Bedford guided Leicester to safety during the 2021-22 season. Brentford have appointed former Leicester City women's manager Lydia Bedford as head coach of their under-18s side. It is thought Bedford, 35, will become the first woman to hold a coaching position at a Premier League club. She will work alongside Jon-Paul Pittman, who

My worry for Manchester United before Saturday's FA Cup final against Manchester City is that while David de Gea's saving technique has always been unorthodox, now he often looks uncomfortable. That's no great surprise, given the amount of change he has experienced this season; from the club's new playing style under

Brouwer (far left) celebrates with the rest of the Wimbledon team in the wake of their 1988 FA Cup final over Liverpool, as manager Bobby Gould embraces goalkeeper Dave Beasant Caroline Brouwer had barely walked out of the job interview before the argument began behind her. "One of the coaches was very

Sevilla won the Europa League for a record-extending seventh time It was a Europa League final that will not live long in the memory - well not for the quality on the pitch anyway. Sevilla lifted the trophy for a record-extending seventh time as they beat Jose Mourinho's Roma on penalties after

Women's World Cup: Five things to know about England's squad Beth Mead's exclusion from England's Women's World Cup squad was a disappointment but not a surprise - instead there was reward for two players who made bold moves in January. Arsenal forward Mead, player of the tournament and Golden Boot winner at

Lionel Messi is expected to decide in the coming hours where he will be playing his football next season - the only thing that seems certain is that it will not be at Barcelona. Messi would have liked nothing more than to return to the place that was his home since

Jose Mourinho could become the first manager to win the Europa League with three teams, having won the trophy with Porto in 2003 and Manchester United in 2017 Roma boss Jose Mourinho "respects" Sevilla coach Jose Luis Mendilibar's claim the Spanish side are favourites in Wednesday's Europa League final. Sevilla, record six-time

England head coach Sarina Wiegman has named a 23-player squad for this summer's tournament in Australia and New Zealand Euro 2022 top scorer Beth Mead is not included in England's Women's World Cup squad, having not fully recovered from an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The Arsenal forward, 27, has not played since

Who will Sarina Wiegman name in World Cup squad? Organisers of the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, which starts in 50 days, say they are closing in on one million ticket sales. More than 850,000 have been sold for the event in Australia and New Zealand. "2023 is going to be a landmark

Last year's Europa Conference League success was Roma's first trophy in 14 years Roma and the city of Rome are in a complete trance before the Europa League final in Budapest. This is due to the almost mystical relationship Jose Mourinho has built with both players and fans. Rome lives in a