Sir Jim Ratcliffe has vowed that his investment in Manchester United is to bring sporting success back to the club he supported as a boy and not for any personal financial gain.Ratcliffe made his fortune in petrochemicals and his firm, INEOS, generates tens of billions in revenue each year. Having invested £1.3bn in purchasing a minority stake, he doesn’t intend to use United as a way to further line his own pockets, an accusation long levelled at the Glazer family after a huge amount of money has been taken out of the club during their ownership by way of dividends.”Yes,…
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Arsenal will be looking to bring home a positive result from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 when they take on Porto at the Estádio do Dragão tonight. The Gunners head into the game off the back of two superb away wins in the Premier League having beaten West Ham 6-0 and Burnley 5-0 so they should be full of confidence this evening. Mikel Arteta has named an unchanged side from the team that won at Turf Moor last weekend. David Raya keeps his place between the sticks meaning Aaron Ramsdale remains on the bench. Ben White has…
Wow! UFC 298 is in the books and with it an impressive new champion in the featherweight division as Ilia Topuria slept Alexander Volkanovski to claim the crown. But the greatest sport in the world never sleeps and even coming off the best event of the year thus far, there’s still more to come as this weekend features a double header with the two premier promotions in MMA: UFC Mexico and PFL vs. Bellator. And of course the No Bets Barred boys are back with a full breakdown of this double-stuffed weekend. Conner Burks and Jed Meshew kick things off…
The College Football Playoff expands during the 2024 season from four teams to 12, and the CFP management committee is already discussing the prospects of 14- or 16-team fields, 247Sports’ Brandon Marcello reports. During this week’s meetings, the committee tabled the idea of adding more spots in the bracket for the 2026 postseason, though it did not vote on the models. A return to the four-team structure and the implementation of a new eight-team bracket also came up in discussion.Next year’s tournament already marks the largest field in FBS history. The BCS pitted two teams head-to-head, the original CFP included four squads…
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer New Words: Jalen Brunson Deserves to be Included in the MVP Conversation Somehow, the former second-round pick, whom the Mavs deemed unworthy of signing a contract that would have locked him up at right around the mid-level exception, is still being overlooked…… pic.twitter.com/fxihpQZasd – 4:29 PM
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseTodd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher.FRISCO, Texas — It’s difficult to call coach Mike McCarthy’s first season as the playcaller for the Dallas Cowboys in 2023 anything but a success.The Cowboys led the NFL in points per game (29.9) and finished fifth in yards (371.6). Dak Prescott led the NFL in touchdown passes (36). CeeDee Lamb set team records in…
Best played under McFarland at Ulster during the 2018-19 seasonDan McFarland’s exit from Ulster is “not a massive surprise” given the club’s recent run of disappointing results, says former captain Rory Best.McFarland left his role as head coach on Wednesday after nearly six years in charge.Best, who played under McFarland at Ulster before retiring in 2019, says the club must prioritise long-term success in their search for a new boss.”They maybe needed a bit more of a reality check,” Best said of Ulster.He suggested the team now need a figure “like Joe Schmidt” to lead them forward, while acknowledging former…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Mathys Tel’s agent has refused to rule out a move away from Bayern amid reported interest from Manchester United. Mathys Tel’s agent, Gadiri Camara, has reflected on his client’s situation at Bayern Munich. Although the 18-year-old hasn’t started a single Bundesliga game this season, he has shown his potential on numerous occasions, leading to links with Manchester United. In an interview with Sport Bild, Camara has hinted that he wants Bayern to make a clear commitment to the 18-year-old and put it into practice if they want to keep him at the club. ”Sometimes you just have to…
The 2024 Major League Soccer campaign is set to begin with replacement referees despite the league reaching an initial agreement with the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) and the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. MLS revealed on February 17 that they had come to an agreement with PRO and PSRA’s representatives in a new record-breaking deal for their referees, but that PRSA’s membership decided to vote against the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Current referees make up the PRSA membership, meaning that referees themselves voted against what their representatives had agreed upon with MLS. “Earlier this…
Manchester United are prepared to trigger the release clause of Sporting CP defender Goncalo Inacio after Erik ten Hag requested his signing this summer, according to Fichajes. The 22-year-old Portuguese international has established himself as a key player for Sporting CP and his impressive performances have caught the eye of Manchester United bosses. The report states that ten Hag has requested the club to sign Inacio and Man Utd are now ‘willing‘ to pay the defenders £51 million release clause to get a deal done this summer. Inacio has proven himself to be a reliable defender for Sporting CP in…