Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada said the club are reaping the "positive financial impact" of their redundancy programme after the latest financial results showed an increase in profit despite a fall in revenues - but a return to the Champions League looks imperative.
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A consortium seeking to buy Sheffield Wednesday says it has withdrawn from the process.
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Millwall got their bid to gatecrash the Premier League back on track by ending in-form Birmingham's unbeaten run with a thumping 3-0 victory.
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi's second-half header earned Stoke a 2-1 SkyBet Championship win against Oxford to end their seven-match winless league run.
Coventry moved five points clear at the top of the Sky Bet Championship after fighting back to beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Bramall Lane.
Another bad day for Sheffield Wednesday ended on an all-too predictable low note as they lost 2-0 at Norwich - an 11th successive Sky Bet Championship defeat.
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West Brom have sacked Eric Ramsay just 44 days after appointing him as head coach.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois defended team-mate Vinicius Junior ahead of the second leg of their Champions League knockout play-off against Benfica, saying he did "nothing wrong" while celebrating.
Newcastle confirmed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time after beating Qarabag 3-2, completing a 9-3 aggregate victory.
Referee Craig Pawson initially awarded Rayan Cherki's late goal for Manchester City against Liverpool because he "didn't see" Erling Haaland's foul on Dominik Szoboszlai.
The Scottish Women’s Premier League post-split fixtures have been released as a number of clubs battle for the title and to avoid relegation.
Jamie Carragher believes Champions League qualification is "guaranteed" for Manchester United this season following their 1-0 win against Everton on Monday.
England captain Leah Williamson suggested players would be willing to go on strike if their concerns over player welfare and playing schedules aren't addressed.
Kuryu Matsuki scored his first Championship goals as Southampton threw down their play-off credentials with a 5-0 thrashing of QPR.
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