This is a quite frankly ridiculous football match

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim as head coach. 40yo Portuguese informed of decision & goes with immediate effect after 14 months following breakdown in relations. Darren Fletcher expected to take over #MUFC on interim basis @TheAthleticFC

𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 A New Year's Day 'parting of company' calls for one thing... @MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL on another bonkers day in the life of Chelsea Football Club. Enzo Maresca out. Liam Rosenior in? 👇 #CFC https://t.co/TRAALg54Ci

Chelsea have parted ways with head coach Enzo Maresca with immediate effect less than two years into his contract. Full story from @David_Ornstein and @SJohnsonSport ⬇️ 🔗 https://t.co/oRE9f53Gn5

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 Plenty for @MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL to mull over post Villa... ✅ Lapses in concentration ✅ Ineffective substitutions ✅ Lack of squad depth Saturday's defeat dissected - plus a look ahead to #AFCB + #MCFC 👇 https://t.co/Ncjupth4HM

MUNYUA MAKES HISTORY! 🇰🇪 INCREDIBLE! David Munyua produces one of the biggest shocks in World Championship history to dump out Mike De Decker! What a moment for Kenyan darts! #WCDarts | R1

🚨 EXCL: Enzo Maresca high among candidates Manchester City considering in case Pep Guardiola exits next summer. #MCFC advancing contingency work for possibility of manager change - 45yo #CFC coach prominent alongside other potential options @TheAthleticFC

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! 🚨 A whopper of an SOC with @MattDaviesAdams, @reallycerys, @bosherL & a whole lot of @SJohnsonSport through the medium of voice notes. Everton, Cardiff & Newcastle all covered - plus of course *those* post-match comments... #CFC https://t.co/Vv1c9yBqc1

𝗣𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @reallycerys & @bosherL have all eyes on Turf Moor... 🌍 International round up 🍷 Clarets challenge ⚽️ Delap's chance to shine 🤔 Should Palmer get minutes? 😒 CFCW drop points at Liverpool #CFC https://t.co/o4pis4jDSe

Nasser Hussain has joined The Athletic as a columnist as part of our coverage of the Ashes, which begin on Friday in Perth. “This is going to be a special series because it does feel like the culmination for this [England] regime. Not the end, but this is what they’ve built up

Superb stuff 👏👏👏

𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗛𝗔𝗠 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @bosherL & @SJohnsonSport assemble for the annual victory at Spurs pod... 👊 Total dominance of THFC 🤤 Magnificent Moisés 🇦🇿 Qarabağ (A) preview 🧤 Team Hampton #CFC https://t.co/UfiWqQGxXs

𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! 🎙️🔵 @MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL basking in the glory of the win over Liverpool... 🇧🇷 Estevao's magic moment 👊 What makeshift defence?! 🧮 Maresca's masterclass 🤔 Pundits late to the Caicedo party https://t.co/vRFdFiL0Ir #CFC

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @bosherL & @liam_twomey are here with: 🇵🇹 The Jose show w/ @SJohnsonSport 🤕 Injury woes/ CWC to blame for poor form? 🤔 The strange striker situation 🔴 Feeling... good?! about Liverpool! #CFC https://t.co/CkTrCyTbts

EXCL: #MUFC have plans drawn up for new Old Trafford minus huge canopy that caused stir on unveiling. Various options explored due to issues with Freightliner over land purchase. Dropping "vast umbrella" would mean less land needed, quicker progress ⬇️ https://t.co/MKWs1Nv6Tr

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 We're in it together, guys 🥲 @MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL have got all bases covered... 🌧️ Misery in Manchester 🏆 A third round visit to the Imps 🔵 Old friends Brighton come to town 🦫 Aggie at it again #CFC

Excl: World’s largest illegal sports streaming platform Streameast shut down in sting. Network of 80 domains with 1.6b annual visits targeted by US led anti-piracy coalition working in collaboration with Egyptian authorities. Full story @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/V3F8dxbaJ1

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL gather for some Bank Holiday Blues chatter... ⚒️ West Ham hammered 🤩 Estêvão excitement 💙 Big Trev appreciation 🔜 Fulham pop round 🥲 Farewell, Renato #CFC https://t.co/tYW7WhJpeH

On August 6, Suleiman Obeid went to Khan Yunis to gather aid. Sitting and waiting, he was killed by arms dropped by an Israeli quadcopter. “Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?” asked Mohamed Salah. Spoke to his friends and family to answer: https://t.co/aj0p7H9nwQ

🚨 EXCL: Newcastle reject official bid from Liverpool for Alexander Isak. Initial approach informal - now firm #LFC offer & turned down. #NUFC suggested new deal with 2026 release clause + senior team-mates pushed 25yo to stay but wants move @TheAthleticFC

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @bosherL & @SJohnsonSport looking back on the chaos in Charlotte... 🌩️ Storms wreak havoc ⚽️ Nkunku's big moment 🐐 Reece back to his best? 🖊️ Gittens & Pedro incoming #CFC https://t.co/ZeobRY1uWn