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Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse intends to use his England disappointment as motivation for the future, having proved his ability to recover from setbacks in the past. In May, the midfielder was one of four players cut from Gareth Southgate’s long squad list for the Nations League Finals in Portugal, where England went on to finish third. It is not the first time Ward-Prowse, who has two England caps to his name, has had to deal with feelings of rejection, after...

Newcastle are ready to make an approach to Sheffield Wednesday as they attempt to appoint Steve Bruce as Rafael Benitez’s replacement. PA understands the 58-year-old Owls boss is the man at the top of the Magpies’ shortlist and that formal contact is imminent, with the club due to embark on their Premier League Asia Trophy trip to China on Saturday. It is understood they would have to pay compensation of around £1million to release the Corbridge-born former Manchester United defender...

Steve Bruce has played down speculation linking him with the vacant manager’s job at Newcastle. The 58-year-old Sheffield Wednesday boss found himself installed as the latest bookmakers’ favourite – some even suspended betting – to replace Rafael Benitez on Tuesday as it emerged that the Magpies are considering him among a series of candidates for the post. Asked about the rumours at the Owls’ Portugal pre-season training base, Corbridge-born Bruce told the Sheffield Star: “It’s news to me. Steve Bruce...

Tottenham will host Women’s Super League champions and north London rivals Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 17. The full fixture list for the 2019/20 WSL season was announced on Wednesday morning with the derby clash the latest match to be moved to a stadium traditionally used for men’s football. Newly-promoted Manchester United, who start the campaign away at neighbours Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, continue their tough start by hosting the Gunners a week later before...

Liverpool teenagers Paul Glatzel and Bobby Duncan will be given the chance to impress in pre-season after manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed they will tour the United States with the first-team. Klopp is working with a reduced number because of the staggered late returns of players who were involved in internationals after last month’s Champions League final victory or, like Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita (Africa Cup of Nations) and Alisson Becker and Roberto Firmino (Copa America), have been...

Anthony Mullen, 57, appeared at South Sefton Magistrates Court in Bootle on Wednesday.

Marcus Rashford is all the more motivated to get Manchester United back to the top by seeing the eye-catching success of rivals Manchester City and Liverpool. After stumbling home sixth at the end of a tumultuous Premier League season, the 20-time champions are in the midst of a rebuilding job as they look to compete for major trophies under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Plenty of work is required to achieve that, but Rashford is determined to return United to the summit...

Two people are due to appear in court following an investigation into a mortuary photograph of footballer Emiliano Sala. Sala, 28, had just signed for Cardiff City when a plane carrying him crashed into the English Channel, north of Guernsey on January 21. His body was recovered on February 6 but pilot David Ibbotson, 59, of Crowle, Lincolnshire, has not been located. Last month, Wiltshire Police said two people had been summonsed to court after an image emerged showing the...

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has signed a new three-year contract, the Premier League club have announced. Wilder guided the Blades back to the top flight last season following a 12-year exile after leading them to the League One title in his first season in charge. Sheffield United chief executive Stephen Bettis told the club’s official website: “On behalf of the board, I’m delighted the formalities have been concluded and Chris has been rewarded. https://twitter.com/SUFC_tweets/status/1148672632373547008 “Chris signing a new contract...