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Manchester United part ways with head coach Marc Skinner
Manchester United’s Women’s team head coach Marc Skinner has left the club by mutual consent after five years in charge, with a dispute over transfer strategy at the heart of his departure. Skinner, 43, is understood to have initiated the exit talks himself, having grown increasingly frustrated at seeing rival Women’s Super League clubs consistently…
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Furious UEFA warned Gianni Infantino NOT to destroy botched World Cup plan documents with lawsuit threatened before FIFA president abandoned his plot
UEFA formally warned FIFA president Gianni Infantino not to destroy any documents relating to a botched, now-abandoned World Cup plan, threatening legal action had evidence been tampered with. The episode marks a serious escalation between European football’s governing body and FIFA, reflecting UEFA’s fury both at the substance of the scheme and at how Infantino…
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European heatwave forces Hungary to shut its nuclear plant as River Danube dries up while Greece continues to battle huge wildfires
A severe European heatwave has forced Hungary to shut down its nuclear power plant as the River Danube dries up, while Greece continues to battle extensive wildfires. The extreme conditions highlight the growing strain that climate-driven heat is placing on critical infrastructure across the continent, with energy generation and water resources both under pressure during…
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From European hopes to relegation form – will Moyes reignite Everton?
Everton manager David Moyes faces the challenge of reviving a side that surged into European contention last season before collapsing into relegation-form football, finishing 13th for the second successive campaign. A promising run that peaked with a 3-0 win over Chelsea in March, leaving them just three points off the Champions League places, disintegrated after…
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On the spot: 50 of the most famous – and infamous – Panenka penalties of all time
The Guardian marks the 50th anniversary of Antonin Panenka’s audacious chipped penalty, which won Czechoslovakia the 1976 European Championship final against West Germany, by compiling a list of 50 of the most famous and infamous attempts at the technique since. The piece traces how the “Panenka” moved from an obscure moment barely noted in the…
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STEPHEN GLOVER: Spain’s border crisis is a wake-up call to Burnham who’s deep in the realms of delusion if he thinks his party’s stopping the boats
In this Daily Mail opinion column, Stephen Glover argues that a mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week, in which around 60,000 people entered from Morocco and 67 died, offers a warning about future migration pressures facing Europe, including Britain. He contends that most of those involved were young male economic…
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‘Jimmy’ Review: Woozily Seductive Mood Piece Wanders Europe in Pursuit of James Baldwin’s Spirit
“Jimmy” is a review of a new hybrid film directed by photographer Yashaddai Owens, which explores the spirit of writer James Baldwin without functioning as a conventional biopic or documentary. Critic Guy Lodge finds the 68-minute feature an oblique but effective work, noting that despite its unconventional, largely wordless structure, it feels genuinely in touch…
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Pauline Hanson demands Australia strengthen its borders now or risk migrant chaos after 50,000 ‘illegals’ barged into Spain: ‘Be prepared’
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called on Australia to tighten its border security, warning that the country risks the kind of migration pressures seen in Spain, where an estimated 50,000 people have entered the country illegally. Her comments come amid heightened international attention on irregular migration routes into Europe, with related reporting from Ceuta…
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Ukraine seeks more US Patriot interceptors as bomb shelter probe deepens
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has renewed his call for the United States to supply more Patriot missile interceptors after a Russian missile and drone barrage on Kyiv killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens more. He said the necessary interceptors already exist and it is now a matter of political will among partners, urging…