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Meet Coach Alice, the New Face of ‘Ted Lasso’
English actress Tanya Reynolds has joined Ted Lasso’s fourth season as Alice, the new assistant coach of AFC Richmond’s women’s team, marking one of the show’s most significant new additions as the Apple TV+ series shifts focus from the men’s side featured in seasons one to three. Reynolds, previously best known for playing Lily in…
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Footballer-turned adolescent psychotherapist Richie Sadlier explains why he fears for the future of Irish youth as he insists ‘we’re outsourcing our children’s education to online porn and social media’
Richie Sadlier, a former professional footballer who has retrained as an adolescent psychotherapist, has spoken out about his fears for the future of young people in Ireland. He argues that parents and educators are increasingly ceding responsibility for children’s sex education and emotional development to online pornography and social media platforms, rather than providing proper…
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Frank Lampard hails ‘huge’ signing as Coventry seal record £22.5m Rushworth deal
Coventry City have signed goalkeeper Carl Rushworth from Brighton for a club-record £22.5m, as Frank Lampard’s side prepare for their Premier League return after a 25-year absence. The 25-year-old had impressed on loan at Coventry last season, playing a key role in their Championship title-winning promotion campaign, and the permanent deal reunites him with a…
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David Squires on … Gianni Infantino clinging to power as his Fifa empire crumbles
The Guardian’s cartoonist David Squires has published a satirical strip imagining behind-the-scenes crisis talks at Fifa, as president Gianni Infantino faces mounting pressure amid what the piece characterises as a “botched World Cup plan”. The cartoon uses humour to comment on Infantino’s efforts to shore up support as controversies engulf football’s governing body, reflecting broader…
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Cwmbran Celtic FC team up with Super Furry Animals, Mogwai, Panic Shack, and Loose Articles for new kits
Cwmbran Celtic FC has launched new kits for the 2026/27 season featuring designs inspired by four independent bands: Super Furry Animals, Mogwai, Panic Shack and Loose Articles. Made by new kit supplier Tor Sports, the collaboration aims to support grassroots music venues, with 10 per cent of shirt sales going directly to the Music Venue…
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Wenger and Infantino’s No 2 Grafström criticise ‘sad and reproachable’ World Cup plan
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has faced further criticism from within his own organisation after secretary general Mattias Grafström described the failed World Cup private investment scheme as a “sad and reproachable series of events”. Arsène Wenger, Fifa’s chief of global development, also broke his silence to say the plan’s withdrawal was “absolutely necessary and beyond…
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Coventry sign Brighton goalkeeper Rushworth after loan
Coventry City have completed the permanent signing of goalkeeper Carl Rushworth from Brighton & Hove Albion, ending months of speculation after his impressive loan spell at the CBS Arena last season. The move, reportedly worth a club-record £22m though neither club has confirmed the figure, rewards Rushworth for a standout campaign that helped Coventry secure…
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Fifa private money plan had to be scrapped – Wenger
Fifa’s chief of global football development, Arsène Wenger, has said that scrapping president Gianni Infantino’s plan to bring private investment into the organisation’s competitions was “absolutely necessary and beyond question”. The proposal would have created a commercial subsidiary to run Fifa’s main events, including the World Cup, allowing external investors to buy stakes, but it…
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Football transfer rumours: Chelsea’s Mudryk to reunite with Lampard at Coventry?
This Guardian round-up of transfer gossip focuses on interest in Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk, who has been free to move since his doping ban ended, with several Premier League and European clubs reportedly enquiring about him, including Coventry City, managed by his former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. The wider article compiles a broad sweep of…
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NIFL call EGM with members to avoid season delay
The Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) has called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) with its member clubs for Tuesday in a bid to prevent the delay of the new Irish Premiership and Championship seasons. The move follows a legal challenge from Banbridge Town, whose appeal against being excluded from NIFL’s restructured league system was upheld…