Twenty-five years ago tonight a helicopter crashed into a field outside Middlewich in Cheshire on the way back from a League Cup match between Bolton Wanderers and Chelsea. All five passengers died. One of them was a young socialist millionaire who kickstarted the modern era of success at Stamford Bridge. Allan Prosser recalls the story of Matthew Harding

There's a mural of the legendary footballers in the Lower East Side of Manhattan which emerged out of the darkest days of 2020’s lockdown and has caused a stir around the hipster soccer circles so enamored by what they like to call Fútbol.

The United faithful still want one of their most favourite sons to succeed where others have failed trying to follow in the hallowed footsteps of Alex Ferguson

Recalled Marcus Rashford handed his team a precious lifeline after 52 minutes with a clinical finish from an even more incisive pass from Bruno Fernandes.

Daka is the first Leicester player to score a hat-trick in Europe and victory lifted them into second in Group C

Good morning everyone. Here's today's briefing from the early crew here on the Irish Examiner newsdesk.

Bruce has hit out at his detractors, who he believes never gave him a chance during his 25 months in charge

Just 13 days after completing their takeover and to the surprise of few, Amanda Staveley’s consortium paid up Bruce, who had been in charge at St James’ Park since July 2019

Newcastle’s new regime have dispensed with the services of Steve Bruce

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side returned from the international break with a galling 4-2 defeat at Leicester

The Foxes are joint bottom of Group C with one point from their opening two games.

Perhaps the holders of the Liverpool purse strings who currently seem unable to agree a new deal with their striker might want to hurry negotiations along

United take on Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday looking to get back to winning ways ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with big rivals Liverpool

Odds on Solskjaer being sacked were slashed after a fourth loss in seven matches in all competitions, yet it is understood he retains the backing of the Old Trafford hierarchy heading into a big few weeks

Vieira acknowledged his welcome with a brief raise of a hand and controlled his emotions by sitting motionless in his dugout for the first couple of minutes

Manchester United’s defeat to Leicester made it one point from their last three games and left them sixth in the Premier League – but is it time to panic?Having previously lost to Aston Villa and drawn with Everton, United have 14 points from their ...

It is not by chance they are the only undefeated team in the Premier League this season. Nor is it a fluke this win leaves them unbeaten in 20 matches in all competitions, the best stretch of Klopp's reign

The Old Trafford giants lost a Premier League match on the road for the first time since January 2020 as Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes romped to a thrilling 4-2 win on Saturday afternoon

Harry Maguire was villain for both teams on a day when Manchester United’s defence – and their record 29-match unbeaten Premier League away record – were blown away by his former club Leicester City

Armando Broja struck his maiden Premier League goal as Southampton picked up an overdue first win of the season by deservedly beating Leeds 1-0 at St Mary’s.