'He's got to be careful' – Maresca gives targeted press conference

There were empty seats before West Ham took on Brentford in their London derby. And plenty during the game. And even more so as the game drew to a close. The fans who were left booed their team off after a truly miserable 2-0 defeat that could easily have been 5-0. These are toxic times…

McIlroy, who lives on the same street as Donald, said he had spoken to the former world number one about staying on for a third term in “quite a few talks before the new year”. After the announcement, Donald told BBC Sport that he wanted to take some time after the last Ryder Cup to…

Rodgers has always demanded a lot from his team-mates and called out one of his receivers during a post-match news conference last season. Perhaps Sunday’s game showed that the veteran has mellowed – and that he is able to compensate for his limited movement following his season-ending injury in 2023. “He’s able to get the…

Aberdeen’s model under chairman Dave Cormack has been to invest money in young players in undervalued markets who can then be re-sold. It is the strategy lots of clubs now employ and, with a trophy to show for it and more money in player sales than any club outside Celtic and Rangers since 2018, Aberdeen…

Yet Newcastle found a way to climb it. Following some strong words at half-time, the visitors rallied after the break and won a penalty courtesy of Nick Woltemade aggressively pressing Leverkusen goalkeeper Mark Flekken. And after equalising from the spot, Gordon then went on to set up substitute Lewis Miley’s header to put Newcastle in…