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Chelsea have been criticised for following their business model “slavishly” rather than adding experience, with Rennes centre-back Jeremy Jacquet set to join the club. Jacquet, 20, is attracting interest from a host of top European clubs including Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Chelsea are leading the race to sign the young defender, who has reportedly agreed personal terms with the London club. Why do Chelsea want Jeremy Jacquet? Wanted by Bayern, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Liverpool – so he must be good Fits Chelsea’s transfer philosophy of signing top young players Strong resale value Regarded as one of…
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is under pressure to decide whether he will seek to return to Westminster, after an MP announced he was standing down, triggering a by-election.Andrew Gwynne said on Thursday he was resigning as an MP in Greater Manchester after suffering “significant ill health” and being advised by his GP not to return to work.It paves a path for Burnham to contest the by-election in the constituency and potentially mount a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, should he become an MP.The BBC has been told that some of Sir Keir’s supporters on Labour’s ruling…
Michael Carrick loves his DNA but probably won’t be bringing back a Manchester United tactic which ‘broke Arsenal’ for a few fairly obvious reasons. It is an eclectic Mailbox featuring thoughts on Liam Rosenior, set pieces and a work of Aston Villa-based art. Send your thoughts to theeditor@football365.com The 4-4-2 formation I wanted to write about the recent Champions League round. Still, most results felt inevitable (looking at you, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Real Madrid), so I decided (after a few beers) to ponder my love-hate relationship with the 4-4-2 formation. As a Man United fan, 4-4-2 raised me. Two…
Image generated by Google Gemini Microsoft’s cloud empire crumbled yesterday (Jan. 22) in a devastating service disruption. The incident left businesses across North America staring at error messages instead of their essential work tools. The chaos lasted over eight grueling hours and exposed just how fragile our digital workplace really is. The digital disaster began around 11:40 a.m. Pacific time, when Microsoft’s North American infrastructure essentially choked on traffic it couldn’t handle. What started as scattered reports quickly exploded into a full-scale crisis affecting tens of thousands of users. Attempted solution backfired Microsoft’s engineers initially identified the root cause as…
Emiliano Martinez to Manchester United remains one to watch, with the Aston Villa goalkeeper also attracting interest from Inter, according to reports. Martinez was expected to leave Villa last summer, waving an emotional goodbye to the club’s supporters in their final home match of 2024/25, but stayed put after failing to secure a move. Emiliano Martinez v Senne Lammens comparison Here’s how Emiliano Martinez compares to Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens in the 2025/26 Premier League: Appearances: Martinez 18 – 20 Lammens Goals conceded: 17 – 25 Save percentage: 74.6 – 64.2 Clean sheets: 5 – 2 Points per match:…
DS will look to do something “completely different” and “revolutionary” with the next-generation No4, design chief Thierry Métroz has revealed to Autocar. At the end of last year, the French premium brand unveiled the heavily refreshed DS 4, which itself ushered in a new look that was inspired by the radically different No8 flagship. But, looking further ahead, Métroz said his team is already penning ideas for the next iteration of the car, which will probably arrive at the end of the decade – and the plan is to “reinvent everything”. “We are looking at something completely different,” he said.…
Mikel Arteta has meticulously removed three monkeys from his back this season – and has an unexpected shot at another when Arsenal face Manchester United. Arsenal are top of the Premier League table with a perfect record from seven Champions League games. They also have a lead going into the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at home to Chelsea, with Wigan next up at the Emirates in the FA Cup fourth round. Four trophyless Arsenal players are about to start their collection with a Quadruple. On a personal level, Arteta has managed to address a few of his shortcomings…
TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC’s Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.
The peak time for deals on streaming services — the holiday shopping season — has come and gone, but Disney is back with a fresh offer for the new year. New and eligible returning subscribers can get one month of the ad-supported Disney+ Hulu bundle for just $10. That’s $3 off the usual monthly rate for the bundle, and more than 58 percent off if you consider the prices for each service individually (Disney+ at $12 per month and, separately, Hulu also at $12 per month).We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that this isn’t quite as good as the…
BBCDonald Trump backed down from his threats on Greenland because the UK stood up for the Danish territory’s sovereignty, David Lammy has told the BBC.The deputy prime minster told Nick Robinson’s Political Thinking that the US president had “responded to our concerns” in dropping threats to use force or trade sanctions to take control of the island.He added that European counties were “now back where we wanted to be, which is a negotiation, effectively”.But he added that Trump was still determined for the US to “play a bigger role” in Arctic regional security, amid increased Russian activity in the region.Trump…