Ten Hag rips into Man Utd stars with clear demand after 'unacceptable' defeat

Football Digest: Man Utd with work to do after sluggish start Erik Ten Hag has blasted his Manchester United players for refusing to ‘run’ against Tottenham and held clear-the-air talks with his squad, after labelling their efforts ‘unacceptable’ following their 2-0 defeat last Saturday. The Dutchman ripped into his flops after a below-par display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium followed a lacklustre performance against Wolves only five days earlier, and Ten

Performance against Tottenham ‘not acceptable’ for Man Utd – Erik ten Hag

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Erik ten Hag told his players that their drop-off in the defeat at Tottenham was unacceptable as the Manchester United boss accused some of the team of not running or sticking to their jobs. Having finished third in

Lionesses release statement in support of Spain team amid Luis Rubiales scandal

The England Women’s football team have released a statement in support of their Spanish counterparts following the scandal surrounding Luis Rubiales. Rubiales, the head of the Spanish football federation, has received widespread condemnation for kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips without consent following Spain’s World Cup victory over England. He was expected to step down at an extraordinary general assembly called by the RFEF on Friday but instead claimed he was the

March on Brighton's production line and backing himself for England

Solly March on Brighton’s amazing production line and how he backs himself for England It’s two wins from two for Roberto De Zerbi’s men ahead of the West Ham game Solly March at the heart of their success so far in the Premier League season WATCH: It’s All Coming Up – Mail Sport’s preview show for the weekend’s football Someone from Brighton’s training ground team pokes his head through the

Sheffield United boss Heckingbottom frustrated by Archer delay

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom frustrated by Cameron Archer delay as striker still to join the Blades despite agreeing £18m fee with Aston Villa  Cameron Archer had a medical on Thursday after Aston Villa accepted £18m bid He missed Friday’s deadline and will not be eligible to face Man City on Sunday Sheffield United have lost their opening two games in the Premier League Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom confirmed

Tottenham exit collapses after Arsenal loan agreement in Ange Postecoglou blow

Tottenham have seen their hopes of offloading Sergio Reguilon collapse after Arsenal agreed the loan departure of Kieran Tierney to Real Sociedad. Spurs had been in talks with the La Liga club over sending their Spanish full-back on loan to the Basque Country but their hopes of reaching an agreement have now died. That’s because Tierney is due to undergo a medical with Sociedad this weekend ahead of completing his

EXCLUSIVE: FA wants gambling companies to STOP yellow card bets

EXCLUSIVE: FA wants gambling companies to STOP allowing yellow card bets in a bid to crack down on spot-fixing amid a rise in high-profile betting probes The FA wants to stop gambling companies offering yellow card markets There is a growing concern about spot-fixing occurring during matches  WATCH: It’s All Coming Up – Mail Sport’s preview show for the weekend’s football The FA want gambling companies to withdraw betting markets

Daniel Dubois has chance to make boxing dream reality with Oleksandr Usyk battle

Bookmark Daniel Dubois can remember the moment he started dreaming about becoming a world heavyweight champion. Now the British fighter gets the chance to make that dream become reality when he faces WBA, IBF and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk tomorrow in Poland. Dubois, 25, was a kid when his dad, Dave, stuck a video into an old VHS player and the sight of Lennox Lewis beating Frank Bruno had the

Spain's Women's World Cup winners won't play until Luis Rubiales 'removed'

Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Spain's Women's World Cup winner will not play for the national team until Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales is removed from his position. Just under a week after claiming World Cup glory down under at Stadium Australia

Spain players refuse to play for their country until Luis Rubiales is fired

Jenni Hermoso and the Spain Women’s team will not represent their country until Luis Rubiales has been removed from his role as head of the Spanish football federation. Rubiales has refused to resign following widespread condemnation for kissing midfielder Hermoso on the lips without consent following Spain’s World Cup victory over England. Video footage also emerged of him grabbing his crotch in celebration while in close proximity to the Queen