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Manchester United will hold a commemorative service at Old Trafford today as the club pay their respects to the 23 people who were killed in the Munich air disaster 60 years ago. The Red Devils were returning from a European Cup tie at Red Star Belgrade when tragedy struck and the fabled Busby Babes were devastated. Jose Mourinho current squad are expected to attend the service while Manchester United legends such as Sir Bobby Charlton, who survived the plane crash,...

Bradford have sacked manager Stuart McCall after six successive defeats in all competitions. The 53-year-old former Bradford player was in his second spell at Valley Parade and led the Bantams to last season’s League One play-off final, a match they lost 1-0 to Millwall at Wembley. Bradford look set for a top-six finish, even after a dismal run capped by a loss to calamitous Oldham on the weekend. Last season the West Yorkshire team were unbeaten at home all season,...

Leeds United today confirmed that Thomas Christiansen is to leave the club after eight months in charge. Christiansen, 44, who formerly managed Cypriot side APOEL, had overseen an indifferent run of form since Christmas which had cast a shadow of the club's strong start to the season. The Yorkshire club are 10th in the Championship having failed to win since Boxing Day and lost 4-1 at home to Cardiff on Saturday. Leeds are now looking for their seventh manager since 2014....

The jewel in the crown of National Hunt racing is looming large on the horizon. While there are several important meetings to be staged between now and the middle week of March, trainers, jockeys, experts and punters alike will have one eye fixed firmly on the 2018 Cheltenham Festival. Hundreds of thousands of fans will make the annual pilgrimage from all over Britain and Ireland, ready to enjoy the best action jumps racing has to offer. Over the four days,...

This Sunday the Patriots will make their eighth appearance in the Superbowl in the last 17 seasons. For a system that is designed to counter such dominance it comes as a complete anomaly, a glitch in the Matrix, and it's one that has been welcomed like a hole in the head by Americans outside of New England. Quite how it has been possible for the Pats to achieve such success is anyone's guess. There are those who say it is thanks...

Leicester City star winger Riyad Mahrez missed a fourth day of training, prompting further speculation about the Algerian’s relationship with the club he helped launch into the Premier League and come top two seasons after. The Foxes’ star striker had made a transfer request to Man City this week but their £60 million offer was turned down. The Premier League leaders pulled out of talks on Deadline Day when it became clear that Leicester City would not accept less than...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Week 13 preview here. Week 14 preview here. Week 15 here. Week 16 here. Week 17 here. Week 18 here. Week 19 here. Week 20 here. It’s been an...

Legendary England goalkeeper Peter Shilton has asked for help from his Twitter fans to decide whether he should come face-to-face with old adversary Diego Maradona. The 68-year-old hasn't seen the Argentine since he infamously scored the 'Hand of God goal' during the 1986 World Cup quarter final in Mexico. The iconic goal helped knock the Three Lions out of the tournament, and laid the groundwork for Maradona's side winning the trophy. Now the goalie - who earned a record 125...

By Raj Dhokia The record signing has arrived amid a tough time in the season for the Gunners. There is a strange sense of optimism surrounding Arsenal at the moment. For much of the January transfer window, Gunners' fans were resigned to losing their talisman, Alexis Sanchez, with no replacement lined up. What's worse; he was probably going to go to Manchester City, and potentially for nothing if he waited until the summer. Fast-forward to the close of the window,...