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He played 37 times in that campaign for Matt Busby’s team, scoring five goals, as the club continued its rebuilding in the wake of the Munich Air Disaster in 1958. Jimmy went on to play 68 games for the Reds, finding the net on one more occasion, a late winner in an FA Cup tie…

Referees will award corners instead of free kicks against goalkeepers who attempt to waste time by holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds from the start of the 2025/26 campaign onwards. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) made the worldwide amendment to Law 12.2 at their 139th annual meeting. The previous rule…

Rasmus Hojlund denied accusations that he was mocking Cristiano Ronaldo when copying his goal celebration during Denmark’s Nations League win over Portugal. The struggling Manchester United forward, who ended a 21-game goal drought with a recent strike against Leicester City, scored the only goal of the game to help Denmark take a giant step towards…

Kevin De Bruyne has not ruled out staying in the Premier League after he leaves Manchester City this summer. The six-time Premier League champion confirmed that he will bring an end to his ten-year association with City at the end of this season. Pep Guardiola and sporting director Txiki Begiristain ultimately decided not to hand…

Hansi Flick revealed that Lamine Yamal asked to be substituted during Barcelona’s Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund but played down concerns over any serious fitness issues. Yamal lasted 86 minutes and toe-poked the final goal of a 4-0 thumping for the Catalan hosts on Wednesday evening before signalling to the bench. Flick was already…

The media reaction to the signing was a combination of excitement to see how Ibrahimovic would handle life in England and the suggestion it was too late in his career to truly show his qualities. Never one to shirk a challenge, the Scandinavian would later write in his autobiography: “I get there and everyone hates…