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Erik ten Hag needed this. A 0-0 draw at Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday won't win any beauty pageants, but a stubborn and battling performance at Anfield suggests Manchester United's players are up for the fight. “You have to fight always for the badge," United manager Ten Hag said.

Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League fixture

Lockyer also collapsed during May's championship playoff final.

Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee in the Premier League when she takes charge of the match between Fulham and Burnley on Dec. 23, the competition said Thursday. Welch has already worked as the fourth official in the Premier League, for the match between Fulham and Manchester United on Nov. 4, and she was the first woman to referee matches in the second-tier Championship and FA Cup. Welch has been a referee since 2010, initially balancing the role with her job in the National H...

Everything you need to know about the Champions League fixture

Joey Barton has ignited a debate. This column will play the ball not the man and will leave it to others to query the tone and motives behind what Barton has said, or whether the correct response is outrage, agreement or perhaps even concern for the individual.

Chelsea has managed to do something few thought could be possible: Spend $1 billion on players and not get any better. In fact, there’s a case to be made that the team which still held the status of European champion as recently as 18 months ago has deteriorated after an unprecedented spending spree that stunned the soccer world. Approaching the halfway stage of the Premier League campaign, Chelsea is languishing in 12th place — sandwiched between Wolverhampton and Brentford &#x2...

Cristian Romero was branded “mad” and “crazy” after a horrific challenge on Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson somehow escaped a red card after a Var review during Tottenham Hotspur’s otherwise impressive display.

Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League fixture

The continuing success of the Premier League depends on its numbers rising. Viewing figures, social media likes, and the amount broadcasters will pay to show its product. No executives will worry for long about any collateral damage, like that to Saturday 3pm kick-offs.