Manchester City and Chelsea have been fined £35,000 and £100,000 respectively after their players clashed in their Premier League meeting at the Etihad Stadium in December. More to follow. BBC Sports – View Original Story
Pep Guardiola asks for time to succeed at Manchester City after poor run
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he needs more time to build a title-winning team at the Etihad. Defeat by Leicester on Saturday was City’s second successive league loss – and the first time they have lost back-to-back league games under Guardiola. City trail league leaders Chelsea by seven points and have won four
Homosexuality in football: Three players speaking to FA about coming out, says MP
Three players are in contact with the Football Association about coming out as gay, according to MP John Nicholson. He made the comments during a Department of Culture, Media and Sport hearing into homophobia in sport. In October, FA chairman Greg Clarke told MPs that Premier League players would suffer “significant abuse” if they chose
Lawro's Premier League predictions v Fighting Talk host Colin Murray
BBC Sport’s football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of guests. Lawro’s opponent for this week’s fixtures is Colin Murray, host of BBC Radio 5 live’s Fighting Talk. <!–<!–[if lte IE 8]><![endif]–> Murray is a Liverpool fan and says his allegiance does
BBC AFOTY 2016: Algeria's Riyad Mahrez wins award
Media playback is not supported on this device Riyad Mahrez has been crowned the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016. Fans from across the world voted for the Algeria and Leicester midfielder ahead of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew, Sadio Mane and Yaya Toure. Winger Mahrez, 25, told BBC Sport: “It means a lot, it’s
'Why do we let Neville talk about players on TV?'
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has questioned Gary Neville’s suitability as a TV pundit by making a reference to his short-lived career as a manager. Reds goalkeeper Loris Karius has been criticised for his recent displays by Neville and the ex-Manchester United defender’s brother Phil . “He showed he struggled with the job to judge players
Man Utd face St-Etienne, Spurs meet Gent in Europa League last 32
Manchester United will face French side Saint-Etienne in the Europa League last 32, while Tottenham Hotspur meet Belgian team Gent. United midfielder Paul Pogba is set to face older brother Florentin, who plays for the eighth-placed Ligue 1 side. Spurs have never met Gent, who finished third in the Belgian top-flight last season, in a
Dario Gradi: Crewe Alexandra confirm suspension of director pending FA investigation
Crewe Alexandra have confirmed director Dario Gradi has been suspended pending a Football Association investigation that will include looking into claims he “smoothed over” a complaint of sexual assault against a Chelsea scout in the 1970s. A former youth player at Chelsea – where Gradi was assistant manager – says he was assaulted by Eddie
Government needs to reform FA, say five ex-chiefs
The Football Association (FA) is outdated and unable to counter the power of the Premier League, say five former executives and chairmen of English football’s governing body. David Bernstein, David Davies, Greg Dyke, Alex Horne and David Triesman say the FA has failed to “self-reform”. They describe the FA’s decision-making structures as “arcane and convoluted”.
MOTD2 analysis: How Jones has become Man Utd's mainstay
It is not so long ago that Phil Jones was becoming Manchester United’s forgotten man but he showed again in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Tottenham that he can be the mainstay of their back four. Injuries meant he did not play for United’s first team from 2 January until the start of November and, in