in the quarter-finals.

Grok posts about fatal football disasters 'sickening', says government

Liverpool and Manchester United have made complaints to social media platform X over posts generated by the Grok AI tool about Hillsborough, Munich and Diogo Jota's death.