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Burnley’s Ashley Westwood was stretchered off with a serious leg injury after a collision with Nikola Vlasic that left the West Ham player visibly distressed.
The injury occurred after a 50-50 challenge with Vlasic on 22 minutes of the Premier League match, which left the Burnley man in agony and signalling to the bench.
Kenny Shiels retains the support of the Irish FA and his position as manager did not come under threat following his controversial comments about women being “more emotional than men”, according to Angela Platt, Northern Ireland’s director of women’s football.
Shiels made the comments following Northern
Nottingham Forest wing-back Djed Spence is the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month winner for March, receiving 42 per cent of the public vote.
Spence usually sets up others, but this was all his own work – scored against QPR on March 16. One touch 30 yards out to set himself before a strike so sweet,
Sean Dyche has been sacked as Burnley manager after 10 years with the club battling relegation from the Premier League.
Burnley are currently 18th in the table, four points from safety. They have won just one of their last seven Premier League games, losing 2-0 to fellow
Manchester United’s appointment of Erik ten Hag as their next permanent manager is all but done with only a signing of the contract and straightforward agreement with Ajax remaining to complete the process.
The deal is expected to be on an initial three-year basis, with the club having the option to enforce an additional 12 months.
Robert Lewandowski’s representatives will sit down with Bayern Munich to discuss the striker’s future in the next few weeks.
Both parties will put their proposals forward in the meeting to determine what the next steps will be for the Poland international.
Granit Xhaka insists he wants to improve his relationship with the Arsenal fans after admitting he came close to quitting the Emirates Stadium after clashing with the home fans during a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace in 2019.
Xhaka has been a key member of Arsenal’s squad
Ben Godfrey is at an adidas photo-shoot at Altrincham football club, alongside players from Everton and Manchester City. He is more reflective than most. For some Premier League players, this is a far cry from what they are used to. For him, it is a reminder.
“It takes me back to my York days,” Godfrey tells Sky Sports as he surveys the stands, the cabins and the local advertising boards. “This is where it all started for me.”
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini will stand trial in June in Switzerland charged with fraud.
The pair were charged last November following a six-year investigation into a payment of two million Swiss francs arranged by Blatter to be paid to Platini back in 2011.
Brentford are back in talks over a deal for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The 21-year-old was one of their top targets in January but they were unable to agree a fee with Shakthar, who were asking for more than £20m.