Oliver Brown

In the end, the one farewell Pep Guardiola neglected to choreograph was his own . After a decade at Manchester City, he has grown acquainted with

Perhaps the greatest football mind the Premier League has known will bid farewell to the blue half on Manchester this weekend.

Savaged by the style police, Arsenal have seized the prize that matters most. While their casting as ugly ducklings is fleeting, their status as champions is indelible.

Thu 21 May 2026 at 1:06am

He is immortalised for millions as the man with the bloodied head. Nothing crystallises Terry Butcher's reputation as the savage enforcer of English

What Michael Carrick has brought to Manchester United , beyond 12 wins in 17 games plus restoration to the Champions League, is a priceless sense of peace.

Oliver Brown

While PSG gave full licence to their staggering abundance of individual talent, Mikel Arteta's side could only cling on for grim death

Thin though the air might be here in Mexico City, over 7,000 feet above sea level, it is thick with tension.

Thin though the air might be here in Mexico City, more than 7,000 feet above sea level, it is thick with tension. Hundreds of riot police stand sentry around the Azteca Stadium’s high perimeter fence, while concrete barriers and lines of rubbish trucks shield the entrances.