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<p>Manchester United fan Frank Ilett before starting his challenge – and approaching 500 days in</p>

Jamie BraidwoodFootball

The Manchester United fan one win away from first haircut in 500 days

Since October 2024, Frank Ilett has refused to cut his hair until Manchester United win five games in row – now, the end of this viral challenge and absurd look is finally in sight

Richard JollyFootball

Why Bernardo Silva is Pep Guardiola’s perfect captain

Man City handed major injury boost as key player nears return

<p>Arne Slot has set the minimum expectation for Liverpool</p>

Slot: Liverpool must be ‘close to perfection’ for acceptable season

<p>Jean-Philippe Mateta’s move to AC Milan fell through due to a knee problem</p>

Mateta doesn’t need surgery for knee problem that sunk move to Milan

Inside Football

<p>Arne Slot embraces Pep Guardiola at Anfield</p>

What’s really happening with Guardiola and Slot amid erratic campaigns

<p>Guardiola has won six Premier League titles in seven years and claimed the Champions League trophy with City</p>

Inside the latest twists in a title race defined by volatility

<p>Unai Emery, right, suffered defeat to his former club (Nigel French/PA)</p>

The winning Premier League blueprint – and Villa’s missing piece

<p>Arteta-ball is hard to get behind without results</p>

The unbearable weight of Arsenal’s long wait for the league title

ACFC

<p>Real Madrid's head coach Xabi Alonso shake hands with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior</p>

Football’s next tactical innovation is ‘just not having a manager’

<p>Discover the absurdities and oddities of the beautiful game with the Adam Clery Football Column</p>

Unpack football’s absurdities with Adam Clery’s ACFC newsletter

<p>Argentinian referee Horacio Elizondo (2ndR) shows the red card to English forward Wayne Rooney</p>

Football wishes it was darts – but darts wants to be pro wrestling

<p>Scotland’s Scott McTominay scores the opening goal during the win over Denmark (Andrew Milligan/PA)</p>

Someone call the police! Scott McTominay has just been robbed

Premier League

Man Utd face West Ham looking for fifth straight Premier League win

<p>Harry Kane is in ‘intensive talks’ with Bayern Munich (Andrew Milligan/PA)</p>

Major update on Harry Kane’s future at Bayern Munich

<p>Thomas Frank’s side lost again on the weekend</p>

Frank ‘desperate’ for Tottenham wins as relegation battle looms

<p>Virgil van Dijk has demanded more from his Liverpool teammates</p>

Van Dijk demands more from Liverpool but not concerned over position

European football

<p>Barcelona have formally withdrawn from European Super League project</p>

Barcelona officially pull out of European Super League

<p>Newcastle will hope to book their place in the Champions League round of 16</p>

Newcastle to face Qarabag in Champions League knockout play-offs

Europa League draw live: Forest and Celtic learn play-off opponents

International football

<p>Pape Thiaw took his Senegal players off the pitch late on in the Africa Cup of Nations final</p>

Senegal manager Thiaw given five-match ban after Afcon final chaos

<p>Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) may need to intercede with US president Donald Trump to avoid a World Cup boycott</p>

How Trump’s Greenland obsession could spark a World Cup boycott

<p>Brahim Diaz tried to Panenka the decisive penalty and missed</p>

Brahim Diaz and the worst Panenka penalty misses after Afcon despair

Football League

Portsmouth and Southampton share points in fierce renewal of rivalry

<p>The fan sadly died after suffering a medical emergency at the Valley</p>

Charlton fan dies as Portsmouth game abandoned for medical emergency

Championship leaders Coventry strike late to go 10 points clear

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