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Jofra Archer will be in the Indian Premier League auction after initially being left off the shortlist. The England fast bowler was entered on the longlist, then not among the 574 names published to go under the hammer last week. It was unclear why Archer appeared to have withdrawn, though there looks to have been some confusion over his future …

Winger Leon Bailey has just two goal involvements in the Premier League after hitting 19 in 2023-24. With the £50m sale of Moussa Diaby – who managed 14 goal involvements – Villa’s creative output has reduced. They could really do with Ian Maatsen’s movement in behind, because at the moment too much of Villa’s play is funnelled through the excellent …

  Ex-Premier League prodigy, Causso Darame has been jailed for st@bbing a teen with a Rambo kn!fe.   Causso Darame, who was signed by Swansea City FC in the Premier League when he was 16, left 19-year-old Ronnie Evans paralysed and with ‘life-changing injuries’.   The failed winger Darame, 25, st@bbed Mr Evans in the leg and robbed his neck chain and …

Promotion/relegation play-offs will take place in March. These ties will see the teams who finished third in League A playing two-legged ties against second-placed sides from League B, with winner of those takes taking place in League A. Meanwhile, the third-place teams in League B will face the second-placed sides in League C, with winners securing their place in League …

The reports suggest the lure of money – with 40 £1m-a-season contracts reportedly on offer for marquee players – and greater periods of rest, will attract big names. The English Premiership currently has an 18-round regular season, with post-season play-offs and European action adding to player schedules. The French Top 14 has even higher demands with 26 regular-season games for …

Having ended an otherwise disappointing Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on a high note when beating Denmark at Windsor Park 12 months ago, Michael O’Neill’s side carried that momentum into this year. An away win in Scotland followed by a credible draw in Romania showed signs of the solidity that was such a cornerstone of the former Stoke City manager’s first …

A video has emerged of a man alleged to be suspended Premier League referee David Coote snorting a white powder in a hotel room while he was officiating at last summer’s Euros. The eight-second clip, which leaked on Wednesday night, allegedly shows the official using a rolled-up bank note to inhale the powder. Coote is currently suspended by referees’ body PGMOL, who …

Parry also expressed concern at “a whole raft of competition law cases which are impacting on the way that we run the game”. He continued: “Having been left more or less free to set their own rules for many years, now the competition law authorities… seem to be saying, ‘we don’t think that the people running football are doing a …

A Premier League footballer is being probed by police following multiple allegations of sex offences.     The man, in his 30s, is under investigation for the alleged rapes of two women and a sexual offence relating to a third woman.     Police first arrested him at an address in West London in July 2022 on suspicion of rape and …

Premier League official David Coote has been suspended following the emergence of a video in which he allegedly insults Liverpool FC and its former manager, Jurgen Klopp. The video, circulating on social media, appears to show Coote making disparaging comments about Liverpool, calling the club “s***,” and referring to Klopp as a “German c***” while speaking with another individual.   …