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Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield will face a retrial over the gross negligence manslaughter of Liverpool fans, a judge has ruled. Judge Sir Peter Openshaw made the ruling at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday morning following a hearing on Monday. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) sought a retrial after a jury was discharged in April following a 10-week trial. The application was resisted by lawyers for the 74-year-old retired chief superintendent. The judge said: “I authorise a retrial of defendant...

Alan Shearer is furious with Mike Ashley after another manager leaves the club without any silverwear and without enough funds to try and achieve the levels of success required by the fans. Rafa Benitez quit Newcastle after refusing new deal over lack of transfer funds. Benitez and his whole backroom staff will depart on June 30, with Newcastle now beginning their search for a new boss. A Newcastle statement read: “It is with disappointment that we announce manager Rafael Benitez will leave Newcastle United...

Tyias Browning was told it was too early to make the move to China but for the former Everton defender, the shift east has already given his career a significant boost. Less than six months after joining World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro's Guangzhou Evergrande, Browning has traded life on the fringes at Everton for a starting role at one of Asia's biggest clubs. And while the stifling heat and humidity of a summer in southern China remain a challenge for...

Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko has signed a three-year extension to his contract which will keep him at the club until 2024, the Premier League champions said on Thursday. Ukraine international Zinchenko, who was signed by City in 2016, made 29 appearances in all competitions last season, where City won an unprecedented domestic treble of the league, FA Cup and League Cup. The deal comes a day after City extended defender Kyle Walker's contract till the end of the 2023-24...

Maurizio Sarri said being appointed Juventus' new head coach was the "crowning achievement" of his long career and he welcomed a return to Italy following a year in the English Premier League with Chelsea. The Serie A champions appointed Sarri on a three-year contract earlier this week after agreeing a compensation fee with Chelsea and the 60-year-old replaces Massimiliano Allegri, who stepped down at the end of the season. "It's the crowning achievement of a long career," Sarri told reporters....

A drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, in the wake of corruption scandals consuming the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The CAF executive committee took a stunning decision on Wednesday to cede control of the running of the organisation and have FIFA general secretary Fatma Samoura parachuted in as "FIFA High Commissioner for Africa", according to sources. No announcement has been...

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been fined £8,000 and warned about his future conduct after he admitted a misconduct charge in relation to betting, the English Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday. It was alleged the 44-year-old former England international had placed 140 bets on soccer matches between August 2015 and January 2019. credit;Reuters "I accept last week's ruling. I would like to apologise and I understand and fully accept the fine imposed by the FA," Scholes said...

Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar's off-pitch woes continue to mount, as Brazilian tax authorities put a freeze on dozens of his mansions and other properties amid a long-running tax dispute, local media reported Monday. The Folha de S.Paulo newspaper reported that Brazilian authorities blocked 36 properties in Brazil as they seek 69 million reais (£14 million) in back taxes. They claim that amount is due in connection with Neymar's 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona. The action means Neymar can use...

Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was detained for questioning by French police on Tuesday over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament to Qatar, a judicial source told Reuters. Platini's lawyer William Bourdon was not immediately available for comment. The detention of the former soccer star was first reported by French investigative website Mediapart. France's national financial prosecutor's office (PNF), which specialises in investigating economic crimes and corruption, has been leading a probe...