Liverpool manager Arne Slot says the late 2-1 defeat by Wolves followed a pattern he has seen “many times this season” with his team dominating possession and conceding from “not even a chance”.
MATCH REPORT: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Liverpool
Wolves manager Rob Edwards praises his sides commitment to improvement, but insists they’re not thinking about staying in the Premier League, despite beating Liverpool 2-1 at Molineux to give them back-to-back league wins for the first time this season.
MATCH REPORT: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool
Everton manager David Moyes is pleased his side ended their winless home run with a 2-0 victory over Burnley, and says he wants his players to be looking up the table and putting some of the top teams under pressure.
MATCH REPORT: Everton 2-0 Burnley
US President Donald Trump has said he “does not care” if Iran take part in this summer’s 2026 World Cup.
Trump’s comments come amid US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which has responded by launching attacks on US-allied states in the Gulf in an escalating conflict.
The US is co-hosting the World Cup which takes place between 11 June and 19 July, along with Canada and Mexico.
“I really don’t care,” Trump told Politico about Iran playing in the tournament.
“I think Iran is a very badly defeated country. They’re running on fumes.”
Iran have qualified for a fourth-consecutive World Cup and are scheduled to open their World Cup campaign against New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles before their final group game against Egypt in Seattle.
The country did not pull out of the competition last summer when the US bombed three nuclear facilities in the country.
But with the more serious current upheaval, the head of Iran’s football federation, Mehdi Taj, has reportedly cast doubt on their participation.
Taj told Iranian television that it was “far from our expectations that we can look at the World Cup with hope”. He added the country’s sports officials would decide if any action was necessary.
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke says it felt like it was “written in the stars” that his side would lose against Sunderland, after Leeds were beaten 1-0 at Elland Road in the Premier League.
MATCH REPORT: Leeds United 0-1 Sunderland
Northern Ireland captain Jackie Burns says interim manager Kris Lindsay has given the players “something to build on” despite a 2-0 defeat in Switzerland in World Cup qualifying.
Riola Xhemaili opened the scoring in the 22nd minute from a corner and Northern Ireland, despite creating limited opportunities, frustrated the hosts.
However, their resolve was broken in injury time as Svenja Folmli scored from 20 yards to make sure the Swiss, who reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2025, started with an opening three points.
Lindsay will be in charge for at least the opening set of qualifiers after being named as interim manager to replace Tanya Oxtoby, who left her role in November.
Northern Ireland will look to bounce back at home to Turkey, who beat Malta 3-0 in their opener, on Saturday.
“It’s something to build on and Kris has given us free rein. It’s the belief and the bravery to go out and just play,” Burns said.
“We’re still in the building process and hopefully, come Saturday, it will be a better performance.”
Burns was handed the armband in the absence of regular skipper Simone Magill, who announced her pregnancy in November.
The goalkeeper, who joined Bristol City in January, said it was “tough” to lose the game but “it was full of positives”.
“We’re disappointed that we’ve conceded two goals, but we put in a really solid performance from start to finish,” Burns added.