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Pereira balances Forest's European ambitions with need to survive in the Premier League
Vitor Pereira had one eye on a crucial Premier League game agains Aston Villa — but still ensured that his Nottingham Forest side retain one foot in Europe.The Forest head coach spoke of the importance of finding a balance as he prepared to make his return to the familiar surroundings of Porto, where he has history as youth team coach, assistant coach and head coach.Advertisement
'You need to have arrogance' - Rooney and Littler on being number one
'You need to have arrogance' - Rooney and Littler on being number oneTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, Luke Littler challenges Wayne Rooney to nine-dart challengePublished3 minutes agoWayne Rooney and Luke Littler both know what it is like to be thrust into the limelight at a young age.A 16-year-old Rooney made the world sit up and take notice when he scored a stunning late winner for Everton against Arsenal in 2...
Littler v Rooney in nine-dart challenge
Littler v Rooney in nine-dart challengeTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedLittler v Rooney in nine-dart challengeClose6221Darts world number one Luke Littler goes up against Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney in a nine-dart challenge.Watch The Wayne Rooney Show on BBC iPlayerSubsectionMan UtdPublished1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRead description
Frozen Four: Denver stuns Michigan with an instant-classic, double-overtime victory
LAS VEGAS — This was a hellacious heavyweight matchup that lived up to the hype. An instant classic.Can they play again tomorrow?The University of Denver (10) and the University of Michigan (nine) are the college hockey programs with the most national titles, and each team played a game worthy of reaching Saturday’s final. This one was fast, physical and had many highlight-reel saves. Several players were oh-so-close to being the hero. Just ask the Pioneers’ Rieger Lorenz, a Minnesota Wild...
Toto Wolff wants to empower and micromanage. The contradiction explains his success
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here.Toto Wolff is one of the most influential leaders in modern Formula 1. He is the CEO of the Mercedes team and the architect of one of the sport’s great dynasties, which included seven straight drivers’ championships from 2014 to 2020. And now, he’s back at the top.Advertisement
Manchester United regrouped in Ireland – now they face seven games that will define their season
If you want an example of how peculiar a 40-game season can be for a club like Manchester United, consider how Amad and Bryan Mbeumo spent their Tuesday lunchtime.During a 24-day gap between fixtures, the pair found themselves holding a press conference to promote a pre-season friendly that is four months away and might look very different by then.Advertisement
The state of spin bowling in England — told through the eyes of three bowlers
The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join.It is one of English cricket’s biggest problems — the apparent and perennial dearth of top-quality spin bowling in the red-ball game.It is an issue that led England to pluck Shoaib Bashir from virtual county obscurity two years ago and groom him to be their Ashes spinner, only to lose their nerve when his moment came. Instead, they turned to Will Jacks, a batter who bowls off-spin as a second suit.Advertiseme...
Fantasy Premier League: How to build a Gameweek 32 Wildcard squad
It’s been three weeks since we last had Premier League action, with the international break and then a crucial FA Cup weekend that has set lay of the land for the rest of the season in Fantasy Premier League.We will have a Blank Gameweek 34 caused by the FA Cup semi-finals, with those postponed fixtures falling the previous midweek to create a Double Gameweek 33 for six teams.Advertisement
With Spurs’ confidence on the floor, how does Roberto De Zerbi pick his players up?
Tottenham Hotspur have not found themselves in this position overnight.While their marvellous home has become a destination for world-famous pop stars, NFL events, and boxing title fights, the football team hasn’t been built with the same care and attention. As with most poorly built constructions, it has been compromised by long-term defects that no one has invested time or money to fix.Advertisement
Everton mailbag: Discussing David Moyes' future, transfer targets and shirt-sponsor rumours
Earlier this week, we asked for your questions for our latest Everton mailbag.You responded in your numbers.Here, The Athletic’s Everton correspondent, Patrick Boyland, answers the best of your replies, with topics including manager David Moyes’ future, summer transfer plans and the club’s European qualification hopes all on the agenda.Thanks, as ever, for your support and apologies if we didn’t get to your query.Advertisement
Aston Villa might not be stylish. They might not even play well. But they are ruthlessly efficient
Two towers are prominent in the Bologna skyline: Le Due Torri, symbols of the city’s historic wealth and power.The Garisenda, the smaller tower with a pronounced lean, is striking. These days, though, the surrounding area is roped off in fear that debris is increasingly likely to fall, owing to the tower’s growing slant. A rough estimate is that it will take €20million (£17.4m) and at least a decade to restore the tower to complete safety.Advertisement
Paris-Roubaix: Can Pogacar end Van der Poel’s three-year reign to complete full Monument set?
To Paris-Roubaix. The Hell of the North is here. Cobbles, mud and suffering await.It stands as the only major one-day race to elude Tadej Pogacar; victory this weekend could see the Slovenian take a giant step towards Eddy Merckx at the summit of cycling’s firmament.Probably the sport’s most famous race outside the Tour de France, the 258km route includes more than 50km of cobbles (144km and 33.7km of cobbles for the women), taking the peloton from just outside the French capital to the Belgian...
Liverpool must create more chances against Fulham. Here’s how they can
The sight of Alexander Isak taking to the pitch for the first time in four months was one of the few positives for Liverpool against Paris Saint-Germain, but it is also clear that their attacking problems go much deeper than them missing their club-record signing.Their three shots, none of which were on target, had a total xG of 0.18 — the lowest of head coach Arne Slot’s reign — and the lack of any consistent threat throughout the 90 minutes laid bare their issues.Advertisement
Wolves are going down. But they will still have a significant say in who joins them in the Championship
For Wolverhampton Wanderers, the die is cast.Barring the greatest feat of escapology in the history of the Premier League, they will be relegated back to the Championship in the coming weeks. That much has been grimly apparent for most of their 2025-26 season.But what is becoming increasingly clear is that, in the six weeks left of their eight-year stay in the top division, they can also have as big a say as anyone over who joins them in taking the drop down to the second tier.Advertisement
Premier League predictions: Chelsea vs Man City, Man United vs Leeds and rest of Matchday 32
Welcome to week 32 of The Athletic’s Premier League predictions challenge, where we return after a three-week break to find things have changed significantly.The subscribers have surged ahead thanks to a spectacular performance from the last gameweek’s guest reader.There was an understandable sense of confusion in the comments section when other subscribers read that Elizabeth, a Newcastle United fan from San Francisco, had backed her team to lose 2-1 to Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby.Adverti...
Martine Grael won Olympic golds and then made SailGP history: 'It does bother me I’m the first'
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Athletic’s coverage of SailGP, an international sailing competition that has been likened to Formula 1 on water. Follow SailGP here.Talking about being a female in a male-dominated job is not Martine Grael’s favorite topic, but the Brazilian accepts it’s part of her story. She is a role model — the first and, as yet, only female driver in the six-year history of SailGP — but she doesn’t particularly enjoy being a pioneer.“It does bother me that...
Graham Scott: From being chased by Jose Mourinho to becoming referee columnist for The Athletic
Premier League referees often feel besieged from all sides, as players, coaches, fans and the media take turns to criticise them whenever they do not like a decision or think it is plain wrong.I have been chased across the pitch by Wayne Rooney and around the technical area by Jose Mourinho. I’ve fallen out with Harry Kane (repeatedly), had Jurgen Klopp scream in my face and united a stadium of 60,000 people in the opinion that I had no idea what I was doing.Advertisement
Mikel Arteta’s problem-solving: Issues for Arsenal as they return to Premier League title run-in
The Premier League returns this weekend with Arsenal sitting nine points clear of Manchester City at the top, albeit having played a game more.Mikel Arteta’s side also face a trip to the Etihad on April 19 in what will be a crucial game in the run-in as Arsenal chase a first title in 22 years.Since their previous league game, they have lost the Carabao Cup final to City and been knocked out of the FA Cup by Southampton to cause some concern and nervousness among the fanbase. They have since, how...
West Ham fans booed Maximilian Kilman – what is likely to happen next?
It was intended as a light-hearted joke, but it illustrated just how desperate Luis Boa Morte had become.It is almost 20 years since the winger was booed by sections of the West Ham United fanbase during a Premier League game against Liverpool at Upton Park in January 2008.Leading up to West Ham’s 1-0 victory, Boa Morte, who joined from Fulham for £5million ($6.7m) in 2007, had only scored once in 30 league games. When he was substituted for Matt Etherington in the 59th minute, the club’s fans v...
Arsenal vs Manchester City: Premier League title race – what numbers say after cup clash
Welcome back to The Athletic’s title-race tracker, where our data and tactics writers take a look at the key trends behind an enthralling battle for the Premier League crown.The race has been on hold for both clubs recently, with almost a month since their previous league games. Back then, Arsenal extended their lead to nine points, although City still have a game in hand.Advertisement