NewsHub – Football

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Man City	3	3	0	0	7	2	5	9
2	Arsenal	3	3	0	0	6	1	5	9
3	Hull City	3	2	1	0	3	0	3	7
4	Chelsea	3	2	0	1	8	7	1	6
5	Brentford	3	1	2	0	5	2	3	5
6	Liverpool	3	1	2	0	6	4	2	5
6	Newcastle	3	1	2	0	6	4	2	5
8	Everton	3	1	2	0	5	3	2	5
9	Leeds United	3	1	2	0	3	2	1	5
10	Brighton Hove	3	1	1	1	8	5	3	4
11	Man United	3	1	1	1	7	6	1	4
12	Sunderland	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
13	Crystal Palace	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4	3
13	Ipswich Town	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4	3
15	Bournemouth	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2
16	Nottingham	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
17	Aston Villa	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5	1
17	Tottenham	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5	1
19	Fulham	3	0	0	3	4	7	-3	0
20	Coventry City	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5	0

BBC Sport – Football

Mexico select Ochoa for sixth World Cup

Guillermo Ochoa hopes to play in a record sixth World Cup after being named in Mexico's squad for this summer's tournament.

99d ago

BBC Sport – Football

Sunderland's Angulo in Ecuador's World Cup squad

Sunderland forward Nilson Angulo is included in Ecuador's World Cup squad.

100d ago

The Guardian – Football

Arne Slot says his connection with Liverpool ‘goes beyond football’ after sacking

Club’s former head coach proud to have won title He praises ‘spirit of compassion and unity’ Arne Slot has said the connection he shares with Liverpool and their fans “goes beyond football” after leaving the club. The Dutchman was sacked as head coach on Saturday, 12 months on from winning the club’s second title in 30 years, after a pitiful defence ended with a fifth-placed finish. In an open letter to fans in the Liverpool Echo , he said winning the Premier League title was “beyond special”. He wrote: “The connection we share goes beyond football, beyond European nights under the Anfield

100d ago

The Guardian – Football

If Arsenal have made most of their resources, is this as good as it gets? | Jonathan Liew

Thirst for renewal is strong and new players could help bridge the gap to PSG but there are no guarantees The greatest lie ever told about penalty shootouts is that they are a lottery. This is a recognisable and trainable footballing skill, a test not just of ball-striking and placement but research, psychology, mettle under pressure. Eberechi Eze puts the ball wide, Gabriel Magalhães sends it in the direction of the Danube: this is failure on the most brutal and unforgiving terms. But it is failure nonetheless. The second greatest lie ever told about penalties is that fortune plays no part. A

100d ago

The Guardian – Football

Communism, Nasa and a place for Pelé: how Brazil prepared for the 1970 World Cup

In this extract from their forthcoming book on South America and the World Cup, Mark Biram and Tim Vickery describe la Seleçao’s strange buildup to the classic tournament In January 1969, João Saldanha was appointed as Brazil’s coach. Saldanha was barely a coach – he had had a brief spell in charge of Botafogo more than a decade earlier. He was an immensely popular football journalist, who with typewriter or microphone had the fluent gift of communication, talking about the game in language that was both fresh and straightforward, easy to understand. And he was so much more. He was a charismat

100d ago

The Guardian – Football

Côte d’Ivoire World Cup 2026 team guide

Returning to the world stage after 12 years the 2023 African champions are ambitious and have plenty of options in attack This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. Continue reading...

100d ago

Sky Sports Football

Today on Sky Sports Racing: Windsor, Newbury, Lingfield and Wolverhampton feature

Sky Sports Racing is the channel to be watching on Monday, with competitive racing from Lingfield, Newbury, Windsor and Wolverhampton to enjoy all day.

100d ago

BBC Sport – Football

I leave Liverpool exactly where it belongs - Slot

Arne Slot says he is leaving Liverpool "exactly where it belongs: among Europe's elite" after he was sacked as head coach on Saturday.

100d ago

Sky Sports Football

Scotney: Billam-Smith would do a job on Opetaia!

Ellie Scotney, still unbeaten and a former undisputed world champion, considers gym-mate Chris Billam-Smith's fight with Ryan Rozicki and what lies ahead for him...

100d ago