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Leicester accuse the Premier League of a VAR COVER-UP that's been 'hidden after officials

Steve Cooper's side were 2-0 up at Selhurst Park on Saturday before Palace mounted a Mateta-fuelled comeback. Mateta's first goal was originally ruled offside but VAR overturned the decision - despite some angles still seemingly showing him in an offside position.

Lewis Hamilton calls out FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem for 'racial element' to his

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Lewis Hamilton last night accused F1 ruler Mohammed Ben Sulayem of introducing a 'racist element' after he told drivers not to behave like rappers. Ben Sulayem, the FIA president, made the comment in an interview calling for a clampdown on swearing over team radios. 'We have to differentiate between our sport and rap music,' said Ben Sulayem, an Emirati and first non-European head of the governing body.

SAMI MOKBEL: Manchester City midfielder Rodri broke ranks this week to indicate players were taking matters into their own hands and that players are 'close' to striking.

The hearing into City's 115 alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules began on Monday with the club accused of financial impropriety spanning nine years from 2009.

The star arrived at Old Trafford in 2022 to great fanfare but the honeymoon period did not last long. Scoring just eight in 45 in his opening season, the signing was regularly slammed by home fans.

The 25-year-old had given Liverpool his word but backtracked after a charm offensive from Real Sociedad boss Imanol Alguacil, who reminded him of his love for Basque food and the hiking locally.

CRAIG HOPE: The fresh issue has left the Magpies sweating on the fitness of their star striker, especially given Callum Wilson is set to remain sidelined until next month.

NEW ALEX BYWATER: Recent history tells us the new campaign is likely to be anything but uneventful. Frankly, it is hard to escape the fact that once again the forecast looks gloomy.

Every day we'll challenge you to name a different starting XI from the Premier League era. We'll give you a team's rough formation, and the number of letters in each player's name. Then it's up to you!

Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois' fight is stirring echoes of the animosity which stalked

JEFF POWELL: The insults fell as heavily as the rain on the stadium and as fast as the punches in the ring. The memories are being sharpened this weekend by the first domestic heavyweight fight approaching comparable magnitude with that storm-tossed night in Wales 31 years ago. This Saturday's IBF world title fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois at Wembley is stirring echoes of the animosity which stalked Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno as they came to verbal as well as physical blows in the old Cardiff Arms Park on October 1 1993. Joshua has stoked the fires for his challenge for the IBF belt inherited by Dubois from Oleksandr Usyk by picking up and brandishing a chair in retaliatory anger when the younger London taunted him on a TV promo by saying: 'Let's do it right here.'

The 2024-25 Premiership campaign kicks-off on Friday with a rerun of last season's final which saw Northampton beat Bath.

IAN LADYMAN: They took it in turns to sit on the stage behind the microphones and rail against the system, the schedule they feel is pushing them towards injury and exhaustion.

Another new tournament?! Premier League launch 32-team competition with a £1MILLION prize

NEW The Premier League have collaborated with the National League to create a new competition designed to further aid player development. The National League Cup will feature sides from the fifth-tier of English football alongside Premier League 2 outfits. It is hoped that the new competition, which begins in October, will give youngsters from the biggest clubs in the country a chance to test themselves against senior opposition.

Women's Champions League referee says she's sick of being referred to as 'the sexy ref'

Female referee Emanuela Rusta has revealed she is fed up of being referred to as 'the sexy ref' after officiating in the women's Champions League. Rusta, 30, hails from Albania, and after becoming the first woman to referee a men's Albanian SuperLiga match she has made the step up to the European stage in recent months. She has previously been active on social media, posting glamorous photos of herself in a bikini and working out at the gym, but has now shut down her Instagram account due to receiving sexist messages on the platform.

The clip, taken after they conceded a last-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 at Sint-Truiden in October 2021, sees the manager show the team 'one f***ing side of [him] that [they] haven't f***ing seen'.

As Ange Postecoglou feels the heat at Tottenham, SAMI MOKBEL reveals what the dressing

Ange Postecoglou spent his summer holidaying in the sweltering Greek islands where temperatures can reach 86 degrees. Back in north London, as autumn approaches and the air starts to cool, Postecoglou continues to feel the heat. Four points from their opening four Premier League matches has made for an indifferent start for a Tottenham side that last season looked like they may challenge for the title.

Liverpool made their return to the Champions League by coming from behind to earn a 3-1 win over AC Milan. Mail Sport's Kieran Gill rates the players from the clash at the San Siro.

Pep Guardiola's side lifted the European Cup the last time the two teams met just 15 months ago. And the performance of the Italian champions showed their performance in Istanbul was not a one-off.

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NIK SIMON: This is not the story about his encounters with Neymar and Michael Jordan , we will get to those. It is the untold truth about how Fiji almost brought last year's World Cup to its knees.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: You might think it impossible to rob England v Australia of its lustre, but then you probably weren't in Southampton last Wednesday, or in Manchester on Sunday.

The video is mesmerising. Full of lively music, twinkling sounds and graphics that revolve as quickly as a fruit machine, UEFA pulled no punches to launch what they are calling 'the new beginning.'

ISAAN KHAN IN BERGAMO: Ahead of their opening match against Atalanta tonight, Mikel Arteta's side are no longer newcomers on this stage.

Liverpool fans say their 'day has been ruined' after seeing Alisson has shaved off his

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has decided to ditch his trademark beard and Reds fans aren't happy about it. Alisson's thick facial hair is the first thing most fans would mention if they were asked to describe the Brazilian stopper. He briefly made the decision to sport a clean shaven look on the eve of the last World Cup but it did not last long.

A restaurant owner, a five-time divorcee... and Gary Lineker! After the tragic passing of

The sad news broke on Wednesday morning that former Italy striker Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci had passed away at the age of 59 following a battle with colon cancer. Schillaci is most fondly remembered for his incredible goalscoring exploits at his home World Cup in 1990, when he netted six times in seven matches to win the Golden Boot. That tournament brings back such wonderful memories. Luciano Pavarotti's spine-tingling rendition of 'Nessun Dorma', Colombia's eccentric goalkeeper Rene Higuita thinking he could play in midfield before quickly finding out he couldn't, and even England were pretty good.

BeStreamWise, a cross-body initiative that partners with Sky, the Premier League, the Federation Against Copyright Theft and Crimestoppers UK, showcased the dangers of illegal streaming.

Former Arsenal striker is refused bail after he was charged with importing drugs over

Former Arsenal striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, has been charged with importing drugs after '£600,000 of cannabis' was seized at Stansted Airport. The Greenock Morton striker, who joined the club earlier this summer on a free transfer, was arrested at 8am on Wednesday after UK Border Force officials found the substance inside several suitcases which had arrived in the United Kingdom on a flight from Bangkok on September 2. According to the National Crime Agency (NCA) around 60 kilograms of the drug were found in two suitcases.

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United revealed their plans in the summer to scale down Old Trafford to a capacity of around 30,000 to preserve the history of the club and provide a venue for the women's and academy teams.

In a repeat of the 2023 Champions League final, City were frustrated by the Italian giants in their opening European match of the season as they failed to find a breakthrough.

Top five transfer targets for YOUR fantasy teams in Gameweek 5: Erling Haaland ISN'T the

HOLLY SHAND: Fixtures such as Chelsea versus West Ham and Liverpool against Bournemouth will catch the eye, before Manchester City and Arsenal go head-to-head in a mouth-watering tie that could already have a big impact on the title race. There are sure to be plenty of fantasy points on offer, and managers will be deliberaitng over their starting sides and next moves ahead of another week of action. But who is the best differential ahead of Gameweek 4?

Jamie Carragher names his all-time Liverpool XI, with only two former team-mates and two

Jamie Carragher has named his all-time Liverpool XI, and controversially only picked two of his former team-mates. After rising through the academy ranks at Liverpool, Carragher went on to make his first team debut in January 1997 and remained at the club for 16 years before hanging up his boots in 2013. The one-club man played with some elite players, winning three League Cups, two FA Cups, the UEFA Cup and most famously the Champions League during his time at Anfield. But he overlooked a number of his old team-mates when putting together his XI, and only had space for two of Arne Slot's current squad as well.

Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi FUMES at ex-Man United star after he bizarrely opted to pass despite being through on goal during stalemate with Man City

Inter Milan boss SImone Inzaghi was left fuming at one former Manchester United star during his side's draw with Manchester City.  The Italian champions opened their Champions League campaign with a 0-0 stalemate against Pep Guardiola's side in a repeat of the 2023 final.  It was a resolute performance from Inter, who sat back and soaked up the pressure with the aim of hitting City on the counterattack.

Jamie Carragher reveals how Brendan Rodgers talked him out of RETIRING mid-way through a

Jamie Carragher has opened up on how he once almost called time on his Liverpool career mid-way through a season because he could not accept being a bit-part player during his latter years at the club. The former defender also revealed that he was talked out of the decision by then-manager Brendan Rodgers, who urged the ex-England star to 'stick with it'. The former defender enjoyed a distinguished career with the Reds, joining Liverpool's academy back in 1996 before retiring in 2013, aged 35.

Cricket Australia has banned a former Sri Lankan Test star from holding any position with Australian cricket for 20 years after he was found guilty of inappropriate behaviour.

Erling Haaland appears to give X-rated response to Francesco Acerbi after Inter star asked for TWO of City striker's shirts following Champions League draw

Haaland was kept quiet on a night in which he missed out on his 100th goal for the club but he was all smiles during an animated chat with Acerbi after the final whistle. Defender Acerbi, part of the stubborn Inter backline that frustrated City at the Etihad, was caught on camera seemingly asking Haaland for two of his shirts. It is customary for players to trade their jerseys after matches in a show of respect but Haaland looked to jokingly wave away the request by telling Acerbi to 'f**k off'. In footage shared on social media by TNT Sports, a smiling Acerbi could be seen holding up two fingers to the striker as part of his cheeky question.

SIMON JORDAN: John Textor's biggest asset as prospective Everton owner, or Daniel Friedkin who perhaps bought some of the debt in discussions about buying Everton, is that they aren't Moshiri.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: If Leicester could outmanoeuvre the Premier League's finest legal minds, then what chance did the governing body have against the financial might of the champions?

Manuel Akanji hilariously reveals ONE issue with Man City's new Oasis-inspired away kit

Manuel Akanji has hilariously revealed one issue with Manchester City's new away kit.  Pep Guardiola's side opened their Champions League campaign with a stalemate 0-0 draw with Inter Milan in a repeat of the 2023 final.  Despite playing at the Etihad, City showcased a new exclusive away shirt that has been inspired by Oasis.

Carragher was a Liverpool stalwart for over 15 years after making his Anfield debut in 1997, but establishing himself for England proved a more difficult task.

The former England manager died on August 26 at the age of 76 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer , with countless tributes since paid to the Swede.

Newcastle and England star Anthony Gordon is spotted in a 'never before seen' £190,000 car

Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon has been spotted in a £190,000 car that hasn't yet been seen in the UK.  The 23-year-old has had a bright start to the season and earned another call-up to the England squad earlier this month.  He started for the Magpies on Sunday when Eddie Howe's men came from behind to beat Wolves 2-1 at the Molineux.

Millions of fans worldwide are familiar with the work of actor Tom Holland  - but Rory McIlroy may not be one of them. The pair crossed paths on the driving range before the BMW PGA Championship.

Every day we'll challenge you to name a different starting XI from the Premier League era. We'll give you a team's rough formation, and the number of letters in each player's name. Then it's up to you!

Andy Murray reveals he's LOST weight since hanging up his tennis racquet in August

As weight-loss strategies go, giving up tennis might not seem the most obvious solution - unless, like Andy Murray, you happen to be a former Wimbledon champion. The 37-year-old Scot, who hung up his rackets at the Paris Olympics last month, made the shock revelation that he has lost almost a stone since playing the final match of his career. Murray, who has spent much of his time on the golf course in the weeks since, said at a celebrity pro-am event in Wentworth that he had shed the pounds since he stopped working out daily in the gym and putting in the hours on the practice court

Arsenal beware! Ademola Lookman is on the Ballon d'Or shortlist and scored a hat-trick in

Arsenal's Champions League campaign gets underway with a tricky trip to Europa League winners Atalanta on Thursday night. While Manchester City and Real Madrid are the strong favourites to win the competition, the Gunners are not too far behind, as they aim to lift Europe's most prestigious trophy for the first time.  The first of eight tests standing in Arsenal's way of the knockout round is Atalanta at the Gerwiss Stadium in Bergamo, and though Mikel Arteta's side will be the favourites for the tie, they only need to look at Liverpool last season to know that the Italian side pose a big threat.

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RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT WENTWORTH: Rory McIlroy cannot envision Ian Poulter becoming a future Ryder Cup captain, saying the LIV rebel has lost touch with Europe's younger players.

Harry Brook has promised his England team will go out and have fun today against Australia, although the levels of enjoyment the last time these Ashes rivals met in Nottingham are unlikely to be reached.

Ralf Schumacher claims Max Verstappen 'loses a MILLION for every race he doesn't win' -

Former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher has claimed that Max Verstappen 'loses a million for every race he doesn't win' after his disappointing form continued at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The three-time reigning world champions is in the midst of slump that appeared unthinkable at the start of the season, as he continued the form that saw him win 19 of 23 races in 2023. By contrast, this term, Verstappen is without a race win since June, a stretch of seven meetings on the calendar and he has seen his lead in the Driver's Championship cut to 59 points.

Former Premier League goalkeeper's howler gifts PSG late 1-0 win over Girona in Champions League opener

An embarrassing late blunder gifted Paris St Germain a 1-0 home victory over Champions League debutants Girona on Wednesday night. The visitors' goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga let a Nuno Mendes cross from the left squirm through his legs and into the net in the final minute of normal time. After relentless PSG pressure, Mendes´s low ball across the goal slipped through Gazzaniga´s grasp and the French giants claimed all three points,

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