It was during scouting trips to Bramall Lane to watch MGW that Everton's interest in Iliman Ndiaye was first piqued
Cost £15m & now worth over 3x that
Important blueprint for any club like #EFC trying to bridge gap to elite
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Arsenal: winning on the field, winning off it. Revenue (way) up, losses down, out-performing the wage bill.
Some curiosities too though - including mammoth costs and a need to sell better.
Deep dive into their 2024-25 financials here:
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"I just don't know why these mid-table teams don't prioritise trying to win a trophy."
Why didn't Fulham go all out for FA Cup glory? 🏆
Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton has been charged after an alleged assault outside a golf club.
The 43-year-old ex-Manchester City and Newcastle United midfielder has been in custody since the incident at Huyton and Prescot Golf Club on Sunday evening.
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FIFA has cut over $100m from its operating budget for this summer’s World Cup, with multiple departments at the organisation’s U.S. headquarters in Miami asked to make “efficiencies”.
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West Ham United: ✅✅✅✅✅
Brentford: ✅❌✅✅
West Ham United are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals after beating Brentford on penalties.
Dango Ouattara was the only player who missed in the shootout, with Alphonse Areola saving his Panenka.
West Ham United will play Leeds United in the last eight of the FA Cup after beating Brentford on penalties.
Here is the complete draw after tonight's game.
BREAKING NEWS: MLS announced lifetime bans for former players Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah for betting on league matches.
An investigation found that the players “engaged in extensive gambling on soccer, including on their own teams, during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.”
The FA Cup quarter final draw... 🏆
Roman Abramovich’s legal team has informed the UK government that the proceeds from the Chelsea sale in 2022 are “wholly” his and that he is ready to fight any attempt to confiscate the funds.
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More than 2,500 corners have been taken in the Premier League in 2025-26 — with 140 of those resulting in a goal.
Ahmed Walid has picked his 10 favourite corner routines of 2025-26 so far — featuring Arsenal, Manchester United and plenty of Fulham.
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Graham Arnold, head coach of Iraq, has asked FIFA to reschedule the nation’s World Cup play-off game due to travel issues stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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Only Lionel Messi has scored more goals in Europe's top-five leagues since 2010 than Robert Lewandowski.
In an exclusive interview with @nickmiller79.bsky.social, the 37-year-old Barcelona striker reveals the secrets behind his longevity and how rejection fuels him.
Streetwise rogues in the mould of an enigmatic leader… there are certainly parallels between Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid and Tommy Shelby’s Peaky Blinders.
Now, they are joining forces as part of a promotional campaign for Netflix film The Immortal Man, based on the Birmingham crime family.
Leeds United negotiated a tricky tie against Norwich City with ease at Elland Road.
Goals from Sean Longstaff, Gabriel Gudmundsson and Joel Piroe see the Yorkshire side reach an FA Cup quarter-final for the first time since 2003.
Middlesbrough responded after Coventry's win yesterday, with a convincing 4-0 victory against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.
Goals from David Strelec, Alan Browne, a stunner from Hayden Hackney and Tommy Conway's penalty keep Kim Hellberg's side within five points of the Championship leaders.
Leeds United thought they had opened the scoring against Norwich City, but Lukas Nmecha's goal was ruled out after Wilfried Gnonto was adjudged to have handled the ball in the build up.
Daniel Farke's side didn't have to wait long, as Sean Longstaff put them in front 13 minutes later.
Port Vale have only won six league games this season, but they have knocked Premier League side Sunderland out of the FA Cup.
Five days after beating Bristol City, it's another valiant effort from the League One side who reach the last eight courtesy of Ben Waine's header.
The magic of the FA Cup.
Melker Ellborg has been in the thick of it today.
He was booked for this challenge outside the box on Port Vale's George Hall.
VAR confirmed the on-field decision that it was not a denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity.
Should the Sunderland goalkeeper have been sent off?
The social media platform X has been forced to take down offensive posts made by xAI’s Grok tool about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough stadium and Munich air disasters after complaints by Liverpool and Manchester United.
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Sunderland goalkeeper Melker Ellborg had to divert Luke O'Nien's back pass over the bar with his head, but he couldn't prevent Port Vale taking the lead from the ensuing corner.
Ben Waine has headed League One's bottom club in front against the Premier League side at Vale Park.
Fulham's hopes of reaching a first FA Cup final since 1975 are scuppered as they are dumped out by Championship side Southampton.
Ross Stewart's stoppage time penalty sends Tonda Eckert's side into the last eight at Craven Cottage.
Liverpool and Manchester United want offensive posts on X by the AI chatbot Grok that reference Hillsborough, the Munich air disaster and Diogo Jota's death to be removed.
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Omar Marmoush has scored 14 times for Manchester City since joining the club from Eintracht Frankfurt last season – and half of them have been against Newcastle United.
The Egyptian scored a second-half double as Manchester City came from behind to beat Eddie Howe's side in the FA Cup fifth round.
On a normal Championship matchday at The Racecourse Ground, George Dobson would have escaped with a yellow card for his challenge on Alejandro Garnacho.
But if Wrexham make it to the Premier League sooner rather than later, they will need to get used to the fact that such fouls do not elude VAR.
Have you ever seen a goal like that?
Savinho stands still at the far post to let Jeremy Doku's cross hit him on the shin and roll into the net.
Did the Manchester City forward mean it?
Chelsea needed extra time to overcome a stubborn Wrexham side at the Racecourse Ground.
The Premier League club twice fought back from behind, before goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Joao Pedro secured their passage through to the last eight of the FA Cup.
Lewis Brunt thought he had equalised for 10-man Wrexham against Chelsea, but VAR ruled out his late effort in extra time for offside.
Alejandro Garnacho has been the villain of the piece at the Racecourse Ground and he has put Chelsea in front for the first time on the night against the 10 men of Wrexham.
The home fans were not happy with his choice of celebration.
