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Another year, another quadruple attempt. You can set your watch by them. Every January, some clever-clogs team will be chasing the quadruple before shamefully ending up with something embarrassing like only the Premier League and Champions League to show for it. Mortifying. Of course, there’s a good reason that the Full Quad in the world’s only proper football, which is obviously English football, and the four proper trophies available – Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup – has never been done. It is almost impossibly difficult. There is literally no shame in failing to complete it; that you…
Available for over a yearThe Secretary General of NATO has been dubbed the Trump whisperer after talks with Donald Trump at Davos appeared to help trigger a sudden U-turn on Greenland and threatened tariffs. Mark Rutte was born in The Hague in 1967, began his career in business at Unilever and entered politics in 2002 eventually becoming the Dutch prime minister where he steered the Netherlands through economic turmoil, domestic crises and global shocks. Appointed Secretary General of NATO in October 2024 he has led the organisation through a tumultuous time in global politics. Mark Coles takes a closer look…
Liverpool have made ‘first contact’ with former Reds midfielder Xabi Alonso as they look to replace Arne Slot as manager, according to reports. Everything looked a bit more positive in midweek for Slot as the Dutchman guided Liverpool to an impressive 3-0 win on the road at French side Marseille in the Champions League. But Liverpool took another step backwards on Saturday when they lost 3-2 to Bournemouth in the final seconds of their Premier League clash. Having come from two goals down to equalise, thanks to goals from Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool allowed Amine Adli to…
Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing as a candidate for an upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton by Labour’s ruling body.As a directly elected mayor, Burnham had to get approval from Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), after he applied to be a candidate on Saturday.Some NEC members were concerned about an expensive mayoral election to replace Burnham, and allies of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer feared he could mount a leadership challenge, should he return to Westminster.The move is likely to infuriate Labour MPs and some ministers who said local party members should have had the option of…
Michael Carrick has revealed that he’s spoken to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer since beating the Norwegian to the Man Utd interim head coach role. The Red Devils chose to sack Ruben Amorim earlier this month after a poor 14 months in charge at Old Trafford with Man Utd struggling to improve under his guidance. Darren Fletcher took their next two matches against Burnley and Brighton before Man Utd appointed Carrick as the interim boss until the end of the season. Carrick beat Solskjaer to the position with both candidates talking to the club and the Norwegian had seemed favourite early on…
Getty ImagesTully spent much of his journalist career covering IndiaThe broadcaster and journalist Sir Mark Tully – for many years known as the BBC’s “voice of India” – has died at the age of 90.For decades, the rich, warm tones of Mark Tully were familiar to BBC audiences in Britain and around the world – a much-admired foreign correspondent and respected reporter and commentator on India. He covered war, famine, riots and assassinations, the Bhopal gas tragedy and the Indian army’s storming of the Sikh Golden Temple.In the small north Indian city of Ayodhya in 1992, he faced a moment…
Transfer journalist Ben Jacobs has revealed that Arsenal are ‘considering a move’ to sign Real Madrid defender Victor Valdepenas in 2026. The Gunners beat the Serie A side 3-1 in the San Siro on Tuesday night as the Gunners continued their perfect record in the competition this season. Arsenal, who are top of the Champions League league phase with a perfect seven wins from seven, are also leading the Premier League by four points to second-placed Manchester City – but they have a game in hand on Pep Guardiola’s side. A brace from Gabriel Jesus and Viktor Gyokeres’ third Champions League goal of…
Tottenham will reportedly give Thomas Frank more time to turn things around despite their latest poor result against Burnley on Saturday. Spurs beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday night with the win buying Frank some time after rumours he could soon face the sack in north London. But Frank could not do himself any favours on Saturday as Tottenham drew 2-2 against Burnley in the Premier League with Cristian Romero scoring a last-minute equaliser to salvage a point for Spurs. Tottenham have now won just two of their last ten matches in all competitions with Frank’s side currently…
The Mailbox can’t see a way back for Liverpool boss Arne Slot or Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank after their latest poor results in the Premier League. Plus, Bruno Fernandes is already in the all time XI conversation, too much hype around some Premier League players and the Champions League is awful. Send your thoughts to theeditor@football365.com… Liverpool turned into Man Utd over the summer… I wrote after the win on Wednesday complaining that, despite the win, we didn’t look good. I feel today vindicated after that. This is not a Bournemouth in form; they had 1 win in their last…
Aoife Walsh,WashingtonandOlivia IrelandWatch: Video shows moments around fatal shooting in MinneapolisFederal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, the second person to be fatally shot in the city during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown this month.Local officials identified the man as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a US citizen who lived in Minneapolis and worked as a nurse. Videos have emerged showing a scuffle between Border Patrol agents and the man in the lead up to the shooting. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the agents fired in self-defence after Pretti, who they say had a handgun,…