• The Independent

    The key factor that could see Manchester United finally sign sporting director Dan Ashworth from Newcastle

    Ashworth is on gardening leave while the two Premier League clubs negotiate compensation

  • The Canadian Press

    14-year-old Cavan Sullivan signs deal with Philadelphia Union that will land him with Man City at 18

    Cavan Sullivan shrugs off words like prodigy, phenom or even wonderkid, all things he's been called at just 14. But there's no doubt Sullivan is talented. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Union formally announced that they've signed their academy prospect to a Homegrown contract that will eventually land him with Manchester City. “I tend not to even listen to what they call me or what they say about me. It’s really just what I think of myself,” Sullivan said. “I don’t really listen to anyone, wheth

  • The Canadian Press

    Amnesty urges FIFA to release compensation review for Qatar World Cup migrant workers

    FIFA came under pressure on Thursday to publish a long-awaited review into compensation for workers who helped to deliver the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Human rights group Amnesty International urged FIFA to make public the findings of an independent review it said was delivered five months ago. Amnesty said hundreds of thousands of migrant workers “suffered grievously” while building state-of-the-art stadia and infrastructure, often in searing heat, to enable Qatar to host a World Cup that FIFA p

  • The Canadian Press

    Man United vs Arsenal: Why Arteta's success could be a blueprint for United

    MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Two of England's most storied soccer teams go head to head on Sunday with their paths heading in wildly different directions. Arsenal — top of the Premier League — is mounting a second consecutive title challenge and hoping to finally end a two-decades-long wait to be crowned champion. Manchester United is desperately trying to avoid its lowest finish in the Premier League era. Manager Erik ten Hag could yet salvage the campaign by winning the FA Cup this month. But ev