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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter David Moyes is determined to sign off at West Ham with a victory – but not as a favour to former captain Declan Rice.The Hammers could swing the title race the way of Rice’s current side Arsenal if they can pull off a shock win in Moyes’ final match in charge of the club at Manchester City on Sunday.City head into the last round of Premier League fixtures leading the Premier League by two points from Gunners,…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USJersey sales of Kansas City Chiefs star Harrison Butker have skyrocketed following his controversial address which was branded misogynistic and homophobic.The NFL kicker is facing backlash after his 20-minute commencement speech at Catholic private school Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, last Saturday. Mr Butker, 28, has been criticised for his contentious views concerning abortion, Pride Month, Covid-19 and gender equality – telling a class of female graduates that a woman’s “most important title” is a “homemaker”.Now,…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Arne Slot has confirmed he will take over from Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool’s manager next season.The Feyenoord coach has been widely reported as Klopp’s successor after Liverpool gave up on the pursuit of their first-choice coach, Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso, who secured the Bundesliga title in a stunning campaign and decided to stay at Leverkusen despite several offers from around Europe.Liverpool are expected to officially announce Slot’s appointment after Klopp’s final match, when Wolves visit Anfield on…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsTrucks carrying humanitarian aid, including food and temporary shelter, are starting to head into Gaza via a US-constructed temporary pier, less than a day after it was completed.The trucks began moving into the enclave at around 9am local time on Friday, US Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement.No US military personnel set foot in Gaza in conjunction with the operation, it said.“This is an ongoing, multinational effort to deliver additional aid to Palestinian civilians…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Pep Guardiola is preparing his Manchester City players for another nerve-shredding finish to the title race.The champions will secure an unprecedented fourth-successive Premier League crown – and a sixth in seven seasons – if they beat West Ham in their final game at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.Yet any slip-up would offer Arsenal the chance to seize top spot at the last moment, as the Gunners head into their clash with Everton, trailing by just two points.Such…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSpain is not allowing ships carrying arms to Israel to call at its ports, the country’s foreign minister said, in keeping with its commitment to not “contribute to war”. The European nation refused to let a ship carrying 27 tonnes of explosives from India to Haifa dock at the Cartagena port, El País reported.“This is the first time we have done this because it is the first time we have detected a ship carrying a shipment…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he did not waste a minute of his time at the club and is “absolutely fine” with the amount of silverware he won.Klopp will bow out at Anfield on Sunday after eight and a half years having won eight pieces of silverware, including one Premier League title after a 30-year wait and the club’s sixth success in the Champions League.His critics will say he did not maximise the talents of a squad…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe family of an Army reservist who killed 18 people in a horrific mass shooting in Maine last October say that his brain was “hijacked” by a severe traumatic brain injury.Testifying before a state investigative committee, the family of 40-year-old Robert Card, who was found dead from a self-inflicted wound days later, said that he had a “severe” traumatic brain injury relating to his military service.His family said they donated the hand grenade training instructor’s brain…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter For the second time in nine years, Jurgen Klopp is embarking on a voyage into the unknown. A man who came to define Liverpool perhaps more than any individual since Bill Shankly had an uncertain grasp of his new club in 2015. “Because in the beginning, what did we really know?” Klopp asked. “It is not that we can lie. Some may have watched more Liverpool games than I did. In the 15 years before I arrived…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy in some quarters for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism on Saturday, but he received a standing ovation from graduates and other attendees of the May 11 commencement ceremony at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. The fast-growing college is part of a constellation of conservative Catholic colleges that tout their adherence to church teachings and practice — part of a larger conservative movement in parts…