Manchester United have confirmed the club saved between £8m and £10m on the first round of redundancies last year that cut 250 staff jobs. United have subsequently embarked on a second redundancy round which could see another 200 jobs going. In figures published on Companies House as part of the Manchester United football club accounts - a subsidiary of the club's parent company - that announced a £113.2m loss to 30 June 2024 in September last year, United said they had an average of 937 employees, 659 of whom were involved in administration and other areas. ... Read full Story
The Premier League has confirmed it will introduce semi-automated offside technology from Saturday 12 April (match round 32). This is after non-live testing in league games this season, as well as li... ... Read full Story
Inter Milan and Juventus will reportedly go head-to-head in a transfer battle for outgoing Lille center-forward Jonathan David.According to Libero via FCInter1908, the eternal Serie A rivals are the m... ... Read full Story
Arsenal are determined to sign Martin Zubimendi this summer, but completing a deal looks like it could be difficult because of Real Madrid, who are also eyeing the transfer of the 26-year-old Real Soc... ... Read full Story
David Moyes says the "brilliant job" his players have done since he rejoined Everton to replace Sean Dyche in January is behind the upturn in form. Moyes has also transformed Everton's attacking output - scoring in nine successive league matches, having scored just one in the previous six. The players have done a brilliant job. ... Read full Story
Manchester City have nine games left in the Premier League season to secure Champions League qualification for next season. Up next for Pep Guardiola’s side is Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium. ... ... Read full Story
There were some top-quality finishes across matchday three in the NWSL.A moment of inspiration from Angel City's Alyssa Thompson, Emma Sears' long-range strike and Ashley Hatch's header are the conten... ... Read full Story
Liverpool’s Pre-Season Plans and Transfer News: Insights from Dave HendrickLiverpool’s evolving future under new management continues to be a topic of passionate debate and detailed analysis, none... ... Read full Story
Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil has asserted that he is convinced that they will make it past Real Madrid and into the Copa del Rey final on Tuesday night. It is a mammoth task for the Txuri-Urd... ... Read full Story
Rob Butler and Chris Reeve are joined by Norwich City fans Richard Lain-Smith and Will Graver to discuss the rise in prominence of data in football. ... Read full Story
During the second half of Manchester City’s 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final tie win over Bournemouth, Erling Haaland sustained what appeared to be a serious-looking ankle injury. The way Lewis Cook innocuo... ... Read full Story
Inter Milan have reportedly taken the lead in hot pursuit of outgoing Lille star Jonathan David, overtaking Barcelona and Juventus.According to Tuttosport via FCInterNews, the reigning Scudetto holder... ... Read full Story
Liverpool Weigh Move for Milos Kerkez as Bournemouth Set £45m PriceLiverpool are actively exploring options at left back ahead of a pivotal summer of transition—and Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez has... ... Read full Story
Nine games for Ipswich Town to try to survive in the Premier League. Nine games to show some character, passion and fight to either achieve the required points to avoid relegation or build some momentum for a Championship promotion campaign. Ipswich play Wolves at Portman Road on Saturday and if the gap between the two stretches to more than the current nine points - effectively 10 accounting for the goal difference - then realistically Ipswich will be preparing for a return to English football's second tier. ... Read full Story
Stoke boss Mark Robins did "really well" to combine a "solid spine of players" with a "sprinkle of stardust", according to Potterlytics podcast host George Weaver. ... Read full Story
What is the first thing I would do for the run-in if I was the manager of AFC Bournemouth? While the recency bias of a league dip and cup exit suggests that "disappointment" should be the key emotion, it should not be forgotten that this is the best it has ever been as a Bournemouth fan, given the Cherries are only a couple of points off the club's best total in the top flight. Although it feels alien to us Bournemouth fans, the realistic aim for the run-in genuinely is a stab at getting European football. ... Read full Story
Aston Villa's FA Cup semi-final place at Wembley brings a sheen of success to a season that is fascinatingly teetering between defining glory and missed opportunity. It also drops yet another fixture into a jam-packed April that already includes a two-legged Champions League quarter-final against Paris St-Germain and pivotal Premier League games. For Villa, the first of hopefully two trips to Wembley offers a vital safety net. ... Read full Story
With Paris Saint-Germain gearing up to face Ligue 2 side USL Dunkerque in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France tonight, the Seasiders head into their first semi-final clash in France’s historic ... ... Read full Story
Pep Guardiola has outlined the length of time Manchester City forward Erling Haaland will spend on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury against Bournemouth on Sunday.Haaland was taken off aft... ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 1, 2025 is:
cynosure \SYE-nuh-shur\ noun
A cynosure is a person or thing that attracts a lot of attention or interest. As a proper noun, Cynosure may refer to the North Star or its constellation Ursa Minor.
// He was the cynosure of all eyes as he walked into the room.
"Look at any picture of Kashmir and you'll understand why it is called heaven on earth. And Srinagar, framed by the majestic Zabarwan Mountains, is the cynosure of all travel itineraries, offering a mix of breathtaking landscapes, rich culture, and spirituality." — Mallika Bhagat, Times Now (Mumbai, India), 17 Dec. 2024
Did you know?
Ancient mariners noted that all the stars in the heavens seemed to revolve around a particular star, and they relied on that star to guide their navigation. The constellation that this bright star appears in is known to English speakers today as Ursa Minor, or the Little Dipper, but the Ancient Greeks called it Kynósoura, a term that comes from a phrase meaning "dog's tail." Kynósoura passed into Latin and Middle French, becoming cynosure. When English speakers adopted the term in the 16th century, they used it as a name for both the constellation and the star (which is also known as the North Star or Polaris) and also to identify a guide of any kind. By the 17th century, cynosure was also being used figuratively for anything or anyone that, like the North Star, is the focus of attention or observation.