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By Jonathan Wilson Not many at Old Trafford are suited to the manager’s trusty 3-4-2-1 but replacing them will cost hundreds of millions. Everything always seems clearer in the morning, and in the cold grey light of Thursday, May 22, the prognosis for Manchester United is bleak. While Tottenham face an awkward calculation – weighing up whether the delirium of a first European trophy in 41 years offsets their worst league season in terms of proportion of games lost –, for Manchester United the equation is far starker. Ruben Amorim will only play in one way. He is committed absolutely,…

*Loss Has Dire Sporting, Financial Consequences For Utd By Jason Burt, The Telegraph's Chief football correspondent, in Bilbao Ange Postecoglou did it. It is what he does, mate. And, with it, this may well be his mic-drop moment. Tottenham Hotspur have won their first trophy in 17 years, their first in Europe for more than four decades, and the head coach kept his promise. The Australian won in his second season in charge – as he declared he would do again. Some scoffed at his claim. Others used it to ridicule him. And now it is probably the end for…

By Sean Walsh Crystal Palace won a trophy for the first time in their 119-year history after beating heavy favourites Manchester City 1-0 in today's FA Cup final. Eberechi Eze's first-half strike was all that separated the two sides as Oliver Glasner's men became immortals among the south London faithful, who will remember the date of May 17, 2025 forever. Despite having little-to-no possession in the opening exchanges, Palace took the lead just after a quarter of an hour. A composed goal-kick routine eventually saw Jean-Philippe Mateta hold the ball up for Daichi Kamada, whose switch of play found Daniel…

Marc Cucurella scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season to seal a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, boosting the home side's Champions League aspirations with just one match left to play. Looking to build momentum ahead of the Europa League final, Man United thought they had got off to the perfect start when Harrry Maguire tucked the ball home in the opening stages before his effort was ruled out for an offside. After being given a reprieve, Chelsea nearly put their noses in front when Reece James drove a fierce strike against the frame of…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has expressed his eagerness to partner with Guinness Nigeria PLC to accelerate his administration’s sports development effort, describing the state as the home of sporting legends and abundant talents for the future. Mbah spoke when a team of Guinness Nigeria’s management showcased the English Premier League (EPL) trophy to him at Government House, Enugu, today, May 16. Recall that Guinness Nigeria and EPL partnered to bring the iconic silverware for display in Enugu and Lagos, tomorrow, Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, to give EPL’s teeming fans…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has restated his administration's resolve towards promoting sports in the State. Kefas made the statement at the gym hall of Jolly Nyame Stadium, Jalingo, the state capital, while bidding farewell to the state's contingent traveling to Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for the National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games, Ogun 2024. The 2024 tag for the event came about because the festival was earlier slated for 2024 but postponed to this year. The Governor, who urged the contingent to return with laurels and medals with a view to making the…

*With 2 Games Left, Cut-throat Battle For Remaining Spots Hots Up As hostilities resume tonight in the English Premier League (EPL), the battle for Champions League football among teams below Liverpool, this year's EPL winners, is a cliffhanger. Liverpool have mathematically qualified for the 2025/26 Champions League and Arsenal, following their 2-2 draw at Anfield, only need a point from their remaining two games, but which other Premier League sides will join them? The race for Champions League qualification is more competitive than ever with five teams guaranteed qualification. The top five is tight, as only six points separate second-placed…

By Mark Doyle Barcelona clinched the La Liga title after Lamine Yamal's wonder goal sent them on their way to a 2-0 win at Espanyol, Thursday, May 15. Hansi Flick's leaders struggled in the main but owe their celebrations to Yamal, who bent in a stunner with his left foot in the 53rd minute to win his side the league on their local rivals' own turf. Espanyol saw Leandro Cabrera sent off for throwing an elbow into Yamal's stomach late on and their second-half pressure went unrewarded, Fermin Lopez smashing home a second after Yamal's pass. How Flick, Yamal, Others…

Making only his second ever LaLiga appearance, Jacobo Ramon's 95th-minute winner for Real Madrid against Mallorca on Wednesday, May 14, forced Barcelona to wait another day at least for LaLiga title glory. Hansi Flick's side were seconds away from being confirmed as champions without playing, only for Madrid to score with practically the last kick of the game at the Bernabeu. Barcelona will only need a point at rivals Espanyol today (20:30 BST) to wrap up the title. Martin Valjent drilled a fine low effort to give visitors Mallorca the lead in the Spanish capital. Hosts Real were dominant but…

ENGLAND: Premier League: Newcastle - Chelsea 2:0Manchester Utd - West Ham 0:2Nottingham - Leicester 2:2Tottenham - Crystal Palace 0:2Liverpool - Arsenal 2:2 GERMANY: Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen - Dortmund 2:4Eintracht Frankfurt - St. Pauli 2:2Half TimeStuttgart - Augsburg 1:0 (as of press time) ITALY: Serie A: Udinese - Monza 1:2Verona - Lecce 1:1Torino - Inter 0:2Napoli - Genoa -:- (not yet played,as of press time). NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie: Zwolle - G.A. Eagles 1:1Feyenoord - PSV 2:3Twente - Utrecht 2:0Ajax - Nijmegen 0:3AZ Alkmaar - Groningen 3:0 SPAIN: LaLiga: Leganes - Espanyol 3:2Barcelona - Real Madrid 4:3Ath. Bilbao - Alaves 1:0