From Champions League finish to drop zone: How Carrick's reign unravelled

Disastrous decisions and confused appointments have been a constant theme at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 For a window into the alarming dysfunction at Manchester United that Michael Carrick failed to manage and caused his sacking, consider the case of Eddie Howe, initially a favourite to succeed the 45-year-old before Mauricio Pochettino’s emergence as the chosen one. The former Newcastle manager had been Jason Wilcox’s choice to take over from Carrick. Howe was als

Claire Emslie and Emma Kelly are among those taking advantage of new research and guidelines for pregnant players Claire Emslie wasn’t expecting to be able to run at 81% of her max speed at 32 weeks pregnant. Emslie, a Scotland international who also plays as a forward for Angel City FC, documented her journey through pregnancy and football training on social media and is part of a growing number of professional female footballers who are getting pregnant in their athletic prime and approaching

Free-scoring back row Henry Pollock will make only his second start for England in Saturday's Nations Championship meeting with Japan.

Henry Pollock, Max Ojomoh and Will Joseph will all start for England in Saturday's Nations Championship Test vs Japan as part of 10 changes.