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Phil Neville has called for the football community to boycott social media in an attempt to combat racist abuse received by players. ‘I’ve lost total faith in whoever runs these social media departments, so I just wonder whether now as a football community, in terms of really sending a powerful …

England coach Trevor Bayliss admitted that ‘it’s not going to get down to necessarily one player on either side’ as Steve Smith withdrew from the third Test of the Ashes. The Australian batsman has been in outstanding form throughout the series but has now been sidelined with concussion after being …

Australia’s Steve Smith has been ruled out of Thursday’s third Ashes Test following a delayed concussion inflicted by a Jofra Archer bouncer. Speaking on Tuesday, coach Justin Langer said that ‘when you take your best players out, it always has an impact’. After being struck on the neck on day …

Ole Gunnar Solskjær has no desire to stop Paul Pogba from being his designated penalty taker despite the midfielder missing from the spot in the 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanders. The Frenchman won a penalty in the 67th minute after being tripped by Conor Coady; Pogba insisted on taking it …

Philippe Coutinho has spoken as a Bayern Munich player for the first time. The 27-year-old joins the Bundesliga champions on loan for one year, with an option to buy of a mere £109.8m. Coutinho leaves a new-look Barcelona team side behind after joining from Liverpool in January 2018 but struggled …

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Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian could miss his side’s Premier League game against Southampton on Saturday after a collision with a pitch invader. Manager Jürgen Klopp said the Spaniard injured his ankle during post-match celebrations following Liverpool’s Super Cup win over Chelsea on Wednesday. Subscribe to Guardian Football ► ‘It’s crazy’: Adrián …

After looking like England were on the cusp of clinching their first win of the series an astute performance from substitute Marnus Labuschagne saw the sides tie the second test. Labuschagne was brought in after Australia’s Steve Smith was ruled out of the final day with concussion after being hit …

Frank Lampard’s wait for his first victory as Chelsea manager continues as his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Leicester. After a promising start Chelsea took the lead with a strike from Mason Mount, who spent last season on loan with Lampard at Derby County. Brendan Rodgers side …

Steve Smith has been ruled out of the final day of the second Ashes test after he was struck on the neck by a delivery during Saturday’s play. On Saturday Australia coach Justin Langer described the moment as an ‘ugly incident’. Smith returned briefly on Saturday, but was withdrawn from …