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Middlesbrough to train for playoff final in case Southampton are expelled over spygate

Middlesbrough will return to training on Friday to prepare for a potential playoff final as they push for Southampton to be expelled after allegations of spying

Louise Taylor·13 May 2026

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Manchester United set for talks to make Michael Carrick permanent head coach

Manchester United will open formal discussions with Michael Carrick, with a view to appointing him as the club’s next permanent head coach

Jamie Jackson·13 May 2026

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Football Daily | Southampton, Middlesbrough and a spygate scandal that won’t go quietly

In today’s Football Daily: Saints are into the playoff fnal but spy saga is not over yet

Barry Glendenning·13 May 2026

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Championship clubs to vote on rules to widen gap in spending power to League One

EFL clubs will vote on Friday on changes to financial regulations that would widen the gap in spending power between the Championship and League One

Exclusive by Matt Hughes·13 May 2026

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Personalised chopsticks and underwater treadmills: Manchester City Women find new ways to win

Captain Alex Greenwood said ‘nothing comes close’ to club’s £10m state-of-the-art facility built specifically for women’s team

Tom Garry·13 May 2026

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What is the greatest distance between two football teams contesting a derby? | The Knowledge

Plus: winning two titles in the same season, trophies with family connections and an easy routes to finals

Guardian sport·13 May 2026

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Carlo Ancelotti: ‘Neymar’s call-up depends only on him and what he shows on the pitch’

In an exclusive interview the Brazil coach talks about being in charge of ‘the most important national team’, how to get the best out of Vinícius Júnior and what he learned at Real Madrid

Thiago Rabelo in Rio de Janeiro·13 May 2026

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‘It breaks my heart’: emotional Hellberg on spying row after loss at Southampton

Kim Hellberg accused Southampton of ‘disgraceful’ behaviour in the buildup to Middlesbrough’s defeat at St Mary’s

Ben Fisher at St Mary's Stadium·12 May 2026

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Southampton 2-1 Middlesbrough AET: Saints book Championship playoff final place – as it happened

A bizarre 116th-minute winner from Shea Charles sent Southampton into the Championship playoff final against Hull City

Luke McLaughlin·12 May 2026

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Southampton in playoff final after freak winner settles Middlesbrough grudge match

Shea Charles scored an extra-time winner for Southampton in their 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough to set up a playoff final against Hull at Wembley

Ben Fisher at St Mary's Stadium·12 May 2026

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Guardiola wants City players to raise their game rather than trust ‘flip of a coin’ officials

Pep Guardiola believes officiating decisions are a “flip of a coin” and so constantly urges his Manchester City players to perform better in order to overcome this

Jamie Jackson·12 May 2026

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Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez calls for elections in bizarre rant

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez argued with journalists and called for elections after a trophyless season in a tense tirade

Sid Lowe in Madrid·12 May 2026

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Chelsea optimistic about luring Xabi Alonso but are also eyeing Andoni Iraola

Chelsea have held encouraging discussions over a move for Xabi Alonso but are keeping their options open and are closely monitoring Andoni Iraola’s situation

Jacob Steinberg·12 May 2026

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$28.3m Messi is MLS’s top earner again, making more than twice as much as Son

The Inter Miami and LAFC stars are the highest-paid players in the league by a distance, while other new arrivals’ numbers are revealed for the first time

Jeff Rueter·12 May 2026

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Howard Webb praises VAR process in ruling out West Ham equaliser against Arsenal

Howard Webb has commended the process that led to West Ham’s equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday being overturned

Paul MacInnes·12 May 2026

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McInnes stands firm in belief Hearts can end Celtic dominance with historic title

Defeat for the champions at Motherwell and a win for the leaders at home to Falkirk will secure them a first league title time since 1960

Ewan Murray·12 May 2026

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Arsenal’s Ben White ruled out for rest of season and facing World Cup woe

Ben White’s World Cup hopes appear to be over after Arsenal said the England defender would miss the rest of the season owing to a knee injury sustained at West Ham on Sunday

Ed Aarons·12 May 2026

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Football Daily | Tottenham’s fabled penchant for self-sabotage is still very much to the fore

In today’s Football Daily: Spurs are still very much in trouble

Barry Glendenning·12 May 2026

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Frank and Postecoglou going head to head as BBC and ITV pundits for World Cup

The former Tottenham managers Ange Postecoglou and Thomas Frank will go head to head in the TV studio this summer as rival pundits

Exclusive by Matt Hughes·12 May 2026

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I wrote a book about the last 40 years of US men’s soccer. Here is what I learned | Leander Schaerlaeckens

The US men’s national team have high expectations at the 2026 World Cup. To me, that signals miraculous progress

Leander Schaerlaeckens·12 May 2026

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History makers Brighton are shaking up old order and not hiding ambition

Team are in their first Women’s FA Cup final but their coach, Dario Vidosic, is determined to keep aiming higher

Tom Garry·12 May 2026

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USMNT World Cup squad prediction: how Mauricio Pochettino’s call-ups determine the 26

The USMNT head coach has played 61 different players in his 24 games in charge – the trends among them could determine who makes the cut

Jeff Rueter·12 May 2026

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Southampton launch internal review into Middlesbrough spying allegations

Southampton have confirmed they have launched an interval review into allegations that one of their analysts spied on a Middlesbrough training session

Ben Fisher·12 May 2026

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Fifa’s failure to agree World Cup TV deals in China and India a headache for Infantino

With the tournament a month away, there are still no agreements done with the two Asian giants to ensure fans there can watch all 104 games

John Duerden·12 May 2026

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