Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says Kylian Mbappe is a man who ‘changed his dream’

‘This is not the Mbappe I wanted… he must have changed his dream’: Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez speaks out for the first time since forward’s U-turn – and says he changed mind ’15 days before’ signing huge new PSG deal Florentino Perez has spoken out about Kylian Mbappe snubbing Real Madrid  Mbappe had looked … Read more

Conor McGregor donates £8,600 to help 13-year-old Irish twins fund IMMAF dream

Conor McGregor donates £8,600 to help 13-year-old Irish twins fund dream of fighting at IMMAF Youth World Championship after pair were selected to compete in Abu Dhabi IMMAF Youth World Championships sees 12 to 17-year-old fighters compete Twins Adam and Dylan Duffy recently secured places on the Irish team  They set about raising funds so … Read more

Manchester City: City Football Group ‘close in on deal to purchase Italian side Palermo’

Manchester City’s owners set to add an ELEVENTH team to their network ‘as they close in on deal to purchase Italian side Palermo with the takeover to be wrapped up in the next few days’ City Football Group representatives are in talks with Palermo’s president  More talks are expected but the deal is expected to … Read more

Australia hero Andrew Redmayne swoops in to THROW AWAY the Peru goalkeeper’s water bottle

New footage emerges of Australia hero Andrew Redmayne swooping in to THROW AWAY the Peru goalkeeper’s water bottle – and penalty cheat sheet – during World Cup shoot-out win New footage has highlighted Andrew Redmayne’s devious act against Peru The Australia goalkeeper appeared to throw his rival’s water bottle away The bottle contained instructions as … Read more

US Open picks: Matt Fitzpatrick could seal first major win at the site of 2013 US Amateur victory

SPORTSMAIL’S PICKS FOR THE US OPEN: Matt Fitzpatrick could seal his first major win at the site of his 2013 US Amateur victory, Jon Rahm will crank up the volume, while all the signs are encouraging for Justin Rose The 122nd US Open rolled into Boston this week amid the LIV Golf controversy But the field … Read more

Michael Vaughan among several people charged by ECB after Yorkshire racism scandal

Former England captain Michael Vaughan is among several high-profile people charged by the ECB on Wednesday after the governing body’s investigation into alleged racism at Yorkshire. Although they are not criminal charges, a group including Matthew Hoggard, Tim Bresnan, Gary Ballance and former head coach Andrew Gale, plus the club itself, will be subject to disciplinary … Read more

Are England players as good as we think? Gareth Southgate could be getting too much blame

DOMINIC KING: Could it just be that England’s players are not as good as we think? Harry Kane was the only genuine world class star available to Gareth Southgate for these four winless matches Gareth Southgate has felt the brunt of the criticism for England’s 4-0 defeat But questions also need to be asked of … Read more

Gareth Southgate launches defence of his England reign after Hungary hammering

‘I know how quickly opinions change’: Gareth Southgate launches defence of his England reign after Hungary hammering and insists he will be ‘hardened’ by experience Gareth Southgate faced huge criticism after England’s 4-0 defeat by Hungary England only have two games left to tinker ahead of the World Cup  Manager says he is clear about … Read more

Premier League ready to trial temporary concussion substitutes – in similarity to other sports

Premier League are ready to back trial of temporary concussion substitutes – in similarity to other sports – but England’s top-tier CANNOT introduce rule while IFAB refuses to launch such an experiment A trial for extra permanent concussion subs will continue until 2023 at least  Yet it has been criticised for how it fails to … Read more

England fans are tuning on Gareth Southgate because he is liberal for fanbase with many illiberals

Gareth Southgate is England’s most successful manager since Sir Alf Ramsey and yet a rising tide of angry voices is screaming for him to be sacked, ostensibly because he lost a meaningless, end-of-season friendly against Hungary — rebranded as a Nations League match — that he was using to explore options for this winter’s World … Read more