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Curtis Jones of Liverpool in a white and red jersey during a Premier League match.
Inter consider Jones move but Liverpool’s £35m valuation could pose problems

Serie A champions in hunt for midfielder they originally targeted in January, with Liverpool looking at Inter full back Denzel Dumfries

Toby Alderweireld smiling.
INTERVIEW
Alderweireld: This Spurs squad should be mid-table, not fighting relegation
Enzo Le Fee of Sunderland celebrates a goal in a Spiderman mask.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Sunderland eye Europe as Coleman is left to say farewell in near-empty stadium
Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his side's second goal.
Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his side's second goal.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Ouattara keeps Brentford dream alive after Wharton’s acrobatics
Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Leeds United celebrates victory.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Leeds United celebrates victory.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Calvert-Lewin’s late, late goal punishes wasteful Brighton
Manchester United players Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Bruno Fernandes celebrate a goal.
Manchester United players Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Bruno Fernandes celebrate a goal.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Fernandes equals assist record after yet more VAR controversy
A soccer player in a white jersey with number 7 celebrates a goal on a rainy field.
A soccer player in a white jersey with number 7 celebrates a goal on a rainy field.
EVENT | TUESDAY MAY 26
Full lineup confirmed: 2026 World Cup Preview
Enzo Le Fee of Sunderland celebrates a goal in a Spiderman mask.
Enzo Le Fee of Sunderland celebrates a goal in a Spiderman mask.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Sunderland eye Europe as Coleman is left to say farewell in near-empty stadium
Enzo Le Fee of Sunderland celebrates a goal in a Spiderman mask.
Enzo Le Fee of Sunderland celebrates a goal in a Spiderman mask.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Sunderland eye Europe as Coleman is left to say farewell in near-empty stadium
Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his side's second goal.
Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his side's second goal.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Ouattara keeps Brentford dream alive after Wharton’s acrobatics
Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his side's second goal.
Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his side's second goal.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Ouattara keeps Brentford dream alive after Wharton’s acrobatics
Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Leeds United celebrates victory.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Leeds United celebrates victory.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Calvert-Lewin’s late, late goal punishes wasteful Brighton
Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Leeds United celebrates victory.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Leeds United celebrates victory.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Calvert-Lewin’s late, late goal punishes wasteful Brighton
Manchester United players Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Bruno Fernandes celebrate a goal.
Manchester United players Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Bruno Fernandes celebrate a goal.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Fernandes equals assist record after yet more VAR controversy
Manchester United players Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Bruno Fernandes celebrate a goal.
Manchester United players Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Bruno Fernandes celebrate a goal.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Fernandes equals assist record after yet more VAR controversy
A soccer player in a white jersey with number 7 celebrates a goal on a rainy field.
A soccer player in a white jersey with number 7 celebrates a goal on a rainy field.
EVENT | TUESDAY MAY 26
Full lineup confirmed: 2026 World Cup Preview
A soccer player in a white jersey with number 7 celebrates a goal on a rainy field.
A soccer player in a white jersey with number 7 celebrates a goal on a rainy field.
EVENT | TUESDAY MAY 26
Full lineup confirmed: 2026 World Cup Preview
Curtis Jones of Liverpool in a white and red jersey during a Premier League match.
Celtic fans clashing in Glasgow after winning the William Hill Premiership title.
Celtic must do more to prevent fan disorder, says Police Scotland

Assistant chief constable calls for club to be held more accountable after violence broke out following Premiership title decider

Xabi Alonso looking away with an open mouth.
Alonso confirmed as new Chelsea manager on four-year deal
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill and Callum McGregor celebrating with the Scottish Premier League Trophy.
ANALYSIS
MARK PALMER
Written off as a dinosaur, this title belongs to elite motivator O’Neill
Collage of three men related to soccer: Thomas Tuchel, Samuel Eto’o, and a Real Madrid player.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
If Tuchel ignores Trent now it would be a peculiar brand of lunacy
World Cup
Manchester City's Antoine Semenyo celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Emirates FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
FA CUP FINAL
Delightful Semenyo flick delivers third FA Cup for Guardiola — as it happened
Antoine Semenyo of Manchester City celebrates his goal against Chelsea.
MARTIN SAMUEL | FA CUP FINAL
Semenyo’s magical back-heel flick clinches FA Cup for City
Liverpool coach Arne Slot speaks with Mohamed Salah as Salah leaves the field due to injury.
PAUL JOYCE
Salah’s dig at Slot: ‘I want to see Liverpool back playing heavy metal football’
Collage of three men related to soccer: Thomas Tuchel, Samuel Eto’o, and a Real Madrid player.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
If Tuchel ignores Trent now it would be a peculiar brand of lunacy
World Cup
Manchester City's Antoine Semenyo celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Emirates FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
FA CUP FINAL
Delightful Semenyo flick delivers third FA Cup for Guardiola — as it happened
Antoine Semenyo of Manchester City celebrates his goal against Chelsea.
MARTIN SAMUEL | FA CUP FINAL
Semenyo’s magical back-heel flick clinches FA Cup for City
Liverpool coach Arne Slot speaks with Mohamed Salah as Salah leaves the field due to injury.
PAUL JOYCE
Salah’s dig at Slot: ‘I want to see Liverpool back playing heavy metal football’
Xabi Alonso looking away with an open mouth.
Alonso confirmed as new Chelsea manager on four-year deal
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill and Callum McGregor celebrating with the Scottish Premier League Trophy.
ANALYSIS
MARK PALMER
Written off as a dinosaur, this title belongs to elite motivator O’Neill
Blair Spittal of Heart of Midlothian looks dejected as Celtic fans celebrate on the pitch.
Michael GrantHearts’ despair turns to fury, but also hope for the future
Aston Villa v Liverpool - Premier League
Tony CascarinoSalah brave to call out sterile Liverpool — Iraola would bring back intensity
Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso as kids.
Peter RutzlerComplete Chelsea faith needed if Alonso is to emulate old friend Arteta

Women's football

Beth Mead and Vivienne Miedema seated next to the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award.
Mead a target for City (where she could reunite with partner Miedema)

Forward will leave Arsenal at the end of the season after nine years at the club, having failed to agree a new contract

Beth Mead and Vivienne Miedema seated next to the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award.
Mead a target for City (where she could reunite with partner Miedema)
WOMEN’S FA CUP SEMI-FINAL
Shaw’s late show sends City into final — and knocks out suitors Chelsea

More Football

May 16, 2026
Manchester United manager Marc Skinner gives instructions to player Fridolina Rolfo.
WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE
Frugal spending unbefitting of cash-strapped United’s world-famous status

Marc Skinner’s side ended disappointing WSL campaign with defeat away at Chelsea, who will no doubt address their own woes by going big in the transfer window

The Sunday Times
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates with a gold winner's medal and other team members at the FA Cup Final.
If Guardiola does move on, his lucky successor is set up for more success

With so much stardust on the bench at Wembley and in wider squad — and only two players aged over 30 — an enviable legacy awaits next Man City boss

The Sunday Times
Callum McGregor and his teammates celebrate lifting the Scottish Premiership trophy.
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP | MICHAEL GRANT
Hearts broken and beaten as Celtic snatch title amid ugly scenes

Celtic 3 Hearts 1: Daizen Maeda’s 87th-minute strike cruelly denies Derek McInnes’ team first title in 66 years before fans storm pitch and taunt players

The Sunday Times
Southampton manager Tonda Eckert at Deepdale Stadium.
Southampton manager could face long ban over spy case

Tonda Eckert at risk of similar punishment to ex-Canada head coach Bev Priestman, who received a one-year suspension in Olympic spying scandal

The Sunday Times
May 15, 2026
Aston Villa v Liverpool - Premier League - Villa Park
PREMIER LEAGUE
Pressure rises on Slot as insipid Liverpool swept away by swaggering Villa

Aston Villa 4 Liverpool 2: ‘We crumbled,’ says Arne Slot after Ollie Watkins brace secures Champions League place for hosts and 19th defeat of season for shambolic visitors

The Times
Enzo Maresca and Pep Guardiola embrace on the field after a pre-season friendly.
FA CUP FINAL | PETER RUTZLER
Why this is the Maresca final — even though he’s not involved

Former Chelsea head coach’s shadow looms over FA Cup final as club look to salvage silverware from wreckage of season against Man City side he could soon inherit from Pep Guardiola

The Times
Alan Searl in a burgundy shirt and striped scarf sitting in a booth with framed portraits on the wall behind him.
MICHAEL GRANT
Third time lucky? Hearts fans recall old scars as they brace for Celtic showdown

Alan Searl, 73, was in stands for club’s final-day title heartbreaks in 1965 and 1986. This time he’ll join those watching from pubs across Edinburgh, hoping for a different ending

The Times
Referee John Beaton points towards the field after a VAR check, with players Hendry and another nearby at Fir Park.
Referee at centre of Celtic penalty controversy under police protection

Officers sent to home of John Beaton, with a 19-year-old man arrested after referee’s personal details were leaked online

The Times
Southampton fan in a ghillie suit mockingly looking through binoculars, with another fan holding a camera in the foreground.
Middlesbrough call for Southampton to be kicked out of play-offs

Club say expulsion is ‘only appropriate response’ to ‘spygate’ row and threaten legal action if commission investigating the case does not rule in their favour

The Times
Collage of four figures, including footballers and a bearded man, representing the FA Cup.
FA CUP FINAL
From Macclesfield to Wembley, why Guéhi could become a quiz answer

Man City and England defender will become only fourth man to win two straight cups with two different teams if his side beat Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday

The Times
May 16, 2026
WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE
Frugal spending unbefitting of cash-strapped United’s world-famous status

Marc Skinner’s side ended disappointing WSL campaign with defeat away at Chelsea, who will no doubt address their own woes by going big in the transfer window

The Sunday Times
May 16, 2026
If Guardiola does move on, his lucky successor is set up for more success

With so much stardust on the bench at Wembley and in wider squad — and only two players aged over 30 — an enviable legacy awaits next Man City boss

The Sunday Times
May 16, 2026
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP | MICHAEL GRANT
Hearts broken and beaten as Celtic snatch title amid ugly scenes

Celtic 3 Hearts 1: Daizen Maeda’s 87th-minute strike cruelly denies Derek McInnes’ team first title in 66 years before fans storm pitch and taunt players

The Sunday Times
May 16, 2026
Southampton manager could face long ban over spy case

Tonda Eckert at risk of similar punishment to ex-Canada head coach Bev Priestman, who received a one-year suspension in Olympic spying scandal

The Sunday Times
May 15, 2026
PREMIER LEAGUE
Pressure rises on Slot as insipid Liverpool swept away by swaggering Villa

Aston Villa 4 Liverpool 2: ‘We crumbled,’ says Arne Slot after Ollie Watkins brace secures Champions League place for hosts and 19th defeat of season for shambolic visitors

The Times
May 15, 2026
FA CUP FINAL | PETER RUTZLER
Why this is the Maresca final — even though he’s not involved

Former Chelsea head coach’s shadow looms over FA Cup final as club look to salvage silverware from wreckage of season against Man City side he could soon inherit from Pep Guardiola

The Times
May 15, 2026
MICHAEL GRANT
Third time lucky? Hearts fans recall old scars as they brace for Celtic showdown

Alan Searl, 73, was in stands for club’s final-day title heartbreaks in 1965 and 1986. This time he’ll join those watching from pubs across Edinburgh, hoping for a different ending

The Times
May 15, 2026
Referee at centre of Celtic penalty controversy under police protection

Officers sent to home of John Beaton, with a 19-year-old man arrested after referee’s personal details were leaked online

The Times
May 15, 2026
Middlesbrough call for Southampton to be kicked out of play-offs

Club say expulsion is ‘only appropriate response’ to ‘spygate’ row and threaten legal action if commission investigating the case does not rule in their favour

The Times
May 15, 2026
FA CUP FINAL
From Macclesfield to Wembley, why Guéhi could become a quiz answer

Man City and England defender will become only fourth man to win two straight cups with two different teams if his side beat Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday

The Times